Android: Phone News and Discussion Thread
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i got my HTC HD2 to run froyo 2.2 smoothly now. Everything is working, gps, internet, data, battery life aok.
i hated window mobile on the htc, now that android is operating it..it feels like i just got a whole new phone =)
to all you htc hd2 owners out there..go load android on that suckaaa!
i hated window mobile on the htc, now that android is operating it..it feels like i just got a whole new phone =)
to all you htc hd2 owners out there..go load android on that suckaaa!
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Looks like not much has changed since the HTC Wizard days of running Android on the HD2. HaRet and zImage files on top of a WM6 ROM booting from the SD Card. Now this has me thinking about which phone to get. lol. Could triple boot into WM6, Android and WM7 in the future.
There's alot of asian in
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Looks like not much has changed since the HTC Wizard days of running Android on the HD2. HaRet and zImage files on top of a WM6 ROM booting from the SD Card. Now this has me thinking about which phone to get. lol. Could triple boot into WM6, Android and WM7 in the future.
I'm using:
HTC HD2 TMOUS
ROM: Energy ROM. Max Sense (GTX Theme)
Radio: 2.12.50.02_2
Dan's Android Froyo Build
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They're already making progress with Froyo on the Galaxy S so its looking real appealing at the moment especially since it has the better overall hardware and GPU which is most likely going to be crucial with Android's gaming future.
Some bad news for the Slide owners:
http://twitter.com/cyanogen/status/19917335016
I think the Slide is the most hacker unfriendly phone out there 
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Remember how you guys asked whether or not that $150 Augen Android Tablet from K-Mart can run Froyo? How about CyanogenMod 6?
Source: http://twitter.com/thedudesandroid
He has a lot more pics of the mod in there. Right now he's just playing around with it so who knows it might become a full blown project. He's one of the contributors to the CyanogenMod.
Source: http://twitter.com/thedudesandroid
He has a lot more pics of the mod in there. Right now he's just playing around with it so who knows it might become a full blown project. He's one of the contributors to the CyanogenMod.
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A little of topic, but if it can be done Droid does...
In my contacts, it's up to me to set the name, phone number, address, associated picture, etc.
Wouldn't it be nice if the person calling, pushed their info and you could "accept" it to you phone in the contact list? I mean I know I can add an incoming call to the contact list, but I want all of their info and a pic without doing the work myself.
Somebody create the app, and all I want is 1% of the royalities.
In my contacts, it's up to me to set the name, phone number, address, associated picture, etc.
Wouldn't it be nice if the person calling, pushed their info and you could "accept" it to you phone in the contact list? I mean I know I can add an incoming call to the contact list, but I want all of their info and a pic without doing the work myself.
Somebody create the app, and all I want is 1% of the royalities.
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A little of topic, but if it can be done Droid does...
In my contacts, it's up to me to set the name, phone number, address, associated picture, etc.
Wouldn't it be nice if the person calling, pushed their info and you could "accept" it to you phone in the contact list? I mean I know I can add an incoming call to the contact list, but I want all of their info and a pic without doing the work myself.
Somebody create the app, and all I want is 1% of the royalities.
In my contacts, it's up to me to set the name, phone number, address, associated picture, etc.
Wouldn't it be nice if the person calling, pushed their info and you could "accept" it to you phone in the contact list? I mean I know I can add an incoming call to the contact list, but I want all of their info and a pic without doing the work myself.
Somebody create the app, and all I want is 1% of the royalities.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGEhm57IFzk
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.bumptech.bumpga
Safety Car
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Lol. I haven't thought of an app that hasn't been covered in some form yet. The only thing lacking is the gaming apps but that'll change as Android gains momentum. Plus the emulators will cover most of my gaming for me any way. There's also plenty of flash websites online to play games on once Froyo is pushed out to all phones.
Btw. How are you liking the Captivate? XDA has an early Froyo build for the phone already...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734871
Btw. How are you liking the Captivate? XDA has an early Froyo build for the phone already...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734871
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LOL... I knew someone was gonna get that Kmart tablet flyin soon...Cyanogen Mod!
