With the early edition of Android 2.0 - the next version of the Google's Android smartphones' software - now made available for developers, there are revelations galore about the features of the forthcoming OS.

Codenamed "Donut," the released code is still a 'highly unstable' version of Android 2.0, which the company has released for the developers to enable them to test it as well as build applications for it.

Though Google has not made any formal announcement about the features of Android 2.0, a somewhat fractional list has been unofficially compiled by those who have combed through the new software and its documentation.

Equipped with the Android Search - a 'universal' search tool akin to Google Desktop Search, the new Android version includes multi-touch support with gesture control, enabling users to perform different actions by simultaneously touching the screen in several places.

The Android 2.0 also includes a homescreen widget allowing users to easily turn on or off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the GPS; along with helping them set the level of the backlight. Other features include automated backups; a new camera app; and highly improved performance - and more features would likely be revealed in the coming days!

Though both Sprint and Verizon are expected to release smartphones running the Android 2.0 operating system this year, the official date for the same is yet to be announced!