Android 2.2 Froyo is finally unveiled, 2-5x faster than Eclair

20 May, 2010
Just as expected Google announced the latest version of the Android OS at their I/O event. Android 2.2 Froyo has hardly been the industry best-kept secret so you probably already had an idea of what was coming...

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  • Anonymous
  • PRW
  • 21 May 2010

Deep space bar, 21 May 2010Damn straight Google is confused how many versions of andr... moreyeah android suck , Symbian is the KING.

    • ?
    • Anonymous
    • mCS
    • 21 May 2010

    Anonymous, 21 May 2010Iphone will discontinued because apple will lose in court. ... moreWow, Im going to believe you!




    Douschebag.

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      • NvS
      • tDC
      • 21 May 2010

      Deep space bar, 21 May 2010Iphone was only designed to read 2 points if you want to se... moreThen here's the proof for the "Dual touch" definition :

      http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/d0aa3eea8fd9a2b8/70e9dd235d519955

      http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6230164

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3X3w4FKSiM

      I've tried nexus one and HD2,like i said iPhone users with 3D multitouch capabilities app.installed in their iPhone know what i mean.

      One thing i have to make clear though,it's not just the software (2.1 and below),it's more like the hardware cause HTC used The nexus one uses a Synaptics ClearPad 2000 :

      http://www.synaptics.com/about/press/press-releases/synaptics-clearpad-on-nexus-one-smartphone

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzhUzq6bTPg&feature=player_embedded

      This is why i hate HTC,and i'm truly surprised none of GSMArena readers knows any of this information..!!!

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        • Anonymous
        • PRW
        • 21 May 2010

        zZI N F I N I T YZz, 21 May 2010So great to see people say 'Symbian' is the best, because i... moreIphone will discontinued because apple will lose in court. without Nokia technology apple can't make phone. android will be history after Symbian Open Source & Meego release.

          • ?
          • Anonymous
          • mE0
          • 21 May 2010

          Deep space bar, 21 May 2010Iphone was only designed to read 2 points if you want to se... morehttp://www.appqanda.com/questions/54/how-many-fingers-can-ipad-detect-at-once

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            • Anonymous
            • mCS
            • 21 May 2010

            Deep space bar, 21 May 2010Iphone was only designed to read 2 points if you want to se... moreClearly, wrong like usual Dumb Spunk Bum, because you make stuff up.
            iPhone can detect 5 fingers, iPad can detect 11.

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              • droid owner
              • ty9
              • 21 May 2010

              anyways droid is the best lol!!
              i,m waiting for my 2,1 to 2,2 for my milestone
              and grats for all droid user

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                • Niraj
                • KFP
                • 21 May 2010

                imac, 21 May 2010Here is an article i read yesterday"Research company G... moreNoknok.tv right..!

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                  • imac
                  • fu$
                  • 21 May 2010

                  Here is an article i read yesterday"Research company Gartner has
                  published a breakdown of the
                  smartphone world for Q1 2010, and
                  the results are looking incredibly
                  positive for Nokia. With over a
                  quarter of a million Symbian
                  handsets sold every DAY, rivals are
                  going to have to work hard if they
                  want to catch Nokia. To find out more,
                  join us after the break …
                  Gartner’s research of the smartphone
                  world shows lots of figures for Q1
                  2010, but the most important ones
                  are the fact that Symbian devices sit
                  at the top of the pile, with over
                  260,000 Symbian handsets sold every
                  single day, and making up just under
                  half the smartphone market.
                  Granted, there are other
                  manufacturers that make Symbian
                  handsets in small numbers - such as
                  Sony Ericsson - but the vast majority
                  of Symbian phones currently on sale
                  are made by Nokia. With devices such
                  as the Nokia 5800 - which has sold
                  over 8 million units on its own, it’s
                  easy to understand how the figures
                  have become so large.
                  In comparison, RIM (Research In
                  Motion) sits in second place, with a
                  market share of under 20 per cent,
                  with Apple ’s iPhone OS taking third,
                  with around 15 per cent of the
                  market. Even with Android - which
                  makes up under 10 per cent - the
                  other three players struggle to match
                  Symbian in terms of units sold,
                  highlighting just how dominant
                  Nokia is in the global smartphone
                  market.
                  So, despite what you may have heard
                  about the dominance of other
                  smartphone platforms, it looks like
                  Nokia and Symbian are here to stay."

