Android 1.6 Donut firmware demoed

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 01 Oct 2009 19:32 User comments (1)

On September 16th, Google released the Android 1.6 Donut firmware update SDK to developers which included the introduction of a smart Quick Search Box, updated camera, camcorder and gallery, as well as battery usage indicator and many upgrades to the Android market.

Today, a YouTube user has posted a full walk through of the new upgrade, showcasing the new features in a 9 minute video.

View that vid here, it's a good watch if you are an Android phone owner:

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12.10.2009 4:31

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Come on the SDK has been out since last month and videos run downs have been around since last month. There was even a video of someone running it on a EEEPC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7buzklTRx44&feature=fvsr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkPOVZrm_RE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sAhVnDuww4&feature=related

EEEPC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPYQEOUr9fE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXyRrcJf0QQ&NR=1

The first video is the 6th of september, This guys a little late to the party...

... Umm did i see the video right the guy in this video has GMAIL installed on his 1.6SDK... i though this wasnt included in the SDK... Thats naughty.. hehe.

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