Android is referred as a
mobile operating system which is widely used all around the world. Today
Android mobile operating system is the laureled mobile operating system in the
smartphone industry due to its open source technology. This never diminishing
dominance of Android in smartphones begun with the launch of Android 1.5, let’s
have look back at some of the new features added in Android at that time.
Android 1.5 was a major upgrade on the platform,
some of the new capabilities and functions were added which no other rival
mobile platform had at that time. With some nice-to-have features such as Home
screen widgets, Virtual Keyboard, Google voice search, and Live Folder, Android
1.5 made its impressive launch.
The platform was shifted on Linux Kernel 2.6.27
which assured stronger security, stability, and enhanced range of core
applications. It also came with auto-checking and repairing of SD
cardfile-system and packed SIM Application Toolkit 1.0. Likewise iPhone OS 3.0,
Android 1.5 featured SDK 1.5 to add new APIs to help developer creating new and
better third party Android mobile Apps.
This version of Android also featured some eye
candy flashier features to add more punch such as animated window transition,
more polished and shiny user interface elements, and application rotation
between landscape and portrait modes was turned into accelerometer-based.
The new Android 1.5 featured built-in voice
search, Home screen widgets and Live Folder; with these capabilities the new
version leapfrogged the iPhone OS 3.0. With such capabilities and enhanced
functionality, Google brought the end user a sleeker and more streamlined
experience which made sure that Apple’s iPhone didn’t steal the show.
Let have a look at some of the highlighted
functions that Android 1.5 Featured
Virtual Keyboard
The addition of virtual keyboard was a major
upgrade for the device running under the platform of Android. Now the users are
capable of using whichever input method fits them in specific scenarios because
of its support for both physical and virtual keyboards. Both landscape and
portrait orientation were offered and was good to go in any application
including some of the widespread Google products like Gmail, Browsers, SMS and
more importantly in most of the third-party programs.Let not
forget auto-correct and suggestions, unlike the rivalry mobile platforms,
Android 1.5 had no restrictions on installation of third-party virtual
keyboards.
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