Google releases Donut to Android devs

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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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23 Comments
  • Anh

    Universal search will definitely be something I use the most.

  • Steve

    Mmmmm Donut

  • mangenius

    FIRST FUCKERS!

  • Galen20K

    HOTTNESS*** Bring it GOogle!!!

    THe more people open to Android the Better.

  • mikeeeee

    UMA huh huh, UMA?

    please UMA please.

  • 3 Phones Jugglin

    So Theres probably gonna be Sprint TV, Nav, Nfl Mobile etc widgets All over the place…..but hey, nuthin i cant remove.

  • Pierpoint

    Does this add support for an Android device (G1?) to work on a CDMA network, or is it just support for widgets?

  • StevenGlansburg

    Android is definitely going to be the OS that dominates in the future. Excited to see this.

    Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Columbus United States

  • geefunk

    so when can non-devs get a hand on donut?

  • http://www.twitter.com/jazzyl jazzyl

    Nice I like the screenshots android is really coming through big time!!

    Sent via BlackBerry.

  • Nerdherder

    If Verizon would ever give me an Android device I might give a try.

  • bob

    im guessing this wont be on hero =(

  • Jason

    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

  • Azralag

    Android just keeps me happy! fuckin robot

  • fresh2death

    sprint better tell htc to release the hero with a updated processor. that bullshit qualcom processor is dogshit.

  • VZW

    All of Qualcomm is dog shit.

  • Ricky

    I switching when the Hero is released, since T-Mobile is not getting it.

  • Truman

    what about voice to text??? at least as valuable if not more. Like uh.. vlingo?? eh?

  • mangina

    Actually, third you turd!

  • PhysicalMediaRIP

    Love it. My G1 getting progressively better. I love that we get new or improved features via software updates.

  • Kenneth Trueman

    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).

  • Tim

    What about L2TP VPN support??? Why is only cisco allowed to VPN? I need Checkpoint connectivity and L2TP seems to be the only way.

  • Roba

    Can this work on metro pcs now? Since this version claims to have CDMA network…

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