Google Android smart phone users have plenty to be happy about, it appears that the latest version of the open source mobile platform is ready and it will be launching by next month.
Andy Rubin and the team have been keeping a tight lid on the development of the new OS which got opened up accidentally a week ago when the trouble between Adobe and Apple hit a new rise. It turns out that Apple has finally pulled the plug on Adobe’s efforts and the Flash developer has decided to give up on supporting development for Apple products.
In order to re-establish Flash’s (and Adobe’s) strength as a web format, Google has formally declared that they will not only be supporting Flash, but the latest version of the Android OS will have native support for it as well.
Demonstrations of Flash running on the Android OS have been made recently, and despite one minor setback, it has been proven over and over again that Flash works and runs great on mobile phones and that Flash controls actually map pretty well on the touch screen layout.
Of course, there will be more to the new Android operating system then just having Flash and AIR support. According to recent reports, the new OS will also allow the smart phone to be used as a USB WiFi dongle. It has been a while since laptop users have been looking for a similar function that would allow them to go online using phone tethering. This new Android feature is certain to help out a lot of people who need net access on their other gadgets.
Google has also announced that it will be bringing free satellite navigation services to Android handsets. Supported systems will include all devices that use the Android 1.6 Donut and above.
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