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The Ultimate Android Guide!

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Android System

Where it all Begin:

Android is a Operating system made by Google and designed To bring the Best out of your Phone We Started with the First android Phone some years Back That was the First Google Phone the G1!

What is Android:

Android Is a linux Based X86 Open System To Be designed To let The Customers Give all the Freedom of there phone, Android is designed for Tablet's/Phone's/Some Laptops!

The Playstore/Android Market:

You Know it for sure i think The Very Very Old android Market it was Ugly But it was very Cool It was there On your Android Device!

The Market/Play Store has Grown up to be almost the best online Application store on Mobile Devices! There are over 1 Million apps in the Play store!

Google Play Store: www.play.google.com

Development Applications/Themes/Apps:

Everyone can Make there application's for android and put them in the Playstore/Market Android is a Opensource Platform so you can Download what you want!

Android Version History:

Android Beta:

The Very First Android Version Released on November 5 2007

Android 1.0 Astro:

Android Astro Was Released on 23 September 2008 And was the First Android Operating System!

Changelog Android Astro:

-Android Market application download and updates through the Market app

-Web browser to show, zoom and pan full HTML and XHTML web pages – multiple pages show as windows ("cards)

-Camera support – however this version lacked the option to change the camera's resolution, white balance, quality, etc

-Folders allowing the grouping of a number of app icons into a single folder icon on the Home screen.

-Access to web email servers, supporting POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP

-Gmail synchronization with the Gmail app

-Google Contacts synchronization with the People app

-Google Calendar synchronization with the Calendar app

-Google Maps with Latitude and Street View to view maps and satellite imagery, as well as find local business and obtain driving directions using GPS

-Google Sync, allowing management of over-the-air synchronization of Gmail, People, and Calendar

-Google Search, allowing users to search the Internet and phone apps, contacts, calendar, etc.

-Google Talk instant messaging

-Instant messaging, text messaging, and MMS

-Media Player, enabling management, importing, and playback of media files – however, this version lacked video and stereo Bluetooth support

-Notifications appear in the Status bar, with options to set ringtone, LED or vibration alerts

-Voice Dialer allows dialing and placing of phone calls without typing a name or number

-Wallpaper allows the user to set the background image or photo behind the Home screen icons and widgets

-YouTube video player

-Other apps include: Alarm Clock, Calculator, Dialer (Phone), Home screen (launcher), Pictures (Gallery), and Settings.

-Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support

Android 1.1 Bender:

Android Bender Was Released on February 9 2009 This was the First Upgrade ever for the newly Operating system!

Changelog Android Bender:

-Details and reviews available when a user searches for businesses on Maps

-Longer in-call screen timeout default when using the speakerphone, plus ability to show/hide dialpad

-Ability to save attachments in messages

-Support added for marquee in system layouts

Android 1.5 Cupcake:

Android Cupcake was released on On April 30, 2009 And was a big breaktrough For the Operating system a lot of new Fueteres for the Platform!

Changelog Android CupCake:

-Support for third-party virtual keyboards with text prediction and user dictionary for custom words

-Support for Widgets - miniature application views that can be embedded in other applications (such as the Home screen) and receive periodic updates

-Video recording and playback in MPEG-4 and 3GP formats

-Auto-pairing and stereo support for Bluetooth added (A2DP and AVRCP profiles)

-Copy and paste features added to web browser

-User pictures shown for Favorites in Contacts

-Specific date/time stamp shown for events in call log, and one-touch access to a contact card from call log event

-Animated screen transitions

-Added auto-rotation option

-Added the current stock boot animation

-Ability to upload videos to YouTube

-Ability to upload photos to Picasa

Android 1.6 Donut:

Android Donut was Released On September 15 2009 With Some new new Fueteres for the System!

