Google rolled out the Android 2.0 SDK to developers today, just a day before the announcement of the first Android 2.0 phone, the Motorola Droid for Verizon.
Here are some of the highlights of the new OS:
Email and contact syncing with multiple accounts, from multiple sources.
Microsoft Exchange syncing support.
A combined inbox for multiple email accounts (yay!)
Quick Connect, which lets you tap on a contact photo and choose to call, SMS or email someone (shown at left).
Lots of camera improvements: flash, digital zoom, scenes, white balance, color effects, and macro mode.
A better virtual keyboard with better word completion
Three-point multitouch support
Browser improvements: visual thumbnail bookmarks, a tappable address bar, double-tap zooming, and HTML5
Bluetooth 2.1 with peer-to-peer connectivity and Phonebook Access Profile
Support for different screen sizes
Google has a full rundown of the new OS features over at its Web site. Some of these features (such as Exchange support) are things that manufacturers have been putting into their own devices; some (such as a better camera app) have been desperately needed for a while. It'll be interesting to see whether this makes the stock Google Android experience on the Motorola Droid as punchy and effective as, say, HTC Sense on the HTC Hero.
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