1page.title=Welcome to Android 2home=true 3@jd:body 4<div style="float: right; width: 35%;"> 5<h3 style="padding-top: 0px;">News</h3> 6<p><b>Compatibility Definition for Android 2.3.3</b><br/> 7The Compatibility Definition Document for Android 2.3.3 has been published. 8Android 2.3 allows device manufacturers to use the Android source code to ship 9a significantly wider variety of devices, including devices with extra-large 10screens, such as tablets. Android 2.3.3 adds enhanced Near-Field 11Communications support to the Android APIs. For more information, <a 12href="{@docRoot}compatibility/index.html">visit the Compatibility page.</a> 13</p> 14<p><b>Source Code Available for Android 2.3</b><br/> 15The source code for the Android 2.3 platform and software stack has been 16released! This release allows OEMs to begin preparing Android 2.3 for 17installation on new and existing devices, and allows hobbyists, enthusiasts, 18and researchers to develop custom builds. For information on how to obtain the 19software, 20<a href="{@docRoot}source/download.html">visit our 'Getting the Source' page.</a> 21</p> 22</div> 23<img style="float: right; padding-right: 1.5em;" src="{@docRoot}images/home-bugdroid.png" alt="Android Mascot"/> 24<div style="font-size: 1.3em;"> 25 <p>Here you can find the information and source code you need to build an 26 Android-compatible device.</p> 27 <p>Android is an open-source software stack for mobile devices, and a 28 corresponding open-source project led by Google. We created Android in 29 response to our own experiences launching mobile apps. We wanted to make 30 sure that there was no central point of failure, so that no industry player 31 can restrict or control the innovations of any other. That's why we 32 created Android, and made its source code open.</p> 33 <p><a href="{@docRoot}about/index.html">Learn more »</a></p> 34</div> 35 36<div style="clear: both;"/> 37 38<table border="0" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr><td align="center" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 39<div class="rebox lil" style="float: left; width: 30%; margin: 1em;"> 40 <h2 style="color: white; background-color: #95C0D0; border: 0px;">Source</h2> 41 <div class="p"> 42 <p><img src="images/lil-wrench.png" alt="" style="margin: 1em; margin-bottom: 5em;"/> 43 If you're interested in contributing to the Android source code or helping 44 out with the open-source project, our Source pages have the information 45 you need.</p> 46 <p><a href="{@docRoot}source/index.html">Get Involved »</a></p> 47 </div> 48</div> 49 50<div class="rebox lil" style="float: left; width: 30%; margin: 1em;"> 51 <h2 style="color: white; background-color: #95C0D0; border: 0px;">Porting</h2> 52 <div class="p"> 53 <p><img src="images/lil-wrench.png" alt="" style="margin: 1em; margin-bottom: 5em;"/> 54 If you're an engineer building a device 55 intended to run the Android software stack, look at our Porting pages for 56 information and tips.</p> 57 <p><a href="{@docRoot}porting/index.html">Build a Device »</a></p> 58 </div> 59</div> 60 61<div class="rebox lil" style="float: left; width: 30%; margin: 1em;"> 62 <h2 style="color: white; background-color: #95C0D0; border: 0px;">Compatibility</h2> 63 <div class="p"> 64 <p><img src="images/lil-wrench.png" alt="" style="margin: 1em; margin-bottom: 5em;"/> 65 If you're an organization building an Android device, you'll want to check out our 66 Compatibility pages to find out how to take advantage of the benefits of 67 compatibility.</p> 68 <p><a href="{@docRoot}compatibility/index.html">Get Compatible »</a></p> 69 </div> 70</div> 71</td></tr></table> 72 73<div style="clear: both;"/> 74
