Did Anyone In the US Get the Android 1.5 Cupcake Update?

By Casey Chan  | May 06 2009 | 7:57 am  | 313 Comments

 

We may have jumped the gun a bit in announcing the Android 1.5 Cupcake Update being rolled out to all T-Mobile G1 users because well, we're still scratching our heads waiting for Cupcake to come to our G1. However, a lot of users from the UK are telling us that they have received the Cupcake Update and that's making us wonder if it's strictly a UK phenomenon.

Are T-Mobile US and T-Mobile UK working independently on the release? Strange but logical considering the HTC Magic (which needs Cupcake to work) is available over in the UK and Europe already. On the US side, there's no pressing need to push Cupcake out.

So G1 users in the US, do any of you guys have Cupcake running on your T-Mobile G1? Anyone? Let us know in the comments!

And remember, Dev Phone or Rooted G1's don't count.

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Anonymous says:

My wife got it and all of my co workers got the update here in vegas, but i still didnt get mine, :( how does the freaking schedule work!!!! i want this update ive only been waiting for it for 5 months!!!!!

Anonymous says:

Was going to manual update, but people are already starting getting there's on OTA then I can wait

Anonymous says:

If you don't have 3g or edge just will you get it ota?

san diego california says:

yeah i havent got any update but my girl got hers may 27 between 1am and 6am y cant they just send it to every one at ones or by state?

Anonymous says:

If you don't have 3g or edge will you get it ota

Anonymous says:

Do you have to have a rooted phone to manually install? Is the manual install listed on these pages in the last 2 days the exact same as the one released OTA.

thaheretic says:

I live in Philly and woke up to the update this morning! The overall phone performance seems smoother and faster! I will probably never use the camcorder and the on-screen keyboard blows! Unless there is a way to use the on screen keyboard and somehow view the screen in landscape mode, I'm still using the regular board! I would much rather have flash then this silly update!

Anonymous says:

I just get my cupcake in Orlando, FL USA, I have to check the stereo bluetooth

SamZzz says:

Got the OTA Cupcake this morning!! 5/28/09 @ 9:30am - Maryville, TN

josh says:

I still have not got the update :(

Anonymous says:

I received the G1 cupcake update two nights ago around 10 pm. I am in Washington. Its really cool but i no longer have internet connection. Its 100% gone. I called to ask whats up and they couldnt figure it out. They said they would call me back when they found something. That was yesterday and they havent called back yet. Its very disapointing.

Anonymous says:

Seattle, Washington-
Got my update this morning around 7am!!

Anonymous says:

Nothing yet here in Tampa.

Anonymous says:

still waiting in pasadena, ca. according to the previously leaked schedule that has been pushed back a week cuz of the security update, 45% should have the update by the end of today....

aloittelija#wp says:

I live in Indianapolis and I got the update at 8:30 this morning. Some of the icons are different so is the music player. But im pissed because the my 3 to 1 adapter dosen't let me use my headphones. So i guess I have to by the 11 pin usb to 3.5 mm adapter now.

Any Mouse says:

YEAH! I HAVE MY UPDATE! They sent it thus morn.
No volume on my cam though, and i dont know where my google chat went.

writeous1 says:

I received the update this morning, and it rendered my phone COMPLETELY useless afterwards: no service, no data connection, photos deleted, etc. After spending 1.5 hours on the phone with customer care, tech support and advanced tech support and being told to take my battery/sim card out of my phone several times, I DO have service now (via resetting something in the Network Operators option in Settings), but I still have NO data connection. And if I shut off my phone, I have to keep going into the Network Operators option to reset it so that the service will connect, EVERY time.

I was given a ticket # and told that the issue would be escalated further and that someone would be contacting me; I hope within 24 hours, because this is UNACCEPTABLE.

After 8 years of being with T-Mobile, I am NOT a happy camper.

Writeous1
Chicago, IL

TeamAmerica says:

Just curious about the music player...since I do not have the update yet and am just wanting to wait for the OTA instead of the manual install, what is new about the music player? Is there at least a choice to search by Genre now?

