1 Million Google Android Phones sold by T-Mobile
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#2I've got one and I love it. With a real headphone jack and Flash support, it would be the perfect phone IMHO.
Re: 1 Million Google Android Phones sold by T-Mobile
#3I've got one and I love it. With a real headphone jack and Flash support, it would be the perfect phone IMHO.
I have one as well, and after seeing how powerful and flexible Android is to both users and developers, I'm in love.
Probably the best app I've found is called Locale, and it just proves how much you really can do with the phone/OS. I've set up a set of series of situations, some triggered by my location, others by time or incoming contacts, and each situation allows me to specify a set of configuration changes that take place when triggered. For an example of what's possible:
- When it detects that I'm near work, it sets my ringtone to something less obnoxious, and turns off notification sounds.
- When I step foot on campus for classes, it silences my phone and turns on the WiFi for internet access.
- When it's night time (between 11pm and 8am), it silences the phone so I'm not disturbed while sleeping.
- If my wife calls, it ignores all of the above settings and rings at a moderate volume, because it's probably important.
- If my mother calls, and I'm not at home, it sends her straight to my voicemail.
I have a feeling it'll be a cold day in hell before Apple lets iPhone apps have that much control over the phone, but my G1 could do it all from day one, including background tasks and cut/paste...
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#4I've got one and I love it. With a real headphone jack and Flash support, it would be the perfect phone IMHO.
I have one as well, and after seeing how powerful and flexible Android is to both users and developers, I'm in love. Probably the best app I've found is called Locale, and it just proves how much you really can do with the phone/OS. I've set up a set of series of situations, some triggered by my location, others by time or incoming contacts, and each situation allows me to specify a set of configuration changes that…
I checked out the Locale site, this quote is an awesome introduction to a product:
"In March 2005, Judge Robert Restaino jailed 46 people when a mobile phone rang in his New York courtroom and no one would admit responsibility. So we invented Locale. Problem solved."
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#5I've just started tinkering with developing for the Android. The whole iPhone development experience (Step 1: Buy a Mac) just wasn't appealing, so I've mostly sat out that market explosion. We did do an iPhone theme for our products using iUI, and luckily, it works pretty much unmodified on the G1 and looks great (and never required Mac ownership, just an iPhone for testing). But, I feel like I can actually be involved and do useful work on Android, without having to drop a few grand just to get a development environment to tinker with.
It's also the perfect phone for a Linux-y developer or sysadmin. Great ssh client, great browser, multi-tasking, good little keypad which I can type dramatically faster on than the iPhone, and as a developer you can access just about everything on the phone, even in apps that aren't approved by Google or T-Mobile. Being able to download a random .apk and install it, without permission or jailbreaking, is a beautiful thing.
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#6I've got one and I love it. With a real headphone jack and Flash support, it would be the perfect phone IMHO.
I've heard complaints about the poor battery life on the G1. How is that working for you?
Re: 1 Million Google Android Phones sold by T-Mobile
#7I've got one and I love it. With a real headphone jack and Flash support, it would be the perfect phone IMHO.
I have one as well, and after seeing how powerful and flexible Android is to both users and developers, I'm in love. Probably the best app I've found is called Locale, and it just proves how much you really can do with the phone/OS. I've set up a set of series of situations, some triggered by my location, others by time or incoming contacts, and each situation allows me to specify a set of configuration changes that…
This is awesome. I've been looking for something similar, I wrote about this last year: http://arvindn.livejournal.com/89794.html
Luckily I have a G1. I'm installing Locale right now.
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#8I've got one and I love it. With a real headphone jack and Flash support, it would be the perfect phone IMHO.
I've heard complaints about the poor battery life on the G1. How is that working for you?
Battery life on the G1 is terrible. I have to bring my charger with me, if I plan on using it quite a bit that day. I hear that its the way the Android OS interfaces with the device thats the primary reason behind this. If they sorted out the battery life and added what was mentioned above, it would almost be the perfect first gen device.
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#9I've got one and I love it. With a real headphone jack and Flash support, it would be the perfect phone IMHO.
I've heard complaints about the poor battery life on the G1. How is that working for you?
Depends on the usage. If you're using WiFi it won't last more than 3 hours or so (not kidding!) Playing music is also battery intensive. If you're not doing either of those, it lasts a whole day, but you'll definitely have to plug it in every night. Which I find acceptable.
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#10I've got one and I love it. With a real headphone jack and Flash support, it would be the perfect phone IMHO.
I've heard complaints about the poor battery life on the G1. How is that working for you?
I was a little concerned when I first got my G1 but after I settled down with my usage, I get about 3-4 days of usage off of a single charge.
I've installed power manager, tweaked the brightness settings, turned off wifi and GPS though.