The mobile application development scene has been one of frenzied activity since the inception of the Android OS and its slow and steady march towards general acceptance. The Android OS with its open source nature and state-of-the-art features is fast becoming popular among developers.

Google’s latest announcement about the Android 2.2 OS nicknamed Froyo had the wireless application development and more specifically the Android application development primed with anticipation. The modest estimates that had been thought of about the launch of this OS were smashed as Nexus One users across the globe were surprised with the new OS finding its way to their phones via OTA updates. As of now it is safe to presume that the OS update is a staggered roll out and therefore there might be a few crestfallen Nexus One users who haven’t received it yet. Users of Android on non-Google handsets will have to survive a little longer for this latest marvel of mobile application development to be made available to them. Verizon is due to roll out the 2.2 version of the Android OS on Droid handsets around June this year while HTC has made it clear that the updates will reach their handsets before the end of the year. The major issue with carriers is that they would have to first establish support and other prominent facilities for users and this would hinder an early update rollout. Android application development’s latest baby, Froyo is making waves already. It is touted to be way faster than the earlier OS and the “tethering” technique allows for longer battery life meaning that it’s an instant hit with the users.

Flash 10.1 should have been a part of the Froyo package but sadly it isn’t. While this means that Android phone users will have to wait for the Flash 10.1 version to be available individually it certainly isn’t a component that users can’t do without. The overall feedback for Froyo has been positive and as time elapses it is sure to gain wider acceptance.

The “Froyo” is the latest development from the stables of Android application development and signifies the amount of dynamism that the mobile application development and the wireless application development arena in general are prone to.