EVO 4G Android 2.2 Review |
| Thursday, 05 August 2010 | |
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Sprint has become the first carrier to offer Android 2.2 by providing the update to HTC EVO 4G users. While Android 2.2 is available on Google's Nexus One phone, the update was provided by Google and not any of the carriers that offer the discontinued Nexus One. This makes the EVO 4G the only current Android 2.2 device that is being sold by any carrier. So what exactly will this upgrade offer EVO users? New Features in Android 2.2:
JIT Compiler - In addition to the new features, Android 2.2 significantly improves the performance of the phone by using the JIT (Just In Time) compiler. JIT a is a new software component in Android 2.2 which takes application code, analyzes it, and actively translates it into a form that runs faster, doing so while the application continues to run. With Android 2.2 installed, the EVO 4G is the fastest Android device available from any carrier! Performance Benchmark of the EVO 4G running Android 2.2 (top) compared to other Android phones Native Flash Support - Android 2.2 is the first mobile OS to add native flash support. Once you complete the upgrade, your EVO 4G will have full Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support to allow you to view flash-based websites, play flash games, and more! This is something that not even the iPhone is capable of doing! Native Flash 10.1 Support in Android 2.2 on the EVO 4G Numeric Pin & Alphanumeric Security Passwords - The 2.2 update finally gives Android users the option to use a numeric password or security password to unlock their phone instead of having a security pattern to unlock the device. I'm sure this will come as a big relief to the paranoid users, as many people complained that the unlock pattern could easily be figured out by looking at the fingerprint trails on the devices screen. Fear no more, you can now use a numeric pin between 4-16 digits or a pass phrase that's between 4-16 characters long. That provides a more secure unlock method than the iPhone 4! Search within application data - Android 2.2 allows you to search within application data such as financial documents, office documents, spreadsheets etc, so that you can find your personal information more quickly and efficiently! Android 2.2 Search
Checkout our Video Review of Android 2.2 on the HTC EVO 4G Below!
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