We’re hot and bothered for some Android 2.3 Gingerbread love. While we sit and wait patiently for our Samsung Nexus S and the Android 2.3 update to roll out to the Google Nexus One we’ve got some big news — video chat and game controls are coming to Android 2.3!
What started as rumors has quickly become concrete proof, thanks to the latest findings in the Android 2.3 SDK. Tucked away nice and neat in the SDK are a set of three icons — presence_video_away.png, presence_video_busy.png and presence_video_online.png. More than enough proof that video calling will be a highlight of Android 2.3.
Earlier today when we told you about the Android 3.0 Motorola Tablet we caught a glimpse of the video chat option in GoogleTalk so at this point, it’s safe to say video chat is a bonafide feature in Android – starting with 2.3. The second key feature for Android 2.3, game controls, is evident in the new keyboard buttons. At first we though this was specific to the Playstation phone, but additional details show that the Gingerbread API includes the following buttons: A, B, C, L1, L2, R1, R2, START, SELECT, THUMBL, THUMBR, X, Y and Z.
So there you have it — video chat and game controls are a huge part of Android 2.3. The Playstation phone is confirmed and the world is a better place thanks to Android. Let us know what you think about video chat and game controls coming to Android 2.3 — is this a sign of the future for mobile phones?
via Android Central
