Google releases Android 2.1 SDK

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One Week after Google released its first Android phone, Nexus One, the brain behind the phone, Android 2.1, is now released by Google.

Of course, being the SDK, it is targetting at the developers that write applications for Android based smartphone.  However, we as users of Android phones should be excited about it as well becuase it means better and sexier applications will be released by the developers who make use of the new SDK.

According to the Android Development Team:

Android 2.1 is a minor platform release deployable to Android-powered handsets starting in January 2010. This release includes new API changes and bug fixes. For information on changes, see the Framework API section.

For developers, the Android 2.1 platform is available as a downloadable component for the Android SDK. The downloadable platform includes a fully compliant Android library and system image, as well as a set of emulator skins, sample applications, and more. The downloadable platform includes no external libraries.

To get started developing or testing against the Android 2.1 platform, use the Android SDK and AVD Manager tool to download the platform into your Android SDK. For more information, see Adding SDK Components.

[via android-developer]