The name Froyo is short for frozen yogurt.

Google ceased sign-in support with a Google account for Android Froyo to Android Gingerbread on September 27, 2021.

[4] One of the most prominent changes in the Froyo release was USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality.

[5] Other changes include support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service, enabling push notifications, additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation[6] and displayed within applications as top-of-the-screen banners.

New features introduced by Froyo include the following: