Comments on: Android 1.5 (Cupcake) Arrives For Dev Phones

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:44:09 +0000

I have updated my T-Mobile G1 with the 1.5 Firmware and new radio and it runs great, very stable. It fixes alot of issues I had with the phone like, unstable battery charging and auto rotate. And of course the on screen keyboard works great, but I also like the layout and menu changes.

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By: GioCal

GioCal — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:55:34 +0000

WOW check out this HUGE Cupcake delivered to Google HQ: http://bit.ly/HPgs

By: mjrtom

mjrtom — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:33:22 +0000

i dont think they’re necessarily telling us that they made a mistake with the pull-out keyboard, but rather they show that they listen to the masses. i really like the physical keyboard (like many others), but i do think that an on screen is a good addition.

By: uhe04

uhe04 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:16:28 +0000

Finally the G1 will be getting the Cupcake! Well let’s not get too happy until we see it! Another thing to show that the G1 is superior to the iPhone.

So will it just appear as an update on our phones? In the status bar? On any particular day?

It sounds good but I think the on screen keyboard is unnecessary. It’s like google telling us they made a mistake with our pull-out keyboard, which I like. But I do hope we get this update in early May.

By: Jake E

Jake E — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:13:57 +0000

I’m on AT&T as well, and just finished updating my phone. You do NOT need to be on T-Mobile to get the update, since the dev phones don’t update over the air. You’ll have to flash it yourself.

Thankfully HTC provides the files you need to flash, minus adb.exe. You can get that from the android SDK though.

http://www.htc.com/www/support/android/adp.html

By: Grey T

Grey T — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:37:22 +0000

Question.
I have a dev phone but I am on AT&T instead of TMobile. Should I try to get the update now or wait ’til mid May? Also, will I be able to get the update on my phone without being on TMobile’s network?

By: Bflame7

Bflame7 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:50:54 +0000

I seriously hope that this information is true about cupcake coming it early may they did say that we were supposed to get it sometime in april but it is april 27th so obviously we are not getting it this month who knows maybe we will get it in may.

By: Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:57:22 +0000

@Ted – not a big deal buddy. Apologies for missing the initial credit. Just glad we could clear that up and get on the same page :)

I agree Phil, widgets FTW!

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:28:10 +0000

Ugh… sorry… I guess I wasn’t in a good mood… sorry about that Rob… Sorry again… :(

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:07:11 +0000

This is great news!

Also, as a side note, Rob will be the first to give credit when credit is due, and if he didn’t, it was simply a mistake.

Also a side note, phandroid and sometimes tmonews is the only site I check now for Android news. Dunno why that’s important haha.

But more importantly, yay cupcake! But will it really be early May? MAYbe. Hopefully. Bring on the widgets!

By: Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:02:32 +0000

@Ted – it wasn’t intentional. I was juggling “tips” about all the HTC Magic launches in all these different countries and slipped up. I’m happy to correct errors when I make them but I wish you would give me the benefit the doubt and assume it was a mistake instead of purposeful omission. Check the bottom of the article now and let me know if you want you “thank you” line changed or a link added for you!

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:55:37 +0000

WTH!!… I sent you a link to that freakin website (http://telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/en/655712) and I dont even get a thanks!… you people sure know how to piss off a guy!…