These devices need not just maintenance or advanced settings, but it never hurts to have some useful resources to facilitate their use. Just do not forget the diversification of mobile operating system and versions of Android, it begins to have compatibility issues associated with applications or even hardware.
To inquire about the version of the operating system that has a specific device, you just have to display the list of applications. In the section settings within About phone, you should select software information. On this screen you will find information on everything related to the software, including firmware version.
For reference, here is a list of the different versions of Android that can be found in the terminal:
• Android Cupcake 1.5 or (April 2009). Based on Linux kernel 2.6.27, with improvements in the multimedia (video recording or uploading videos to YouTube or photos to Picasa) and connectivity (eg Bluetooth headset connection).
• Android 1.6 or Donut (September 2009). Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.29, included improvements to Market, voice search, support for WVGA displays and increased speed.
• Android 2.0/2.1 or Eclair (October 2009). Based on kernel 2.6.29, adds support for HTML5 and Exchange, Google maps improved, Bluetooth 2.1 or animated wallpapers.
• 2.2 or Froyo Android (May 2010). Based on Linux kernel 2.6.32, is characterized by increased speed, functionality and tethering and WiFi access point, automatic updates for Market and shared contacts via Bluetooth.
• Gingerbread Android-ad . Based on the 2.6.33 Linux kernel, is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2010. With it come the Android music store and streaming from the PC, along with an improved user interface.
Android requires a Google identity to make the most of the services and applications integration. It is precisely why it is difficult to make changes to an Android phone once set for the first time. So the fastest way to personalize a phone with this operating system is back to its original configuration, but always after making a backup of the content. Restoration happens to go to the menu Settings and then enter Privacy, where is the option to restore factory data.
In the same menu is the option to make a backup of the factory data, which, once activated, use the SD card to go keeping important information. That backup is vital, without going any further, when the card is inserted into a terminal in the process of resetting to its original settings, the system asks if you want to restore information from the SD card without the user having to worry about anything else.
