What does Android 1.5 have to offer?

May 2, 2009 in LifeBits | No comments

I am still waiting for Singtel to push this to us. I hope this will come in Either this month or early June. Some of the features that we can be expecting in 1.5 and how i feel it will impact me , which directly measures how desperate i am waiting for 1.5

- Availabitly of onscreen keyboard – This doesnt really ring a bell for me since i still prefer the slide out keypad. Makes my typing easier. I tried the on screen keyboard on ipod Touch. No doubt it is better than the onscreen on my android ( the chompSMS has a onscreen keyboard that looks exactly like the ipod version ) , i cant really “feel” the typing.

- Support of Stereo Bluetooth – This probably also wont affect me much cos i do not listen to music on my mobile phone. I use either my ipod nano or ipod touch for music and i only listen to music when i run or when i travel.

- Video Recording! -> this will be moderate useful for me. I dont do a lot of video recording , but if there is one available and i need it , it will come in handy. And it allows direct upload to youtube which is a cool feature especially when you want to share it immedately after you have recorded it.

- Faster and smoother Browser -> High impact for my personal use. The browser probably is the most frequent application i use on my HTC Dream. I used it mainly for my google reader.

- Marginally better battery life -> Super High Impact. The battery life now sucks. Not sure if marginally better battery life = how many more hours. I already ordered a additional 2600mA battery from HK Ebay and it should be on the way and reaching me anytime this week. Cant wait for it.

Faster camera startup and image capturing -> Should be useful. Anything fast is good.

Home screen widgets And Live folders -> probably gimmicks and depends on what apps are written for it.

Copy & Paster within the browser -> Never really notice that 1.1 doesnt have this. I guessed i havent found the use for it yet. Haha.

Specific Date & Time stamp in call log – ANOTHER Thank God improvement

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