[Video] Nexus One running Android Froyo 2.2; includes Flash 10.1

So we just got to have a nice look at Flash running on Android 2.2. Impressive yes, but what caught my eye was the new home-screen at the end of the video. So what is different between the two? Well for starters, the launcher, phone, and browser icons at the bottom of the screen. The launcher is a similar grid of squares just like you see in Android 2.1 on the Nexus, but next to it is a built-in phone shortcut as well as browser shortcut. This will allow you to have more icons/widgets on your home-screen. Additional space is always a win in my book.

What else is new? Well, we have a new launcher widget. As you can see in the middle of the screen there is a widget with the launcher icon and a little Android guy next to it. It says ‘To see all of your applications, touch the launcher icon’. Then if you look at the bottom right of that it says 1 of 6. I don’t know exactly what this means, but it looks exciting and fun to explore! Then at the top we have an updated Google Search widget. The difference here is a blue Google icon on the left side of the widget with an arrow pointing down. Usually the downward arrow means drop down menu or additional options, so we will have to wait and see what this ends up being. If I had to guess I would say adding additional options like Image, News, blogs, or possibly a ‘recent/history’ view. We are all super excited for Google I/O and we cannot wait to see what Google has in store for Android 2.2.

For all of those people that say they don’t need Flash within a browser, take a look at the video below. A couple of big question remain: will all most Android devices due this summer include the latest version of Android 2.2? Will the updates get pushed out to Droid and Nexus One owners right after Google’s I/O?

If not, hey, at least the updates soon enough to 2.2 gives us working Flash 10.1. Take that Apple.

[via YouTube]

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