+Quick Search Box +
The Android 1.6 platform introduces new features for users and developers. +This page provides an overview of some new features and technologies.
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Android 1.6 includes a redesigned search framework that provides a quick, +effective, and consistent way for users to search across multiple sources—such as +browser bookmarks & history, contacts, and the web—directly from +the home screen.
+ +The system constantly learns which search results are more relevant based on what is +clicked. So popular contacts or apps that have previously been picked will bubble up to +the top when a user types the first few letters of a relevant query.
+ +The search framework also provides developers a way to easily expose relevant +content from their applications in Quick Search Box.
+ +An updated user interface provides an integrated camera, camcorder, and gallery experience. +Users can quickly toggle between still and video capture modes. Additionally, the gallery +enables users to select multiple photos for deletion.
+ +Android 1.6 also provides a much faster camera experience. +Compared to the previous release, launching the camera is now 39% faster, +and there is a 28% improvement in the time from completing one shot to the next.
+ + +A new Virtual Private Network (VPN) control panel in Settings allows users +to configure and connect to the following types of VPNs:
+ +A new battery usage screen lets users see which apps and services are consuming +battery power. If the user determines that a particular service or application is +using too much power, they can take action to save the battery by +adjusting settings, stopping the application, or uninstalling the application.
+ + +Users will be able to download new accessibility services built +on the new Accessibility framework and enable them in Settings.
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For devices with Android Market, the latest version improves the overall user experience and makes +it easier for users to discover great apps and games from developers.
+ +The Android search framework has been redesigned and expanded to provide +third-party applications the opportunity to surface +content from their applications in Quick Search Box, the global search tool. +To do this, developers will need to make their app "searchable" and provide +suggestions in response to user queries. +To enable application search suggestions, users simply select each application from which +they'd like to receive suggestions, under Searchable items in the Search settings.
+ + +Android 1.6 features a multi-lingual speech synthesis engine called Pico. +It allows any Android application to "speak" a string of text with an accent that matches the language. +The engine supports the following languages: English (American and British accents), French, +Italian, German and Spanish. If you're using a T-Mobile G1 or Dream device, you'll need to download the +SpeechSynthesis Data Installer from Android Market, which includes the "voices" needed by the +text-to-speech engine.
+ + +A new gestures framework provides application developers with a framework for creating, storing, +loading, and recognizing gestures and associating them with specific actions.
+ +Developers can use the new GestureBuilder tool included in the Android 1.6 SDK to generate libraries +of gestures to include with their application.
+ + +Android 1.6 provides a new accessibility framework. +With this framework, developers can create accessibility plugins that respond to user input, +such as making a sound when a new window is shown, vibrating when navigating to the top of +a list, and providing spoken feedback.
+ + +Android 1.6 adds screen support that enables applications to be rendered properly on different +display resolutions and densities. Developers can also specify the types of screens supported by their +application.
+ + +Android 1.6 includes support for CDMA in the telephony stack.
+ + +Android 1.6 includes the updated OpenCore 2 media engine, which has:
+ +Android 1.6 upgrades the Linux kernel from 2.6.27 to 2.6.29.
+ + +For a detailed overview of new APIs, see the +Version Notes. +For a complete report of all API changes, see the +API Differences Report. diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/battery.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/battery.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..10fd16b16afed Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/html/sdk/images/battery.png differ diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/camera.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/camera.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..6078388ea2322 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/html/sdk/images/camera.png differ diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/donut_small_bg.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/donut_small_bg.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..f514b504fd152 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/html/sdk/images/donut_small_bg.png differ diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/market.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/market.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..8d11134c1c4a1 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/html/sdk/images/market.png differ diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/search.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/search.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..10ab910bab864 Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/html/sdk/images/search.png differ