In Pictures: Android turns five - a look back

With the fifth anniversary of the Google Android operating system’s release quickly approaching, we look back on the platform’s rise from also-ran to market leader.

Froyo (2.2)

Froyo rolled out in May 2010. Among its most important features were Flash support, USB and Wi-Fi hotspot capabilities, and several performance enhancements, including just-in-time compilation.

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