I would like to start an project to port the Windows Phone 7 UI to Android(Including Launcher and some basic utilities like mail/dialer/contacts/music/etc.), not just a theme using LauncherPro or ADW Launcher. Everybody can contribute to this in any way possible. So let the work begin and hope to see your contributions to this one as soon as possible.I will keep updating this thread every day in order to keep things in order. Good Luck!
What do I need?
1) Programmers
2) Designers
3) Beta testers: atomfix, JKshowman, Sellitus, MStott, nickiberli
P.S. Remember all who choose to contribute to this project please P.M me or post what are you willing to do in order to assign task based on your current skills.
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I don't know man
Not to knock solid out of the box thinking but working hard to get microsoft-born things onto Android phones... just doesn't feel right. Have you no sense of rivalry?
Now doing something along the lines of the opposite, different story.
TheRedDrake said:
I would like to start an project to port the Windows 7 UI to Android(Including Launcher and some basic utilities like mail/dialer/contacts/music/etc.), not just a theme using LauncherPro or ADW Launcher. Everybody can contribute to this in any way possible. So let the work begin and hope to see your contributions to this one as soon as possible.I will keep updating this thread every day in order to keep things in order. Good Luck!
P.S. Remember all who choose to contribute to this project please P.M me or post what are you willing to do in order to assign task based on your current skills.
Desire Thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8792538#post8792538
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No thanks.
why do we need to bring a Win7 mask? while we even better
MICROSOFT HA HA NO NO
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this guy is high on some bad weed or something
I don't see anything wrong with this. He didn't say port the OS over, he said just the look Did anyone scoff at MIUI? Anyway, this really is a theme request, which I believe as already been done.
This looks like more fun
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=813234
you are correct Evil
You gotta love all the Android fanbois that wince at the very mention of Microsoft. Is Ballmer really all that scary?
So tell me, what video game system do yall use? lol
Hatin' on Microsoft because you think it's cool now that you're an Android fanboy is incredibly stupid.
At first, I didn't like the WP7 interface but the more I've seen it, the more useful it seems. Don't be surprised if you see a bunch of Android fanboys go back to WP7. It already has advantages over Android out of the box - like Exchange support that doesn't suck.
I'd love to see a WP7 launcher.
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Hatin' on Microsoft because you think it's cool now that you're an Android fanboy is incredibly stupid.
At first, I didn't like the WP7 interface but the more I've seen it, the more useful it seems. Don't be surprised if you see a bunch of Android fanboys go back to WP7. It already has advantages over Android out of the box - like Exchange support that doesn't suck.
I'd love to see a WP7 launcher.
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I love android, don't get me wrong. I would just like a clean UI. After all that's the beauty of android it's free to customize any way you want, NO ISUCKERS.
I wouldn't bother
i would LOVE to have such a clean and cool ui for android...
no more desktop/icons from the pc style
unfortunately i have no programming or designing skills...but shure i can provide feedback and ideas
elmerendeiro said:
i would LOVE to have such a clean and cool ui for android...
no more desktop/icons from the pc style
unfortunately i have no programming or designing skills...but shure i can provide feedback and ideas
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You and the other 99% of xda users lol.
TheRedDrake said:
I love android, don't get me wrong. I would just like a clean UI. After all that's the beauty of android it's free to customize any way you want, NO ISUCKERS.
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Does anyone else find it funny that the iPhone interface looks ancient in comparison to Android and Windows Phone 7?
*snicker*
I really think Microsoft has a winner with that interface. I'm not sure on the OS or what the market/developer acceptance will be yet, but I'll pick one up to compare to Android.
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You and the other 99% of xda users lol.
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well actually i've studied 5 years programming in pascal and c++ languages, so i know the basics...but i've understood that it's not my job, too boring for me
sorry for the OT
I love Android and I still think this is a cool idea. Besides, why dis the man's idea
if you don't like it just don't help.
Also the other windows based theme is based off of Win7 for the desktop,
not windows phone 7.
And to the OP this may need to be in the themes section,
but we'll leave that to the mods.
