Android 2 & Android 2.0

  Please note: this isn’t the final build of android 2.0 and the follow reporting is based on the version we have running. Things can and will change prior to release. Android 2 seems to have some multi-touch gestures built-in like two-finger tapping in Maps, that will zoom in, however, there’s no gesture to zoom out and pinching doesn’t work.

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  While the settings area is roughly the same overall, there’s a lot of interesting additions in android 2.0. For starters, there’s haptic feedback built-in and a brand new Accessibility option. There’s also a new option for Text-to-speech and generally with android 2, you’re given more control over the settings of your phone and more opportunities to customize it based on your liking. Something completely bewildering is the fact that if you set a lock code for the phone (seriously give people a choice to use numbers or letters as the passcode), there’s no lock interval option, so each time your phone turns off (about every 30 seconds when not in use), you’re forced to enter the password again on arrival.

  So,some of the new android 2.0 features include: Multiple accounts per-device, Exchange Support, An improved virtual keyboard, Support for flash, digital zoom and white balance on the camera (provided your camera has a built-in flash), Improved web browser with HTML-5 support and better search and navigation, Improved calendar.

  The first phone that will feature android 2 is the upcoming Droid from Verizon and Motorola. It’s not yet clear what existing Android phones will be able to upgrade to android 2.0, or when carriers will issue those software updates.

  The android 2.0 platform introduces many new and exciting features for users and developers. This document provides a glimpse at some of the new features and technologies in android 2.