<s>
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
Gingerbread	B-Application
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
a	O
codename	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
versions	O
that	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
release	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
near	O
field	O
communication	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
—	O
used	O
in	O
mobile	O
payment	O
solutions	O
—	O
and	O
Session	B-Application
Initiation	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
(	O
SIP	O
)	O
—	O
used	O
in	O
VoIP	B-Application
internet	B-Application
telephones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
phone	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Gingerbread	I-Application
was	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gingerbread	B-Application
's	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
refined	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
master	O
,	O
faster	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
power-efficient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
S	O
smartphone	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
phone	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
line	O
that	O
ran	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
line	O
with	O
built-in	O
NFC	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
statistics	O
issued	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
indicate	O
that	O
0.11	O
%	O
of	O
all	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
accessing	O
Google	B-Application
Play	O
were	O
running	O
on	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
ceased	O
support	O
for	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
introduced	O
by	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
include	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Native	O
support	O
for	O
SIP	O
VoIP	B-Application
internet	B-Application
telephones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
WebM/VP8	O
video	O
playback	O
,	O
and	O
AAC	B-Application
audio	O
encoding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
switch	O
from	O
YAFFS	B-Application
to	O
ext4	B-Application
file	O
system	O
on	O
newer	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
easter	O
egg	O
,	O
which	O
depicts	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
mascot	O
standing	O
beside	O
a	O
zombified	O
gingerbread	B-Application
man	O
in	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
other	O
zombies	O
talking	O
on	O
cell	O
phones	O
,	O
presumably	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
speed	O
over	O
Froyo	B-Application
due	O
to	O
system	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
