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Here's What Android 2.0 Looks Like

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Even though Android 1.6 has just been pushed out to Google Experience phones in the last few weeks, we’re already getting our first look at version 2.0. The as yet unannounced Android 2.0, or Éclair, not only adds new features, but tweaks the UI as well.

The new version has added native Exchange, Youtube, and Facebook support. With Facebook integration, users can import contact data from their friends list. The Browser has reportedly been much improved; rivaling the iPhone 3GS in rendering speed. Google has even added a unified email inbox. Google Maps has been totally updated, adding support for Layers. Finally, there’s a new “Car Home” with big buttons for things you might want to use when driving.

This is still an early build, but it gives us a real sense where the OS is going. If there’s one way to describe what Google has done in this revision, it would be “more polish”. From the browser to the contact list, everything looks more well thought out and functional. The firmware appears to be running on the mysterious Motorola Droid. The phone has been reported as being a Google Experience phone, so everyone seems ready to believe this is stock Android 2.0. So, how do the screens strike you?

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avatarcan you hear me now?

for the love of pete, can the ringer volume be fixed??? Other than that, I'm pretty satisfied with my G1.

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avatarlooks good

I am very underwhelmed with my g1, but I see a lot of potential for the platform.  Hopefully this will be a big step forward

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avatarFanboy...

Yea, he's an apple fanboy at heart and should resign..........8)

 

Oh, and I love Android!

2.0 is looking great, let's just hope they get some phones with more CPU power to match!

 

 

 

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avatarWill Smith has an iPhone

(meant as a reply to the comment below mine...but something went wrong) 

 

Didn't Will Smith just replace his iPhone a couple of months ago--with another iPhone?  Or did I miss something?

 

iPhone doesn't run Android, btw.

 

But the G1 does.  I've got one and I love it! 

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avatarI wasn't trying to imply

 

Does anyone at MaximumPC, except the traitor, Will Smith, have Android for their smartphone?

I wasn't trying to imply that Will Smith's iPhone somehow ran Android, no. I was implying that Will Smith was a traitor to us all because he doesn't use an android phone, rather he uses the iPhone.

 

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avatarSexy UI.... Does anyone at

Sexy UI.... Does anyone at MaximumPC, except the traitor, Will Smith, have Android for their smartphone?

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