Android 1.6 was just released to dev phones, and while you may not have a suitably configured handset to run it, YouTuber arsenito84 does. He’s installed the latest version on his T-Mobile myTouch 3G and was kind ample to create that nine minute video showing every tiny little tweak made to the OS. There’s not much in the way of presentation updates, most changes going on behind the scenes, particularly when it comes to performance. Those improvements are definitely noticeable when it comes to scrolling through apps, but the new Android Market is additionally on display, and the photo and video capturing has been improved. Why, the phone even does a fine job of loading up that very website, though scrolling

is less than smooth. Still no firm word on when your average user will be able to get their Donut on, but whether earlier reports are to believed it could be within a month.

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Original post by Tim Stevens