Android Eclair

Android Eclair is a codename of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, the fifth operating system for Android and the second major release of Android. Eclair spans the versions 2.0.x and 2.1. Unveiled on October 26, 2009, Android Eclair builds upon the significant changes made in Android 1.6 "Android Donut".^[4] The first phone with Android Eclair was the Motorola Droid. Google ceased Android Market support for Android Eclair on June 30, 2017.^[5]

Android Eclair

Version of the Android operating system
Android 2.1 running on a Nexus One
Developer	Google
Initial release	October 27, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-10-27)[1]
Final release	2.1_r2.1p2 (EPF21B)[2][3] / January 12, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-12)
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Preceded by	Android 1.6 "Donut"
Succeeded by	Android 2.2 "Froyo"
Official website	developer.android.com/about/versions/android-2.0-highlights.html
Support status
Unsupported, Android Market support dropped since June 30, 2017

Features

See also: Android version history § Android 2.0 Eclair

User experience

The default home screen of Eclair displays a persistent Google Search bar across the top of the screen. The camera app was also redesigned with numerous new camera features, including flash support, digital zoom, scene mode, white balance, color effect and macro focus. The photo gallery app also contains basic photo editing tools. This version also included the addition of live wallpapers, allowing the animation of home-screen background images to show movement. Speech-to-text was first introduced, replacing the comma key.^[6]

Platform

Android Eclair inherits platform additions from the Donut release, including the ability to search all saved SMS and MMS messages, improved Google Maps 3.1.2, and Exchange support for the Email app.^[7][8] The operating system also provides improved typing speed on virtual keyboard, along with new accessibility, calendar, and virtual private network APIs. For internet browsing, Android Eclair also adds support for HTML5, refreshed browser UI with bookmark thumbnails and double-tap zoom.^[9]

See also

• Android version history
• iPhone OS 3
• Windows Mobile 6.5
• Windows 7
• Mac OS X Snow Leopard

References

1. "Announcing Android 2.0 support in the SDK!". Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
2. "Android Source". Google Git. Archived from the original on 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
3. "Android 2.1, Release 1". Android Developers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
4. "Android 2.0, Release 1 | Android Developers". developer.android.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
5. Pollack, Zak (July 26, 2021). "Sign-in on Android devices running Android 2.3.7 or lower will not be allowed starting September 27". Google. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
6. "Android History | Android". android.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
7. Wauters, Robin (16 December 2009). "Google: Actually, We Count Only 16,000 Apps in Android Market". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
8. "Android 2.0 Platform Highlights". Android. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
9. "Android 2.0, Release 1 | Android Developers". developer.android.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2015-09-06.

External links

• Media related to Android Eclair at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website