The OFFICIAL Google Android Thread

**jimmy_Bish** · 10-15-2009, 11:49 PM

Alright, there's the iPhone thread and it's sticky and pretty and functional, just like the iPhone. But I thought Death, Bennie and a few others would have created an Android thread by now!

So here it is! I'm interested in it. There's a damn good chance it'll be on my next phone and I wanna know stuff about it!

I just saw Acer have announced the Liquid with a 1ghz Qualcomm processor
Acer's first Android phone impressively specced

I'm liking the high res screen. The Qualcomm processor is apparently going to be the next big thing in the HTC Windows Mobile lineup as well, so hopefully it delivers. I vaguely remember people having issues with older Qualcomm chips in the WM 2003/ WM5 days. I may be mistaken, though.

The only thing I don't like, the phone itself has no style at all. It looks boring and chunky! I'd probably go with the HTC variant based on looks, but I'll wait until reviews come out. I also like HTC's SenseUI, but I'm guessing that will probably be ported across by the community.

benniemc · 10-16-2009, 12:13 AM

Hi. My Name is Ben, and I have the HTC Magic with CyanogenMod 4.1.999.

Tis awesome!

Jeremy C. · 10-16-2009, 12:28 AM

Can it be completely customized like a jailbroken iphone? Is their an android world like that?

benniemc · 10-16-2009, 12:33 AM

Android will give you the source code. It's that customisable.

http://developer.android.com/index.html

Deathwish238 · 10-16-2009, 01:39 AM

haha, I thought about creating an Android thread

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Originally Posted by jimmy_Bish

Alright, there's the iPhone thread and it's sticky and pretty and functional, just like the iPhone. But I thought Death, Bennie and a few others would have created an Android thread by now!

So here it is! I'm interested in it. There's a damn good chance it'll be on my next phone and I wanna know stuff about it!

I just saw Acer have announced the Liquid with a 1ghz Qualcomm processor
Acer's first Android phone impressively specced

I'm liking the high res screen. The Qualcomm processor is apparently going to be the next big thing in the HTC Windows Mobile lineup as well, so hopefully it delivers. I vaguely remember people having issues with older Qualcomm chips in the WM 2003/ WM5 days. I may be mistaken, though.

The only thing I don't like, the phone itself has no style at all. It looks boring and chunky! I'd probably go with the HTC variant based on looks, but I'll wait until reviews come out. I also like HTC's SenseUI, but I'm guessing that will probably be ported across by the community.

The 1GHz Snapdragon is what the HTC HD2 has as well. It's awesome, it's exactly what Android needs...more power!

Though having an Acer laptop, I'm not a big fan of them. So who knows, Acer tends to be very hit or miss. If it's good, it should awesome.

I'm anxious for the Motorola Droid. Going to Verizon for sure and probably Sprint too.

But back to processors, the G1 and every other Android phone has an ARM11 based 528MHz CPU. It's cheap and it's okay.

The Pre and 3GS both have a faster and better Cortex A8 based 600MHz CPU. They're in nicer phones atm and the Droid will have this processor as well. The speed isn't what makes them better mainly, it's the how the processor works itself.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy C.

Can it be completely customized like a jailbroken iphone? Is their an android world like that?

You don't really have customization in the way Android does. Android in its stock form is very customizable and rooted you can apply themes and more importantly custom roms.

Plus, Apple is trying pretty hard to stop jailbreaking. Android is Open Source...so no one really owns it even though Google created it and released it.

**jimmy_Bish** · 10-16-2009, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Deathwish238

The 1GHz Snapdragon is what the HTC HD2 has as well. It's awesome, it's exactly what Android needs...more power!

The HD2 looks awesome except for one thing. Windows Mobile 6.5, an even bigger waste of time than Windows ME! They've been touting WM7 for so long now that nobody wants to bother with 6.5. It's a waste of time. It's like someone going out and buying a Vista PC without the upgrade option. People are gonna be pissed if they haven't done their homework first!

Death, what are some good links to Android news and so on? I could Google search, but it's easier to get the info from someone who's gone through it all already!

Deathwish238 · 10-16-2009, 06:21 PM

I'm currently running MLIGN-HeroV2.5.5

There's a very high chance the HD2 will have Android ported to it.

The best way to describe Windows 6.5: "They took a pig and put lipstick on it"

Today we have a bunch of leaked info about Android 2.0 Eclair. Android 2.0 screenshot walkthrough : Boy Genius Report

I'm quite excited.

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Originally Posted by Phandroid

* Native Microsoft Exchange support
* Native Facebook support including contact syncing
* Browser improvements
* Updated maps application with “Layers” for traffic, satellite, lattitude, Wikipedia, “My Maps”, Transit lines and more!
* UI makeover
* Browser is fast, has favicons, no pinch/zoom
* YouTube video with recording/uploading of your mobile vids directly to YouTube from the homescreen!
* Tons more settings options across the board
* “Car Home” application that uses voice commands and simplified interface for safe/effective device use while driving.
* Tap on a contact name/photo and a popup with icons for call/txt/email/facebook/etc will show up which eliminates unnecessary scrolling and whatnot. Looks nice.
* Combined Inbox… uhoh, Sense and BLUR better step up their GAME!

For news, I use twitter primarily...take a look at who I follow. I definitely get info through twitter faster than I do through RSS feeds or anything else.

My favorite sites however are:
AndroidCommunity - They have a good forum and news
Phandroid
AndroidCentral

I also use EngadgetMobile and Gizmodo, but that's more general.

For ROMs and more serious info: XDA-Developers Dream Android Development

Edit: Here's some more Acer Liquid info

Deathwish238 · 10-16-2009, 06:27 PM

Some Android phones that are out or coming out:

Motorola Droid aka Tao aka Sholes

Acer Liquid

Sprint Hero

Motorola CLIQ aka DEXT

Samsung Galaxy i7500

HTC Hero

TMobile G1 aka HTC Dream

TMobile MyTouch3g aka HTC Magic aka HTC Sapphire

HTC Tattoo

LG gw620

Fonseca · 10-16-2009, 08:56 PM

What makes Android so good?

Deathwish238 · 10-17-2009, 12:39 AM

Intuitive and easy to use
A true desktop
Widgets
Very customizable
Based on Linux, backed and developed by Google
Open Source - Better code, Running custom roms is not illegal, anyone can use Android for free, HUGE Developer Community
10,000+ Apps that are written in Java which is very easy to code compared to the iPhone(uses its own version of C....why...)
Many different android phones on many networks meaning big worldwide install base(compared to the iPhone which is only very popular in the USA and limited to AT&T). Also big install base means more devs and bigger devs which gives us more and better apps!
Different Android phones give you options...like physical keyboard or no keyboard for example as well as general aesthetics and price

That's just some of it. Android is really fun to use and tailoring it to how you like is quite easy. The platform is still young not even a year old yet. However it has taken off quite well and the rate of its growth is only going up with the release of more powerful Android phones!