Android 3.0 ''Gingerbread'' Due in Q4 of This Year
Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo and now Gingerbread. Google sure can cook.
Over the last few weeks there's been a lot of excitement surrounding Froyo, also known as Android 2.2. Google detailed the impressive next build of its mobile OS at the Google I/O conference earlier today. However, a different build of Android is attracting attention too.
Google has a habit of naming builds after baked goods or desserts and this next build will be no different. Codenamed 'Gingerbread,' Google mentioned the future OS in the frequently asked questions for its new WebM format. The search giant says it should be released in the fourth quarter of this year.
When will other Google products support WebM and VP8?
WebM support in Android is expected in the Gingerbread release (currently planned for Q4, 2010). We expect many other Google products to adopt WebM and VP8 as they prioritize it with their other product requirements. Keep an eye on the WebM blog for announcements.
No word on what kind of features we can expect with Gingerbread but it's early days yet.
Check out the new features coming with Froyo here.
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developers, start your engines!...
awesome news.
Love to see how amazingly fast this operating system is progressing.
Wish they'd catch the Cliq up to at least 1.6 if not newer. -_-
that's nice but why is it that phones that can support the newer versions aren't getting them ~_~
that's nice but why is it that phones that can support the newer versions aren't getting them ~_~
Companies must release their own version so that it supports all of the given hardware for each phone, this is a downside to the wide Android phone market, but a phone like the Nexus One can take updates as soon as they are out.
the iphone will be even more obsolete when this os comes out than it is now.
And yet im still waiting for 2.1 for my hero....
meanwhile the touchpro2 which shipped with winmo 6.5 is running android 2.1
Kernel hacking is fun
meanwhile the touchpro2 which shipped with winmo 6.5 is running android 2.1 Kernel hacking is fun
Meanwhile, I think a crackhead is knocking on my door.
Guess they want some 'gingerbread'...
Om nom nom.
Aw om nom nom was already taken
Google = awesome
Google = awesome
If Google could create a Android app that scared crackheads out of my neighbourhood, they'd be epic.
ahhhh im hungry, its bin a long time since i had a fresh baked ginger bread man
If Google could create a Android app that scared crackheads out of my neighbourhood, they'd be epic.
No one cares about your crackheads.
If Google could create a Android app that scared crackheads out of my neighbourhood, they'd be epic.
I'm sure there's an app that mimics police sirens and chatter. Hook your android phone up to some loud speakers and drive up and down the street!
Last I heard Gingerbread was 2.3 not 3.0
When will google get it trough their thick heads? JAVA is not the answer.
And the answer is....?
I had to look up Froyo to find out what it actually is. The best answer I could come up with was 'Frozen Yogurt' (which I've always referred to as 'Frogurt'). How is that a baked good?
Wish they'd catch the Cliq up to at least 1.6 if not newer. -_-
2.1 is on the way for the Cliq. Check Motorola's website for specifics. They have a lot of phones to update in many markets. If you are real excited about 3.0 it may be best to wait for a phone to hit the market with it installed.
Love to see how amazingly fast this operating system is progressing.
It's regressing as of the announcement that Froyo will support carrier tethering control.
Can't wait for chocolate chip!!!