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Android on smartphone or ppc??

I have seen they are working on this on a few different sites. Does anyone here no anything about it yet? I figure if anyone is going to do it, it woll be someone here..Here is a link of someone doing it on a mda 3.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/13/firm-shows-off-functional-android-build-on-ancient-htc-hardware/

From what I understood of what I read, it's technically not running it on a smartphone. You run a VNC Viewer on your phone (normally, VNC is software used to remotely control your PC), then setup your PC to feed the Android display to your phone.
So what's basically happening is Android runs in an emulator on your PC, but shows up on your phone.
Because of the nature of the VNC, however, this makes for a very slowly system and means you really can't make phone calls using it.

Oh...is that what they are doing there? I guess I didn't read closely enough. Thanks for the update. I was hoping to flash my Wizard with some mystical android rom at some point....I know............. I'm dreaming......but it would be cool..

gottifour said:
Oh...is that what they are doing there? I guess I didn't read closely enough. Thanks for the update. I was hoping to flash my Wizard with some mystical android rom at some point....I know............. I'm dreaming......but it would be cool..
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Agree... it would be cool. In the mean time, if you haven't already, check out PointUI. I expect it to progress into something really sick (it's pretty cool already).

Oh it'll most likely happen sooner or later...especially considering HTC is planning to release an Android device, which means possibly similar hardware, but it's still too early...

bigflavor said:
Agree... it would be cool. In the mean time, if you haven't already, check out PointUI. I expect it to progress into something really sick (it's pretty cool already).
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I'm checking it out as we speak..thanks for the link...
Here is a link to the android sdk....If you haven't checked it out yet you should its kind of cool.
http://code.google.com/android/download.html

[Q] port wm6.5.3 to our android device?

I feel like we are only thinking one sided, android devices should be able to boot windows mobile. I would do it but I dont know where to start.
maybe i will try and flash a wm6.5.3 wqvga rom to mytouch 3g and see what happens since they have native capacitative support in the os now.
somebody mind pointing me in the right direction?

wtf would you want windows on this? i would point you in direction of buying a windows device

only for try..i want to try win mob. on my magic..i don't like win but if i can choose with a bootloader if start android or win mob. ............so WoooW
if win mob is hard to port...we can try to port iOs... no??
(sorry for my bad english, i'm italian)
if Apple users can port Android on iFron, why we can't port iOS on Android devices???

I don't like WM either, but i think it would be nice to see iOS on Android...but in my opinion it is impossible.. if it was possible, somebody would do it already..

lele5800, because Android is open operating system, you can modify sources and build it for any device.
iOS and WM are closed..

Lol OS iPhone os already poreted on HTC magic. search VIA YouTube iPhone on HTC magic

Amivieu said:
Lol OS iPhone os already poreted on HTC magic. search VIA YouTube iPhone on HTC magic
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Give us a link to the *release* then

xdaHere thé direct link http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/?gl=FR&hl=fr&hl=fr&gl=FR#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=gw80suCPB1U

capychimp said:
wtf would you want windows on this? i would point you in direction of buying a windows device
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Capy, you always seemed to make my day happier when i'm down thanks! loool

Amivieu said:
xdaHere thé direct link http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/?gl=FR&hl=fr&hl=fr&gl=FR#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=gw80suCPB1U
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Yes, I've seen the video, without a release it doesn't prove ****.

AdrianK said:
Yes, I've seen the video, without a release it doesn't prove ****.
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yes but , this video prove that we can make good themes for magic , and open window for the good icons and many thing for graph

Amivieu said:
yes but , this video prove that we can make good themes for magic , and open window for the good icons and many thing for graph
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so u gonna 'release' this theme or rom or whatever its called?
and when??

Amivieu said:
yes but , this video prove that we can make good themes for magic , and open window for the good icons and many thing for graph
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If I make an iOS theme, does that mean I've 'ported' iOS? of course not, you can't use those words interchangeably.
nickislauw said:
so u gonna 'release' this theme or rom or whatever its called?
and when??
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What did they ever say to imply that it was their theme?

