Google Android 2.0 Released Today

October 27, 2009 By Ian Bell

android Google today released Android 2.0 (aka Eclair) to developers. The hyped up mobile operating system is expected to show up on the Motorola Droid smartphone (through Verizon) next week. Key features include Android Search which allows users to search their own phone and web at the same time, text-to-speech support which is supposed to be integrated with Google voice, Gesture Support which lets users draw a letter to instantly show contacts whose name start with that letter, and support for CDMA networks (Sprint users should get excited here).

The Android SDK (software development kit) will come with a number of new features including new APIs for sync, account manager and contacts, and more. Eweek has a great developer overview.

If you find new features, please comment below and we will compile a list here.

Below is the official Android 2.0 video provided by Google’s Android team.

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TechFreak at 8:49pm 27th October 2009 I wasn't a huge fan of Android when it first hit the scene, but it's really starting to grow on me. I have a feeling that it could squash MS Mobile in the space and be a consistent 3rd or 2nd place to Apple. I haven't been super impressed with the phone hardware though.
1. leif at 9:10pm 27th October 2009 With new updates, Android really can what the iPhone can't. Also with the new phones that will be using the Snap Dragon chip, there is no telling how far ahead Android could leap frog over WinMo phones. Nokia and Rim are still the biggest and baddest kids on the block, when it comes to world smart phone market, they the ones I would worry about the most.
2. Dan Gaul at 10:41pm 27th October 2009 I used my dad's android phone this week, he has the new version from t-mobile. It wasn't that bad actually. I didn't like the app store navigation, and the touch screen reaction felt a bit sluggish though.