Android's Cupcake tastes sweeter with YouTube

As part of a series of blog posts, Google has released more information this week about what users can expect out of version 1.5 of the Android operating system, which has been going by the codename Cupcake. High on the list of upgrades is the ability to record videos and upload them to Google-owned YouTube.

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Based on Google's introductory video, shooting a video on the Android 1.5 platform will be nearly as straightforward as taking a photo. After taking the video, users will be able to share it via email or MMS, or as a YouTube upload.

For the time being, YouTube will support one login per person, and an account is needed to be able to upload video.

Following the phone-to-web upload theme, G1 owners will also be able to more easily push photos from the Android device to Google's Picasa Web Albums online.

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, users will be able to select multiple email threads to archive, delete, label and mute at once.

Original article: Google's plans for Android's YouTube from CNET News.com