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http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/
just read
or watch the video. this seems legit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yO2KQHkt4A
cyanogen could surely help planetbeing out with some driver stuff, and maybe software buttons to replace the lack of hardware buttons...
OMG i just peed my pants im selling my g1 and buying a 3gs as soon as this is working well
Amazing !!!
this actually does look really sick. i'd probobly port Android or Symbian to the OpenPandora if i had these abilities- not waste them on an iPhone lol. just sayin.
i've seen him and numerous other people do this with OpeniBoot and IT IS legit. I remember when they tried getting Debian to boot on the iPhone via OpeniBoot.........lol
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Best news I've had today! I shall go and reclaim my iPhone from my friend's sister ASAP so I can try it out
Stevy will have a heart attack, when he will see this ;-)
iPhone is for Porn too ;-D
I wonder if browsing for example goes faster with android on iphone copared to iphone os on iphone.
Now that would be fun.
I am trying to decide on a new phone. The carrier is not an issue, I've had a rooted mytouch, a rooted nexus one, stock evo4g, and currently now have an epic 4g. Multimedia and apps are very important to me, the iphone4 looks good, but my current phone my be better. Am thinking about a windows phone but don't know anything about them. Any suggestions?
If you are looking to mod/play with your phone do not choose a winmo7 phone.. Not quite yet. It simply is what it is and they are so new the apps are not there yet. As far as apps the iPhone in sheer quantity has the most but Android is where the devs are turning to more and more. There are also a lot of apps on android that are not on an iPhone. The new Nexus S is an amazing fast device as I have been playing around with mine and the SAMOLED with its curves and anti smear screen IMO out plays the iPhone4s smaller not quite as bright seeming screen. I work at att and see the thing every day and still feel Samsung has really got the best screen (apps). Windows has done well with this new operating system but is still very new, Apple will be Apple, blackberry is great for non-Gmail email and Android will let people play with what they wanna play with. Depends totally what you plan on doing beyond media and apps
I say go for the HTC Leo. Great perfomance, great screen, and it runs WM 6.5, WM 6.5.x, Android, and soon hopefully WP7
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I say go for the HTC Leo. Great perfomance, great screen, and it runs WM 6.5, WM 6.5.x, Android, and soon hopefully WP7
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Buying a device with the intent of running two officially unsupported OSs probably isn't the best idea...
Have a look on my signature link you can see what is member prefferences on the best device of 2010
Leo here
Nexus S.
10char
AdrianK said:
Buying a device with the intent of running two officially unsupported OSs probably isn't the best idea...
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If they work why not? He already rooted his old phone so I dont think he ios adverse to playing around and bringing out a phones true potential.
I would say the MyTouch 4G.
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The branded galaxy S phones have the best multimedia support but you already got one so...
Best apps however, go for an iPhone 4. Unfortunately, you can't have the best of both worlds.
samsung galaxy S
Blackberry 9700
Blackberry 9700 Bold.
If you like to experiment with different OS buy Leo and if you don't like it, soon you'll like
HTC of Iphone, anything else is a dissapointment
Well if you don't mind waiting this summer there are going to be a ton of dual core phones our for us to choose from.
Right now I'm rocking a Nexus 1 with 233; I'm going to wait a bit and see what comes out later and see what comes.
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Atrix 4G or Motorola Droid Bionic. Better than the iPhone 4 I am using
evo 3d looks great
You can post for opinions and help in the which should be my next phone thread.
Thread closed.
The title says everything.
For me i got my desire a year ago because I saw it as top on techradar, besides I wanted to try android while my brother got an iPhone 4.
Edit: from some of the posts here I find it really depressing because most of you would have chosen iPhone if it was cheap. Which means android was like a substitute, but i really think android is much more useful as a phone.
IPhone can be jailbroken and customized but its really unstable IMO.
