We waited and waited, but finally our patience is about to be rewarded. The Cupcake Android update will come to North America hopefully next week and trust me, I will be one of the first to enjoy it. It brings many new welcome features and updates to the existing ones. Some important ones will be:
-Video recording (there is an existing app, but I won't even bother reviewing it, since it's very bad)
-Virtual Keyboard - no more sliding the screen away just to type one letter every time
-Direct uploads to Picasa and YouTube - for whoever needs it
-Lots of UI polishing - we all have to admit - in its current state, Android is not the most beautiful OS around - even though it is still better looking then Symbian ;)
-Many new features in the browser, including searching within the page (finally), copy and paste (yes!) and smoother scrolling
-New widgets for the home screen, including Calendar and Music Player ( the only two I can use and the only two that should have been there since day one )
-New Linux kernel
-Stereo Bluetooth - good for those folks who use such headphones
-Many more small details
Overall, the list is impressive and from what I hear, all the changes are actually for good and improve the Android experience. It's been less than 8 months since Android has been officially released on the G1 and this will be the third or forth update, being the most important, too. I am a little bit disappointed by the absence of some other anticipated features, including the Bluetooth file transfer as an example, but the ones we are getting will entertain us for a long time, I am sure. I also hope that there will be hardly any issues with the third-party software for the platform, since every day I see apps being updated for Cupcake. Just few more days and I will see for sure. Stay tuned and enjoy!
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