Wi-Fi hotspot provider Boingo Wireless is offering the Wi-Fi hotspot finder and
connection manager for Android smartphones.
Boingo Mobile currently is available for all Android smartphones,
including models running the latest version of the OS, Android 1.5.
Most Android smartphones include Wi-Fi, which the Boingo application
enhances by providing an automated way to connect. The
application automatically notifies users when they are in a Boingo
hotspot without needing to open the application, and connects to the
Boingo network with one-click. When in a hotspot, the Boingo application
will appear in the notification bar, and depending on phone settings,
will either vibrate or play a sound.
Boingo will continue to foster
innovation and update its application to provide new features providing
users even more benefits from the Boingo network and its locations, such
as hotspot location mapping.
"For the Android phones - and the entire growing smartphone market -
Wi-Fi is a key part of the user experience," said Jonathan Mendelson,
general manager of mobile and product management, Boingo Wireless. "With
the fast Boingo network, you can now do more on your Android phone with
faster uploads to YouTube and Picasa, quicker email downloads and a
better Web experience with Wi-Fi speeds, wherever you are in the world."
With the addition of the Android platform, Boingo adds to its
continuously growing list of supported mobile platforms and devices that
also includes Windows Mobile, Nokia/Symbian Series 60 and the Apple
iPhone and iPod Touch. The Boingo Android application works on current
Android phones and soon to be released Android smartphones. The Boingo
application is available in the Android Market, and at http://www.boingo.com/download.