Android Developers: T-Mobile G1 Updates stop at Android 1.5 (Updated)

By: Shawn August 17th, 2009

According to Android Software engineer Dave Sparks, T-Mobile G1 users wont be seeing any more updates beyond the current Android Cupcake 1.5 software. According to sources, the HTC G1 device does not have enough internal flash memory to support any of the new software updates, such as Dounut (Android 2.0). The T-Mobile G1 was the first Android device released in the world, and until now continues to be the single most sold Android device on the market. With the HTC Magic (G2, or MyTouch 3G) having recently broken the 1 million sold mark, Android hardware is drastically improving and expanding, along with significant upgrades in software, not to mention some incredible additions to the Android Applications Market.

Or is this all just a scam to get T-Mobile customers to move on to the myTouch 3G and other Android devices….let the conspiracy theories begin!

T-Mobile G1 users, let us know how you feel in the comments! We wouldn’t be all that thrilled if we were you.

Via EngadgetMobile

Update Via EngadgetMobile: We’ve received a statement directly from T-Mobile on the matter, saying “We plan to continue working with Google to introduce future software updates to the T-Mobile G1. Reports to the contrary are inaccurate.” It’s unclear whether those are just going to be security and stability updates to 1.5 or whether we’ll see wholesale new versions like Donut and beyond, but for the sake of G1 owners everywhere, we’re hoping it’s the latter.

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Cupcake coming for the T-Mobile G1, which also happens to be one sale

By: Shawn March 11th, 2009
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With a slew of T-Mobile G1 news coming in, and a wee bit of speculation over G2 announcements, today has been a big day for the T-Mobile Android G series. The news coming hot of the presses is revolving around an official announcement about the T-Mobile G1 Cupcake update coming in April 2009. A spokesperson for T-Mobile apparently stated that “We will be offering G1 users the firmware update sometime in April.”

More G1 Pictures

By: T-Marco September 23rd, 2008

Gizmodo had the opportunity to have the new G1 on their hands. and explain more about this device.

It does look as nice as it does in the photos. The screen is fantastic, and it’s actually not as chunky as it looks, but it’s definitely not iPhone.