Android 1.5 is expected to be released at the end of April with the interface changes and a number of other Android enhancements.

In this new release there will be implemented video support (video recording and playback), a faster web browser with copy-and-paste capabilities, more widgets, Accelerometar based application rotation, performance improvements, On Screen keyboard, improved Bluetooth support, new Linux core – 2.6.27, added Google applications like: Google Talk friends’ status in Contacts, SMS, MMS, GMail, and Email applications, batch actions such as archive, delete, and label on Gmail messages, upload videos to Youtube and photos on Picasa and many more.

Google has also unveiled an Android 1.5 SDK to developers wishing to take advantage of the new features. Full list of changes here.

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