Android 2.0 “Eclair” Officially Released

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Google has officially launched Android 2.0 Eclair today, along with complete SDK support for all the developers.

The Major Changes to this new Version are :

• Support for Multiple Google Accounts and Exchange accounts.
  
• Developers can now create sync adapters that provide synchronization with additional data sources and also can pull in contacts from multiple accounts.
• Quick Contact for Android provides instant access to a contact’s information and communication modes. i.e. An user can now tap a contact photo and select to call, SMS, or email the person
• An Unified Inbox to browse email from multiple accounts in a single page.
• SMS/MMS Search and Auto Deletion of the oldest messages in a conversation when a specific limit is reached.
• Built-in flash support for the camera along with Digital zoom, Scene mode, White balance, Color effect and Macro focus.
• An Improved keyboard layout to makes it easier to hit the correct characters and improve typing speed. Also the framework’s multi-touch support now ensures that key presses aren’t missed while typing rapidly with two fingers.
• A smarter dictionary learns from word usage and automatically includes contact names as suggestions.
• Ability to directly tap the address bar for instant searches and navigation.
• Bookmarks with web page thumbnails and double-tap zoom support
• HTML5 Support along with Database API, Application cache, Geolocation API
• A new Bluetooth 2.1 API along with Object Push Profile (OPP) and Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP)

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