India, Dec. 4 -- Typically, Android updates are released throughout the year on a fixed schedule, but this release is a bit of an exception. In addition to being released much earlier than most users anticipated, Android Version 16 QPR2 contains new features, has an improved user interface with a cleaner look and feel, and is more secure. As it is also Google's first release of their minor Software Development Kit (SDK), it provides developers with access to new Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) much quicker than if they had to wait for an annual update, while at the same time providing users with immediate access to enhancements, rather than waiting for the next major software release.

This new minor SDK model allows Android to ...