Bump looks super cool... I think Some peeps over on sprintusers reviewed it in the past couple weeks... They were using it to pass business card info...
Bump looks super cool... I think Some peeps over on sprintusers reviewed it in the past couple weeks... They were using it to pass business card info...
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http://bu.mp/faq
Q: Why do I get the message "No Match" when I try to bump with my friend?
A: The "No Match" message simply means that our servers couldn't connect your two devices. In order for Bump to successfully identify your device and match it with the device you are trying to connect with, it needs 2 things up and running on your phone.
1) A valid Internet connection over either 3G, Edge, or Wifi. Please check your connectivity by opening a browser on your device and navigating to an outside page. If your connection is slow or spotty, Bump could have difficulties connecting to our servers.
2) Valid location information. Bump uses the device's location as part of the matching process. Sometimes the GPS or Maps app will report old or invalid location information, in which case Bump won't work. Please check that the location information is correct by going to the Maps application and viewing your current location. If it is not correct, turn on your GPS and select 'My Location' which should update your phone to reflect your current location.
A: The "No Match" message simply means that our servers couldn't connect your two devices. In order for Bump to successfully identify your device and match it with the device you are trying to connect with, it needs 2 things up and running on your phone.
1) A valid Internet connection over either 3G, Edge, or Wifi. Please check your connectivity by opening a browser on your device and navigating to an outside page. If your connection is slow or spotty, Bump could have difficulties connecting to our servers.
2) Valid location information. Bump uses the device's location as part of the matching process. Sometimes the GPS or Maps app will report old or invalid location information, in which case Bump won't work. Please check that the location information is correct by going to the Maps application and viewing your current location. If it is not correct, turn on your GPS and select 'My Location' which should update your phone to reflect your current location.
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For those that don't check Engadget or around the internet. lol.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/n...n-smartphones/
Android OS finally outsold the iOS in Q2. I guess there's a lot of variables in there like people waiting for iPhone 4 not being accounted into it. But you can also say the same thing regarding the other Android phones that just came out like the sold out HTC Evo, Galaxy phones and the Droid X. Either way, the competition is heating up and I'm sure Apple isn't just sitting down waiting around.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/n...n-smartphones/
Android OS finally outsold the iOS in Q2. I guess there's a lot of variables in there like people waiting for iPhone 4 not being accounted into it. But you can also say the same thing regarding the other Android phones that just came out like the sold out HTC Evo, Galaxy phones and the Droid X. Either way, the competition is heating up and I'm sure Apple isn't just sitting down waiting around.
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Well this is interesting, Vonage just released an app that does VoIP to Android or iPhone users free via WiFi or 3G/4G data and ties it to your Facebook friends. I'm not sure what the catch is...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367377,00.asp
It doesn't ask for any credit card info so I'm not sure how they're paying for all of this. It also works internationally for free calls...Sounds too good to be true. This is what the Skype app should've been. I can't find the catch yet. Will update if I hear anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPt_p...layer_embedded
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2367377,00.asp
It doesn't ask for any credit card info so I'm not sure how they're paying for all of this. It also works internationally for free calls...Sounds too good to be true. This is what the Skype app should've been. I can't find the catch yet. Will update if I hear anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPt_p...layer_embedded
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Is Facebook paying for it? I downloaded it but none of my friends know about this yet. Apparently it works with any mobile phone too. Us Apple and Android users have an actual app for it but if you have a data plan or wifi on your phone you can do it online. This could put a big hurt in some companies since many people have data and Facebook.
What I like too is that I can finally use the Facebook IM tool.
What I like too is that I can finally use the Facebook IM tool.