Anonymous says:

No update in Orlando Florida...Saw that other people in my area got it =( I'll def post once I get it. Had my G1 since Nov and I still think it's an awesome phone.

Anonymous says:

is your phone rooted when it the build number say kila user 1.1 plat-rc33 126986 ota-rel-keys,release-keys

gjeffw says:

I just Got my Update 05-28-2009

Springfield, Illinois
Happily serverd by a T-mobile 3G upgrade too in our areas last month!

The G1 ROCKS!

PHillies own fresh prince says:

Where the hell is my cupcake I'm not playing tmobile send me my chips with extra dip ya dig

RiDiCkULoUZ says:

Ladies and Gents!

The moment you have all been waiting for...

Like all of you I have been waiting a very long time for this moment!

The cupcake update is here! It is available now!

It is my pleasure to present to you the update!

* I TAKE NO CEDIT, ALL CREDIT GOES TO ZINX OVER AT XDA**

LINK: https://android.clients.google.com/updates/partner/signed-kila-ota-14883...

CEDIT GOES TO ZINX AT XDA

ORIGNAL POST: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=518145

FOUND HERE: http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=OTA_Updates#Cupcake_1.5

This is all you have to do:

If your running on a PC, Just download the link rename it to update and transfer it to the root of your SD CARD, and the turn your phone off, once its completely off hold the power on button and the home button at the same time until you get the little triangle we are all use to..hit ALT+L the ALT+S..And there ya go. US VERSION OF CUPCAKE FINALLY!!

Also, for you ATT users out there I can verify that the G1 works like it should once the update has been installed. I followed those directions and all of my programs, contacts, pictures etc. are still located and accessible on the G1.

Good luck guys!

Ira says:

:) Works like a charm!

mattct says:

Connecticut has an update another thing different is the texting you have android smile faces. Last night 8:00 pm est shelton, ct my girlfriend got her cupcake upgrade. We both have g1s and I didn't get it so I asked what she did to make it happen . she said she was in her android market doing upgrades on things she had and it just popped up. It was probably luck because it didn't happen when I tried it.

Rob says:

I'm here in Colorado USA and got Cupcake at approx. 5:30 am Friday May 29th. Awesomeness!!! Ok gotta go play with the new features. Hope you guys get it soon!

Afu says:

Greetings from Atlanta, GA!
May 29, 2009 10:50 AM

I have just received the Cupcake Firmware 1.5 update!
I have an unlocked G1, but I have T-Mobile. I have no data plan.

*NOTE* THIS IS FOR PHONES WITHOUT DATA PLAN. However, you can still follow these steps if you just don't have Cupcake.

To answer some questions:
1. You DO NOT need a data plan to receive the update just Wi Fi. ( I went to Starbucks and did it.)
2. Unlocked phones CAN receive the update: I will explain below.

What I did:
If you follow these steps, you should have Cupcake and it will be legit, not a download from a link!

1. Find an area with WiFi, again Wendy's, Starbuck's, and McDonalds have free WiFi.
2. Press "Menu" and click "Settings" then select "About Phone" and then you will see a link for system updates. Click it and it should start downloading.
3. Restart your phone and enjoy Cupcake!

Trouble Shooting:
1. To be safe, make sure you have GPS and 3G on.
2. The file is 32mb! If you want a good fast update, don't go in a sketchy neighborhood that barely has any signal. In order to download at first, you have to have a good connection. After the bar turns yellow, even a little bit, then you're safe. If you lose connection, downloading will resume after you get reconnected.

3. My biggest mistake: make sure you have SPACE in your phone. Not the SD card! I had to delete around 50 apps before it would download. Just to be safe, the update requires 32mb, you should have around 34mb free.

4. If it prompts you to restart before downloading, do it! I restarted 8 times!

Please leave feedback and tell me how it goes.
Hope this helps.

Thanks!

`SinCity* says:

from the bronx here ... and im still hungry :-( .... no cupcakes for me?!

Anthony II says:

I have my cupcake and Im going to eat it! I am in Arizona......

Anonymous says:

my lil sister got it on her phone, and mine hasn't gotten it, grrr!!

