Android 1.6 rolls out October, brings universal search and quite a few novelty features
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They are revealed in a video advertising SDK for version 1.6 of the Google-made operating system. The novelties include support for not only CDMA and GSM, but various screen resolutions and display types as well, meaning we should see the number of devices that can run Android increase rapidly. One of the handiest features the update brings is universal search that is implemented much the same way as on the Palm Pre - in your phone and on the Internet at the same time. New APIs allow for text to speech conversion that can be combined with translation between languages. Who knows, perhaps Android 1.6 will finally make us able to have a word with the cute Italian girl working at the boutique around the corner. As we already mentioned, the new Android Market version that is to come with the Donut update will be much more... App Store friendly.
Fingers crossed Android version 1.6 rolls out soon and new thrilling devices running on it, like the Motorola CLIQ, HTC Hero for Sprint and Sholes for Verizon follow suit.
source: Android Developers
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1. VZWfangirl posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:43 0 0
I'm putting a Sense UI them on my Sholes or "Tao" as soon as it's out.
3. merc56 posted on 16 Sep 2009, 10:33 0 0
I just want a phone as fast as the one in the video !!!
4. realism121 posted on 16 Sep 2009, 11:03 0 0
i'm seriously starting to get excited! when android was first released i had such high hopes, but those hopes were quickly crushed with the lack of devices and seeming lack of interest. all of that is starting to change now! i'm really looking forward to testing out the hero when it comes out with sprint next month and if all goes as planned, purchasing the phone the same day! :)
5. Sethdras posted on 16 Sep 2009, 11:41 0 0
i was told by a friend who works at google to hold on on buying the Touch Pro 2 (verizon) so that i could make sure i didnt like the Motorola Sholes better. He told me the new version of Andriod will probably change my mind and make me grab the Sholes. So i will be waiting to compare the WM6.5 TP2 vs. Sholes.
6. trentsinmypants posted on 16 Sep 2009, 17:16 0 0
really Seth? You're going to wait and see which is better? Android omgwtfpwns the hell out of WM. Go for the Sholes man, dont waste your time and money on WM.
8. remixfa posted on 17 Sep 2009, 11:28 0 0
i agree 100%. WM is a horrid platform over all. Ive had wm, bb, and i now use a mytouch.. i will NEVER own a windows phone again unless they change a few dozen things. this android based Mytouch is fantastic though. I cant wait till the 1.6 updates come out. What they need to do is take the TP2 form factor and put android on that, with a big fat battery. that would be a near perfect phone. the only downside i have w/ android, is its not nearly as stable as a trusty blackberry as many apps tend to fail, but android market has a wonderful auto-check4updates system in place to make sure ur DLs are always current.... its still 100x more stable than a windows phone.