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For those that don't check Engadget or around the internet. lol.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/n...n-smartphones/
Android OS finally outsold the iOS in Q2. I guess there's a lot of variables in there like people waiting for iPhone 4 not being accounted into it. But you can also say the same thing regarding the other Android phones that just came out like the sold out HTC Evo, Galaxy phones and the Droid X. Either way, the competition is heating up and I'm sure Apple isn't just sitting down waiting around.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/04/n...n-smartphones/
Android OS finally outsold the iOS in Q2. I guess there's a lot of variables in there like people waiting for iPhone 4 not being accounted into it. But you can also say the same thing regarding the other Android phones that just came out like the sold out HTC Evo, Galaxy phones and the Droid X. Either way, the competition is heating up and I'm sure Apple isn't just sitting down waiting around.
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Yeah. Don't know how Vonage is doing it. lol. I haven't installed it yet. Still waiting to see what others are saying. One of the comments in the Android Market said that it asks permission to your wall to post ads at any time but I don't know how true that is. If its true, then that's probably how they're doing it for free.
In other news Nimbuzz for Android just got updated! They finally added a dialer and you can use your Skype subscription to make phone calls since Fring got blocked by Skype. So I guess I'll hold off on the Vonage since I have a Skype subscription any way. Before this update you had to manually add each person onto your Skype contacts list to dial out to them using Skype Out.
Source: http://www.androidcentral.com/nimbuz...ilable-android
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZTpR...layer_embedded
In other news Nimbuzz for Android just got updated! They finally added a dialer and you can use your Skype subscription to make phone calls since Fring got blocked by Skype. So I guess I'll hold off on the Vonage since I have a Skype subscription any way. Before this update you had to manually add each person onto your Skype contacts list to dial out to them using Skype Out.
Source: http://www.androidcentral.com/nimbuz...ilable-android
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZTpR...layer_embedded
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"The number was about 100,000 (a day) about two months ago," Schmidt said. "It looks like Android is not just phenomenal but incredibly phenomenal in its growth rate. God knows how long that will continue."
Google is now saying they're selling 200,000 Android devices a day! That's insane! Thats some crazy exponential growth. They started off at 60,000 in Q1 then 100,000 by mid Q2 and now theyre at 200,000 a day. They haven't even fully shipped Froyo to all phones yet and not everyone knows what Android is yet. Gingerbread should be coming in around November, December or so they say. And rumor is the next build after Gingerbread is going to be called Honeycomb. It also looks like that guy making the claim has some pics coming up as well of the future of Android...
You heard it here first. The official name after gingerbread is... "Honeycomb"
I hate my Eris, its such a slow piece of shit all of a sudden. The phone doesn't even light up when I take it away from my ear after someone hangs up, and when I click certain contacts it goes to a message thread with a completely different person and all of this other insane bullshit.
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I hate my Eris, its such a slow piece of shit all of a sudden. The phone doesn't even light up when I take it away from my ear after someone hangs up, and when I click certain contacts it goes to a message thread with a completely different person and all of this other insane bullshit.
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Its basically an app that you install on the Android phone and the iPhone. Then it uses a server to exchange the info between the phones. Its kinda like a bluetooth transfer of contacts without the mess of bluetooth connect. Just a simple click what info you want to send out via the clouds and bump.
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For those experiencing battery drains recently. It might be due to the new Facebook update:
Source: http://geekfor.me/news/facebook-1-3-wakelock/
Apparently, Facebook still has a bunch of noob Android programmers and isn't allowing the phone to sleep when you run the app. They probably did this to get the notifications on time but didn't understand the consequences of doing it using this method. The options right now are to downgrade to 1.2 or wait until Facebook updates their app again. Or in this case, a task killer would be appropriate. Froyo has one built in if you didn't already know.
Source: http://geekfor.me/news/facebook-1-3-wakelock/
Just having Facebook installed on your phone isn’t going to cause the Wake Lock. It isn’t getting set until you actually run the application and log in. From there on your phone isn’t going to sleep properly until you restart your phone or until Android kills the task.
Apparently, Facebook still has a bunch of noob Android programmers and isn't allowing the phone to sleep when you run the app. They probably did this to get the notifications on time but didn't understand the consequences of doing it using this method. The options right now are to downgrade to 1.2 or wait until Facebook updates their app again. Or in this case, a task killer would be appropriate. Froyo has one built in if you didn't already know.