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Does anyone else find it funny that the iPhone interface looks ancient in comparison to Android and Windows Phone 7?
*snicker*
I really think Microsoft has a winner with that interface. I'm not sure on the OS or what the market/developer acceptance will be yet, but I'll pick one up to compare to Android.
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true...my sim card wants to **** an omnia7 right now
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The reason I ask this is because this phone has been the experimental phone for all new ports.
If anyone knows if this is even possible, enlighten me
Thanks
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the only thing that I can say is
even if this is possible apple will f****k us all
so lets get used to winmo wp7 android ubuntu and...(I got tired)
Not possible...well at least not now.
Someone would have to decompile and decrypt the whole firmware and rebuild it for the HD2 with the proper drivers. It'd be very difficult, since Apple's firmware isn't open source.
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Not possible...well at least not now.
Someone would have to decompile and decrypt the whole firmware and rebuild it for the HD2 with the proper drivers. It'd be very difficult, since Apple's firmware isn't open source.
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sorry to bring this to you but thats total bs.
What do u think wp7 is?
That is not open source eighter..
Everything is possible. The only thing we need is a damn smart dev.
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sorry to bring this to you but thats total bs.
What do u think wp7 is?
That is not open source eighter..
Everything is possible. The only thing we need is a damn smart dev.
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I never said WP7 was open source. I know it's not open source, but no devs are working on iOS to try to port it, so atm it's not possible. Also WP7 is more open than iOS. Windows 7 isn't open source, but you can do registry hacks and customize it more. With Mac you can't really. No one is going to put in the effort to port iOS. So sorry to bring this to YOU, it's not total bs.
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I never said WP7 was open source. I know it's not open source, but no devs are working on iOS to try to port it, so atm it's not possible. Also WP7 is more open than iOS. Windows 7 isn't open source, but you can do registry hacks and customize it more. With Mac you can't really. No one is going to put in the effort to port iOS. So sorry to bring this to YOU, it's not total bs.
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you actually feel offended.
You think the WP7 port was easy, forget it.
it can be done, only one man must be willing to do it..
okay if everybody shoots of an idea at first sight then things are never gonna happen, that's one thing I know for sure.
So don't feel offended, I'm just correcting your statement. If you don't like iOS than don't reply to this thread.
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you actually feel offended.
You think the WP7 port was easy, forget it.
it can be done, only one man must be willing to do it..
okay if everybody shoots of an idea at first sight then things are never gonna happen, that's one thing I know for sure.
So don't feel offended, I'm just correcting your statement. If you don't like iOS than don't reply to this thread.
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James_Caliber is correct. You can't compare running WP7 on the HD2 to running iOS on the HD2. The HD2 version of WP7 was built to run on hardware that is basically the same as the HD2. iOS is not, so it would need a complete recode of all the drivers, which would mean decompiling the entire OS.
Anyway, on-topic, I don't know of any dev even interested in doing this (I'm not saying there aren't any - just that I know of none). I think the vast majority of people that use this forum are not interested in iOS, and by vast majority I do not mean everyone, so responding "I want it" doesn't change the validity of the statement.
look the way iOS is build is totally different then WP7,
but you guys go offroad, the OP his question is: is it possible?
so I say yes, it is. will somebody do it? maybe your right, maybe nobody will..
Thanks for all the answers folks!
I'm just seeking answer from fellow XDA forum lover and had no intention or whatsoever to create tension for anyone who's willing to answer my question.
I really appreciate all feedbacks & answers, folks
Thanks again
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you actually feel offended.
You think the WP7 port was easy, forget it.
it can be done, only one man must be willing to do it..
okay if everybody shoots of an idea at first sight then things are never gonna happen, that's one thing I know for sure.
So don't feel offended, I'm just correcting your statement. If you don't like iOS than don't reply to this thread.
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Where did you get the idea that I don't like iOS? I am no fan boy of any OS and I think it's a pretty nice OS, just too closed and missing some features. I don't feel offended, I just know what I'm talking about lol.
It would be hell harder than porting WP7 to HD2.
