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{{short description|Seventh version of the Android operating system}}
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| name = Android Gingerbread
| name = Android Gingerbread
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| collapsible = yes
| logo = Android Gingerbread Logo.png
| logo = Android Gingerbread Logo.png
| logo size = 85px
| logo size = 85px
| screenshot = Android screenshot.png
| screenshot = Android screenshot.png
| caption = Android 2.3.7 on an Android SDK emulator.
| caption = Android 2.3.7 on an Android SDK emulator
| screenshot_size = 250px
| screenshot_size = 250px
| version of = [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| version of = [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| developer = [[Google]]
| developer = [[Google]]
| discontinued = yes
| discontinued = yes
| released = {{start date and age|2010|12|06}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2010/12/android-23-platform-and-updated-sdk.html|title=Android 2.3 Platform and Updated SDK Tools}}</ref>
| released = {{start date and age|2010|12|06}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2010/12/android-23-platform-and-updated-sdk.html|title=Android 2.3 Platform and Updated SDK Tools|access-date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519175728/https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2010/12/android-23-platform-and-updated-sdk.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| latest release version = 2.3.7_r1 (GWK74)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/refs/tags/android-2.3.7_r1 |title=Android Source |website=Google Git}}</ref>
| latest release version = 2.3.7_r1 (GWK74)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/refs/tags/android-2.3.7_r1 |title=Android Source |website=Google Git |access-date=May 27, 2021 |archive-date=May 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527030505/https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/refs/tags/android-2.3.7_r1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| latest release date = {{start date and age|2011|09|21}}
| latest release date = {{start date and age|2011|09|21}}
| kernel type = [[Monolithic Kernel]] ([[Linux Kernel]])
| kernel type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]])
| preceded by = [[Android Froyo|Android 2.2.3 "Froyo"]]
| preceded by = [[Android Froyo|Android 2.2.3 "Froyo"]]
| succeeded by = [[Android Honeycomb|Android 3.0 "Honeycomb"]] (tablets) <br/> [[Android Ice Cream Sandwich|Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"]] (smartphones)
| succeeded by = [[Android Honeycomb|Android 3.0 "Honeycomb"]] (tablets) <br/> [[Android Ice Cream Sandwich|Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"]] (smartphones)
| website = {{Official URL}}
| website = {{URL|https://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-2.3-highlights.html}}
| support_status = Unsupported since November 14, 2016 <br> Google Play Services support dropped since January 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enepsters.com/2016/11/google-drop-support-android-2-3-gingerbread/|title=Google to drop the support from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices|date=November 22, 2016|access-date=August 27, 2022|archive-date=August 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827145424/https://www.enepsters.com/2016/11/google-drop-support-android-2-3-gingerbread/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| support_status = Unsupported
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'''Android 2.3 Gingerbread''' is the seventh version of Android, a codename of the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] [[mobile operating system]] developed by [[Google]] and released in December 2010, for versions that are no longer supported. The Gingerbread release introduced support for [[near field communication]] (NFC)—used in mobile payment solutions—and [[Session Initiation Protocol]] (SIP)—used in [[VoIP]] internet telephones.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cnet.com/news/whats-new-in-googles-android-2-3-gingerbread/|title = What's new in Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread?|date = December 7, 2010|access-date = September 3, 2015|website = CNET|last = Graham|first = Flora}}</ref> The first phone with Android Gingerbread was the [[Nexus S]]
'''Android 2.3 Gingerbread''' is the seventh version of Android, a version of the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] [[mobile operating system]] developed by [[Google]] and released in December 2010.


==Version==
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Gingerbread's user interface was refined in many ways, making it easier to master, faster to use, and more power-efficient. A simplified color scheme with a black background gave vividness and contrast to the notification bar, menus, and other user interface components. Improvements in menus and settings resulted in easier navigation and system control.
The Gingerbread release introduced support for [[near field communication]] (NFC)—used in mobile payment solutions—and [[Session Initiation Protocol]] (SIP)—used in [[VoIP]] internet telephones.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cnet.com/news/whats-new-in-googles-android-2-3-gingerbread/|title = What's new in Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread?|date = December 7, 2010|access-date = September 3, 2015|website = CNET|last = Graham|first = Flora|archive-date = August 11, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180811032308/https://www.cnet.com/news/whats-new-in-googles-android-2-3-gingerbread/|url-status = live}}</ref> The first phone with Android Gingerbread was the [[Nexus S]].


