Android 1.6 SDK – Donut

On September 15th, Google announced the availability of version 1.6 SDK for Android.  The enhancements to Android include:

• Quick Search Bar
• Updated Camera, Camcorder and Gallery
• VPN Control Panel
• Battery Usage Indicator
• Updated Market with Screen Shots
• A multilingual Text-To-Speech API
• Support for Gestures
• Support for different screen resolutions and densities
• New Linux Kernel (2.6.29)
• Support for CDMA telephony – Hello Sprint and Verizon

Video review of the changes:

The expected date for Donut on actual phones, sometime in October. Considering the HTC Hero for Sprint is slated for release on Oct 11th, Android 1.6 should be before then.