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Re: Android 2.2 (Froyo) features

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Post by kelnos »

darshan wrote: post #47
enomar wrote: post #32

Are 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.

I'd read (though I can't find the link now) that there's no FM antenna connected to the FM radio in the N1. I'm not sure if that's true, or not... would be a damn shame if so.

Re: Android 2.2 (Froyo) features

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Post by sadiq »

nailer wrote: post #49
darshan wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

What would be really useful actually is DAB, since that seems to be where things are moving in the UK.

Re: Android 2.2 (Froyo) features

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Post by cesare »

dschobel wrote: post #16

Here's hoping for a software fix for the N1's crappy multi-touch: http://androidandme.com/2010/03/news/is-multitouch-broken-on...

It's a hardware limitation. The touchscreen used in the N1 is a Synaptics ClearPad 2000 (http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/products/clearpad) which is capable of dual-touch at best (can't really differentiate the two fingers).

Still a great phone, though.

Re: Android 2.2 (Froyo) features

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Post by wgren »

wanderr wrote: post #12

Can anyone elaborate on how JIT is new to 2.2 and how that compares to how <=2.1 handles it? I haven't touched Java in ages, but I thought JIT was a fundamental part of how Java works, so I'm a bit confused.

"I thought JIT was a fundamental part of how Java works, so I'm a bit confused."

Suns JDK has had JIT since 1.2 (J2SE in marketspeak), but it is not a prerequisite for Java. It just speeds things up (after a short pause for compile to native).

Re: Android 2.2 (Froyo) features

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Post by wgren »

borism wrote: post #44
romland wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

That is a risk. But if you don't mind rooting the phone, you can run Cyanogen and other's mods on it with plain Android. That way you will get the latest version really fast, if you feel you need it and is willing to sacrifice Sense.

Also Google is working on making future versions of Android modular, so users can download minor updates through Android Market. Big OS number changes will then hopfully come much more seldom and be reserved for major kernel updates and so on. Hopefully this will make it easier for HTC and others to release updates faster.

Re: Android 2.2 (Froyo) features

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Post by JereCoh »

Until Google seeks the professional services of a graphic designer and a user experience designer to improve the core UI metaphors (like navigation based, tab bar apps, split view based concepts on the iPhone), I won't consider it a serious alternative to the iPhone. This isn't about skin deep beauty. The user experience on the iPhone is better in nearly every way and it deserves just as much attention as technical improvements.

Re: Android 2.2 (Froyo) features

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Post by fbailey »

kelnos wrote: post #51
darshan wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I'd read (though I can't find the link now) that there's no FM antenna connected to the FM radio in the N1. I'm not sure if that's true, or not... would be a damn shame if so.

The headset of the Desire works as FM antenna, the FM receiver doesn'twork without some cable

Re: Android 2.2 (Froyo) features

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Post by nailer »

JereCoh wrote: post #56

Until Google seeks the professional services of a graphic designer and a user experience designer to improve the core UI metaphors (like navigation based, tab bar apps, split view based concepts on the iPhone), I won't consider it a serious alternative to the iPhone. This isn't about skin deep beauty. The user experience on the iPhone is better in nearly every way and it deserves just as much attention as technical i…

Have you tried Sense on a current gen device? The experience leapfrogs iPhone.

Re: Android 2.2 (Froyo) features

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Post by teilo »

danh wrote: post #40
teilo wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Android does not have a JVM. While Android applications are written in Java, and initially compiled to Java bytecode, that bytecode is then translated into Davlik bytecode, and saved to a compact .dex executable, and run in the Davlik virtual machine. The Davlik virtual machine is quite different from the JVM. It is optimized for small devices. It is register-based rather than stack-based. It does not (currently) inc…

Very true, except that it's called Dalvik.

Whoops. Been saying and spelling it wrong for a while. Thank's for pointing that out.
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