Since yesterday the announced Tizen SDK 2.2 beta available for download. The beta should only be installed if the innovation is inevitable for the development or you are a little more adventurous. The final version is expected in mid of the month
SDK Binaries
SDK InstallManager: http://download.tizen.org/sdk/InstallManager/tizen-sdk-2.2b/
SDK Image: http://download.tizen.org/sdk/sdk-images/2.2b/
Device (RD-PQ) Binaries:
RD-PQ System Image: http://download.tizen.org/releases/system/Tizen_RD-PQ_System_20130626_1.tar
RD-PQ Reference: http://download.tizen.org/releases/2.2b/RD-PQ-REF/tizen-2.2_20130701.5_RD-PQ-REF.tar.gz
Installation:
- Download and Install Manager Image
- Run Install Manager
- Advanced select -> SDK Image -> Browse -> Select Image SDK Package
- Then as usual
How to get the latest firmware to be RD PQ we have already here explained.
Innovations
Webframework:
- Support für Hardware Tasten und Auto-Orientation Change
- New event: appwidgetready (important for dynamic boxes)
- New elements for the config.xml: <tizen:content-security-policy>, <tizen:content-security-policy-report-only>, <tizen:allow-navigation>, <tizen: metadata>, <tizen:setting hwkey-event>, and <tizen:box-size use-decoration>
- Extension of the Tizen Web API
- SystemInfo: SystemInfoProfile, buildVersion, isAutoRotation
- Bluetooth: setChangeListener, unsetChangeListener, onstatechanged, onnamechanged, onvisibilitychanged
- Application: (probably interesting for hybrid apps) ApplicationMetaData
- WebSetting: WebSettingObject, WebSettingManager (own User Agent for WebApps possible)
- Notification: ledColor, ledOnPeriod, ledOffPeriod (Notification-LED lässt sich damit ansteuern)
Native Framework:
- Tizen::App: API default selection added
- Tizen :: Media: SeekVideoKeyFrameCloseTo () method searches for the next playback position to the next key frame
- Tizen::Security:
- Secure Element: Supports SIM-card and other embedded security elements
- Global: Security policies renewed
- Smack: Number removed to rules, improved mapping Smack native and Web privileges
- Tizen::Shell:
- Dynamic Box: Unterstützt Homescreen customization
- Notification: Unterstützt Hardware Notification (LED)
- Tizen::Social
- Address Book: Support for storing application launch and data categories
- Tizen::System
- SystemInfo: http://tizen.org/system/platform.processor und http://tizen.org/system/platform.communication_processor keys hinzugefügt
- Tizen::Ui
- UX Update: Black Theme now default theme, height of the header and footer reduced, other small UI changes
- Touch effect: Support for predefined effects
- Indicator: Status bar can now be via FORM_STYLE_LANDSCAPE_INDICATOR_AUTO_HIDE in landscape mode automatically hide
- Physical key support: hardware buttons for Back and Menu are now supported.
- Controlling effect sounds: Via API can be turned off or the effect sound
- Controls: New Styles for FastScroll, so can a Fast scroll and fade out
- Accessibility and UI Focus: screen reader supports English, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Korean
The full release note there here read.
