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Android 2.1 Finally Makes It To Droid
MrSmith0011000100110 writes "The lovely people over at AndroidCentral have broken the announcement that Android 2.1 is finally coming to the Motorola Droid, with actual proof on Verizon's Droid support page (PDF). I don't know about my Droid brethren, but I'm pretty excited to see the new series of Android ROMs for the Droid phone that are based on a stock Android 2.1. As most of us know, the existing 2.1 ROMs can be buggy as hell and either running vanilla 2.1 or a custom ROM; but this phone is still a tinkerer's best friend."
I am quite happy about it! I LOVE my Droid, and the added features will be a welcome addition.
And no, I won't root it. Not because "I'm scared", but because I don't mess around with my primary device (I have a G1 and a ATT Tilt (HTC Tyan II) that are both rooted). If something goes wrong, I want the ability to drive directly to Verizon and get a new device without worry about "Crap, it's still rooted, let me get home and try to unroot it before taking it in"... Plus, I rely on it for daily use. So if for some reason it bricked, I'd be up the creak without a paddle...
If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good
which has all the features 2.1 has that I found useful Multi-touch + Picasa Gallery + Google Earth!
Good for you! I don't use Windows either... And I don't use OSX. And since iTunes isn't supported on Linux, I can't use an iPhone or an iPod Touch or an iPad... Not that I'm really complaining (because I wouldn't use them anyway, but because I like the alternatives better)... Just because you like something better doesn't make it better (Then again, maybe I shouldn't feed the troll)...
If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good
This is what happens when you bring linux to the masses. A perversion of terminology. Just one of the reasons I am not a linux evangelist.
"linux is just DOS with a UNIX like syntax" -- Galactic Dominator (944134)
Unless you're with CDMA Telus or WIND which only exists in two cities. Otherwise, all the other networks are AT&T compatible which means no Droid, Nexus One, or N900 for me, the three phones I want to replace my iPhone with.
I'm god, but it's a bit of a drag really...
Ok I'm about to start Android development, what version should I develop for? There seem to be about 4 different versions of the SDK? Are all the phones at 2.1 now?
Why bother
I use Mac OS because it's cool and I like to use it. I use Windows cause it pays the bills. I use Linux because it's a neat hacker OS and it's cool too. But Windows still pays the bills. I'm working on fixing that but until we switch I'm stuck.
Why bother
And to be even cooler, why don't you whine about how people don't use "hacker" like the old 70s neckbeards did?
"Hacker" is our word!
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Love your sig, yes you are right on the money dude.
So you can update your Baseband with apt? I'd didn't know it was capable of that.
by Mike Buddha -- Someday the mountain might get him, but the law never will.
I'll update my phone to 2.1 when there's a root hack and the Sholes guys put out a ROM. Sholes includes must have stuff like wireless tethering and more than 3 screens. Not to mention overclocking....
So Flash 10 obviously isn't in this update. Has anybody heard any recent news on when this would be available? Last I heard, it was supposed to come out end of 2009 ...
Commodore 64?
I'm glad to see this. I'm a current iPhone user, but I'm considering moving to an Android phone. One of the things that has kept me from taking the plunge is the perception that the Android market is fragmented and manufacturers aren't bothering to update their existing models with the most advanced version of the OS available. I don't know if that's a reality, but that's my perception.
So what worries me is that I'll buy a Droid (or whichever model) and some feature will be buggy. The problem will be fixed in an OS update, but that update won't ever make it to my phone. Or some great new application will be released, but it won't work on my phone because I can't upgrade the OS.
I'm not a big fan of Apple's tight control over application distribution, but at least they're keeping things pretty compatible and offering free upgrades to their newest OS version. If Motorola can show that they'll keep these things up to date, maybe I'll make the switch.
my linux based phone is an Android based phone
He isn't disaproving of the technology, he is disapproving of the terminology (which sounds suspiciously like the terminology used in the 'warez' scene...).
"linux is just DOS with a UNIX like syntax" -- Galactic Dominator (944134)
Yeah, because THAT's the important thing, making sure you get to keep all of your super cool lingo pristine. Forget about bringing useful technology to people who could use it. How can that possibly make anything better?
When dealing with Android phones:
ROM = A zip file containing system update files that will be added/replaced and scripts that perform the upgrade.
Flashing = Extracting the update file and running the shell scripts.
People just use the same terminology as regular cell phones when it comes to this stuff. You're not overwriting the (whole) NAND when you flash and there's nothing "read only" about it (after the /system partition has been mounted rw, for 'flashing', that is.)
Pervasions of terminology are not to be taken lightly. Jargon facilitates effective communication among members of a field and using it improperly does nothing but needlessly fragment the community and stiffle progress.
Your attempts to spread linux to people that do not care enough to actually learn about it will backfire in your face... and annoy the hell out of the rest of us.
"linux is just DOS with a UNIX like syntax" -- Galactic Dominator (944134)
You could always go here:
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/
And give this "Cyanogen" character a piece of your mind - he clearly doesn't know what he's talking about.
If you can find an unlocked BackFlip, you'd be in the right ballpark.
I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a Citizen of the State of Texas
Hello.
Did you know Milestone (European/Canadian/Latinamerican) brother of the Droid has a signed bootloader?
You cannot run customized firmware/kernels on the Milestone like you do on the Droid. And this is just the beginning as more locked phones are coming.
Spread the voice. Don't buy Motorola Android phones. Even Motorola itself tells you to buy HTC:
http://community.developer.motorola.com/t5/MOTODEV-Blog/Custom-ROMs-and-Motorola-s-Android-Handsets/ba-p/4224
Thanks for reading
I hope it fixes the problems I've been having, especially with Wireless and VPN. PPTP on the Droid is broken if encryption is enabled and at this point my Droid does not see any wireless networks at all now. Sometimes I run into other quirks as well, like Bluetooth not connecting or the GPS not getting a signal (until I power cycle the phone).
This post is encrypted twice with ROT-13. Documenting or attempting to crack this encryption is illegal.
What, in pointing out that ESR is a paranoid lunatic? (who doesn't know the difference between IDL and Fortran).
Watch this Heartland Institute video
Official reports that Android 2.1 is delayed yet again and will not be released at noon Thursday March 18th. Heard the real reason for the latest delay on the Android 2.1 update for Droid phones is due to Motorola’s distribution vendor (Bitfone- now owned by HP). They are having capacity problems with a) the Bitfone application that distributes the updates and b) capacity issues with the current network infrastructure that hosts this application. Suckie.
Your attempts to spread linux to people that do not care enough to actually learn about it will backfire in your face... and annoy the hell out of the rest of us.
Cuz, um, having multitudes of Windows and Mac users that don't know the technical terminology is a good alternative? Let's just go back to the days of time-sharing systems in locked rooms because most users don't care about what's inside the shiny box on their desk or in their hands. Some users will learn about their systems, others won't, but that's no reason to keep FOSS software from the "unwashed masses". Why would we want to establish/reinforce a culture of technocrats vs. n00bs? Elitism is completely counter to the goals of free software, for reasons that should be obvious. And, btw, the Wikipedia article on ROM is just a click away thanks to a commitment to education and diffusion of information, not snobbery.
When I was a kid, I thought ROM was just a spaceknight, but I seem to have gotten past it...
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Phones should be like computers, and you should not have to code Android for specific phones other than giving Linux the needed drivers.
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