Android v1.5 "Cupcake" Released. First Impressions

About an hour and a half ago, I was just about to fall asleep and then... "Bleep"... It was the G1. I thought it would be my brothers girlfriend who usually texts me to ask about him... He DOES have a phone Bee.... :)

But, it wasn't. Instead I was greeted with a notification that said an update has been found, would you like to download it, or something like that... Hell yeah! It was the eagerly awaited v1.5 "Cupcake" update.

So, I'll get down to the bit you all wanna know... What exactly does cupcake add to the operating system??? Let me tell you...

MMS

YouTube uploading

Video Capture & Playback

Auto Rotate UI

On Screen Keyboard with predictive text (similar to iPhone)

New, improved better looking visuals on drawer backgrounds and icons

Calendar widget

New folder options for created folders on the home screen

Animations when opening and closing windows

Much smoother UI

So far, after having a proper mess around with it, I'm really impressed with this update and it has improved my overall opinion of the OS... Good work Google! More updates like this one please... Christ knows what needs to be added now...

TBRE, Now With Android

Just a quick post to let you know where I've been all week and that yes, I am still alive... Recently got a T-Mobile G1 in a swap with the missus and I have to say I'm very impressed... So impressed in fact, that I'm now adding Android to the things I post about on the site!!! Everything down to the openness of the platform to the extremely customisable user interface, makes Android a serious competitor to other mobile operating systems...

So keep checking back for updates, and I promise I'll start posting more.