What is Android Donut? - The version 1.6 of Android

Android Donut, version 1.6 of Android, and the Android version released by Android or Google or Alphabet Inc.

1. What is Android Donut?

Android Donut, the second official code name of Android and the Android version which released after Android Cupcake or version 1.5. Android Donut was released to the public on 15th September of 2009 and it's built on top of the Linux kernel 2.6.29.

Simplified user interfaces compared with the previous versions of Android. The performance enhancements, security enhancements were grabbed from the latest Linux Kernel at the time into the smartphone. Android recognizes Android Donut or version 1.6 of Android as the 4th API or API 4 of the Android releases.

2. Features of Android Donut?

Android Donut bundled with features which can support the boost and the wide range usage of Android as an operating system.

• Capability to voice and text entry search enhanced to include bookmark history, contacts, and web browsers.

• Capability to developers to include the content created by the developers to include in the search results.

• Multi-lingual voice inputs to any applications inside the Android Donut.

• Capability to search easily in the Android Market (Play Store) and availability of previews/ screenshots of the apps in the Android Market (Play Store).

• Integration of Gallery, Camera, Video Recorder inside the Camera Application.

• Capability to select multiple photos and the capability to delete selected multiple photos at once.

• Updates into network capability of CDMA, EVDO, 802.1x, VPNs.

• Update to the text to speech engine.

• Capability to support WVGA screen resolutions.

• Speed enhancements in the camera application inside the Android Donut to take photos faster.

• Enhanced and expanded gesture framework with multi-touch.