Android “cupcake” 1.5 has arrived for T-Mobile G1s

All through the night we received reports from ecstatic T-Mobile G1 users who have been letting us know the Android “cupcake” 1.5 update has been pushed out by T-Mobile. We checked ourselves and this is indeed the case but as some kind readers pointed out to us, customized ROMs can completely thwart a G1’s ability to receive the update notification. It’s not a hard fix to remove those cooked ROMs, so if you want to get your official cupcake on you know what to do. Oh, and let us know how it goes.

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T-Mobile G1 to get the coveted Cupcake update in April

It's finally official - the T-Mobile G1 will be getting the "cupcake" update sometime in April bringing tons of goodies - video recording, virtual on-screen keyboard, functionality and bug fixes, messaging features and more.

Sounds like good news for G1 owners - a massive update is coming soon. In April you will be able to boost your Android with the previously closed "Cupcake" functions. The new stuff includes an on-screen virtual QWERTY keyboard, the ability to save attachments from MMS, voice recorder and video capturing.

Along with the new features the package will sports huge number of bugs and stability fixes, many new menu and support options, even Bluetooth stereo streaming capability.

Your hopes for official multi-touch support however are in vain.The launch time coincide with the availability of the Vodafone's HTC Magic, which will have the "cupcake" features implemented in its software by default.

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