Google I/O 2010: Android 2.2 to offer "two to five times speed increase" on existing hardware

Google’s now showing off the all-new JIT compiler it’s sticking into its imminent FroYo Android 2.2 update, claiming – and showing in a live demo to back it up – that it offers a stunning performance increase of up to FIVE TIMES when running Android apps.

Also, Google’s claiming a 2-3 time increase of speed in the Android browser, thanks to new efficiencies.

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Incredibly, it’s entirely compatible with all existing Android hardware. Hopefully there’ll be some sort of roll-out schedule for Android 2.2 announced shortly. Image via some random Twitter account.

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And tethering is now official on a “platform level” allowing your Android phone to become a portable hotspot – And Google’s showing the feature off by tether an iPad to it! Classy.

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  1. Mark

     /  May 20, 2010

    Glad I rooted my Hero, it means I will be getting custom 2.1 roms off the back of 2.1 official very soon, and 2.2 ROMS based off a hybrid 2.2 OS and 2.1 Sense soon after that…

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