FireFox OS to Android - Android General

We got some FireFox OS phones in recently and I was wondering if there is anyway to get Android loaded onto the phone instead of the FireFox OS. It seems like an OK phone, I'm just curious how it might run Android if it can.
I did some searches on the forum if anyone has done it yet, but I came up empty. If someone can point me in the right direction that would be great! If there is other information you might need, let me know.
They are the Geeksphone Peak (I would like to post an image reference, but I'm a newer user, sorry!).
Thanks!

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RiffyDivine said:
Has anyone figured out how to do it yet? I spend most of my time in windows 7 now cause the android build feels so crippled.
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Have you tried the new online market? Also, there is info in these threads about a version of 2.2 for the Viewpad:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909062&page=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10982062
Blackbird1100 said:
Have you tried the new online market? Also, there is info in these threads about a version of 2.2 for the Viewpad:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909062&page=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10982062
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Thank you very much my good sir, I now have a direction to follow. I hope this also leads to a working market place.
RiffyDivine said:
Thank you very much my good sir, I now have a direction to follow. I hope this also leads to a working market place.
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Please let us know how Froyo runs on the ViewPad 10.

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We got some FireFox OS phones in and I was wondering if there is anyway to get Android loaded onto the phone instead of the FireFox OS. It seems like an OK phone, I'm just curious how it might run Android if it can.
I did some searches on the forum if anyone has done it yet, but I came up empty. If someone can point me in the right direction that would be great!
They are the Geeksphone Peak (I would like to post an image reference, but I'm a newer user, sorry!).
Thanks!

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