Android 2.1 Eclair
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- For the other version of Android named Eclair, see Android 2.0 Eclair.
Android 2.1 Eclair was a version of Android, released in January 2010.[1] Its predecessor was Android 2.0 Eclair and its successor was Android 2.2 Froyo. It was released with the Nexus One, the first Nexus phone.[2] Google ended market support for Android 2.1 and older on June 30, 2017. Google ceased Android Market/Play Store support for Android Eclair on June 30, 2017, it is unknown if they ceased sign-in support for Eclair.
New Features and Changes[edit | edit source]
- Several Minor changes to the API.
- Several Bug fixes.
- Pull tab lock screen.[2][3]
- Live Wallpapers, which allowed home screen backgrounds to be animated.[2][3]
- Full-screen app drawer.[2]
- Revamp of clock, gallery, and music apps.[2]
- New apps -- News and Weather and Google Voice.[2]
- Supports Speech-to-text on the keyboard.[3]
- More in the Android Market than ever!
2.1.1[edit | edit source]
- Addition of Pinch-to-Zoom.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Android 2.1 Platform." Android Developers. Web. As of 12 December 2014. http://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-2.1.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Amadeo, Ron. "The history of Android." Ars Technica. Published on 15 June 2014. Page 12-13. Web. As of 12 December 2014. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/building-android-a-40000-word-history-of-googles-mobile-os/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Android, A visual history." The Verge. Published on 7 December 2011. Web. As of 13 December 2014. http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/7/2585779/android-history.
