Google releases Donut to Android devs
It looks as if Google has some sweet, sweet treats headed to those who are going to be left out of the Sense UI game as the company has released the code for Donut to developers. Apparently designed to work on all existing devices (read G1 and Magic), Donut will include such lusted after features including but not limited to multi-touch support, universal search, text-to-speech, automated backups and a redesigned camera app. There are also a bunch of new widgets including a much welcome home screen toggle for things Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, screen brightness and more. CDMA radio support looks to be included within Donut under the call settings menu — something not at all surprising considering Sprint’s Dan Hesse has recently been talking about his company’s intentions with Android. One thing to note is that XDA’s cyanogen claims that Donut is not Android 2.0 but is more or less an incremental upgrade to the OS, like Cupcake was. We’re not too sure yet if this is indeed the case but cyanogen is certainly a reliable source. In the words of Ace Ventura, iiiinteresting. Hit the jump for some screenshots.
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Universal search will definitely be something I use the most.
Mmmmm Donut
FIRST FUCKERS!
HOTTNESS*** Bring it GOogle!!!
THe more people open to Android the Better.
UMA huh huh, UMA?
please UMA please.
So Theres probably gonna be Sprint TV, Nav, Nfl Mobile etc widgets All over the place…..but hey, nuthin i cant remove.
Does this add support for an Android device (G1?) to work on a CDMA network, or is it just support for widgets?
Android is definitely going to be the OS that dominates in the future. Excited to see this.
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so when can non-devs get a hand on donut?
Nice I like the screenshots android is really coming through big time!!
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If Verizon would ever give me an Android device I might give a try.
im guessing this wont be on hero =(
how long do these official releases take to come out? few months??? i have a HTC MAGIC on the way, would be nice to have this update soon
Android just keeps me happy! fuckin robot
sprint better tell htc to release the hero with a updated processor. that bullshit qualcom processor is dogshit.
All of Qualcomm is dog shit.
I switching when the Hero is released, since T-Mobile is not getting it.
what about voice to text??? at least as valuable if not more. Like uh.. vlingo?? eh?
Actually, third you turd!
Love it. My G1 getting progressively better. I love that we get new or improved features via software updates.
I predict the next release will be code-named ‘Eclair’ and the one after will be ‘Fritter’ (if there are any Canucks on the dev team).
What about L2TP VPN support??? Why is only cisco allowed to VPN? I need Checkpoint connectivity and L2TP seems to be the only way.
Can this work on metro pcs now? Since this version claims to have CDMA network…