Android OS

Original post by G8D

Probably Orange San Fran or the LG Optimus One

Yes. You can install a better/faster ROM and overclock it. But it can only do so much, it's still a slow phone by today's standards.

True dat. Still, with Feeyo stopping dev work, it seems a bit late to join this bandwagon.

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Original post by G8D

Probably Orange San Fran or the LG Optimus One

Yes. You can install a better/faster ROM and overclock it. But it can only do so much, it's still a slow phone by today's standards.

Repped. The thing with the SF is its on Orange, and tbh i want to go on o2 most likely, or Vodaphone...

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Original post by G8D

Feeyo is stopping :O

I'm a big fan of ele personally but that will make a pretty big dent in the ROM development.

Saying this I must add: my Hero is on eBay with 22 watchers and a day to go. If anyone wants a Hero then buy mine :wink:

What

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Original post by G8D

Linky (want to see what you get for it)?

It seems that ele has been ripping off Feeyo's work, and as such, he's not doing any more either.... :rolleyes:

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Original post by G8D

Feeyo stopping hero development, I can't find anything on the cronos project forums

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http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-blade-modaco-com/327319/bladeunlock-sim-network-unlock-nck-code-generator/

Original post by G8D

What does that do? Also, when unlocking will it still load with the orange logo etc? Also what are ROMS, and what is Japan Jellyfish and all these other weird names. Im so new to Android :s-smilie:

Is it possible to brick an android phone?

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Original post by G8D

That is an app your install on your phone, enter your IMEI number and it gives you an unlock code. Unlocking your phone simply allows you to use other SIMs in it from different operators.

A ROM is the software you load on the phone (customised version of Android), Japanese Jellyfish is just one of many ROMs available for the OSF. To get rid of the Orange branded stuff you need to either remove them from the ROM installed on your phone by default or install a new ROM entirely (what I would recommend).

You should quote Mad Vlad or greeneyedgirl if you require anymore information as they both have the OSF rooted and with a custom ROM :smile:

Thanks, are there any risks with changing ROMs though?Does it void the warrenty?

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Original post by G8D

It does. But you can always go back to unrooted/unROM'd if you need to return you phone.

But if what goes wrong on your phone is something so monumentally serious as a hardware failure then it's unlikely they'd even notice that you were rooted.

I think Argos would be the place to get one then, as they generally never even look at an item if you bring it back because it is faulty.

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Original post by G8D

I don't know if he is. I can't get on the forums because they now require logins. I'm just going by what Mikey said.

http://www.cronosproject.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=877&start=240

You don't need a login?

You'd get about £75 fro envirophone too.

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Original post by G8D

Weird.
The link I used from Google must have been the login one by accident :p:

So is he actually ceasing development?

Yeah, I've seen that from Google too....

I've seen his say he was leaving before, only to come back, so we'll see. It's a shame as Cronos GB is looking pretty good these days. ONly a couple of issues to fix.

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Yeah, 6 months and I have a new phone (hopefully)

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silent ninja

Just noticed one thing majorly sucks on all tablets: there is no multiple user support. Everybody logs in on the same user. That's terrible, you can't leave it on the coffer table for anybody else to use (without signing out of all your apps; no customisation either).

Google need to sort this out. Jobs wants us to buy one tablet each I'm sure. Google get ahead of the game please.

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http://berglondon.com/blog/2010/12/13/non-personal-computing-sketching-a-multi-user-ui-for-the-ipad/

Original post by silent ninja

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silent ninja

Original post by wizard710

http://berglondon.com/blog/2010/12/13/non-personal-computing-sketching-a-multi-user-ui-for-the-ipad/

That's a decent concept, though you don't need names on the corners it could just be a list or avatars or even cover flow through users. You swipe then type your password. Easy.

It will require changes in the OS to store and retrieve personal settings and preferences. I don't think Apple, Google, HP or Blackberry have mentioned multi-user support which is kinda odd-- maybe they've thought of it but not addressed the idea because tablet storage is relatively small. A tablet is not like a smartphone, more like a computer, so they have to sort this out imo.

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silent ninja

Original post by G8D

Flash storage is the real issue.
32GB is great for one user, split it across 4 and it become next to nothing.

It was also likely require apps to be able to be global or local to one user, info for apps to be stored multiple times, a soft-lock so as to provide seamless usage (while allowing the screen to go offline) where only one user is using it and probably plenty of other things to be considered as well.

You mean it has to behave like a computer rather than a personal phone? :wink:

The cloud will have a big part to play I'm sure, re-storage issues.

We're basically still at the first generation step of tablets. They will overcome these shortcomings I hope. It's a major flaw especially for bigger tablets that are more likely to be shared.

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Mad Vlad

Original post by Astra_K

What is the best android phone for £100?

Please quote me :smile:

Orange San Francisco, IMO.

Original post by Astra_K

What does that do? Also, when unlocking will it still load with the orange logo etc? Also what are ROMS, and what is Japan Jellyfish and all these other weird names. Im so new to Android :s-smilie:

Is it possible to brick an android phone?

The unlock code generator G8D linked you to generates a code that will remove the network restriction for the handset, allowing it to operate on any compatible network, of which all the UK Mobile Network Operators are compatible.

The bootloader image you see is built into the ROM.

Japanese Jellyfish is an example of a custom ROM for the OSF. Mine is currently running on Jellyfish and it's very stable, efficient and fast. I'm going to upgrade to CyanogenMod 7 when it's got its bugs ironed out.

You can brick the phone if the ROM if you do it wrong, but there's a piece of software called Clockwork Recovery, which basically automates the process of installing a custom ROM, and there's hundreds of guides out there to explain how to do it.

Original post by Astra_K

Thanks, are there any risks with changing ROMs though?Does it void the warrenty?

Yes, it does; but as G8D said, you can just flash the stock ROM back on if you develop a problem.

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