Android Froyo
Android mobile operating system version
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. Those versions are no longer supported. The name Froyo is short for frozen yogurt.
Details
It was unveiled on May 20, 2010, during the Google I/O 2010 conference. Google ceased sign-in support for Google accounts on Android Froyo to Android Gingerbread on September 27, 2021.
One of the most prominent changes in the Froyo release was USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality. Other changes include support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service, enabling push notifications, additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation and displayed within applications as top-of-the-screen banners.
Features
2.2.0
New features introduced by Froyo include the following:
Speed, memory, and performance optimizations.
Additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation.
Integration of Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine into the Browser application.
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