AdrianK said:
If I make an iOS theme, does that mean I've 'ported' iOS? of course not, you can't use those words interchangeably.
What did they ever say to imply that it was their theme?
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I dont know, im only asking if he knows when they release it.
cuz its actually pretty cool
but i think their never releasing this..
//Nick

capychimp said:
wtf would you want windows on this? i would point you in direction of buying a windows device
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you see you all miss the strong points of windows mobile. not only could i open view and edit office files i could open and send directly from my email (outlook mobile) i have a mytouch 3g and honestly dont like it even with froyo. the only reason i got this lacking device is because i broke my touch pro2
there are so many things I can do that i cant do on android with out a force close.
and if android is soo "cool" why not run windows mobile for people that need that good office integration for work since jobs are hard to find here in america.
I thought it would be a good idea. android to me is for people who would like to seem smart with out the need of actual know how.
the developers on the other hand seem smart to me remembering all the sudo command lol
but I seen my personal compatibility flaws with android when i couldnt open a docx or a doc file directly from my email and/or save it where I wanted to.
so dont down me for wanting better integration.
android looks nice. thats about it. the keyboard onscreen likes to close on its own and never come back. too often. so please if you arent helping the port dont say that other chitter chatter. cause the **** don't matter.

explisiv said:
you see you all miss the strong points of windows mobile. not only could i open view and edit office files i could open and send directly from my email (outlook mobile) i have a mytouch 3g and honestly dont like it even with froyo. the only reason i got this lacking device is because i broke my touch pro2
there are so many things I can do that i cant do on android with out a force close.
and if android is soo "cool" why not run windows mobile for people that need that good office integration for work since jobs are hard to find here in america.
I thought it would be a good idea. android to me is for people who would like to seem smart with out the need of actual know how.
the developers on the other hand seem smart to me remembering all the sudo command lol
but I seen my personal compatibility flaws with android when i couldnt open a docx or a doc file directly from my email and/or save it where I wanted to.
so dont down me for wanting better integration.
android looks nice. thats about it. the keyboard onscreen likes to close on its own and never come back. too often. so please if you arent helping the port dont say that other chitter chatter. cause the **** don't matter.
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What the flying **** are you talking about? If you hate Android so much sell your myTouch3G and GTFO.
All the "flaws" your talking about aren't even real issues. File manager? Did you spend 1 minute looking through the market for a file manager app?
Opening the limitation to opening a docx file is part of the design by Microsoft why the **** would they want people to be able to open and edit documents with software that isn't getting them money? And why the **** would you want to edit your docs on a 3.2inch touch screen. FAIL
The Keyboard likes to close and never come back? That has never happened to me. You're using your phone wrong.

So android is for idiots?
Were you any smarter than you are you would have a bunch of apps that do all the things you want them to do. For example DocsToGo is an excellent program compatible with ms office files.
Android runs perfectly if you know what to run on your device. try running windows 7 on Intel 386. Works well,huh?
Exactly, your **** does not matter.

Windows mobile..never again.
Windows Phone 7.. wortha try next month

I only mentioned that some have making something for magic, but unfortunately, certains members instead of providing more, they talk and talk.
I think that is not the purpose of this forum.

your reply does not help its purpose either.

Netflix Android app?

Has anyone heard any new news on the possibility of a Netflix app that streams video on Android? I don't know about you guys but I really really want it! Are there still issues with security and whatnot?
Just curious if anyone has heard anything. They need to get this done!

Still just hearing more about security crap..
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Theres an apk out there, streaming doesn't work tho.
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corenojoe said:
Has anyone heard any new news on the possibility of a Netflix app that streams video on Android? I don't know about you guys but I really really want it! Are there still issues with security and whatnot?
Just curious if anyone has heard anything. They need to get this done!
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Yup, Can't wait for this.

LadyAngler said:
Yup, Can't wait for this.
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Ya, started watching Scrubs from the beginning last night and it'd be awesome if I could pick up where I left off and watch it on breaks and lunch on my phone while I'm at work. Could kill like a season a day lol

I'm assuming this will be a super noob question as no one ever asks but going to ask anyway.
Why is the Hulu fix/hack/edit any diff than this? So long as we can fool a browser into think it's a full desktop, why couldn't we stream through that instead of depending on an app to do it? #flamejacketon

DNak206 said:
I'm assuming this will be a super noob question as no one ever asks but going to ask anyway.
Why is the Hulu fix/hack/edit any diff than this? So long as we can fool a browser into think it's a full desktop, why couldn't we stream through that instead of depending on an app to do it? #flamejacketon
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I can't give a definite answer but I would assume that any content would run smoother/better through the app then a hacked browser.

newalker91 said:
IIRC, I believe it's because Netflix streams over the web via Silverlight not Flash. It's easy to hack flash and fool it, but Silverlight is a different story.
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this.
Besides, this same thread has been posted countless times, a simple search would've shown that. We are waiting for it to be released by Netflix, as our processor has the necessary security needed for the app to be released.
I do believe though, that we will have to wait until the LG Revolution is released to the public before we can get the app, as I suspect LG and Netflix have an exclusivity deal going, so LG can sell some phones.
Then again, I may be and have been wrong.