Anonymous says:

I need my cupcake been craving it 4 the longest!!!

Place:los angeles...

Wiskrz says:

My bf received the Cupcake update May 29th. I still haven't gotten mine tho. Grr...! We're in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The Cupcake update is for real, folks. It is amazing!!! I'm totally jealous of my bf. Can't wait to get my own.

Frustrated G1 user says:

I recieved the cupcake update today finally early this morning. But im having a serious issue I think. It says updating sim card and it has been "updating" since 7:00am this morning when the update installed. I cant use my camera, I cant download anything because it just says its updating has anyone else had this issue? If anyone knows a fix It would be much appreciated

Anonymous says:

Finally got my cupcake this morning! Orlando FL. I really don't know if this affected me getting the update but I read above that the update is 32mb. I went into my applications and deleted a bunch that I knew wouldn't be a problem installing again. I made sure that I had 34mb of memory available. I also left my GPS on last night. When I woke up today there was no notification - I went into system updates like I have been doing and there it was!! I did have an issue at first where it kept starting to download the update and would stop and "need to restart" before installing message showed up. I restarted like three times but then it worked. I would say it took about 10 minutes to download then to install. There are a few applications that developers are still working on to use with cupcake so don't freak out, I'm sure they will fix them soon. By the way I think the update is cool, nothing super awesome but it was needed and it makes me happy to have a G1.

Anonymous says:

im totally trying that, 35 megs of internal memory free, gps turned on and we'll see what happens in the morning, nothing in pasadena, ca......

aaron says:

So here's something funny. My wifes G1 updated today... after a couple days of denying it. I'm still waiting. We live in Milwaukee and bought our phones on ebay. Also, no 3G here.

sarah says:

I JUST GOT MY CUPCAKE UPDATE THIS MORNIN(may 31 @ 9:25a.m.) THE UPDATE INCLUDES A CAMCORDER... AND ITS NOT THE HORRIBLE CAMCORDER SOMEONE CREATED ON THE MARKET... THIS CAMCORDER ACTS JUST LIKE A CAMCORDER. WHEN YOU HOT THE CAM BUTTON TO STOP RECORDING YOUR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED VIDEO SITS IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN. THE SAME GOES FOR THE CAMERA. THE LOOK OF THEINTERNET DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH. IT JUST SHOWS YOU HOW ,UCH YOUR SCREEN IS ZOOMED IN, THE ZOOM IN/OUT BUTTONS HAVE CHANGED, AS WELL AS THE MAGNIFY BUTTON. OTHER CHANGES ARE YOUR PADDWORD AND SIM PIN UNLOCK SCREENS ARE TRANSPARENT AS WELL AS THE GOOGLE SEARCH BOX.... AN ONSCREENT KEYBOARD IS NOW AVAILABLE. WHENEVER YOU TOUCH A FIELD BOX THE ONSCREEN KEYBOARD POPS UP.... THAT'S ALL I KNOW SO FAR. IT'S ONLY 9:50 A.M. SO ILL KEEP PLAYING WITH THE PHONE TO SEE WHAT ELSE COMES WITH THIS UPDATE.

ALSO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT TO KNO MY LOCATION I'M IN THE BRONX, NY

Katie says:

Well my sisters boyfriend nd her have the G1 they are on the same plan and he has gotten his update I just showed him how it works I had almost about 6 G1's and I think I should've have the update already but my sister hasn't gotten her yet . Also I'm on a different plan with my mom

Carlos O. says:

i got my cupcake on 5-28-09 at 9am and im in RI.

iglowce says:

got my at 8am california time :)

love the new keyboard and auto-rotate option

D says:

This is stupid! I don't want to download the thing! My friend lives in Burbank, CA. I live about 30 minutes away, she got the update and I didn't. WTF??? I have had my phone longer than she has.

Anonymous says:

My sister got hers this morning May 31st. However I am on her acct and my number is one digit different than hers and guess what? Yes, u got it, I DIDN'T GET MINE :(

Anonymous says:

I just received my update an hour ago, finally. I turned on my wifi and GPS then checked my settings for a system upgrade and it was there, prior to turning on my wifi and GPS the update was not there!!