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Gingerbread's user interface was refined, making it easier to master, faster to use, and more power-efficient. A simplified color scheme with a black background gave vividness and contrast to the notification bar, menus, and other user interface components. Improvements in menus and settings resulted in easier navigation and system control.
The [[Nexus&nbsp;S]] smartphone, released in December 2010, was the first phone from the [[Google Nexus]] line that ran Gingerbread, and also the first one from the line with built-in NFC functionality.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.engadget.com/2010/11/15/the-nexus-s-a-closer-look/|title = The Nexus S: a closer look|date = November 15, 2010|access-date = September 3, 2015|website = Engadget|last = Hollister|first = Sean}}</ref>


As of the 27th of September 2021, Google no longer allows sign-in on Android devices that run Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread or lower. Now requiring Android 3.0 (on tablets) or 4.0 (phone and tablets) to login.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://support.google.com/android/thread/118703101/sign-in-on-android-devices-running-android-2-3-7-or-lower-will-not-be-allowed-starting-september-27?hl=en|title = Sign-in on Android devices running Android 2.3.7 or lower will not be allowed starting September 27|date = July 26, 2021|access-date = August 2, 2021|website = Google|last = Pollack|first = Zak}}</ref>
The [[Nexus&nbsp;S]] smartphone, released in December 2010, was the first phone from the [[Google Nexus]] line that ran Gingerbread, and also the first one from the line with built-in NFC functionality.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.engadget.com/2010/11/15/the-nexus-s-a-closer-look/|title = The Nexus S: a closer look|date = November 15, 2010|access-date = September 3, 2015|website = Engadget|last = Hollister|first = Sean|archive-date = April 22, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190422135922/https://www.engadget.com/2010/11/15/the-nexus-s-a-closer-look/|url-status = live}}</ref>


{{As of|2020|4}}, statistics issued by Google indicate that 0.2% of all Android devices accessing Google Play run Gingerbread.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html|title=Distribution dashboard|website=Android Developers|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>
{{As of|2022|10}}, statistics issued by Google indicate that 0.11% of all Android devices accessing Google Play were running on Gingerbread.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html|title=Distribution dashboard|website=Android Developers|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501192418/https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Google ceased sign-in support for Gingerbread on September 27, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pollack |first=Zak |date=July 26, 2021 |title=Sign-in on Android devices running Android 2.3.7 or lower will not be allowed starting September 27 |url=https://support.google.com/android/thread/118703101/sign-in-on-android-devices-running-android-2-3-7-or-lower-will-not-be-allowed-starting-september-27?hl=en |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=Google |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429084221/https://support.google.com/android/thread/118703101/sign-in-on-android-devices-running-android-2-3-7-or-lower-will-not-be-allowed-starting-september-27?hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Features ==
== Features ==
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New features introduced by Gingerbread include the following:
New features introduced by Gingerbread include the following:


* Updated user interface design, providing increased ease-of-use and efficiency.
* Updated user interface design, providing increased ease of use and efficiency.
* Support for extra-large screen sizes and resolutions ([[WXGA (graphics)|WXGA]] and higher).
* Support for extra-large screen sizes and resolutions ([[WXGA (graphics)|WXGA]] and higher).
* Native support for SIP VoIP internet telephones.
* Native support for SIP VoIP internet telephones.
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* Native support for more sensors (such as gyroscopes and barometers).
* Native support for more sensors (such as gyroscopes and barometers).
* The first Android easter egg, which depicts the Android mascot standing beside a zombified gingerbread man in a field of other zombies talking on cell phones, presumably Android smartphones.
* The first Android easter egg, which depicts the Android mascot standing beside a zombified gingerbread man in a field of other zombies talking on cell phones, presumably Android smartphones.
* Improved speed over [[Android Froyo|Froyo]] due to system updates.


