Version of the Android operating system | |
Developer | |
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OS family | Android |
General availability | May 20, 2010[1] |
Final release | 2.2.3_r2.1 [2] / November 21, 2011 |
Kernel type | Monolithic ( Linux) |
Preceded by | Android 2.0 "Eclair" |
Succeeded by | Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" |
Official website |
developer |
Support status | |
Unsupported, Google Play Services support dropped since October 2014 |
Android Froyo is the sixth version of Android and is a codename of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, spanning versions between 2.2 and 2.2.3. [3] Those versions are no longer supported.
It was unveiled on May 20, 2010, during the Google I/O 2010 conference. Google ceased sign-in support with a Google account for Android Froyo to Android Gingerbread on September 27, 2021. [4]
One of the most prominent changes in the Froyo release was USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality. [5] Other changes include support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service, enabling push notifications, additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation [6] and displayed within applications as top-of-the-screen banners.
New features introduced by Froyo include the following:
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Version of the Android operating system | |
Developer | |
---|---|
OS family | Android |
General availability | May 20, 2010[1] |
Final release | 2.2.3_r2.1 [2] / November 21, 2011 |
Kernel type | Monolithic ( Linux) |
Preceded by | Android 2.0 "Eclair" |
Succeeded by | Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" |
Official website |
developer |
Support status | |
Unsupported, Google Play Services support dropped since October 2014 |
Android Froyo is the sixth version of Android and is a codename of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, spanning versions between 2.2 and 2.2.3. [3] Those versions are no longer supported.
It was unveiled on May 20, 2010, during the Google I/O 2010 conference. Google ceased sign-in support with a Google account for Android Froyo to Android Gingerbread on September 27, 2021. [4]
One of the most prominent changes in the Froyo release was USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality. [5] Other changes include support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service, enabling push notifications, additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation [6] and displayed within applications as top-of-the-screen banners.
New features introduced by Froyo include the following:
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)