Neowin News Feed for: Froyo

Google will no longer allow users to sign in with very old Android versions

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:28:01 +0000

Google is ending support for signing into its apps from very old versions of Android. The company stated that this is necessary in order to protect the account's privacy and security. Read more...

Android usage: Just 0.2% of devices are on the latest version; Froyo now on less than 0.1%

Rich Woods — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:22:01 +0000

Google has released its monthly usage statistics for Android versions. Android 7.0 and 7.1 Nougat together add up to 0.7% of all devices running the OS, and Froyo has finally dropped off of the list. Read more...

Over three months after its release, Nougat has reached just 0.4% of Android devices

Andy Weir — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 04:10:01 +0000

Android 7.0 Nougat is now on just 0.4% of devices, up by a pitiful 0.1% compared with last month - but a year after its release, 6.0 Marshmallow has finally overtaken the three-year-old 4.4 KitKat. Read more...

WhatsApp has a change of heart, extends support for Nokia and BlackBerry devices

Andy Weir — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:00:01 +0000

Earlier this year, WhatsApp announced that it would end support for multiple platforms by the end of this year - but it now says that it's extending its support for Nokia and BlackBerry devices. Read more...

Eleven months after its release, Marshmallow reaches 18.7% of Android devices

Andy Weir — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:12:01 +0000

Marshmallow has been available to manufacturers for almost a year now, but hasn't yet reached 20% of devices, while Android 4.4 KitKat - which was released nearly three years ago - is on 27.7%. Read more...

Ten months after its rollout began, Marshmallow is now on 15% of Android devices

Andy Weir — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:38:01 +0000

Android 7.0 Nougat will be released soon - but ten months after the rollout of version 6.0 Marshmallow began, it's now installed on just 15% of Android devices, and its growth rate has slowed. Read more...

Nine months after its release, Marshmallow is now on 13.3% of Android devices

Andy Weir — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:48:20 +0000

Marshmallow is now installed on 13.3% of active Android devices, following its largest monthly increase so far - but Android 7.0 Nougat is fast approaching, and is due to arrive this summer. Read more...

Android 6.0 Marshmallow is now on 10.1% of devices, eight months after its release

Andy Weir — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:49:35 +0000

Eight months after its rollout began, Google's latest figures show that Android 6.0 Marshmallow has finally passed the 10% milestone, but the release of Android 7.0 is fast approaching. Read more...

Android Marshmallow now on 2.3% of devices after five months, as Lollipop takes top spot

Andy Weir — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 23:16:01 +0000

Sixteen months after its rollout began, Android 5.x Lollipop has finally overtaken KitKat as the most-used version of the OS - but after five months of availability, 6.0 Marshmallow is at just 2.3%. Read more...

Four months after its rollout began, Marshmallow has reached just 1.2% of Android devices

Andy Weir — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:43:19 +0000

Android 6.0 was released in early October - but the latest version of the OS is now installed on just 1.2% of active devices, indicating an even slower rollout rate than Android 5.0 Lollipop. Read more...

Three months after its release, Android 6.0 Marshmallow is on just 0.7% of devices

Andy Weir — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:21:27 +0000

Android 6.0 began rolling out on October 5, but still hasn't reached 1% of active devices. 5.x Lollipop grew by 3.1% compared with last month, but the two-year old 4.4 KitKat still leads with 36.1%. Read more...

Lollipop is now on almost 30% of active Android devices; Marshmallow crawls up to 0.5%

Andy Weir — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 23:10:01 +0000

Version 5.x Lollipop now accounts for 29.5% of active Android devices - but two months after 6.0 Marshmallow began its rollout, just 0.5% of devices are running the latest version of the OS. Read more...

A year after launch, Lollipop is on a quarter of active Android devices; Marshmallow on 0.3%

Andy Weir — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:42:09 +0000

A year after its rollout began, Lollipop has finally reached a quarter of active Android devices - but the vast majority of devices are still running much older versions of the OS. Read more...

Lollipop is now on 21% of Android devices, but still lags behind KitKat on 39%

Andy Weir — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:26:01 +0000

Eleven months after it was first announced, 5.x Lollipop builds are now on 21% of active Android devices - but with 6.0 Marshmallow now weeks away, it's Android 4.4 KitKat that continues to dominate. Read more...

Lollipop's slow rollout continues, now on 18.1% of Android devices

Andy Weir — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:28:01 +0000

Google's latest figures show that Android 5.x builds have now been installed on 18.1% of active devices - but while all other versions dropped in usage, Android 4.4 KitKat actually saw an increase. Read more...

Almost eight months on, Lollipop is now on around 12% of Android devices

Andy Weir — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:06:01 +0000

Nearly eight months after Google announced Android 5.0 Lollipop, the percentage of devices running the newest versions is finally in double-digits - but 4.4 KitKat still dominates the platform. Read more...

Nearly seven months on, Lollipop is still on less than 10% of Android devices

Andy Weir — Tue, 05 May 2015 15:08:01 +0000

Almost seven months after Google announced the latest version of its Android OS, over 90% of devices are still running versions up to five years old - but the Lollipop rollout is gaining momentum. Read more...

After six months, Lollipop is now on only 5.4% of Android devices - even less than Gingerbread

Andy Weir — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:36:01 +0000

Six months after Google announced Android 5.0, just 5.4% of Android devices now have Lollipop - which means it's still on fewer devices than Android 2.3 Gingerbread or 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Read more...

Google launches Play Games on Android devices

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:05:09 +0000

Play Games, Google's answer to the Xbox Games Hub, has finally launched on Android devices. The service allows you to see your game progress, check on your Google+ friends and launch multiplayer games Read more...

