After a somewhat steady stream of T-Mobile USA customers reported that the Android “Cupcake” update had hit their G1s last week, all went silent. Not everyone had gotten their updates, and it seemed as if the rollout had suddenly stopped. Whether this first batch of updates was a mistake, we’re not sure – but at least now we know when it’s coming for everyone.
The update will officially begin rolling out at the end of next week, with roll-outs continuing through the month. Yeah, we know – that’s about as vague as it comes, but it’s good to know that Cupcake is finally on the way.
It’s been a long time coming, but the wait was worth it. On-screen keyboard, video recording abilities, custom widget support, live folders, stereo bluetooth – the list goes on and on.
T-mobile’s official statement:
T-Mobile USA is excited to offer its T-Mobile G1 customers new software updates, including Android 1.5. Starting at the end of next week, T-Mobile USA will begin rolling out Android 1.5 to T-Mobile G1 customers. The over-the-air update, which all G1 customers should receive by the end of May, will provide customers with many new feature enhancements and updates, such as:
· An on screen full QWERTY keyboard.
· Video record and playback capabilities.
· Easy uploading of photos to Picasa and videos to YouTube.
Additional details on Android 1.5 can be found at the T-Mobile G1 forum at http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/?category.id=Android or via the Android site: http://www.android.com/releases/.
It’s already being pushed in the US. Let me know if you want a photo to prove it.
they need update badly. current interface is too crappy to show to friends
I’m in the UK, and It was pushed and is now installed onto my G1 this evening.
Got the update this morning (Netherlands).
I’m in the UK, got Cupcake on Tuesday morning!
It’s been pretty impressive so far, some nice updates to the UI, faster page loads, soft keyboard, video recording (and upload to YT).
No sign of better battery life tho :-?
Actually, I got the update yesterday, left the phone overnight without charging and woke up to find it not completely drained of battery life. That’s a first for me.
T-Mobile USA has been promising the cupcake upgrade since the original cupcake beta in January. This has been an on again off again situation. While I enjoy my G1 phone, my daughter has had two G1 lemons and is about to get her third G1. T-Mobile might be great in Europe where they are headquartered but their USA operations suck! I am way past being ready for the cupcake upgrade for this phone!
What if your G1 just happens to be running on another network?
Like At&T or something?
my mobile runs in o2 network and got its update on monday.