For some reason the ROM Images for the Android Dev Phone 1 have the links missing from the main ADP-1 download site. When you go to http://developer.htc.com/adp.html You’re greeted with a table of ROM images and file names but the links have been removed:
(You can click on the image to see the full-size [...]
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If you use and Android device like the T-Mobile G1 and you haven’t heard of Bloo yet, you will. This is probably the slickest application for Facebook on *any* platform. Excellent photo album and photo upload support, a slick user interface a small memory footprint, and it’s obviously clean, tight code judging from [...]
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T-Mobile was supposed to release Android OS 1.5 (originally code-named ‘Cupcake’) was supposed to be released the week of May 18th. However T-Mobile decided to delay the release.
Enter the Android community… Someone has found the downloadable version of Cupcake, signed and ready to install on the T-Mobile G1! And with a few [...]
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In my last post I mentioned the android:minSdkVersion attribute to <uses-sdk> tag. As of SDK 1.5 the attribute values used correspond to the following API releases:
minSdkVersion
API Version
1
1.0
2
1.1
3
1.5
You can read more about all of this at http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-1.5.html
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With the imminent release of SDK 1.5 (also known as “Cupcake”) for Android and T-Mobile G1 users a new rule is being enforced on the Market when you publish your application. The rule itself isn’t new – it’s existed since the 1.1 release of the Android SDK, but it’s enforcement in the market is [...]
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Android 1.5 is just around the corner. It introduces APIs for features such as soft keyboards, home screen widgets, live folders, and speech recognition. While none of this will be available on the T-Mobile G1 (until T-Mobile does an official release – IF they do) it’s worth getting ready for.
Android Developers Blog: Getting ready [...]
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Huawei confirm T-Mobile G3 for Euro Q3 launch: “
Huawei have confirmed that they will be supplying T-Mobile with their Android-based smartphone, which will launch in Q3 2009 as the T-Mobile G3. An Huawei spokesperson has told reporters that ‘I can confirm that Huawei will be releasing the third Google phone on T-Mobile this year’, with [...]
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PdaNet for hack-free Android tethering:
A new freeware app makes tethering the G1 to a PC or laptop straightforward, without requiring that users hack the Android firmware or have root access. PdaNet allows a USB-connected Android cellphone to work as a tethered modem – with either cellular or WiFi data – with a single click.
Currently in [...]
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A few weeks ago I wrote about a posting on the Android Community about aTrackDog being flawed and deceiving. I’ve since had a change of heart. Their website is very clear about how their tool works, and in answer to the “deceiving” claims they now include a Terms of Use screen upon first [...]
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I did some playing with this app. It’s definitely one to avoid unless you like sending your application usage data to people you don’t know for their own gains.
aTrackDog flawed and deceiving: “The new applications aTrackDog is designed to help users make sure that their applications are up to date. This application in theory [...]
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