Editing Android OS (section)

=== Android 1.5 Cupcake ===
{{Main|Android Cupcake}}
{{anchor|Android 1.5|Android Cupcake|Cupcake|1.5}}

On April 27, 2009, the Android 1.5 update was released, based on [[Linux kernel]] 2.6.27.<ref name="cupcake-is-here">{{cite web |url=http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/04/android-15-is-here.html |title=Android 1.5 is here! |date=April 27, 2009 |publisher=Android Developers Blog |first=Xavier |last=Ducrohet |access-date=September 3, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925095047/http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/04/android-15-is-here.html |archive-date=September 25, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rob |first=Jackson |title=CONFIRMED: Official Cupcake Update Underway for T-Mobile G1 USA & UK! |date=April 30, 2009 |url=http://phandroid.com/2009/04/30/official-cupcake-update-underway-for-t-mobile-g1-usa/ |publisher=Phandroid |access-date=September 3, 2009 |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504130749/http://phandroid.com/2009/04/30/official-cupcake-update-underway-for-t-mobile-g1-usa/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This was the first release to officially use a codename based on a dessert item ("Cupcake"), a theme used for all releases until [[Android 9 Pie|Android Pie]], with [[Android 10]] and later using a number-only system. The update included several new features and UI amendments:<ref name="cupcake-highlights">{{cite web |date=April 2009 |url=http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-1.5-highlights.html |title=Android 1.5 Platform Highlights |publisher=Android Developers |access-date=September 3, 2009 |archive-date=September 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901200518/http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-1.5-highlights.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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|+ Android 1.5 Cupcake (API 3)
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| 1.5
| April 27, 2009<ref name="cupcake-is-here"/>
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* Support for third-party virtual keyboards with text prediction and a user dictionary for custom words.
* Support for [[Widget engine|Widgets]] – miniature application views that can be embedded in other applications (such as the Home screen) and receive periodic updates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html |title=App Widgets |publisher=Android Developers |year=2012 |access-date=October 23, 2012 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024060808/https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Video recording and playback in [[MPEG-4]] and 3GP formats.
* Auto-pairing and stereo support for Bluetooth (A2DP and AVRCP profiles).
* Copy and paste features in web browser.
* User pictures shown for Favorites in Contacts.
* Specific date/time stamp shown for events in call log, and one-touch access to a contact card from a call log event.
* Animated screen transitions.
* Auto-rotation option.
* New stock boot animation.
* Ability to upload videos to YouTube.
* Ability to upload photos to [[Picasa]].
* Ability to check phone usage history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://101android.com/view-phone-usage-history/ |title=Phone Usage History |publisher=101 Android |year=2017|access-date=December 24, 2017|archive-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223191108/https://101android.com/view-phone-usage-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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