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Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

By matthewmiller May 23, 2010, 8:37 AM PDT

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Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

Exchange Calendar support is now native to the Android OS

Exchange Calendar support is now native to the Android OS

Google just announced the next version of the Android operating system, version 2.2 (aka Froyo), and the update started rolling out for Nexus One owners this weekend. In this video you can see some of the improvements in Froyo and Flash-based websites. Gaming sites worked surprisingly well and even though the Flash Player is in beta it is still a decent performer.??Check out the full ZDNet article to see the video of Android 2.2 and Adobe Flash Player in action.

Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

Another setting for contacts and calendar on the Nexus One

Another setting for contacts and calendar on the Nexus One

Exchange Calendar support is supported natively in the Android OS, but still leaves something to be desired. There are better 3rd party clients for full Exchange support.

Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

Updated home screen buttons

Updated home screen buttons

There are now three bottom buttons on the Android home screen for quick access to the phone, apps, and web browser.

Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

Updated application manager

Updated application manager

As you can see there are now four tabs present in the application settings manager. SD card installation of apps and databases is supported and now we need developers to roll out updated apps to support this capability and keep onboard memory free.

Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

Managing application settings

Managing application settings

You can manage your applications with this new settings control panel.

Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

Automatic application updating

Automatic application updating

You can enable the ability to have applications update themselves automatically in the updated Android Market.

Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

USB tethering and WiFi hotspot functionality

USB tethering and WiFi hotspot functionality

Google rolled out the native ability to connect and tether your smartphone via USB or WiFi. Carriers will most likely still find a way to charge for this though.

Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

WiFi hotspot enabled

WiFi hotspot enabled

The user interface for enabling the WiFi hotspot functionality is easy to use and works quite well.

Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

WiFi hotspot SSID settings

WiFi hotspot SSID settings

You can manage the SSID name and security settings of the WiFi hotspot on Android.

Image Gallery: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on the Google Nexus One

USB tethering explanation

USB tethering explanation

The help file explains how the USB tethering capability works on Android.

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