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Android 2.3 Gingerbread is the seventh version of Android, a version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google and released in December 2010.

• Version

• Features

• See also

• References

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The Android Gingerbread release introduced support for near field communication (NFC)—used in mobile payment solutions—and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)—used in VoIP internet telephones.cite-ref-4[4] The first phone with Android Gingerbread was the Nexus S.

Android Gingerbread's user interface was refined, making it easier to master, faster to use, and more power-efficient. A simplified color scheme with a black background gave vividness and contrast to the notification bar, menus, and other user interface components. Improvements in menus and settings resulted in easier navigation and system control.

The Nexus S smartphone, released in December 2010, was the first phone from the Google Nexus line that ran Gingerbread, and also the first one from the line with built-in NFC functionality.cite-ref-5[5]

As of October 2022, statistics issued by Google indicate that 0.11% of all Android devices accessing Google Play were running on Gingerbread.cite-ref-6[6] Google ceased sign-in support for Android 2.3.7 and older on September 27, 2021, requiring to upgrade the Google Account Manager version to at least version 4.1.2.cite-ref-7[7]

New features introduced by Gingerbread include the following:

• Updated user interface design, providing increased ease of use and efficiency.

• Support for extra-large screen sizes and resolutions (WXGA and higher).

• Native support for SIP VoIP internet telephones.

• Improved text input using the virtual keyboard, with improved accuracy, better text suggestions, and voice input capability.

• Enhanced copy/paste functionality, allowing users to select a word by press-holding, copying, and pasting.

• Support for Near Field Communication (NFC), allowing the user to read NFC tags embedded in posters, stickers, or advertisements.

• New audio effects such as reverb, equalization, headphone virtualization, and bass boost.

• New Download Manager, giving users easy access to any file downloaded from the browser, email, or another application.

• Support for multiple cameras on the device, including a front-facing camera, if available.

• Support for WebM/VP8 video playback, and AAC audio encoding.

• Improved power management, including more active management of power-consuming applications.

• Enhanced support for native code development.

• A switch from YAFFS to ext4 file system on newer devices.

• Audio, graphical, and input enhancements for game developers.

• Concurrent garbage collection for increased performance.

• Native support for more sensors (such as gyroscopes and barometers).

• The first Android easter egg, which depicts the Android mascot standing beside a zombified gingerbread man in a field of other zombies talking on cell phones, presumably Android smartphones.

• Improved speed over Froyo due to system updates.

• Android version history

• iOS 4

• Mac OS X Snow Leopard

• Windows Phone 7

• Windows 7

cite-note-11. "Android 2.3 Platform and Updated SDK Tools". Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

cite-note-22. "Android Source". Google Git. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

cite-note-33. "Google to drop the support from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices". November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

cite-note-44. ↑ citerefgraham2010Graham, Flora (December 7, 2010). "What's new in Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread?". CNET. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

cite-note-55. ↑ citerefhollister2010Hollister, Sean (November 15, 2010). "The Nexus S: a closer look". Engadget. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2015.

cite-note-66. ↑ "Distribution dashboard". Android Developers. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

cite-note-77. ↑ citerefpollack2021Pollack, Zak (July 26, 2021). "Sign-in on Android devices running Android 2.3.7 or lower will not be allowed starting September 27". Google. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

• Media related to Android Gingerbread at Wikimedia Commons

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