The mobile industry is perhaps the only sector which has seen the greatest innovation in the smallest span of time. The life cycle of today’s world and societal expectations are based on “instant gratification”- we want everything to happen instantly. One system which will appeal to this “instantaneous” generation is the Android, it caters, almost exclusively to the demands of mobile users of this generation. In America, there are more mobile phones than people, go figure! All leading mobile manufacturers are trying to adopt the Android technology to compete in the market, as there it is projected there is at least 1 Mobile phone in every 10 meters of area in America. T-Mobile is way ahead in introducing phones with Android systems for example T-Mobile G1 and now G2. Samsung T-939 Behold 2 are now is hitting the market with the first Android powered smart phone known as the Garminfone.

How does the Android system work?
Android is not merely an operating system but an open source platform. It is free and only requires a permissive license.
Android includes all the applications such as email client, SMS program, maps, contacts, browser, calendar, and much more. These applications are converted into using one Java programming language.
Android offers the developers the opportunity to take advantage of the hardware, access location information, run background services, set alarms, add notifications to the status bar, and much much more!
What is exciting about 2.0 Android system in Mobile Phones?
The latest Android 2.0 introduces many new and exciting features for users and developers. Below is a small description of some of the features that this system provides:
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Developers and users can add multiple accounts for email and contact synchronization. It allows instant access to a contact’s information and communications modes.
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It supports the exchanging of emails and allows the browsing in one page from multiple accounts.
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It provides search facilities for all saved SMS and MMS messages and automatically deletes old messages after a defined limit of conversation gets over.
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This system is very effective and optimal in using the camera. It supports the various functions of camera such as built-in flash, digital zoom, scene mode, color effect, white balance and much more.
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The virtual keyboard makes it easier to find the correct keys/characters and ensures that pressed key does not miss the selected function while typing with two fingers.
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The smart dictionary automatically selects word usage and suggests contact names.
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The UI and URL bar allows to directly tap the address bar for quick search. There are Bookmarks with web page and thumbnails. It supports 5HTML web browsing, double tap zoom, Geolocation to provide location information, API support for client side database, Bluetooth 2.1 and much more.
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Apart from this the agenda view, it provides infinite scrolling, invites new guests to events and the attending status of each guest who is invited.
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It includes many new profiles such as new BT profiles, Object push profile and Phone book access profile.
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