LiveLeak app releases for Android

Paul Ferson — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:08:19 +0000

The official LiveLeak app has released for Android, promising mobile access to all the Russian dashcam videos you'll ever want and then some more. An iOS app remains in the works as well. Read more...

Jelly Bean statue gets replaced on Google's lawn

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:36:27 +0000

Google has just replaced its Jelly Bean statue which overheated and melted earlier this summer. The new revamped statue is melt resistant and is built to last this time round. Read more...

Google releases I/O application on Google Play

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:55:59 +0000

Google's I/O conference so the company has released a new I/O on Google Play and is optimized to work phones and tablets alike. The application will support Froyo devices onwards. Read more...

India (finally) launches "world's cheapest tablet"

Andy Weir — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:50:31 +0000

With its heritage dating back to an unfulfilled promise in 2009, many thought India's ultra-cheap tablet would never materialise - but it's officially launched today. So how much tablet does $35 buy? Read more...

Netflix now working on most Android-based phones

John Callaham — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:08:36 +0000

Netflix issued a new update for its free Android-based app on Friday that should allow the majority of Android phones to access the streaming video service. Read more...

Android bug playing Russian Roulette with text messages

Matthew Jones — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:17:19 +0000

Android users are fuming over a bug in Google's mobile OS that causes SMS messages to be sent to contacts other than the one chosen, or even to an entirely random contact. To make matters worse,... Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Tab announced

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:42:19 +0000

Samsung has finally lifted the curtain on their Samsung Galaxy Tab. This small, 7-inch tablet runs Android 2.2 and will be a very strong competitor to the iPad. The small handheld tablet comes loaded with... Read more...

Verizon crippling Droid features in Froyo update

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:45:21 +0000

Last week Neowin reported that Verizon had posted the instructions to update your Droid to the latest Android OS, Android 2.2 Froyo. With that update InformationWeek points out that Verizon will be disabling a couple... Read more...

EVO 4Gs start getting 'Froyo' updates over the air

Brody McKee — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:00:59 +0000

Android 2.2 (Froyo) is officially rolling out for EVO 4G owners, and it’s even a little early. Engadget is reporting that users have begun getting the updates a few hours prior to the promised 3... Read more...

Verizon posts Froyo update instructions for the Droid

Brad Sams — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:57:54 +0000

The original Droid by Motorola created a lot of waves when it first hit last fall. It represented a new strategy for Verizon and the beginning of a new marketing campaign. When the phone... Read more...

HTC Desire to get Froyo starting in Europe this weekend

Brody McKee — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:05:19 +0000

Neowin reported yesterday that the HTC Desire Froyo update was imminent, now, it has been announced that European owners of unlocked HTC’s Desire will soon be receiving Android 2.2 (Froyo). This follows reports of some... Read more...

Froyo for HTC Desire imminent

Owen Williams — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:14:21 +0000

Over on Twitter, it looks like one of the directors of HTC Europe has outed the Froyo update for the HTC Desire. HTC has been relatively tight lipped about the update, and only just announced... Read more...

Who put Gingerbread in my Froyo: Android 3.0 might already be in the wild

Brian Donohue — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:41:35 +0000

Curiously, potential evidence has been uncovered regarding Android 3.0 (codenamed Gingerbread). Although most of the Android world is still awaiting an update to version 2.2 of Google's mobile operating system, the folks over at Phandroid... Read more...

Nexus One has latest Froyo, So will other recent HTC devices

Brian Donohue — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:44:12 +0000

It's official. Yesterday after users had reported receiving OTA updates to their Nexus One devices, Google has confirmed that Froyo is out. Engadget originally reported that users on AT&T were getting the latest stable Froyo... Read more...

Android 2.2 (Froyo) source code released

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:54:05 +0000

In celebration of Verizon's Droid X launch, Google has announced the immediate availability of the Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) source code. Since a few days after Google's I/O developers conference back in May, Nexus One... Read more...

Google: Froyo on its way shortly

Owen Williams — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:24:16 +0000

Android Police report that according to Google the official final release of Froyo isn't too far off - following a recent build that appeared out of Google - FRF72, the latest known official build. With the... Read more...

Google announces Android 2.2 â€œFroyoâ€

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:07:44 +0000

Google announced today at their Google I/O keynote, that Android 2.2 “Froyo” will be available soon, and are releasing the SDK revision 4 to developers. Android 2.2 promises to improve speed, API and services, browser and... Read more...

Android 2.2 shows a 450% speed boost over 2.1

Benjamin Rubenstein — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:48:01 +0000

It seems like each day brings us a small step closer to the inevitable launch of Google's next iteration of their mobile operating system, Android 2.2 (aka Froyo). Just yesterday, we reported what seems to... Read more...

First image of Android 2.2 (Froyo) spotted

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:20:01 +0000

AndroidGuys has posted a picture of what appears to be the next update to Google's Android operating system (see below). Codenamed Froyo, the update will be verison 2.2 and is set to be unveiled at... Read more...

Flash 10.1 Android beta coming at Google I/O; Froyo too?

Benjamin Rubenstein — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:20:02 +0000

As pointed out by AndroidGuys, Kevin Lynch, CTO of Adobe, has posted a statement on his blog regarding Steve Jobs' attack on the Adobe brand. In it, he reveals something that was previously only known... Read more...

Google confirms Flash support for Android 2.2

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:12:01 +0000

In a blog post on The New York Times, Brad Stone says that VP of engineering at Google, Andy Rubin, has confirmed that the next versions of Android will support Adobe's Flash 10.1 platform. It... Read more...