We'd kinda gotten used to the cold, hard reality of being teased with the promise of a
Cupcake build on our retail G1s out in some distant, nondeterministic future that we may or may not be a part of -- but all of a sudden, it looks like we might've vaulted right past Cupcake. We've now received multiple tips this evening suggesting that T-Mobile may have started distributing
Android 1.5 as an over-the-air update to
G1 owners, which would bring customizable widgets, messaging enhancements, virtual keyboards, and UI tweaks (among many other goodies) to an eager public. Anyone out there seeing this?
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
P.S. - No, your eyes aren't deceiving you: these are little green pastries baked by T-Mobile. "We heard people wanted cupcakes," one representative told us.
posted Apr 30th 2009 at 2:29AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rob @ Apr 30th 2009 3:00AM
I've heard the same exact thing but haven't seen any evidence yet:
http://phandroid.com/2009/04/30/official-cupcake-update-underway-for-t-mobile-g1-usa/
Rob @ Apr 30th 2009 4:38AM
I take that back. The post above now confirms Cupcake rolling out in USA and UK and includes pics.
Brian J King @ Apr 30th 2009 2:58AM
No updates in Ohio on my girlfriends G1 yet, where on the device does the firmware update showup? Thanks!
Galen20K @ Apr 30th 2009 7:14AM
Are these People in the USA getting getting them Dev Units or Regular G1's???
I hope its regular ones also.
yaniv.chokron @ Apr 30th 2009 8:46AM
So. Florida here (Hollywood), no updates yet. But I did get a rash on my hand from a burn I got while cooking if that's any consolation :P
I WANT MY CUPCAKES..... and chocolate milk too please :)
rta @ Apr 30th 2009 10:26AM
In DC area here and still (eagerly) waiting!
Perno @ Apr 30th 2009 11:32AM
No Cupcake here in Tampa, FL USA...but I did save a ton of money on my car insurance.
Geoff Gibson @ Apr 30th 2009 11:43AM
Nada Cupcake here in Los Angeles, CA....
I want my cupcake!
Chiefted @ Apr 30th 2009 12:10PM
Zip on the Cupcake here in San Francisco, CA
I can haz Cupcake?
Adam @ Apr 30th 2009 6:24PM
Soooooo, has anyone received cupcake? This update is becoming mythical.
hfm @ Apr 30th 2009 1:27PM
NYC.. nothing yet...
Johnny @ Apr 30th 2009 1:46PM
CUPCAKE!!!! NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM.....
Allison @ Apr 30th 2009 6:35PM
I got cupcake this morning when I woke up. (I actually forgot to quiet my notifications before I went to sleep so it woke me up... Luckily it was around the time I should have been waking up anyway.)
Allison @ Apr 30th 2009 2:06PM
(This is on an unlocked non-Dev G1, and I'm right in the middle of Silicon Valley)
LethalPhoenix @ Apr 30th 2009 4:46PM
Without pictures, your post is useless.
kommodore @ Apr 30th 2009 4:49PM
lol
Eric @ Apr 30th 2009 6:22PM
I call shenanigans. Pics or it didn't happen.
Uh-oh, I crossed the memes!
Allison @ Apr 30th 2009 6:43PM
I thought I replied again, but it looks like I didn't. Anyway, I went to take a picture of my Android to show I had 1.5, but then I saw that the model actually is a dev phone. So it was accidental shenanigans. I'm sorry internet, I'll try better next time. :-(
(On the plus side, I have a phone with Cupcake. Which I could take a picture of, if you want. It's just not so interesting...)
Dave M @ Apr 30th 2009 7:04PM
Austin TX area... still waiting
Jeff A @ Apr 30th 2009 7:58PM
Nothing in Nevada yet.......:(
Mikeisgjbmx @ Apr 30th 2009 8:13PM
Nothing in Denver CO yet.
:[
CupCakenomnom @ Apr 30th 2009 10:40PM
Yeah nothing in Vegas probably only dev phones are gonna get the update first.
clarasax @ Apr 30th 2009 11:12PM
No Cupcake, but I do have a copy of Duke Nuke 'Em Forever....
Tenkely @ May 1st 2009 2:24PM
Draaaaagooooon! Wait, wrong thread, can someone point me to the Dragonball Evolution thread? Heh, seriously though I have been "Standing by" from @TMoblie_USA 's tweet about a "near future" announcement since yesterday. Did I miss it?
VtotheZ @ May 2nd 2009 6:06PM
Your update will be coming mid month, it will be OTA and should start rolling out on the 13-15th time period. The update will include
Virtual Keyboard
Stereo Bluetooth support
Video capture and playback
Full spanish with predictive text
Thats all for now =)
flashfreakmx @ May 2nd 2009 8:27PM
Charleston, SC here. No updates. Called t-mobile about it, they said its all rumor.... just have to wait I guess. waiting and waiting and waiting forever already.
Irish Vortex @ May 6th 2009 1:07AM
No update is Seattle :-( Looks like it's still just a rumor for now.
gua @ May 6th 2009 2:24PM
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Still running build RC33. Went to Settings > About Phone > System Updates. Phone says "Your system is currently up to date."
T-Mobile better have something really really really exciting surprises in Cupcake. Otherwise, it will be a bit of a disappointment since we have already read about whats included in Cupckaeover and over and over for weeks and weeks and weeks.
C'mon T-Mobile. Make me excited again for buying G *freakin'*1.
AlphaCue @ May 12th 2009 7:26PM
the UK is gettin it right now...and us in the US should be getting it between this weekend and the end of the month!
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/android-1-5-coming-to-t-mobile-uk-now-usa-next-week/