[[File:Android Gingerbread Easter eggs.jpg|thumb|Three modern phones showing Android Gingerbread's Easter Egg image]]
[[File:Android Gingerbread Easter eggs.jpg|thumb|Three modern phones showing Android Gingerbread's Easter Egg image]]
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Latest revision as of 17:45, 5 January 2025

Android Gingerbread
Version of the Android operating system
Android 2.3.7 on an Android SDK emulator
DeveloperGoogle
Initial releaseDecember 6, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-06)[1]
Final release2.3.7_r1 (GWK74)[2] / September 21, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-21)
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Preceded byAndroid 2.2.3 "Froyo"
Succeeded byAndroid 3.0 "Honeycomb" (tablets)
Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (smartphones)
Official websitedeveloper.android.com/about/versions/android-2.3-highlights.html Edit this at Wikidata
Support status
Unsupported since November 14, 2016
Google Play Services support dropped since January 2017[3]

Android 2.3 Gingerbread is the seventh version of Android, a version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google and released in December 2010.

Version

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The Gingerbread release introduced support for near field communication (NFC)—used in mobile payment solutions—and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)—used in VoIP internet telephones.[4] The first phone with Android Gingerbread was the Nexus S.

Gingerbread's user interface was refined, making it easier to master, faster to use, and more power-efficient. A simplified color scheme with a black background gave vividness and contrast to the notification bar, menus, and other user interface components. Improvements in menus and settings resulted in easier navigation and system control.

The Nexus S smartphone, released in December 2010, was the first phone from the Google Nexus line that ran Gingerbread, and also the first one from the line with built-in NFC functionality.[5]

As of October 2022, statistics issued by Google indicate that 0.11% of all Android devices accessing Google Play were running on Gingerbread.[6] Google ceased sign-in support for Gingerbread on September 27, 2021.[7]

Features

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See also: Android version history § Android 2.3 Gingerbread

New features introduced by Gingerbread include the following:

  • Updated user interface design, providing increased ease of use and efficiency.
  • Support for extra-large screen sizes and resolutions (WXGA and higher).
  • Native support for SIP VoIP internet telephones.
  • Improved text input using the virtual keyboard, with improved accuracy, better text suggestions, and voice input capability.
  • Enhanced copy/paste functionality, allowing users to select a word by press-holding, copying, and pasting.
  • Support for Near Field Communication (NFC), allowing the user to read NFC tags embedded in posters, stickers, or advertisements.
  • New audio effects such as reverb, equalization, headphone virtualization, and bass boost.
  • New Download Manager, giving users easy access to any file downloaded from the browser, email, or another application.
  • Support for multiple cameras on the device, including a front-facing camera, if available.
  • Support for WebM/VP8 video playback, and AAC audio encoding.
  • Improved power management, including more active management of power-consuming applications.
  • Enhanced support for native code development.
  • A switch from YAFFS to ext4 file system on newer devices.
  • Audio, graphical, and input enhancements for game developers.
  • Concurrent garbage collection for increased performance.
  • Native support for more sensors (such as gyroscopes and barometers).
  • The first Android easter egg, which depicts the Android mascot standing beside a zombified gingerbread man in a field of other zombies talking on cell phones, presumably Android smartphones.
  • Improved speed over Froyo due to system updates.
Three modern phones showing Android Gingerbread's Easter Egg image

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Android 2.3 Platform and Updated SDK Tools". Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Android Source". Google Git. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Google to drop the support from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices". November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Graham, Flora (December 7, 2010). "What's new in Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread?". CNET. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Hollister, Sean (November 15, 2010). "The Nexus S: a closer look". Engadget. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Distribution dashboard". Android Developers. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  7. ^ Pollack, Zak (July 26, 2021). "Sign-in on Android devices running Android 2.3.7 or lower will not be allowed starting September 27". Google. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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