It sounds like a beta version of Android 2.2 (Froyo) is out in the wild for testing — and it has some interesting features that I’m sure Android users will find interesting.
Hmm, how interesting.
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#42Here's hoping for a software fix for the N1's crappy multi-touch: http://androidandme.com/2010/03/news/is-multitouch-broken-on...
I used multi-touch only once or twice but it seemed to work as expected in maps and browser on my N1.
When i first got multitouch on the G1 i was pretty much underwhelmed, everyone with an iPhone told me "but it doesn't do multi touch!". And then? What i never thought of.. Why would i want to use two hands to operate my mobile when every app has good means to zoom, etc. with only one hand. Most overrated feature on phones nowadays, imo.
I guess others use multi touch a lot.. but well.. for me..
Anyway, how do i see this non-working multi touch in a real app, again? Because.. well, if this bug would be as bad as the movie makes it look like, a test at HTC would have found it instantly before production.
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#43Here's hoping for a software fix for the N1's crappy multi-touch: http://androidandme.com/2010/03/news/is-multitouch-broken-on...
It has been working great for me. Course, I am using Cyanogen's ROM, so that might be part of it.
I'm using Cyanogen's ROM too, and I don't think it helps. Run the Spare Parts app and select Pointer Location. If you touch the screen in two places and move them around it's pretty easy to get it to report bogus locations.
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#44Has there been any update on the Nexus Two rumors from a month or two ago? I want an Android phone and I'm tempted to get the Nexus One, but I don't want it to instantly be obsolete... Recommendations?
I picked up the HTC Desire a few weeks back and I have never been happier with a phone, I would sincerely recommend it. It runs Android 2.1 out of the box. http://www.htc.com/www/product/desire/overview.html I have to say, though, it actually looks better in real than it does on the pictures, if looks is anything you care about. Not sure how HTC botched the pictures, can't really put my finger on it.
isn't the problem with those HTC Android phones that you'll get such updates at least half a year later than most other people, which is time needed for HTC to upgrade it's Sense UI?
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#45I'm worried about developer-side automatic update. I can think of more than a few times where I wouldn't want such an update, or bad things that a developer could do to a user. As a developer, I'd like it, but I'm not so sure as a user.
I'd be happy with an "Update All" button.
"Update All" plus an exclusion list
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#46I'm worried about developer-side automatic update. I can think of more than a few times where I wouldn't want such an update, or bad things that a developer could do to a user. As a developer, I'd like it, but I'm not so sure as a user.
It would be nice if they added a few options, I would like to see a "don't notify me about updates" checkbox. If an app is working fine and not a security risk (much more likely on android), then I don't want it to bug me.
You already can, although it's not per application, it's all-or-nothing. The setting is located at Market->Downloads->Menu->Notifications (at least on T-Mobile's brand of Android 1.6 -- I think it was in a slightly different place on 1.5, but it was there somewhere.)
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#47Are there any existing android phones that have FM hardware? I assume the FM radio support is for future phones...right?
The HTC Desire does, but it already works there. Most people are speculating that this is one of the "secrets" Google claims is still hiding away in the Nexus One, given that the Desire and the N1 are basically the same inside, and their Broadcom chipset's specs include FM receiver/transmitter.
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#49Are there any existing android phones that have FM hardware? I assume the FM radio support is for future phones...right?
The HTC Desire does, but it already works there. Most people are speculating that this is one of the "secrets" Google claims is still hiding away in the Nexus One, given that the Desire and the N1 are basically the same inside, and their Broadcom chipset's specs include FM receiver/transmitter.
sorry, accidentally hit downvote. On desire here and fm is do much more convenient than web radio.
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yup, seems like a really clever way to give developers a familiar language with a huge library without having to make a deal with Sun (err Oracle) for a JVM license
Isn't the JVM OSS?
Here's an article on this: "Dalvik: how Google routed around Sun’s IP-based licensing restrictions on Java ME" http://www.betaversion.org/~stefano/linotype/news/110/