T-Mobile rolls out Android 1.6 Donut to G1 and MyTouch 3G

T-Mobile releases an over-the-air update that brings Android 1.6 'Donut' to T-Mobile G1 and T-Mobile MyTouch 3G owners.

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Bonnie Cha

Oct. 2, 2009 11:19 a.m. PT

Just a couple of weeks after Google released its Android 1.6 SDK to developers, T-Mobile began its official roll out of Android 1.6 (aka Donut) to T-Mobile G1 and T-Mobile MyTouch 3G owners on Thursday.

The update will be delivered to customers over the coming days, and though it's not considered to be a major upgrade to the operating system, Android 1.6 does bring a number of new features and enhancements and fixes a bug that would reboot the phone after dialing 911.

Highlights of Donut include:

An improved Android Market
Quick Search Box, which lets you search across various apps, such as browser bookmarks and history, contacts, and the Web, right from the home screen
Updated voice search
Integrated camera, camcorder, and gallery
Battery usage indicator

For a full list of features and fixes, you can check out the Android Developers site. As always, let us know about your experience with the update below.

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