John says:

I received the updadate in AZ about three days ago.

I did not know I needed to have @ 35 megs available for the OTA update.

My phone is working OK. The only thing is that I did not get the music player and the other third party application some of you are talking about like the music player, note pad, and global time applications.

So, what I was supposed to receive in this update?

The only new application I got was the comcorder.

Does anyone know how I can get the music player and the other applications if I did not get them in the download?
Anyone with the same problem?

Thanks!

John says:

Got the OTA update in AZ about three days ago.
I did not know I had to have 35 megs available on the phone before the OTA update. I did not get the music player, note pad, and global time applications.The only thing I got was the comcorder.

Does any one had the same problem. How can I get the music player?

What other applications I was supposed to receive in the update?

Thanks!

Anonymous says:

The music player is a widget. To find it you can press down on your home screen and then choose widget then choose music player. The changes with the update are things such as the your contact list, your favorites show pictures next to them now, faster gps and camera response time, look it up online for all the details.

Anonymous says:

It is already may 31 and a friend of mine received her update...so i dont knw if its cause she got her phone in jan. I got mine in march so still waiting to get mine.

Anonymous says:

No cupcake in Louisville, Colorado. Unbelievable. >:(

Anonymous says:

Got mines at 4am in hawaii,though I didnt get any notice sound or massege,I did have both gps & wi-fi off,I went into menu/about phone/check for system update/ and yes! it had the update download massage, I did delete some apps to get little over 32mb of internal memory two days ago & lucky I did because the update says 32.0 MB.

Joanna says:

It's June 1, 2009 and I'm in Florida
My fiance got his update last night. I'm JEALOUS!
I have yet to get mine.
We have both phones on the same billing plan.

Chelz says:

what sucks is.. i haven't gotten the update yet.
but my bestfriend got her's. :( and she's been throwing it in my face ALL DAY!

Anonymous says:

still waiting out in so cal, feel like if this goes to friday im gonna have to call tmobile or do the manual install.....

david says:

I got my update at 5am and I'm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin It seems ok but its not any faster or battery don't last any longer. Get little more memory but also don't have home page button or history on the web. Can't wait for donut if g1 gets it

scott says:

I'm in tampaa an did not get the update an potobucket has that pic of g1 update my wfe works for tmobile an its at the end of the june later app store has flash 7 but it sucks

dee says:

I'm in fairfax va and I got my update on Saturday morning, may 30th when I woke up. My fiance also has a g1 and he didn't get his yet.

polishdroiduser says:

what happens if you manually updated well im on AT&T so it probably doesnt matter does it?

SeanG. says:

I got the OTA cupcake update on 06/01/09 in Houston, Texas.

Anonymous says:

I got cupcake @2:35 am on 6-3-2009. An interesting note for those who were wondering: My sim card was not in my phone. Which means I had no 3g connection, no Edge connection, not even a tzones connection and I still got cupcake by wifi alone. So for all those wondering if you can get it by wifi-- if you live out in the middle of nowhere--yes you can. I did, and I didn't even have a sim card in my phone at the time.

Anonymous says:

I got cupcake @2:35 am on 6-3-2009. An interesting note for those who were wondering: My sim card was not in my phone. Which means I had no 3g connection, no Edge connection, not even a tzones connection and I still got cupcake by wifi alone. So for all those wondering if you can get it by wifi-- if you live out in the middle of nowhere--yes you can. I did, and I didn't even have a sim card in my phone at the time.

Anonymous says:

I got cupcake @2:35 am on 6-3-2009. An interesting note for those who were wondering: My sim card was not in my phone. Which means I had no 3g connection, no Edge connection, not even a tzones connection and I still got cupcake by wifi alone. So for all those wondering if you can get it by wifi-- if you live out in the middle of nowhere--yes you can. I did, and I didn't even have a sim card in my phone at the time.

Anonymous says:

I got my update this morning! Love ittt. The video camera is pretty good the virtual ket board rocks.! Thnkss android. Stoll no flash tho.

Anonymous says:

still havent gotten my update as of june 8th 2009

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