MobileTechReview Forum, News and Reviews: Here Is Your Cupcake: T-Mobile Pushing Out the Android 1.5 to T-Mobile G1 Users

Starting today, T-Mobile is pushing out the much anticipated Google Android 1.5 software to its T-Mobile G1 users. Code named Cupcake, the Google Android 1.5 offers UI refinements, performance enhancements and a good number of new features. If you haven't received the notice for the new software, sit tight, it's coming!

Here are some of the highlights on the Google Android 1.5:

User interface refinements

Refinement of all core UI elements
Animated window transitions (off by default)
Accelerometer-based application rotations
UI polish for: In-call experience, Contacts, Call log, Favorites, SMS and MMS
UI enhancements for the web browser, Gmail, Calendar, E-mail, camera, and application management

Performance improvements

Faster Camera start-up and image capture
Much faster acquisition of GPS location (powered by SUPL AGPS)
Smoother page scrolling in Browser
Speedier GMail conversation list scrolling

New features

On-screen soft keyboard (works in both portrait and landscape orientation)
Support for user installation of 3rd party keyboards
User dictionary for custom words
Home screen with widgets
Video recording
Video playback (MPEG-4 & 3GP formats)
Stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP and AVCRP profiles)
Copy and paste in browser
Search within a page
New Linux kernel (version 2.6.27)
SD card filesystem auto-checking and repair
View Google Talk friends' status in Contacts, SMS, MMS, GMail, and Email applications
Batch actions such as archive, delete, and label on Gmail messages
Upload videos to Youtube
Upload photos on Picasa

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