Update History of Platforms

Android has seen a number of updates since its original release. These updates to the base Operating System typically fix bugs and add new features.

1.5 (Cupcake)

Base on Linux Kernel 2.6.27

On 30 April 2009, the official 1.5 (Cupcake) update for Android was released. There are several new features and UI updates included in the 1.5 update:

* Ability to record and watch videos with the camcorder mode
* Uploading videos to YouTube and pictures to Picasa directly from the phone
* A new soft keyboard with an "Autocomplete" feature
* Bluetooth A2DP support (which in turn broke Bluetooth connectivity with many popular cars and headsets. This has still yet to be fixed as of December 2009[update])

* Ability to automatically connect to a Bluetooth headset within a certain distance

* New widgets and folders that can populate the desktop
* Animations between screens
* Expanded ability of Copy and paste to include web pages

1.6 (Donut)

Base on Linux Kernel 2.6.27

On 15 September 2009, the 1.6 (Donut) SDK was released Included in the update are:

* An improved Android Market experience.
* An integrated camera, camcorder, and gallery interface.
* Gallery now enables users to select multiple photos for deletion.
* Updated Voice Search, with faster response and deeper integration with native applications, including the ability to dial contacts.
* Updated search experience to allow searching bookmarks, history, contacts, and the web from the home screen.
* Updated Technology support for CDMA/EVDO, 802.1x, VPN, Gestures, and a Text-to-speech engine.
* Support for WVGA resolutions.
* Speed improvements for searching, the camera.


2.0/2.1 (Eclair)

Base on Linux Kernel 2.6.29 On 26 October 2009 the 2.0 (Eclair) SDK was released.[37] Among the changes are:

* Optimized hardware speed
* Support for more screen sizes and resolutions
* Revamped UI
* New browser UI and HTML5 support
* New contact lists
* Better white/black ratio for backgrounds
* Improved Google Maps 3.1.2
* Microsoft Exchange support
* Built in flash support for Camera
* Digital Zoom
* MotionEvent class enhanced to track multi-touch events
* Improved virtual keyboard
* Bluetooth 2.1
* Live Wallpapers

On 3 December 2009 the 2.0.1 SDK was released.

On 12 January 2010 the 2.1 SDK was released. Some sources called this 'Flan' but it is actually still considered part of 'Eclair'.