Android Runtime roadmap

• Release Feature Date Status

• A8 Jelly Bean 4.2.2 Jun on time

  We are working to upgrade the Android Runtime from Android Gingerbread 2.3.3 to Jelly Bean 4.2.2. The goal is to support all current features and APIs available on the Android runtime today and evaluate new features and APIs for inclusion, such as fragments, embedded fragments and the animation framework.

• A8 HW Acceleration Jun on time

  Android applications built for API level 14 can now leverage hardware acceleration by default. This will improve the overall performance and smoothness of applications within the runtime.

• A8 Tooling update Jun on time

  Eclipse plug-in and command-line tools beta update. Support for the updated runtime and Eclipse Juno 4.2. Contains additional bug fixes.

• Release Feature Date Status

• A9 Altimeter Aug on time

  The Altimeter APIs provide sensor pressure readings, temperature readings, and current altitude.

• A9 Spellcheck Aug on time

  Text field support for spell checking and correction, and the ability to add words to the dictionary.

• A9 SurfaceTexture Aug on time

  Support for SurfaceTexture allows your app to capture an image stream as an OpenGL ES texture.

• A9 Tooling update Aug on time

  Eclipse Plug-in and command-line tools update. Contains additional bug fixes.

• Already released
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• A7 Contacts Support MAR landed

  In addition to adding contact information to a new or existing contact, contacts can be selected from the native BlackBerry 10 contacts application. Edits to contact information are synchronized between the Android Runtime and the native BlackBerry 10 contacts app.
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• A6 Keyboard Support Feb landed

  Support for the new 720x720 screen resolution and physical keyboard integration.