| Version of the Android operating system | |
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 Android Cupcake home screen | |
| Developer | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 27, 2009 |
| Update method | Software update |
| Package manager | Android Market |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Preceded by | Android 1.1 |
| Succeeded by | Android 1.6 "Donut" |
| Official website | developer |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
Android Cupcake is the third version of the Android operating system, developed by Google, being the successor to Android 1.1. It was released on April 27, 2009 and succeeded by Android Donut on September 15, 2009.
Android Cupcake introduces a new virtual keyboard, marking a departure from the physical keyboard present on the HTC Dream and support for stereo Bluetooth. Cupcake improved features to its in-built apps; videos can be directly uploaded to YouTube, as can photos to Picasa, the Gmail app supports batch actions, and the web browser was updated to include a new JavaScript engine and copy and pasting. Android Cupcake was the first major release of Android to use a confectionary-themed naming scheme, a scheme that continued until the release of Android 10 in 2019.[1]
By July 2010, Android Cupcake constituted less than a quarter of active devices running Android.[2] User adoption of Android Cupcake began to decrease in the following months, with 4.7% of devices using Android Cupcake by January 2011.[3] On June 30, 2017, Google ceased support for Android Market on Cupcake.[4]
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- ^ Powell, Adam (July 12, 2010). "How to have your (Cup)cake and eat it too". Android Developers Blog. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Kimmey, Nate (January 5, 2011). "Android Platform Version Chart Updated: Froyo Dominates, Éclair Still Strong, Cupcake And Donut On The Way Out". Android Police. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Whitwam, Ryan (June 20, 2017). "Google is ending support for the Android Market on Android 2.1 and earlier". Android Police. Retrieved December 17, 2022.