The Froyo Code Drop

“Today is one of those days that has my heart racing; we’ve just
released the source code for Android 2.2. This is a big step
forward for the entire Android ecosystem. Please don’t melt the
servers down again while trying to download that latest source
code.

“This blog typically talks about developing Android applications
using the SDK and NDK. However, the skills of a platform
contributor aren’t fundamentally different from those of an
application developer. Those are simply different roles using the
same skill set. I’m providing an update here to the experienced
Android programmers all around the world on some of the recent
developments in the Android Open-Source Project.

“For Google engineers working on Android, releases are mostly
known by their code names which are chosen alphabetically after
tasty treats. I’ll call Android 2.2 “Froyo” throughout this post,
since that was its code name. Raw version numbers don’t make me
salivate as much as the thought of a cold dessert in the California
summer.”

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