FroYo - what do we already know about her? Summarize information and rumors

In anticipation of the official announcement, various details emerge about the new version of the Android operating system, despite Google’s best efforts to keep them secret.



FroYo (abbr. From frozen yogurt ) is the latest version of the operating system from Google. It is also named after dessert, after Eclair (Eclair, 2.0 / 2.1), Donut (Donut, 1.6) and Cupcake (1.5). It is expected that Android 2.2 will be presented at the Google I / O conference, which will be held on May 19 and 20.



Phones based on Android 2.2 will be able to "distribute" the Internet via USB and act as a Wi-Fi access point . It is unclear whether the availability of these functions will depend on the cellular operator, and whether they will charge extra for them (let me remind you, At & T has not officially used this feature for the iPhone so far).

I wonder what Google will do - will it just make this functionality part 2.2 or will it be left to the operators?

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Even if the operators do not wish to include tethering, there will be expanded, full support for Adobe Flash , which will be a useful feature for fans of Internet surfing.





In addition, a significant performance increase is expected in version 2.2, up to approximately 450%, although there is reason to believe that performance testing was not entirely objective.





There are also rumors in the developer forums that in version 2.2 users will finally be able to install software on a memory card . This function is lacking for many, especially fans to put more programs.





And also skipped the information that in Android 2.2 will auto-update applications, completely autonomous, not requiring user participation.



However, it is still unknown on which devices it will be possible to update the firmware to the FroYo version. The first candidate for this role will obviously be the Nexus One , since This device is marketed by Google. For phones with modified firmware (for example, the HTC device, in particular Desire , the twin brother of Nexus One), the new version of the firmware may come out a little later, if not more.



Well, let's wait for Google I / O and find out which rumors are justified and which are not. In addition, Google probably has a couple of pleasant surprises for users.