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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 15, 2010
We showed off the new Android Market with the "update all" and "allow automatic updating" earlier, and we've been waiting for an app to come along to talk about this part. I ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
Ex-wife calling you over and over again at midnight? Froyo can't really do anything about that, but it does keep repeat callers from taking up space in your call log. Android 2.2 introduces threa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
[YouTube link]You're going to need a Nexus One (or some other phone with a trackball capable of lighting up in different colors) to take advantage of this feature in Android 2.2, but color trackball n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 30, 2010
Surely you didn't think we would forget to show off some Flash did you? Phil and I have been hard at work finding out everything we can about what's new in Android 2.2, and we just saved the big...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
[YouTube link]What's Android without gmail, right? And in Android 2.2, the gmail app has gotten even better, fixing some of our biggest complaints and bringing better account switching, e-mail notific...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
The power widget you see here isn't really new in Android 2.2, but it's been tweaked for Froyo. The screen brightness selector now includes an auto brightness setting (using the ambient light sensor) ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 27, 2010
Along with Android 2.2 comes a new version of the Android Market. While we still wish something could be done in regards to content (the Wild West still is in effect), Google's begun to at least...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 26, 2010
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Another welcome feature uncovered by many of you in Android 2.2 is the ability to work in apps through 270 degrees of rotation. That is, if you turn the phone to the landscape ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 26, 2010
Here's a great find that comes to us from Emlil at androidscoop. Froyo now gives users the ability to import .vcf cards into contacts. Even better, it looks like Froyo can handle the .vcf files ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 26, 2010
Not everything in Android 2.2 is hardcore behind-the-scenes stuff. Some of it is a bit fluffy. Butt-kicking-cool useless fluff though, so it's all good. Mix up one part fluff and one...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 25, 2010
We've heard people on other platforms complain that it's not easy to switch apps on Android. Apparently they weren't aware that all you have to do is hold down the Home button, and you get an app swi...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 25, 2010
Not quite sure the stock Android 2.2 keyboard is going to take over the top spot from some of our favorites, but it's definitely getting better. Used to be to type a number or symbol, you'd have to hi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2010
One of the biggest thorns in Android's side so far has been lack of Bluetooth voice dialing. (These are phones, after all.) For those of you on-the-go who need to safely use the phone feat...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2010
When the Nexus One first came out, there was some question about wireless N. Mainly why didn't it work. N1 users who were rooted and running Cyanogen Mod started seeing some 802.11n ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 24, 2010
Another of the very cool features we saw during the Android 2.2. Froyo announcement at Google IO was the "Chrome to Phone" extension, available for Google's Chrome browser. In a n...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
For those of you who worry about locking down your phone -- just in case it gets lost or stolen or your wife likes to check up on your calling and browsing habits -- you now have a couple of new opti...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
Internet tethering -- over USB and as a wireless hotspot -- is one of the bigger features built into Android 2.2 Froyo. And it's stupidly easy to set up and use. Just dive into the main wireless sett...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
Connecting your Android phone to your computer to use it as a mass storage device isn't new, and we've detailed how and why you'd want to do it. But in Froyo, it gets a little more friendly. Gone is ...