Changelog Android Donut:

-Voice and text entry search enhanced to include bookmark history, contacts, and the web

-Ability for developers to include their content in search results

-Multi-lingual speech synthesis engine to allow any Android application to "speak" a string of text

-Easier searching and ability to view app screenshots in Android Market

-Gallery, camera and camcorder more fully integrated, with faster camera access

-Ability for users to select multiple photos for deletion

-Updated technology support for CDMA/EVDO, 802.1x, VPNs, and a text-to-speech engine

-Support for WVGA screen resolutions

-Speed improvements in searching and camera applications

-Expanded Gesture framework and new GestureBuilder development tool

Android 2.0/2.1 Eclair:

Android Eclair was Released on October 26, 2009 With some New Changes To the system!

Changelog Android Eclair:

-Expanded Account sync, allowing users to add multiple accounts to a device for email- and contact-synchronization

-Exchange email support, with combined inbox to browse email from multiple accounts in one page

-Bluetooth 2.1 support

-Ability to tap a Contacts photo and select to call, SMS, or email the person

-Ability to search all saved SMS and MMS messages, with delete oldest messages in a conversation automatically deleted when a defined limit is reached

-Numerous new camera features, including flash support, digital zoom, scene mode, white balance, color effect and macro focus

-Improved typing speed on virtual keyboard, with smarter dictionary that learns from word usage and includes contact names as suggestions

Refreshed browser UI with bookmark thumbnails, double-tap zoom and support for HTML5

-Calendar agenda view enhanced, showing attending status for each invitee, and ability to invite new guests to events

Optimized hardware speed and revamped UI

-Support for more screen sizes and resolutions, with better contrast ratio

-Improved Google Maps 3.1.2

-MotionEvent class enhanced to track multi-touch events

-Addition of live wallpapers, allowing the animation of home-screen background images to show movement

Android 2.2X Froyo (2.2.1/2.2.2/2.2.3)

Android Froyo was released On May 20, 2010 with again some fixes and upgrades to the system!

Changelog Android Froyo

-Speed, memory, and performance optimizations

-Additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation

-Integration of Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine into the Browser application

-Support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service, enabling push notifications

-Improved Microsoft Exchange support, including security policies, auto-discovery, GAL look-up, calendar synchronization and remote wipe

-Improved application launcher with shortcuts to Phone and Browser applications

-USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality

-Added an option to disable data access over mobile network

-Updated Market application with batch and automatic update features

-Quick switching between multiple keyboard languages and their dictionaries

-Voice dialing and contact sharing over Bluetooth

-Support for Bluetooth-enabled car and desk docks

-Support for numeric and alphanumeric passwords

-Support for file upload fields in the Browser application

-Support for installing applications to the expandable memory

-Adobe Flash support

-Support for extra-high-PPI screens (320 ppi), such as 4" 720p

-Gallery allows users to view picture stacks using a zoom gesture

Android 2.3X GingerBread: (GB)

Android Gingerbread was released On December 6 2010 Big Upgrades to the system!

Changelog android GingerBread:

-Updated user interface design with increased simplicity and speed

-Support for extra-large screen sizes and resolutions (WXGA and higher)

-Native support for SIP VoIP internet telephony

-Faster, more intuitive text input in virtual keyboard, with improved accuracy, better suggested text and voice input mode

-Enhanced copy/paste functionality, allowing users to select a word by press-hold, copy, and paste

-Support for Near Field Communication (NFC), allowing the user to read an NFC tag embedded in a poster, sticker, or advertisement

-New audio effects such as reverb, equalization, headphone virtualization, and bass boost

-New Download Manager, giving users easy access to any file downloaded from the browser, email, or another application

-Support for multiple cameras on the device, including a front-facing camera, if available

-Support for WebM/VP8 video playback, and AAC audio encoding

-Improved power management with a more active role in managing apps that are keeping the device awake for too long

-Enhanced support for native code development

-Switched from YAFFS to ext4 on newer devices

-Audio, graphical, and input enhancements for game developers

-Concurrent garbage collection for increased performance

-Native support for more sensors (such as gyroscopes and barometers

Android 3X HoneyComb (First Tablet Operating System From Google!)(HC)

