Google Begins Testing Android OS 2.2

By AIC Staff on April 21st, 2010 3

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Google has been spotted actively testing the next version of the Android OS, version 2.2. The upcoming OS, codenamed Froyo (frozen yogurt), has been showing up in web logs on various sites.

Google has not yet publicly announced a 2.2 release, nor has it detailed the future enhancements the update will deliver, however the release is anticipated to deliver major performance enhancements and at least some of the following:

JIT compiler
Free additional RAM
OpenGL ES 2.0 enhancements
Flash 10.1 support
Activation of Color Trackball
Enable FM radio

The Android OS 2.2 update is also expected to provide some of the support required for Flash 10.1. However, the full release of 10.1 on the 2.2 OS could also be a possibility.

Since Google has not supplied any information regarding the 2.2 update, rumors have pegged a tentative release date for May 19, 2010. That day is when Google begins its I/O conference, which in the past has announced major Android news.