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                    • Deep space bar
                    • kDi
                    • 21 May 2010

                    NvS, 21 May 2010Agreed..!!! I'm using 3Gs,and i'm stick with it due to m... moreIphone was only designed to read 2 points if you want to see real multitouch go watch a video of stantum tech
                    8 -10points it reads and it's resesitive as well so it detects pressure and has multitouch

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                      • peter
                      • MVg
                      • 21 May 2010

                      NvS, 21 May 2010Agreed..!!! I'm using 3Gs,and i'm stick with it due to m... more"I'm using 3Gs,and i'm stick with it due to my contract"

                      3g?... what are you talking about?

                      you cant get a contracr on 3g or 2g or wifi...

                      please make this clear.

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                        • NvS
                        • tDC
                        • 21 May 2010

                        zZI N F I N I T YZz, 21 May 2010So great to see people say 'Symbian' is the best, because i... moreAgreed..!!!

                        I'm using 3Gs,and i'm stick with it due to my contract,then again nexus one couldn't execute real multitouch,rather should called it dual touch cause even if you could do action with two fingers like pinch zooming but that's it,you can't use four to five fingers simultaneously like the iPhone,iPhone users with MoodPad,kanon drum,street fighter 4 or many other 3D games would understand what i mean,but really that live wallpaper and Android UI looks pretty cool,way different than iPhone but it's great if not better.

                        Symbian is dead,even the n8 won't be able to stop droid or iPhone in the market,it will fail like n97,garbage and crap inside out.

                        I'm still waiting for iPhone 4G,or if it didn't suit me,then welcome HTC Evo4G,to be honest i HATE HTC,yet slowly Evo4G flushed my hatred away,and know between 2.2 froyo or OS4,definitely hard to choose,but in the end i'll never ever choose a garbage phone running symbian OS.

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                          • rainai
                          • Ui$
                          • 21 May 2010

                          i'm salivating...

                          my N1's waiting for this!!!

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                            • Deep space bar
                            • kDi
                            • 21 May 2010

                            Anonymous, 21 May 2010EXpired before release LoL. Symbian Open Source is the WINNER.Damn straight
                            Google is confused how many versions of android are there andthe phone can't handle the updates lol
                            Cause of the hardware
                            Kinda sad
                            But anyways
                            The android versions expire to quickly and it's really annoying
                            Symbian is much better one version and firmware updates

                              • z
                              • zZI N F I N I T YZz
                              • 0w8
                              • 21 May 2010

                              So great to see people say 'Symbian' is the best, because it still has the 'biggest' % of the market.

                              But I just realized that I never have seen anybody say this:

                              People, do you remember how cellphone's started? THERE WAS ONLY NOKIA WITH SYMBIAN OS. IT IS NORMAL, that most people still use Nokia's/Symbian OS.

                              But everybody knows, Apple and Google are gaining market very fast. Android will become huge, while the iPhone will remain very strong in the Market. And Nokia/Symbian will keep losing and losing market....

                              REALITY^

                              Now, about FroYo: :D

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                                • Android
                                • MVg
                                • 21 May 2010

                                so if i was on Eclair... can i upograde to Froyo ???

                                thanks.

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                                  • shreyas
                                  • n$e
                                  • 21 May 2010

                                  Symbian isnt dead -yet- it has the highest market share at the moment (im sure i read it someplace)

                                  viva la android

                                  gracie

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • PRW
                                    • 21 May 2010

                                    Nazi, 21 May 2010What does "EX" mean? Is it a unit of speed?EXpired before release LoL. Symbian Open Source is the WINNER.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • wrn
                                      • 21 May 2010

                                      asd, 21 May 2010android is futureAndroid in PRESENT and MATURING.
                                      no better OS out there than it!

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                                        • iDood
                                        • 95V
                                        • 21 May 2010

                                        Go Droidy, go!! A stable OS that just keeps going, that's what we, users, need. Open source and community support ftw.

                                        Prepare, and take aim. And fiiiiiiiiire!!!

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