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page.title=Android 1.5 Features
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doc.type=source
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@jd:body
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<h3><b>Release features - Android 1.5</b>
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</h3>
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<div><div><div><div><b>Previous release highlights</b>
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:<a href="{@docRoot}source/overview-1.0.html">Android 1.0</a>
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<br><br>This page provides a high-level overview of the new features added to
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Android 1.5. To see the code itself, you can either use the<a href="http://android.git.kernel.org/">GitWeb</a>
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interface to view snapshots of the files, or you can<a
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href="{@docRoot}source/download.html">download</a>
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the source code onto your local machine. You can use<i>repo init -u</i>
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git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git<i>-b android-1.5</i>
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to download the source code for Android 1.5.<br><br><b>User interface refinements:</b>
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<br><ul><li>System-wide:
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<ul><li>Refinement of all core UI elements
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</li>
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<li>Animated window transitions (off by default)
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</li>
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<li>Accelerometer-based application rotations
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>UI polish for:
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<ul><li>In-call experience
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</li>
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<li>Contacts, Call log, and Favorites
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</li>
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<li>SMS MMS
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</li>
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<li>Browser
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</li>
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<li>Calendar
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</li>
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<li>Email
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</li>
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<li>Camera Gallery
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</li>
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<li>Application management
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<div><b><br>Performance improvements:</b>
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<br></div>
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<ul><li>Faster Camera start-up and image capture
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</li>
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<li>Much faster acquisition of GPS location (powered by SUPL AGPS)
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</li>
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<li>Smoother page scrolling in Browser
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</li>
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</ul>
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<br><b>Applications</b>
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<br><ul><li>Camera Gallery
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</li>
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<ul><li>Video recording
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</li>
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<li>Video playback (MPEG-4 3GP formats)
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Browser
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</li>
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<ul><li>Updated with latest Webkit browser Squirrelfish Javascript engines
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</li>
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<li>Copy 'n paste in browser
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</li>
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<li>Search within a page
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</li>
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<li>User-selectable text-encoding
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</li>
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<li>UI changes include:
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</li>
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<ul><li>Unified Go and Search box
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</li>
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<li>Tabbed bookmarks/history/most-visited screen
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</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<li>Contacts
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</li>
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<ul><li>Shows user picture for Favorites
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</li>
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<li>Specific date/time stamp for events in call log
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</li>
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<li>One-touch access to a contact card from call log event
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</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<b><br>Application framework</b>
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<br><br></div>
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<div><ul><li>On-screen soft keyboard
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</li>
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<ul><li>Works in both portrait and landscape orientation
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</li>
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<li>Support for user installation of 3rd party keyboards
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</li>
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<li>User dictionary for custom words
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Home screen
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</li>
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<ul><li>Widgets
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</li>
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<ul><li>Bundled home screen widgets include: analog clock, calendar, music player, picture frame, and search
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Live folders
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>UI framework
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</li>
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<ul><li>Framework for easier background/UI thread interaction
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</li>
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<li>New SlidingDrawer widget
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</li>
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<li>Horizontal ScrollView widget
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Home Screen framework
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</li>
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<ul><li>APIs for creating secure home screen widgets
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</li>
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<li>APIs for populating live folders with custom content
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Media framework
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</li>
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<ul><li>Raw audio recording and playback APIs
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</li>
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<li>Interactive MIDI playback engine
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</li>
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<li>Video recording APIs for developers (3GP format)
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</li>
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<li>Video and photo sharing Intents
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</li>
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<li>Media search Intent
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Input Method framework
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</li>
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<ul><li>Text prediction engine
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</li>
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<li>Ability to provide downloadable IMEs to users
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Speech recognition framework
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</li>
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<ul><li>Support for using speech recognition libraries via Intent
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Misc API additions
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</li>
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<ul><li>LocationManager - Applications can get location change updates via Intent
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</li>
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<li>WebView - Touch start/end/move/cancel DOM event support
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</li>
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<li>SensorManager - redesigned sensor APIs
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</li>
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<li>GLSurfaceView - convenience framework for creating OpenGL applications
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</li>
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<li>Broadcast Intent for app update install succeeded - for smoother app upgrade experience
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</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<div></div>
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<div><br><b>System software</b>
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<br><br></div>
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<ul><li>New Linux kernel (version 2.6.27)
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</li>
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<li>SD card filesystem auto-checking and repair
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</li>
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<li>SIM Application Toolkit 1.0
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</li>
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</ul>
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<div><b><br>Supported hardware<br></b>
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<ul><li>Bluetooth</li>
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<ul><li>Stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP and AVCRP profiles)
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</li>
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<li>Auto-pairing
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</li>
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<li>Improved handsfree experience
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</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<br><b>Developer tools</b>
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<br></div>
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<div><ul><li>Support for multiple versions of Android in a single SDK installation
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</li>
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<li>Improved JUnit support in ADT
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</li>
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<li>Easier application performance profiling
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</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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