Changelog Android Honeycomb:

-Optimized tablet support with a new virtual and “holographic” user interface

Added System Bar, featuring quick access to notifications, status, and soft navigation buttons, available at the bottom of the screen

Added Action Bar, giving access to contextual options, navigation, widgets, or other types of content at the top of the screen

Simplified multitasking – tapping Recent Apps in the System Bar allows users to see snapshots of the tasks underway and quickly jump from one app to another

-Redesigned keyboard, making typing fast, efficient and accurate on larger screen sizes

-Simplified, more intuitive copy/paste interface

-Multiple browser tabs replacing browser windows, plus form auto-fill and a new “incognito” mode allowing anonymous browsing

-Quick access to camera exposure, focus, flash, zoom, front-facing camera, time-lapse, and other camera features

-Ability to view albums and other collections in full-screen mode in Gallery, with easy access to thumbnails for other photos

-New two-pane Contacts UI and Fast Scroll to let users easily organize and locate contacts

-New two-pane Email UI to make viewing and organizing messages more efficient, allowing users to select one or more messages

-Support for video chat using Google Talk

-Hardware acceleration

-Support for multi-core processors

-Ability to encrypt all user data

Android 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)

Android ICS was released on October 19 2011 Big Improvements and Ui Changes!

Changelog Android ICS:

-Soft buttons from Android 3.x are now avaliable for use on phones

-Separation of widgets in a new tab, listed in a similar manner to apps

-Easier-to-create folders, with a drag-and-drop style

-A customizable launcher

-Improved visual voicemail with the ability to speed up or slow down voicemail messages

-Pinch-to-zoom functionality in the calendar

-Integrated screenshot capture (accomplished by holding down the Power and Volume-Down buttons)

-Improved error correction on the keyboard

-Ability to access apps directly from lock screen

-Improved copy and paste functionality

-Better voice integration and continuous, real-time speech to text dictation

-Face Unlock, a feature that allows users to unlock handsets using facial recognition software

-New tabbed web browser, allowing up to 16 tabs

-Automatic syncing of browser with users' Chrome bookmarks

A new typeface family for the UI, Roboto

-Data Usage section in settings that lets users set warnings when they approach a certain usage limit, and disable data use when the limit is exceeded

-Ability to shut down apps that are using data in the background

-Improved camera app with zero shutter lag, time lapse settings, panorama mode, and the ability to zoom while recording

-Built-in photo editor

-New gallery layout, organized by location and person

Refreshed "People" app with social network integration, status updates and hi-res images

-Android Beam, a near-field communication feature allowing the rapid short-range exchange of web bookmarks, contact info, directions, YouTube videos and other data

-Support for the WebP image format

-Hardware acceleration of the UI

-Wi-Fi Direct

-1080p video recording for stock Android devices

Android 4.1X Jelly Bean (JB)

Android Jelly Bean Was Released on June 27 2012 Not Realy Much Changes To the ICS System!

Changelog Android Jelly Bean:

-Smoother user interface

-Vsync timing across all drawing and animation done by the Android framework, including application rendering, touch events, screen composition and display refresh

-Triple buffering in the graphics pipeline

-Enhanced accessibility

-Bi-directional text and other language support

-User-installable keyboard maps

-Expandable notifications

-Ability to turn off notifications on an app specific basis

-Shortcuts and widgets can automatically be re-arranged or re-sized to allow new items to fit on home screens

-Bluetooth data transfer for Android Beam

-Offline voice dictation

-New interface layout for tablets with smaller screens (closer resembling that of a phone)

-Improved voice search

-Improved camera app

-Google Wallet (for the Nexus 7)

-High resolution Google+ contact photos[citation needed]

-Google Now

-Multichannel audio

-USB audio (for external sound DACs)

-Audio chaining (also known as gapless playback)