Android can be customized but its not polished enough in certain areas
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Well I got my android tablet because I already own an iPhone and I wanted to experience android to see if I like it. And oh baby I do
yes to android
abellimz said:
The title says everything.
For me i got my desire a year ago because I saw it as top on techradar, besides I wanted to try android while my brother got an iPhone 4.
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you can be God
you are free
you are not a sheep
you are not locked in
you can drag and drop
you are/can be ... infinite
Dark lord me said:
Well I got my android tablet because I already own an iPhone and I wanted to experience android to see if I like it. And oh baby I do
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Seems like I did the same thing, got an iPad, iPhone 4S, and the LG thrill
phones are phones... I like both phones for different reasons
Simple answer. i am not tied up with itunes!!!!! simple as that
Because with android you can do whatever you want to do.
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because you are free. i was tempted to buy an iphone 4 when it apperead, but instead i own now an year old SGS1 that is absolutely great thanks to android
Galaxy S II v iPhone 4
I had to get one or the other and quickly decided on the Galaxy S II even though i was all new to the Android scene, Galaxy S II was cheaper on contract as well as being packed in terms of hardware, iPhone 4 is no slouch though!
Here i am 6months later, couldn't be happier with my purchase!
I got android cause what is the point of having 2 iPhones? I got my first android for work, rom'd it and loved the versatility. Wifi tether is a God send in my industry. I love Android, I have had a Droid Milestone, Droid 2 Global, HTC Inspire 4g and I just got my Galaxy Nexus =].
I am PRO Android
A few reasons:
1.) Got a G1 at launch, loved the software but hated the hardware, and thus returned it. Then I got tied into an iPhone contract.
2.) Three years(-ish) later, I switched to Virgin Mobile for a few months to get some bills paid down. Got an Optimus V for next to nothing, and loved it, but I just needed more headspace.
3.) Got everything bill-wise taken care of and looked into different phones. I had a great experience with T-Mobile, so I decided I wanted to go back to them. Looked at their different phones and decided that the Galaxy SII was gonna be my next, and thus far, I love it.
Hopefully we get a vanilla port of ICS, whatever channel that may be through. But I'm not too beat up over it if we don't. Just have to wait and see what Cyanogenmod has to offer in a few months.
I got an Android phone after using Android on my HD2 for a long time. I decided to try out a real Android phone so I got an Inspire (Desire HD). Excellent phone but all of my experience with Android...on many, many versions on HD2 and many real Android phones I've returned during the return period...the battery life is severely poor.
i was casually developing an interest in linux so it seemed like the right thing to do when my iPhone 3G broke down.
Why Oh Why
Because all of the cool kids were doing it...
actually my WinMo phones were getting a bit long in the tooth and support was lagging so i gave it a try on an HD2 and the rest is history. For me ASOP, CM and Sense are the only builds worth using. I've since moved on to some android tablets but have started using a WP7 device as my daily driver phone.
I still have my desire Z and use it mostly to test new roms or OS builds, testing some light development work or when i get bored with things working elegantly and consistently.
I purchased an Android phone because I truly believe that OSS is the future.
I was religiously using Windows Mobile and it was time for something new
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Same for me.
I have used 4 WinMo Phones before switching to android. All because winmo was a crap , laggy and bad. Now android phones are more fast , also the devolpers are all devolping for android and not more winmo.
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Because with android you can do whatever you want to do.
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But i suppose with a jailbroken iPhone you change a lot of things as well? ( idk becos I don't know what's there in cydia)
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Because It looks Cool!
