Dell Streak owners: you won’t be getting Froyo in September, you’ll be getting a 2.1 firmware release of Android 2.1 Eclair instead. This confirmation comes after rumours that the Dell Streak would be getting the 2.1 update “early next month”. Fear not though, as the 2.1 update brings some welcome improvements.
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Our Android overlords don’t just come from one distant planet. There are different breeds of Android, or “versions” if you’re more used to terrestrial lingo. Each new version of Android has brought enhancements, improvements and additions, and word is there are even more bizarre mutations to come.
Each Android version is named after a type of dessert too, with delicious-sounding codenames whetting our appetite for their high-tech contents. Want to know which version of Android is inside your Android phone? Here’s a run down of the ones that have landed, what their special powers are and the next lot you can expect.
Google’s all new Android 2.0, also known as Eclair, has just been detailed. There are plans for a slew of new features for the open source OS, including native Exchange support, Facebook integration, better YouTube support and a rejigged Google Maps app.
One of the main reasons to pick an iPhone or Palm Pre over one of their Android rivals is multitouch: Apple has it, Palm has it, Android doesn’t. But that could soon change, if some web speculation proves accurate.