IISiDeK1CKII said:
this.
Besides, this same thread has been posted countless times, a simple search would've shown that. We are waiting for it to be released by Netflix, as our processor has the necessary security needed for the app to be released.
I do believe though, that we will have to wait until the LG Revolution is released to the public before we can get the app, as I suspect LG and Netflix have an exclusivity deal going, so LG can sell some phones.
Then again, I may be and have been wrong.
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Come on LG!

newalker91 said:
IIRC, I believe it's because Netflix streams over the web via Silverlight not Flash. It's easy to hack flash and fool it, but Silverlight is a different story.
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I had noticed the last flick I streamed on my laptop used Silverlight, (as far as I knew that was new) but definitely makes sense. Flash is hackable, SL is not.. Got it, thanks.

DNak206 said:
I had noticed the last flick I streamed on my laptop used Silverlight, (as far as I knew that was new) but definitely makes sense. Flash is hackable, SL is not.. Got it, thanks.
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Netflix on android won't be using silverlight though. It could use Moonlight http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight, but support for that on linux is far worse than flash and would probably be even more of a battery killer, so I'm guessing they will port whatever they use for iOS on the iphone/ipad to android.
There's no way the iphone version of netflix (which has been out for a while) uses silverlight (jobs would never allow that), so I am guessing they will probably just use the same libraries for android that they have for iOS and create a wrapper around that with java to create an executable.

DNak206 said:
I had noticed the last flick I streamed on my laptop used Silverlight, (as far as I knew that was new) but definitely makes sense. Flash is hackable, SL is not.. Got it, thanks.
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Netflix has always used silverlight, at least as far as I have known. And yareally
is probably right about how they are going to go about it.
The main reason why Winmo 7 had/has so fast netflix is because of silverlight and the native ability (I believe) for it to run on winmo.

starcraft fans, i need help please

I am having a major dilemma at the moment.
I have a Motorola XOOM with 3g and wifi. I haven't yet gotten to rooting the device, but if I need to for this I can and will do it.
I have a digital copy of star craft the original game from 1999.
It doesn't run properly on my new updated computer and I want to be able to play still.
I know its a pain but some .exe files can be opened on android, and as its a very low process needed game I was wondering how I would get it to run on my XOOM.
Any ideas?

Random idea: if you install ubuntu, you could try using wine to run it (it runs very well on my laptop, being a low process game as you say).
In general, however, I have absolutely no idea.

thebobp said:
Random idea: if you install ubuntu, you could try using wine to run it (it runs very well on my laptop, being a low process game as you say).
In general, however, I have absolutely no idea.
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Installing it on the pc....hmmm OK cool

darthjakx said:
Installing it on the pc....hmmm OK cool
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I meant on the tablet, but ubuntu on the pc's pretty cool too!

thebobp said:
I meant on the tablet, but ubuntu on the pc's pretty cool too!
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Ahh sweet... I'll look into it, cheers

[Q] Using an android tablet as a main display via usb for a linux device?

I think the thread title gives a pretty good idea of my question. I ordered a raspberry pi, and I would like to use my tablet as its display while I play with it. I found several apps that do what I want, but they only run on windows or osx. iDisplay is one of them, and it definitely does run over usb. I think wifi is probably going to be a bit too laggy for proper use. I've been trying various google searches but I'm not sure I've been using the right terms. So, has anyone heard of an android app that will do this?

parsimony said:
I think the thread title gives a pretty good idea of my question. I ordered a raspberry pi, and I would like to use my tablet as its display while I play with it. I found several apps that do what I want, but they only run on windows or osx. iDisplay is one of them, and it definitely does run over usb. I think wifi is probably going to be a bit too laggy for proper use. I've been trying various google searches but I'm not sure I've been using the right terms. So, has anyone heard of an android app that will do this?
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you could use a vnc connection to do something like this but it wouldnt be perfect.