I hated Apple but kinda wanted an iphone, it's shortcomings at the time kept me away from it. In February of 2009 I signed a 2 year contract with a Samsung Eternity thinking I was getting an iphone experience without the shortcomings. Within a month I realized my phone was nothing special, just a dumb phone with a screen and i decided I was getting a smartphone the next time. The market to me seamed bleak seemed nothing could hold a candle to the iphone and you just had to deal with no mms amongst other things. And then my brother showed off his brand new T-mobile G1 and i was blown away. I had heard about the "google " phone but it seemed like it's release was a non event. I saw apps and customization options and multiple home screens. I wanted one, but sadly I wasn't even half way to my upgrade date. Over the next year the obsession grew and while I planned to leave at&t in February of 2011, I couldn't wait any longer and come November 2010 I opted for an early upgrade with a Samsung Captivate
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Bought it along with my gf's X10 (mine is X10 Mini Pro), just wanna try out the fun using touch screen phone, which, not so bad after all.
According to many blogs Nokia is also launching a series of Android Phones, and with Android 5, Is it rumors or Nokia really coming to get back in market ???
I remember reading a while back that at the moment Nokia is putting it's full force behind windows phone and only if that completely failed would they fall back on android.
That's maybe true, Nokia has no other choice.
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fail
win phone... epic fail
IMO, they should've continued with MeeGo or gone with Android, the Microsoft pact was a turn to hell for the company, especially now that there are rumors of MS developing their own phone. I can't see how they even could switch to Android at this point, kinda sad, but the company was run to ruins by terribad management long ago, so I think Lumia 920 is going to be their last straw...
Nokia would be better off going bankrupt than making Android phones.
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If Nokia made some highly specced AOSP android phones I don't see why they couldn't have some success. I don't think it would be a good idea to try to take on touchwiz / sense when they have a good 3 years head start.
no actually it's just rumors right now nokia right now is focusing on wp8 and the oldy symbian
No, I really don't see that happening. It wouldn't help at all to what they're trying to do with Windows phones at the moment.
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That sounds really interesting. I think that Android is much better than any Windows... I still don't trust that Nokia is really going to android.
why got my post about nokia's market-strategy deleted?
> taskumuro.com/artikkelit/the-story-of-nokia-meego
Most likely that is a rumor...Nokia seem to have high hopes for windows phone 8. At least according to what they're showing everyone...plus the Lumia 920 looks like a winner for them.
Nokia bet on Windows
.. and it was another historical mistake with epical consequences. If the Lumias don't succeed, that might have been it for Nokia.
Which is a shame, coz the Lumia 920 - set aside size and weight - is an astonishing piece of technology. WIth Jelly Bean on it, it would have been the phone of the year. Don't even talk about design.
I hope they do they use to make some strong phones.
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Once upon a time I was happy Nokia user. Nice hardware, good camera but software... However, if Nokia ever make Android phone, it could be interesting.
Nokiia
Nokia's Lumia series is great. Even a software is really efficient, but too boring for me But wish them luck
This thread seems to run it's course, Thread Closed & Thanks
So here is my question..
What made you jump to the Android platform?
What phone did you come from?
What was wrong?
Why?
For me: I had used 3 iPhones, (3GS, 4, 4S). After close to a year with the iPhone I saw how boring it was to see the icons. Over and over again.
Then I deceided to get the latest of android at the time. The Galaxy Nexus with 4.0 :thumbup: But comming from an iPhone, I missed the quantity and the quality of the apps. But soon I got used to it.
My future of android phones, HTC One X, Galaxy Note and the S4.
So far my impressions are very good on Android but when I used to jailbreak my iPhone the quality of Cydia tweaks over the 'mods' and ROMs for Android devices.
I hope people find this useful.
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I'm come from Bada with a Samsung Wave, there were a lot of good things, but the store was too poor with apps... I was searching an Android phone (don't like the narrow-minded of Apple), so I search a phone without Phone bill, the phones are very expensive, but after reading a lot review, I choose a Galaxy Nexus for $420
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I had all the iPhones ever made I moved to android cause of big screen and I wanted to try something different but as of now I only have one gripe its the fact I can't get my contacts off itunes .
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I come from symbian, android and the quality is exceptional by comparison, are more than satisfied!
