Google's plans for Android's YouTube

As part of a series of blog posts, Google has released more information this week about some of the goodies we can expect out of version 1.5 of the Android operating system, which has been going by the code name Cupcake, and which wireless carrier T-Mobile is expected to push out to U.S. customers at the end of next week. High on the list of upgrades is the ability to record videos and upload them to Google-owned YouTube.

Take the video. Share it through YouTube.

(Credit: Google)

Based on what we can ascertain from Google's introductory video, shooting a video on the Android 1.5 platform will be nearly as straightforward as taking a photo--except that after framing the picture, you'll need to turn the recorder on and off. After taking the video, you'll be able to share it via e-mail or MMS, or as a YouTube upload. You'll have the chance to type in a title and a caption, and set the viewing access as public or private before sending your recording on its way.

For the time being, YouTube will support one login per person, and you'll need an account before you'll be able to upload video. Those wishing to manage video on a separate account will need to access YouTube from the browser of T-Mobile's G1 phone for now.

Add a title, description, and privacy settings.

(Credit: Google)

We also learned more about what's in store in Android 1.5. Following the phone-to-Web upload theme, G1 owners will be able to more easily push photos from the Android device to Google's Picasa Web Albums online. In much the same way you'll upload videos to YouTube, shooting photos to Picasa will be an option you encounter after taking a photo and pressing Share.

In addition, Android's Gmail will gain some batch editing capabilities similar to what's available in Gmail from the desktop browser. Instead of managing messages one at a time on the phone, as is the current mode of operation, you'll be able to select multiple e-mail threads to archive, delete, label, and mute at once.

You can watch more in Google's Cupcake walk-though video, and lick your chops in anticipation of the greater Android computing power that's imminent for T-Mobile's U.S. customers.

[reuthermonkey1]

Android > iPhone once again

[lo266]

Can CNET please run an article relating to Android's inability to save apps to an SD card? Lack of internal storage on the G1 is a major issue that has hampered app sales and prevented developers from bringing feature rich products to the Market.

Google has neglected its users in this regard. Please don't do the same by not pointing this out. Thanks.

[badgaz1]

I agree with this it is an issue that many people are frustrated with and needs sorting. Those who complain of the security issues need to remember that the only current way to fix this problem is to root your phone which will then allow people to distribute apps on sd cards without any security. If Google provided a secure way to install apps on SD cards it would solve more problems than it causes and will give people more confidence in the Market and they will buy more apps. If CNET could help us bring this issue to light it would be amazing.

[Ssx3000]

Its not Google's fault, its the phone. Samsung is coming out with the i7500 with 8GB of internal storage.

[Twanzio]

@Io266:
Go download "AppManager" from the Android Marketplace. Problem solved.

[wikimon]

it shouldn't need an "appmanager" it should just do it automatically... s'like shipping a computer with a dvd drive but no drivers. oh sorry just wait till someone writes some and then it'll be usable!

what?

[nyolsson]

Android is not a manufacturer, it is an OS. Meaning that while, yes, the G1 may lack the internal memory that most users would appreciate, it doesn't mean that other handset manufacturers cannot set and determine their own handsets with the internal space to their liking. (Samsung i7500 rumored 8 GB internal space.)

Right now saving apps to a micro-sd card poses threats to developers and the intellectual data behind them. For example, who is to stop users from paying for and saving apps to an sd card, and tranferring that paid app to a device in which the app wasn't paid for.

The reasoning behind open source is for users to not only customize, but enhance the overall user experience altogether, while the OS provider (Google), the developer, and the user all benefit.

[nyolsson]

Also, remember that Android has only been available since October, just passing 6 months in public consumption. Because Android is not tied down to a manufacturer, the availability of a wide variety of consumer phones (and netbooks?) will not only be inevitable, but will help it easily surpass the iPhone (one manufacturer) and tango with the unproven WebOs (Palm).

[MichaelKBailey]

Ok, fine, initially users can record and upload video to YouTube - now, what about all the other video sharing sites out there? What about my own site? I have a service which I would want to be able to upload my own videos to. It seems that one hand is calling Android "open source" while the other hand is calling it "an extension of Google services".

[tgienger]

Open source means that ANYONE is able (if willing) to create an application that would upload video to whatever site you wanted. And yes, Android IS open source. After all, Ive been running 1.5 for a couple weeks now :)

[leap_on_over]

If you have to have a Gmail account to use this phone, it would seem logical to link the program to that specific gmail account. So if a developer was charging and worry about unfair distribution that would be a solution. I am astonished that there is no way to run from a memory card and to force me to root a phone to do it is appalling. And some of you are saying i have to wait for a new phone. HELL NO! I didn't pay this much for this phone without them fixing this issue in cupcake. So those of you who have a rooted phone are gonna be the only ones to say, "Well you should have waited to see what cupcake would do before you bought the phone". Whatever, it makes the phone horribly weak and it needs to be rectified.