Music or apps can be downloaded on a laptop or PC and will show-up on the Android 2.2-enabled mobile device soon after. The user then clicked a button in-browser, which then sent the trip information to the mobile device, triggering the Google Map app to launch with the trip information preloaded.Īndroid 2.2 also uses the cloud to autoupdate apps, backup application data, and transfers of downloaded items from browser to device. The demonstration given during the keynote showed a Google mapped trip route in the desktop version of Chrome. Flash will be available in the Android App store.Īlso demonstrated was a cloud-to-device API that pushed, not only data from one device to another, but was also capable of triggering Android intents.

The 10.1 beta is available now, with the final version on track for June. 'Froyo' is now a requirement to run Flash on an Android device, as the APIs necessary are only available in 2.2. 'It turns out, people use Flash,' Gundotra said, taking one of many jabs at Apple. But one of the biggest announcements for consumers was that Android 2.2 will feature full support of Flash 10.1 both as a video container and in user interfaces. Vic Gundotra, the Vice President of Engineering debuted the updated operating system, championing it as truly open.Īmong the key features in the newest build of the Linux-based open source OS were WiFi tethering, Microsoft Exchange Server support and enhanced communication with the cloud.

Google officially unveiled the details for Android 2.2, codenamed 'Froyo' today at their I/O Conference on May 20.

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