Gingerbread which version

Gingerbread is a minor release, which will be replaced next year with the big 3. Andy Rubin, the father of Android, demonstrated an Android tablet from Motorola yesterday, and it was running Honeycomb, not Gingerbread. I'm sure we'll see new tablets with Gingerbread just like we saw them with FroYo, but if you're looking for the mythical Tablet-optimized version of Android, this is not the droid you're looking for.

User features New on-screen keyboard. The standard keyboard has been greatly improved in Android 2. Even cut-and-paste got a makeover. Streamlined user interface. New color schemes and various UI changes and polish make Android more consistent and simpler to use.

Application and power management. Yes, after months of telling us we don't need a task killer, they give us a task killer. Enjoy your chuckle, iPhone fans. SIP Internet calling. Voice over IP is integrated directly into Android 2. Unfortunately you'll have to get a SIP account from a third party, and the ability might be curtailed on some carriers. Download management. Google has also developed a continuous "garbage collection" system.

We won't go into Dalvik's way, but the important point here is that applications are no longer stuck because of this background maintenance task. Not everything runs on Dalvik — to get the most out of chipset performance, developers need to run native code.

Gingerbread makes this a lot easier, providing a native API that can be used directly in OpenGL ES for graphics tasks, loading resources, handling input and sensor events, and playing music. The OpenGL driver has also been updated to provide faster 3D performance. There are many other small things that you might be surprised to know that they never appeared before Android 2.

Previously, you had to track everything you saved yourself from the internet through the browser interface. Although your memory of Android 2. Source : Genk. Share the news now. Gingerbread is more power-efficient overall than previous OS versions. It automatically detects and closes battery-draining apps running in the background. New expanded app settings make it easier to check app storage, memory and power use, and manually shut down app activity. The new keyboard supports multi-touch input and provides smart autocorrect suggestions.

With Gingerbread, you can quickly touch and hold a word to select it, copy it to the system clipboard and then paste it elsewhere.

The Gingerbread camera app supports multiple cameras for devices with lenses on the front and back. Accessibility Resource Center Skip to main content. Personal Business. Shop Shop Shop Close. Shop all. Shop all deals. Black Friday. Free phones. My offers. Fios Home Internet. Bring your own device. Certified pre-owned. Featured smartphones. Other phones. Trade in your device. Shop all accessories. Phone accessories. Tablet accessories.

Watch accessories. Shop all plans. For a full explainer on NFC, read Wired's article. This addition has bigger long-term implications: If a bunch of smartphones ship with NFC chips, then merchants could potentially use Gingerbread-powered devices to read their chips as a substitute for the credit card. So the idea is you'd be able to pay for everything with your phone.

The built-in camera app will now support a front-facing camera, if the Android device has one. That's cool, but Google probably should've added this before HTC shipped the Evo 4G smartphone with a front-facing camera. The Gingerbread OS adds a built-in web phone, but it doesn't look straightforward to use.