Benefits include higher performance, as well as full use of the hardware FPU for devices that support it.ĪRM Advanced SIMD (a.k.a. This release enables the generation of machine code for the ARMv7-A instruction set. Starting with 2.2, the NDK enables debugging native code on production devices. The new NDK brings a host of workflow improvement, from compilation, to debugging. These new versions include support for library projects that will help you share code and resources across several Android projects. We are releasing new version of the Android SDK Tools, Revision 6, Eclipse plug-in ADT 0.9.7 and Android NDK, Revision 4.Īndroid SDK Tools, Revision 6, Eclipse plug-in 0.9.7 Developers will be able to access these reports via their account on the Android Market publisher website.įor a complete list of everything we’ve included in Android 2.2, please see the platform highlights.ĭevelopers can now download the Android 2.2 SDK and Android NDK, Revision 4 from the Android developer site.
On the native side, a new API now gives access to Skia bitmaps.Īdditions to Android Market: Android Market provides Android Application Error Reports, a new bug reporting feature, giving developers access to crash and freeze reports from users. They can also let the system automatically determine the install location. Developers can now declare whether their app should be installed on internal memory or an SD card. Apps can utilize Android Cloud to Device Messaging to enable mobile alert, send to phone, and two-way push sync functionality. Rich set of new APIs and services: New data backup APIs enable apps to participate in data backup and restore, allowing an application's last data to be restored when installed on a new or a reset device. This has resulted in a 2-3X improvement in JavaScript performance vs. Device policy management APIs allow developers to write applications that can control security features of the device such as the remote wipe, minimum password, lockscreen timeout etc.įaster, more powerful browser: We have brought the V8 JavaScript engine to the Android browser as part of 2.2. New enterprise capabilities: We’ve added Exchange capabilities such as account auto-discovery and calendar sync. Android 2.1 according to various benchmarks. Performance & speed: The new Dalvik JIT compiler in Android 2.2 delivers between a 2-5X performance improvement in CPU-bound code vs. We wanted to highlight five areas in particular: This is our seventh platform release since we launched Android 1.0 in September 2008. Today at Google I/O we announced that Android 2.2 is right around the corner.
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