Android Cupcake in all its keyboard-having glory, T-Mobile plays dumb
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Jan 23rd 2009 12:20AM
posted Jan 23rd 2009 12:20AM
On a related note, we got an official statement from T-Mobile regarding Cupcake's release on the G1 today, and it's every bit as vague and unhelpful as we'd expect it to be: "According to the Android team, 'Cupcake,' which is the code name for an Android software build, is still a work in progress that is considered to be a development branch and not for general availability. We will update you as T-Mobile G1 software updates are made available to T-Mobile customers." In other words, this could be out tomorrow, next week, next month, or next year, but considering the totally varied completeness of different Cupcake features, we wouldn't be surprised to see it doled out in bite-sized increments over multiple over-the-air updates.
[Via Talk Android]
w/e. the sooner the better i guess...
I say they can delay it a whole extra day to remove those unnecessary borders around those icons. Who puts border around icons these days? :-P
which T-Mobile, US or UK?
yoooohoooooooo.........can't wait
Android is coming along nicely i see....
Pre or Android for me in 09'.
So, the G1 is a T-Mobile product. Cupcake is a pre-release "in-development" not-even-beta version of an open source operating system called Android, which is not owned by T-Mobile.
Android is primarily managed by Google, with backing from the Open Handset Alliance.
T-Mobile runs a cost/benefit analysis to determin how much they want to pay programmers (theirs or Googles or whoever) to incorporate features from new versions of Android, in to the G1's OS. Let's call it that, the G1 OS (based on Android.) Oh wow hey.. G1 ANDroid OS = G1ADOS. Hrm.. looks familar, makes me want cake, but I digress...
I guess my point here was to show that "cupcake" will not end up on the G1 as an update from T-Mobile, but whatever pieces of cupcake and other future Android updates that T-mobile is willing to pay to incorporate pieces of, might end up on the G1.
Yes, sometimes I do like to state the obvious in long run on sentences for no other reason than not everyone gets it.
???????????????? What?????????????re??????????????you?????????saying????????????
that's utter bullshit
android > pre
I would say Android < Pre
android = 8----------D
vs.
pre = 8---D
Congratulations to both of you for your comparisons of a phone vs. and operation system.
If you have an HTC Vogue (aka HTC Touch) you can use Cupcake already - http://it029000.massey.ac.nz/vogue/ . I'm just waiting for it to hit the Titan / Mogul build...
I just want it to get here already so I don't have to read five billion Market comments about goddamn Cupcake.
i bet they wont release it till the G2 comes out. because the G2 will have all this built in, and there just release it to update the G1 so it doesnt get left behind
RELEASE THIS ALREADY! my g1 is all fuxed up!
Ummm, cupcake
BTW...Windows Mobile sales surpassed iPhone sales in Q4... Is Engadget going to report it??
http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=2569
5M WM & 4.4M iPhone in Q4 2008
Remember, engadget only reports what _other_ news sources report...
While I agree with you Ike, you gota keep in mind there's countless WM devices on all sorts of carriers and handsets.
android is dead before its even alive.
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~iphone~ booyah!
If they just get off their butts and push out the A2DP functionality in an OTA update, then I honestly don't care what happens to the rest of the cupcake features. I'm getting really sick of waiting for an update to be able to use my phone's music playback features.
Totally agree on A2DP. I've had it for years on my WM and use it up on the slopes. Going back to WM...it isn't as pretty but there is more functionality.
I must say I'm becoming more and more disenchanted with my G1 every day...where the flip are some good applications for this thing? I mean, there are a couple, but really, no comprehensive media player yet? Yes I know there's a media player on there but its a POS in all honesty. Its got me yearning for the my old MDA for cryin' out loud. Not to mention that at least once a day I have to restart my phone because it starts to bog down to an unusable level...this cupcake better taste really good or this thing's goin' on eBay...
Eddie want. But to be honest I am willing to wait until whenever. No real rush on my end xD
What I really want to know is how/if Cupcake will reach users with unlocked G1's. I don't depend on T-Mobile for my service, so am I going to be out of luck? Or perhaps could I do this on my own?
Dignan17, you can just manually update. Google usually adds it to the android tree available for download. My guess is it'll be up there before T-Mobile pushes it OTA.
Also there's already been a unfinished version of cupcake floating around since December for those with rooted G1's. But last I checked that version didn't have market, youtube, or myfavs. Keep an eye out on the xda developers forum. If there's a (more) complete version of cupcake out there they will be one of the first to have it.
What's all this talk about cupcakes? None until after dinner... *sneaks into kitchen* ... *devours cupcake* ...
Now where's that cupcake for my G1?! Dammit!
Some of the missing Cupcake information is posted in http://www.googleandblog.com/google-android-cupcake-ingredients/3650/
,Michael Martin
Google And Blog
People are fighting over which is better, the unreleased Pre or the unreleased cupcake eh?
What a bunch of fruitcakes!
Maybe we should all go over to "Google And Blab" for the FACTS?