New "cupcake" update details surface

[rex2745]

ok so how come the current g1 users aint gonna be able to get some of the updates?

[hondamx525]

What? they will...

[tread]

ok so how come the current g1 users aint gonna be able to get some of the updates?

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all g1 users get the upgrade... unless otherwise note ie unlocked devices, developer devices etc... google tends to not play that game though

[smoger]

i imagine auto-rotate will come at some point. the g1 only knows to flip when the keyboard is opened... what about other devices that dont have a keyboard *to* open?

[trueabid]

Will they release a widget sdk?!

[tread]

i imagine auto-rotate will come at some point. the g1 only knows to flip when the keyboard is opened... what about other devices that dont have a keyboard *to* open?

i'm sure phones that don't have a keyboard and are all touchscreen will have this option via 3rd party developing... its not that hard to do it, its already available with root access to the phone...

and since android is going to be a readily available free open source operating system, i can guarantee you it will show up on cheapie phones that can't afford an accelerometer in them, etc...

[MrGibbage]

Will they release a widget sdk?!

That's a great question, which obviously doesn't have anything to do with OTA releases, but still a great question.

[jacobfogg]

The release notes say it should come out early January!!!

rex2745, Where did you hear only new devices will work with a2dp??? Everything I have read said the ability was built in but due to time constraints and an unfinished bluetooth api, they had to pull it from the main branch.... It's just like multi-touch input... our G1 is capable, in fact, one hacker found some lines of code that were commented out in the source... He uncommented them, recompiled the kernal and was able to write some crude software proving the feasability of the G1 working with Multi-touch. Honestly, this is why I fell in love with this phone WAY before it came out! What other phone do you know of where developers are spending coutless hours to add features to existing hardware??? The iPhone has been out for more than 2 years and my wife's new G3 iPhone can't do video... But my G1 will soon!!!

Wooohooo!

On a side note, I can't believe the author of the article missed the A2DP feature... for me, this is the most exciting development of all!!!

[kaysesoze]

it would be great to have the auto rotate option, but being that the compass in the g1 is so sensitive ( u can see this when you are watchin a movie on video player or using the steel browser ) it is very easy to keep rotating the screen just by a slight tilt...
still cant wait for this update though.

[tiki]

"supposedly only the new devices will"


where are you getting that from?