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Jan. 13, 2010

Mobile apps developers can now start working with many of the features that Google's Android operating system has to offer in the wireless and mobile segment.

Late yesterday, Google has finally released its long awaited SDK (Software Developers Kit) for Android. The newest release is called the 2.1 version.

Manufactured by mobile handset maker THK, the Google Nexus One is currently the only Android device running Android 2.1.

While the latest version of the Google Android OS doesn't offer any huge improvements over the previous 2.0 version (which is now running on the Motorola Droid) it will still empower developers to create unique animated wallpapers for the Nexus One, as well as other Android and MIDs (mobile Internet devices) once they've been updated to the 2.1 SDK.

Overall, Google's Nexus One smartphone has been the subject of considerable talk around the industry. The highly anticipated "Google Smartphone" was launched prior to the CES Show in Vegas, with Google simultaneously launching its own online retail site to exclusively sell its new (and largely advertised) phone.

According to the official Android Community blog, Android 2.1 "is a minor platform release deployable to Android-powered wireless handsets starting right now."

The release includes new API changes and bug fixes.

Since then, a flurry of complaints about Nexus One's 3G connectivity, as well as poor customer service, have surfaced on forums all around the Internet.

Yesterday, both Google and T-Mobile USA said that they were seriously looking into the issue. But we're still no news on that as of this morning, however.

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Source: Google.