Zygote
API 7 · ECLAIR_MR1

Android 2.1 Eclair

Nexus One launch

released
2010-01-12
runtime
Dalvik
design
pre-Holo
status
stable

What shipped

  • Nexus One launch
  • Voice-to-text everywhere
  • Live wallpapers improved
  • Cube 3D app drawer

What developers had to deal with

  • New widget and wallpaper APIs
  • New speech APIs

Where this sits

Release 7 of 37 API levels, by date
Headline features
4
Architecture changes
0
Developer changes
2
Sources cited
2

Kernel

This release shipped on Linux kernel versions 2.6.29. Kernel versions vary by device.