Also, I think that Apple would sue us all for even thinking of doing such things .
Does anyone know of an android launcher which is like the new Nokia N9?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LphiRFvd40I&feature=related
It just seems like a nice fast way to get around the things you do most often and would be interesting to try it.
Thanks in advance..
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Does anyone know of an android launcher which is like the new Nokia N9?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LphiRFvd40I&feature=related
It just seems like a nice fast way to get around the things you do most often and would be interesting to try it.
Thanks in advance..
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+1 this, very interesting way to multitask
I searched but found nothing except this theme : https://market.android.com/details?id=net.jaspp.ADWThemeOldNokiaStyle&feature=search_result and https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.anna&feature=search_result
(Sorry for bad english)
Taijohnsen said:
Does anyone know of an android launcher which is like the new Nokia N9?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LphiRFvd40I&feature=related
It just seems like a nice fast way to get around the things you do most often and would be interesting to try it.
Thanks in advance..
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Please! Make it so.
Willing to pay for a launcher that would look and behave like the N9 launcher.
it's so awesome
I would too be willing to pay for an android launcher working the same way as Nokia N9.
It would be great!
i have a couple comments on that.
firstly, being a galaxy S user, and having played with the Nokia N9, i can say that my phone, older than the N9, is far smoother and more responsive. Secondly, Meego is a bastardization of Android. The similarities are many, but very few characteristics of Meego measure up to the brilliance of Android.
secondly, the failings of Meego aside, the multitasking in the clip is certainly interesting. However I'm not sure i like the dependence on the side swipe, and the dedication of homescreens to open apps and drawer without folder functionality. It *looks* pretty good, but function-wise, i'm pretty certain that Android would piss me off less.
I like N9 idea too.Android ICS card and swipe would be a nice match.
have you looked at wave launcher which gives you webos up gesture?
That's definitely possible in Android.not sure developers want to develop.
This could be a money maker . . . I'd buy it
An enthusiastic +1 to this idea. I would love to see a project like this realized and I think that this N9-styled idea could be a solid money maker for the right developer. SPB made a killing with their mobile shells, right?
Also, think of all the poor souls stuck with no applications over at Nokia--this could give them enough familiarity and confidence to break their limiting patterns. It's really a mission of mercy.
If anyone has an idea of actions that we could take to move this idea along, or if anyone knows of any progress being made along these lines, please let me know or let us know on the forum.
Infinite flexibility shows that ICS can be whatever devs make of it.
--Me
I have a dream of becoming a developer, I absolutely love computers, and I absolutely love phones, especially androids, Iphones suck. So if anyone can give me a short guide on what to start downloading, etc. in order to start developing and any guides to developing would be nice. I current have access to my LG optimus T, my friends HTC Desire, and a LG Optimus S. Yes i realize the Optimus S and the Optimus T are basically the same, but those are the phones I have access to, any help to get me started would be much appreciated.
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I have a dream of becoming a developer, I absolutely love computers, and I absolutely love phones, especially androids, Iphones suck. So if anyone can give me a short guide on what to start downloading, etc. in order to start developing and any guides to developing would be nice. I current have access to my LG optimus T, my friends HTC Desire, and a LG Optimus S. Yes i realize the Optimus S and the Optimus T are basically the same, but those are the phones I have access to, any help to get me started would be much appreciated.
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I think you can PM any one of the developers and ask them the details. They would surely help you.
firstly, learn about cooking a rom Its a really easy once you get the hang of it
have a same question in my mind!
but I am thinking about making one kernel not rom
because it's simple than making rom
I don't know any pro language
anyone here to help or learn us?
@ DeBiasoMan If someday it's possible I will also help you
DeBiasoMan said:
I have a dream of becoming a developer, I absolutely love computers, and I absolutely love phones, especially androids, Iphones suck. So if anyone can give me a short guide on what to start downloading, etc. in order to start developing and any guides to developing would be nice. I current have access to my LG optimus T, my friends HTC Desire, and a LG Optimus S. Yes i realize the Optimus S and the Optimus T are basically the same, but those are the phones I have access to, any help to get me started would be much appreciated.