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I hate my Eris, its such a slow piece of shit all of a sudden. The phone doesn't even light up when I take it away from my ear after someone hangs up, and when I click certain contacts it goes to a message thread with a completely different person and all of this other insane bullshit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742228
It really can't get any easier than that. You just install the app, run it, then flash any custom ROM. Probably take 10 mins max including first time boot. You may lose your app data flashing to a custom ROM and text mesages unless you back them up.
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Its basically an app that you install on the Android phone and the iPhone. Then it uses a server to exchange the info between the phones. Its kinda like a bluetooth transfer of contacts without the mess of bluetooth connect. Just a simple click what info you want to send out via the clouds and bump.
When I was at Vegas during CES my phone couldn't get online at all. So I dunno how it would've transferred the info. Also how does it know what phone to send to? Does it access your gps?
Actually nvm I just remembered the process to send info..
But still doesn't explain how it sent data when I had no connection..
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Custom ROMs available:
http://modmymobile.com/forums/403-mo...t-development/
A site with different Custom ROMs being reviewed:
http://blog.handlerexploit.com/
How to Root and install a Custom ROM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npkpx56SHdo
The tutorial above requires the Android SDK installed. Once rooted and the custom recovery installed, you can install pretty much any custom ROM that you can find and you can find a bunch of different kinds on YouTube to see what features they have. Also note that if you root you might not get the official updates from the T-Mobile if that matters. lol. However you can always downgrade back to stock so it shouldn't be an issue. Motorola is supposedly in the "testing phase" of the official Eclair ROM so who knows when that'll come out.
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For those experiencing battery drains recently. It might be due to the new Facebook update:
Source: http://geekfor.me/news/facebook-1-3-wakelock/
Apparently, Facebook still has a bunch of noob Android programmers and isn't allowing the phone to sleep when you run the app. They probably did this to get the notifications on time but didn't understand the consequences of doing it using this method. The options right now are to downgrade to 1.2 or wait until Facebook updates their app again. Or in this case, a task killer would be appropriate. Froyo has one built in if you didn't already know.
Source: http://geekfor.me/news/facebook-1-3-wakelock/
Apparently, Facebook still has a bunch of noob Android programmers and isn't allowing the phone to sleep when you run the app. They probably did this to get the notifications on time but didn't understand the consequences of doing it using this method. The options right now are to downgrade to 1.2 or wait until Facebook updates their app again. Or in this case, a task killer would be appropriate. Froyo has one built in if you didn't already know.
I worked yesterday with a guy who has an EVO, he said the FB pushes thru every single notification in real time... that's not gonna help your battery..LOL... wonder if you can turn that feature off???
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So it connects to the internet to send the info??
When I was at Vegas during CES my phone couldn't get online at all. So I dunno how it would've transferred the info. Also how does it know what phone to send to? Does it access your gps?
Actually nvm I just remembered the process to send info..
But still doesn't explain how it sent data when I had no connection..
When I was at Vegas during CES my phone couldn't get online at all. So I dunno how it would've transferred the info. Also how does it know what phone to send to? Does it access your gps?
Actually nvm I just remembered the process to send info..
But still doesn't explain how it sent data when I had no connection..
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Here's the Facebook 1.2 apk for the people that want to downgrade:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ps0es3fue7wmzdy
Just download and install via a file explorer or ADB.
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The notifications can be turned off or even prolonged in terms of polling for notifications so it doesn't check every minute to save battery. The problem with the current Facebook update is that it doesn't allow the phone to sleep. If the guy who published the article is correct, the Facebook app is basically always on even when the screen is turned off or when you minimize it to the background instead of being paused and active only when you choose to see it. This will definitely drain the battery as its constantly using the internet and polling every second for updates.
Here's the Facebook 1.2 apk for the people that want to downgrade:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ps0es3fue7wmzdy
Just download and install via a file explorer or ADB.
Here's the Facebook 1.2 apk for the people that want to downgrade:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ps0es3fue7wmzdy
Just download and install via a file explorer or ADB.
