Google released the preview of the SDK for the next version of the Android platform.
The announcement come with a list of changes that Android 1.5 will bring. Some example are:
- Animated window transitions (off by default);
- Faster Camera start-up and image capture;
- Much faster acquisition of GPS location (powered by SUPL AGPS);
- Speedier GMail conversation list scrolling;
- Updated browser with latest Webkit browser & Squirrelfish Javascript engines.
Of course on the announcement Google is warning that this version of the Android 1.5 SDK is just a preview and therefore some aspects may change before the final release expected to be available around the end of this month.
Links
Google’s announcement: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/04/getting-ready-for-android-15.html;
Android 1.5 list of changes: http://developer.android.com/sdk/preview/features.html.
