Android 2.3 Gingerbread Download Features SDK

After the great reception of Android 2.2 froyo Android’s next leap to Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread is on the way. Android 2.3 is made live and available for Download to Developers. Android 2.3 adds API support for several new sensor types, including gyroscope, rotation vector, linear acceleration, gravity, and barometer sensors. Applications can use the new sensors in combination with any other sensors available on the device, to track three-dimensional device motion and orientation change with high precision and accuracy. For example, a game application could use readings from a gyroscope and accelerometer on the device to recognize complex user gestures and motions, such as tilt, spin, thrust, and slice. It seems google has taken gaming seriously and concentrated mainly on quality & performance of Games & Media.  It seems google has taken Gaming seriously Android 2.3 brings huge improvement to Gaming & Media performance.

Enhancements for game development: To improve overall responsiveness, we’ve added a new concurrent garbage collector and optimized the platform’s overall event handling. We’ve also given developers native access to more parts of the system by exposing a broad set of native APIs. From native code, applications can now access input and sensor events, EGL/OpenGL ES, OpenSL ES, and assets, as well a new framework for managing lifecycle and windows. For precise motion processing, developers can use several new sensor types, including gyroscope.

Rich multimedia: To provide a great multimedia environment for games and other applications, we’ve added support for the new video formats VP8 and WebM, as well as support for AAC and AMR-wideband encoding. The platform also provides new audio effects such as reverb, equalization, headphone virtualization, and bass boost.

New forms of communication: The platform now includes support for front-facing camera, SIP/VOIP, and Near Field Communications (NFC), to let developers include new capabilities in their applications.

          Windows(zip)        Download android-sdk_r08-windows.zip      (3e0b08ade5bfa9624bce9ddc164a48cb)

Windows(exe)       Download installer_r08-windows.exe           (04ce87b10a8361a1f63cf2238bbc1ee3)

Mac OS X (intel)  Download android-sdk_r08-mac_86.zip      (d2e392c4e4680cbf2dfd6dbf82b662c7)

Linux (i386)          Download android-sdk_r08-linux_86.tgz      (3b626645b223d137d27beefbda0c94bc)

 

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