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You can get your first taste of Gingerbread through Google Maps version 4.6

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By Alex I.

Updated: Nov 04, 2010, 12:51 PM

Android

You can get your first taste of Gingerbread through Google Maps version 4.6

A few days ago we told you all you need to know about the new features in the Google Maps 4.6 update, but it seems that the application contains a subtle hint to what we can expect with Android 2.3, widely believed to be Gingerbread.

According to Freenode IRC member canadiancow, Google Maps 4.6 has a few icons and UI styling for Android's API level 9 that are indentified with Android 2.3. Just to illustrate, Froyo, being Android 2.2, is correspondent to API level 8, while Donut (Android 1.6) is corespondent to API level 4.

canadiancow decided to change the build.prop file and managed to unveil the new UI styling of Android 2.3. You can see on the pictures below the difference between the two (left – Gingerbread, right – Froyo).

This is a little bit like the Cow Level of Blizzard's Diablo – not a big deal, but still nice to see and a first taste of the Gingerbread flavour. We hope we will see its full capabilities very, very soon.

source: Androidgynous via AndroidPolice

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Alex I. is a former technology news writer at PhoneArena. His content contribution took place between 2010-2011, and touched on various devices from the mobile tech industry, such as the iPhone 4s, HTC Sensation and LG Optimus Black.

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