This morning, Google announced the brand spanking new version 2.2 of the Android platform, also known as Froyo, at the 2010 Google I/O developer conference. Just moments after the announcement was made, the Mountain View-based giant has made available the Android 2.2 SDK to developers. The SDK comes loaded with all the right APIs, which developers can take advantage of to create awesome applications for Android 2.2.
The SDK is 18MB in size, to which you can add the different versions of Android that you want to work with. Platforms available range from the newly-announced Android 2.2 all the way back to Android 1.5 and everything in between.
Google writes:
“Android 2.2 is a minor platform release including user features, developer features, API changes, and bug fixes. For information on developer features and API changes, see the Framework API section.
For developers, the Android 2.2 platform is available as a downloadable component for the Android SDK. The downloadable platform includes a fully compliant Android library and system image, as well as a set of emulator skins, sample applications, and more. The downloadable platform includes no external libraries.
To get started developing or testing against the Android 2.2 platform, use the Android SDK and AVD Manager tool to download the platform into your SDK. For more information, see Adding SDK Components. If you are new to Android, download the SDK Starter Package first.”
The Android 2.2 SDK is available now at the Android Developers website.
