Comments on: Android Cupcake Update: The Official Word

By: Michael Martin

Michael Martin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:02:43 +0000

The RC33 features are detailed at http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/board/message?board.id=87&thread.id=30897

Saving pics from Text Messages is a Cupcake feature that made it in.

,Michael Martin
http://www.googleandblog.com/

By: Android Tapp

Android Tapp — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:02:38 +0000

@virinderpal The Cupcake update was one of the more rumored and anticipated Android updates as it included the feature I mentioned above plus more. The update you received today was apart of this "T-Mobile Releases Android Firmware Update with Google", in which T-Mobile is releasing to its customer from 2/5/2009 thru 2/15/2009. Like you mentioned, there were minor fixes, most notably the Google Voice Search app which allows you to search with your voice.

By: virinderpal

virinderpal — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:40:25 +0000

i just recieved an update today (february 5, 2009) but i don’t see much of difference. It was the update itself that made me go on the t-mobile forum for g1 to see what it was about. i don’t know if this was the cupcake update or not. i just found out today what the cupcake update was. Can anybody else contact me if they what the update was about? (sbatth350@yahoo.com)

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By: dandaninc

dandaninc — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:30:46 +0000

I really want to do this…

1st

WAHAHAHAHA

I’m sorry I have been taught that is what you are supposed to write if you have an opinion about what you are reading, viewing, downloading, or getting FOR FREE.
I hope that everyone out there who has posted the above 1st comment in the marketplace finds this post on your website!
I still feel bad for all the developers who have spent countless hours writing code for the awesome apps we do have as G1 owners!
Cheers to all their hard work!
Thank you for spending the time buildling this website too it’s awesome!
*RBM TeamXI*

By: Michael Martin

Michael Martin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:00:48 +0000

I would defer to Mark Murphy’s knowledge of the matter, although the way T-Mobile has handled updates in the past led me to my logic and understanding.

@ Jon Boy,

If by stating I have been wrong many times as a reference to the OTA update dates, yes, as it being a direct result of dysfunctional information I was provided from within T-Mobile….publicly T-Mobile hasnt been much better on the communication front.

I also do put out my opinions, of which being the general nature of opinions I will be wrong on some, but saying Carte Blanche I will be wrong on all as a result of the above isnt the most logical.

In the end it spurs conversation and at the bare minimum on the Cupcake front its cattleprodding T-Mobile to get some cupcake crumbs to its customers.

To which it will benefit all of us G1 owners.

,Michael Martin
http://www.googleandblog.com/

By: Jon Boy

Jon Boy — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:55:30 +0000

Well, Michael Martin has been wrong many times in the past so I’m going to have to side with whoever wrote this article instead.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:50:57 +0000

Will the update include the flash player 10, or will the g1 not have this feature.

By: Wow

Wow — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:20:57 +0000

Yikes. Simple English comprehension skills out the window.

“still a work in progress that is considered to be a development branch and not for general availability” DOES NOT EQUAL “will not be released to the general public”.

The message from T-Mobile was sent in response to an inquiry on the rumors that Cupcake would be sent OTA in January. Since we’re nearing the end of January, people are wondering where it is. T-Mobile is simply saying that it’s still under development, still a development branch, and that it is not ready to be distributed to the public yet. NOT that it won’t be released at all.

Software companies build development branches with new features so they can get it all tip-top before shipping to the customer. We don’t give out our development branches — they’re for internal consumption and testing only. Once they’re ready and GA quality, they get distributed to customers. Simple. Because it’s a “development branch” and isn’t ready for prime time does NOT mean that it never will be.

Yeesh.

By: Michael Martin

Michael Martin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:58:08 +0000

Some more interesting features not mentioned before when you manually install Cupcake to a G1 – http://www.googleandblog.com/google-android-cupcake-ingredients/3650

,Michael Martin
Google And Blog

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By: Gordo

Gordo — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:41:11 +0000

It’s not cupcake as you know it. Basic bug fixes and not much added functionality.