More and more developers are getting their hands on Cupcake, the non-official next-gen build  of Android, as Google seemingly relax their grip on the software. After we saw screenshots late last week, now it’s time for some video: a walkthrough of firmware 1.5.
In it, the new portrait-orientation keyboard is demonstrated – meaning that owners of devices like the T-Mobile G1 wouldn’t have to slide out the hardware QWERTY in order to type a message – together with the new notepad application. There’s also some screentime for the two new apps, both presumed to be demo rather than full-release candidates, and the Global Time app which shows which parts of the earth are currently in sunlight.
Less eye-catching, but arguably more useful, are the Live Folders – which can be set to auto-refresh on your desktop, with “All Contacts”, “Contacts with phone number”, and “Starred Contacts” currently supported – and the new emoticon support for both SMS messages and IM chats. Google have also thrown in a lot of multi-region language support.
Nothing, for the most part, that we haven’t seen before, but if you’ve been desperately watching the still images to see if they start moving, the clip below is for you. If, more excitingly, you’d like to try Cupcake out for yourself, check out this tutorial.
That is probably the healthiest and most diet friendly cupcake I've ever seen. :'(
i saw a thread about this yesterday...
seriously.?
time to root!
There's also some mild transitions and notepad and world app as well as some new things you can add when you long press on main screen.
Where's video record, new video app, stereo bluetooth, browser enhancements, etc?
I'd like to see auto-rotate and built in save apps to mem card.
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/130155-post46.html
It would be a bonus to when i'm trying to add phones in my contact list and don't have
to open the screen.
Edit: oh Also video recorder would be fantasticly tasty
Back to topic now.
-Gus
I guess you people didn't realize you were getting into. I did. Happy to be here.
The constant whining and trying to catch or keep up with the iPhones’ (keeping up with the Jones’ for anyone who didn’t get that) is completely irrational.
The G1 device itself is not as flashy, polished or mainstream as the iPhone; it’s utilitarian and functional, as is the OS. It has greater potential, but that doesn’t happen overnight. That’s not meant as a slight to the iPhone, the iPhone is a cool-looking fun device, but it is designed to be just that. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that!”
The G1 is geared a little more toward those who prefer function over form, have the frontier spirit and are more into DIY projects. Comparing the two is, well…Apples to Oranges.
I'm curious because no one had mentioned features such as selective copy/paste from the browser, and faster drawing:
I for one am pretty excited about cupcake. Video recording is a part of it too, I'm assuming it can't be tested?
so much confusion. let's start over.
are you trying to install the update.zip? which instructions are you following and what step are you on.