We take a look inside Android 1.6 Donut
Version 1.6, dubbed ‘Donut' by its creators, wasn't such an expansive
update as the previous 1.5 Cupcake build, but it still had a few nifty
tricks up it's sleeve. This version updated the Linux kernel to version
2.6.29 and arrived in September 2009.
Most of the changes centred around the Android Market app store and
its presentation on mobile devices, specifically Google added a number
of app categories to make it easier to find exactly what you're after.
Donut introduced Top paid, Top free, and newly released app categories
and also screenshot capability, so for the first time you could actually
preview what you were about do download.
Search functions were also improved, both for voice and text.
Searches are no longer simply a Google search and now incorporate
bookmarks, history, contacts, apps, folders and so on. This is also
where the search function started memorising previous search result
selections and prioritising them in future searches, as we're now used
to in later versions.
Camera and gallery interfaces have been improved and camera usage
speed has been made much quicker and more responsive. There's also the
ability to select multiple photos in the gallery for deletion.
WVGA resolution support was added for handset displays this time
round and improved location services brought a free turn-by-turn
navigation feature.
A significant change is the inclusion of a detailed battery usage
screen, showing users exactly how their phone's power is being used.
Other enhancements include Virtual Private Network (VPN) support and more Wi-Fi security options.
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