It has been long enough, we should have flash support on all Android devices! Anyone want to take a crack at it?
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Its tied to the sense framework. This is not possible.
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Hi everybody,
I have been trying to catch up on the recent development in android porting.
Now, I am planning to get a new phone. Since my carrier does not sell the g1, I am wondering which would be the best working alterntive? Meaning which port would allow to use most/all feature of android?
I do need gps working now or in the near future to make this a viable alternative to me.
I have been looking at the ports of which I already know of, being the port to the vogue and to the diamond.
To my understanding (please correct me) the vogue lacks the gps hardware.
So the only device left is the diamond. Or are there any other phones which I have overseen, that sport gps, and a progressing/working port of android?
To sum it all up:
Which device gets the most attention by the dev community regarding the port of android to it?
Which one is at the moment the best working port (which device)?
Which phone poses to be the most promising device for a fully fledge port in the future?
I would be quite thankful, if anybody in the know, or even someone the porting community could give me some insight or even a proper roundup on my options here.
regards and thx for your help and insights in advance,
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Vogue has the GPS hardware, but AFAIK, GPS is far off for any Android port.
General Mobile is coming out with an alternative Android phone, it also has dual sim slots.
http://www.generalmobile.com/new/Default.aspx?PageName=Products&ProductId=200
I'm waiting for this to come out and to see some reviews.
Check the Google Android developer page.
You can buy a developer version phone for $399
All you have to do is register as a developer which cost $25(I think).
Edit: Not really for porting to but you did mention you couldn't get a G1, so I'm assuming you're open to a native Android phone.
ok guys.
first of all, thx for your replies.
i am not really planning to get the real g1 (even the dev version), since i am not really satisfied with its hw.
i figured it'd be easier to get a used htc device off ebay, which would be capable of running android.
So, I'd be willing to wait - which device looks the most promising in running a full android port?
Is there any effort whatsoever on the gps for the vogue or any other device? Is it likely that it will work at all?
thx for your info again
Hello guys,
You 've made a great forum here, and i must admit you're all doing amazing work. I have a question that made me crawl out of my lurking cave.
I was thinking about buying a HTC Magic/Saphire phone. Maybe getting involved with some android development. Anyway, i was wondering how compatible the phones are with the upcoming android 2.0. I know multitouch will be support (and already is in Hero,) but does that mean that i will be able to upgrade to android 2.0 and enjoy multitouch in Magic? I know multitouch capabilities are already enabled through some roms.
Also, will i expierence slower speeds with coming versions of android? [i'm thinking the way a computer made with xp in mind, behaves when you install Vista on it].
I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but i haven't found a clear answer yet
As far as MultiTouch is concerned...my understanding is that it will only work with capicitive touch screens. The Hero's screen is capacitive.
Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I am aware the G1(Dream) and Magic have risistive screens.
Paul, thanks for your answer
That's what i thought at first, and i was gonna wait for hero to come out in Greece, but i found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=558344&highlight=multitouch
and this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4510792&postcount=26
so it seems it works with custom roms. Any ideas about the speed factor and/or the compatibility of the phones with future android versions?
TheBrit said:
As far as MultiTouch is concerned...my understanding is that it will only work with capicitive touch screens. The Hero's screen is capacitive.
Correct me if I'm wrong but as far as I am aware the G1(Dream) and Magic have risistive screens.
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Both the G1(Dream) and magic have capacitive screens. All Android phones on the market at this time have capacitive screens
Android 2.0 isn't being developed yet. 1.6 is though (codenamed donut.)
Cyanogen, over in the dream forum has already ported and IMPROVED 1.6 into the G1's.
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Android 2.0 isn't being developed yet. 1.6 is though (codenamed donut.)
Cyanogen, over in the dream forum has already ported and IMPROVED 1.6 into the G1's.
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That is not true either. 2.0 is rumored to be what is shipping on the upcoming Motorola Shules. The code name for 2.0 is eclair.
so, to get back to my original question, when Shules launches, will android 2.0 be portable to 1.6 phones like magic? i read that it won't be portable to G1 [or, to be more accurate, that they wont release an official update for it]
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so, to get back to my original question, when Shules launches, will android 2.0 be portable to 1.6 phones like magic? i read that it won't be portable to G1 [or, to be more accurate, that they wont release an official update for it]
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well the issue for the G1 was not have enough memory to "store" the update, but one of the lead developers said that the quote was taken in the wrong way. As far as I know, if you flash it yourself it should fit and work fine in the future. It is just that having the OS on there and then trying to do an Over the Air update would cause issues due to lack of space.
Alittle off the topic but, here's a spec chart of all the android phones on the market. http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/09/10/android-battle-cliq-edition/
I know the best of 1.5 properly is Myhero 2.0.5,,
how about 1.6 Donut(I need chinese language)?
Can some one give me a suggestion for the best 1.6 rom?
ps. I neglect 2.0/2.0.1 now as it seems not stable yet
Try them out! There are not too many Donut ROMs out there. Try CyanogenMod for a start and see how it goes.
Personally, I'm addicted to HTC's smart dialer so I'm sticking to 1.5 until 2.1 comes out with Sense UI.
Now that nearly all 3.0 not native tablets have received an unofficial hoenycomb port, I think it would be fantastic if we make an effort to port honeycomb also to AC100. Yeah I know there aren't official google sources... But all who ported honeycomb to 2.2 native devices didn't use sources. So we can also do the same. Regarding kernel here is a useful resource: http://gitorious.org/ac100
I continue to think that for all who love android a 3.0 port would be a loved addition!
If anyone able to port honeycomb wants to join me in porting honeycomb to ac100, is welcome. I am not very expert doing these things, but I will be enthusiast to learn!
Waiting for anwers.
I would like to see Android 3.0 on the AC100 too. I'm sorry I cant realy help on this, but to port Honeycomb will not be trivial. I think. I have seen the problems to port Linix/Ubuntu for AC100 and the main problem should be the missing of the Toshiba sources.
There is a rom in the works at tabletroms dot com!!! not fully functional yet
Since I have been thinking about ROM development (been wanting to try my hands on CyanogenMod ROM development for the 3D phone) and 3D stereoscopic feature seems to be a popular demand, so I intend to learn a bit more in Android OS development and bring it forward.
There will be no LG Real3D framework but rather I am taking another route; Texas Instruments Me-D Stereoscopic 3D framework.
Yet, first question would be; what OS bugs in JB 4.1.2 and / or 4.2.2 OS bug should I except and what's the workaround? That would be nice to start out with very few bugs. And as time progresses, I would ask few more questions.
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