Android
I've always been a fan of various Linux distros so I have a better understanding of whats going on inside my HTC One V phone (now with CM 10.1 ) so I've always thought Android was the way to go. Most Linux based OS/apps usually have an awesome community (like xda dev) to help with any problems that may pop up.
I came to Android from Symbian OS, I had Nokia 5230 for 3 years before, and I got bored of it's slow performance, and low RAM, so I decided to upgrade it to Samsung Galaxy S3, which was a great step I think, and I learned many things with my Samsung, so now I am not that stupid beginner on Android which I was before.
because its AWESOME!
i switched form IOS because android makes me feel FREE. Im cant just change "almost" everything... I can change EVERYTHING!
I had a maxx mobile which is a local company
it was such a pathetic phone , with its bad keypad , small screen , no apps nothing
Later I read about android os in news and about so many applications and based on Linux ( using linux on pc for long time )
it was then I wanted to buy an android phone
Hence the jump
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I switched because I felt there weren't as many cool apps with the iPhone as there are with androids. I haven't missed my iPhone yet.
Because symbian is dead.
Because the only alternative at the time was iOS. Windows looked too ugly and didn't function how i wanted it to.
I came from a winmo 6.5 HTC HD2. (tmobile nl branded one, so I couldnt even get the newest firmware to flash android onto it.) Eventually, the marketplace was shut down. Which wasnt that big of a problem if you have no issue with piracy. But then the microphone broke, and I decided it was time for a new phone.
And Android gave me choices, iOS doesn't. So there was never any real 'choice', which is fine I'm perfectly happy with Android.
So it became the s3 (no MicroSD = no buy. So HTC ONE was as little of an option as the iPhone. )
Now eagerly awaiting the Note 3.
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Htc touch pro. Because the windows mobile is dying and less application makes me feel its a boring system .no playful games such some game loft game in android now! But some how I still miss it .cause it can make video call by network ,not video chat in application now.
Android
When the time came to make a choice, I chose the Android platform.
Many of the people I knew at the time that were using the Windows platform had many complaints and problems.
I knew little about the iOS phones, but I'm happy I chose Android.
I've had zero problems!
patrykowy said:
Because symbian is dead.
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+1.
Also I liked the whole Linux idea.
~ Taylor_Swift
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I myself was sick of iOS and pretty much having to have the new phone to run the new versions of the apps, which was total bs, not to mention the whole thing just started freezing up after awhile just cause it was 'old', I would literally have to throw it on the ground (carpeted) then reboot it just to get it running again for a few minutes. Never seen that problem with android, hell my boyfriend was running s2 up until a month or two ago when he got the htc one, not once did I see it lockup.
thewizard253 said:
I had all the iPhones ever made I moved to android cause of big screen and I wanted to try something different but as of now I only have one gripe its the fact I can't get my contacts off itunes .
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If you backup to icloud you can export your contact list as a Vcard and import it on your new phone easy... Thats what I did, I had the 3gs and 4s and was just tired of chasing the next jailbreak.
I love my new HTC One!
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"Jumped" to Android because it's open source, Google owns it, I can do whatever I want with it ( Nexus 4 ), etc...
iOS devices are not choice, thay never was, never will.
Switched from "dumbphone" Sony Ericsson W610i
I came from the ios zone i switched to android because upgeading on ios is a pain :l
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WebOS
I switched from WebOS (Palm). I enjoyed the phone Palm Pre+, but the OS was severely limited and did not catch on as HP had hoped it would. It was small, fast (for it's time) and had good storage 16gb. It is still my MP3 player, why buy an apple product if you have something that works.
From 2003 onwards I was using Symbian from s60v2 to Anna till 2009, I was very used to Symbian as it also supported off market apps of java and sis /sisx(side load), I was well aware of all the tricks in that OS. But Nokia has never changed it's interface.
Then I switch to Android seeing no development is going in Symbian OS and Nokia people are migrating to MS
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