Android Donut

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Android Donut
Version of the Android operating system
Android 1.6 running on an HTC Dream
DeveloperGoogle
General
availability		September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)[1]
Final release1.6_r1.5[2]
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Preceded byAndroid Cupcake (1.5)
Succeeded byAndroid Eclair (2.0)
Official websitedeveloper.android.com/about/versions/android-1.6-highlights Edit this at Wikidata
Support status
  • Unsupported
  • Android Market support dropped since June 30, 2017
  • Google Account support dropped on September 27, 2021

Android Donut is version 1.6 and the fourth major version of the Android mobile operating system. It was first previewed on May 27, 2009. On September 15, 2009, on the convention hosted by Google to designate major Android versions, carriers rolled it out with an update to compatible smartphones. The first phone to use Android 1.6 was the T-Mobile G1, and the first phone to have launched with Android 1.6 was the HTC Magic smartphone. Updates for Android Market stopped in 2014, but was completely shut down in June 30, 2017. On September 27, 2021, it was no longer possible to sign-in on Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread) or earlier without Google Account Manager.

Among the more prominent features introduced with this update were added support for CDMA smartphones, additional screen sizes, a battery usage indicator, and a text-to-speech engine.[3]

Features

New features introduced by Donut include the following:

  • Voice and text entry search enhanced to include bookmark history, contacts, and the web.
  • The ability for developers to include their content in search results.
  • Multi-lingual speech synthesis engine to allow any Android application to "speak" a string of text.
  • Easier searching and the ability to view app screenshots in Android Market.[4]
  • Gallery, Camera, and camcorder are more fully integrated, with faster camera access.[4]
  • The ability for users to select multiple photos for deletion.
  • Updated technology support for CDMA/EVDO, 802.1x, VPNs, and a text-to-speech engine.[4]
  • Support for WVGA screen resolutions.
  • Speed improvements in searching and camera applications.
  • Expanded Gesture framework and a new GestureBuilder development tool

See also

References

  1. "Android 1.6 SDK is here". Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. "Android 1.6 release 1.5". android.googlesource.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  3. "Android 1.6 Platform Highlights". Android. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. Burnette, Ed (September 17, 2009). "What's new in Android 1.6 (Donut)? Part 1: User features". ZDNET. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.