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just don't be a troll with that 'iphone suck'.
Apple's phone in the 4 version is a good device.
My brother has one, got for a cheap price here in Brazil. (R$ 500,00 something like $200,00)
Using the system we can see how apple approach is on the minimum details level and Android isnt that cos we have too much fragmentation. (Btw, samsung have a very good android mod on Galaxy SII, gratz Samsung!)
So, i like android, i'm not going to try buy a iPhone, but hey, that thing has his merits, until 2007 we all are stuck with phones like blackberry or nokia, no touchscreen devices Thank you apple, AGAIN, PC+Phones. (but i never had a **** from you )
About development, good luck, i dont know how to build a custom rom yet
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just don't be a troll with that 'iphone suck'.
Apple's phone in the 4 version is a good device.
My brother has one, got for a cheap price here in Brazil. (R$ 500,00 something like $200,00)
Using the system we can see how apple approach is on the minimum details level and Android isnt that cos we have too much fragmentation. (Btw, samsung have a very good android mod on Galaxy SII, gratz Samsung!)
So, i like android, i'm not going to try buy a iPhone, but hey, that thing has his merits, until 2007 we all are stuck with phones like blackberry or nokia, no touchscreen devices Thank you apple, AGAIN, PC+Phones. (but i never had a **** from you )
About development, good luck, i dont know how to build a custom rom yet
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Lol, i had a custom rom but only dunno how to change framework till now...
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aspee said:
have a same question in my mind!
but I am thinking about making one kernel not rom
because it's simple than making rom
I don't know any pro language
anyone here to help or learn us?
@ DeBiasoMan If someday it's possible I will also help you
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Kernels are harder to make IMO
Well... I'm myself embarking on this trip of developing Android apps (I'm a Software Engineer but I have not touched a line of code in a few years), and I can give you a couple of suggestions about it.
The good thing about Android apps development is that is totally free to start since the two main tools that you'll use are completely free: The Android SDK and Eclipse IDE. Tools-wise those are the only two things that you'll need initially (beside a fairly decent computer of course).
If you can spend a few bucks I've found that the book "Learning Android" is pretty good, with a good level of detail on the inner workings of the Android OS and a hands-on project throughout the whole book (and Android Twitter Client). The book is fairly recent (March 2011) so it covers Android Gingerbread, unfortunately the only issue with the book is that the Twitter client project was created before Twitter switched their authentication api from simple login to oAuth (a token based authentication API very popular nowadays), so the code on the book will not work right out of the box without some modifications on the authentication module. There's a new Andorid development book from the same publisher (O'reilly) available on Amazon called "Programming Android" which was released earlier this month, so I would guess that whatever the project is on that new one it should work right out of the box.
If you wanna get the hang of it without spending a buck you can start with a great tutorial series on Android development available on Youtube here: "TheNewBoston Android Tutorials". The tutorials cover Android development in much of the same way as most books, starting from scratch on installing and configuring the Android SDK and Eclipse to basic development and some advanced topics.
I must say that compared to the things that I was developing when I was still coding a few years ago (Java Enterprise Apps) Android development seems pretty much straight-forward, and I think that what really matters is changing the paradigm to "Mobile Apps", since they behave pretty much differently than normal enterprise apps.
Hope that helps.
Thank you so much, I used to do some Java coding for games so I know alot about Java, but ill check out all those things you all offered. Thanks! Oh and the iPhone thing, they're a good phone, but I can't afford one and prefer android.
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Thank you so much, I used to do some Java coding for games so I know alot about Java, but ill check out all those things you all offered. Thanks! Oh and the iPhone thing, they're a good phone, but I can't afford one and prefer android.
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Wishing you all the best for your DEV efforts. As for the iPhone, those who can afford it are fans of it. The others, choose Android
Does anyone know a developer who is friendly enough to help me walk through this?
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Does anyone know a developer who is friendly enough to help me walk through this?
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Does anyone know a developer who is friendly enough to help me walk through this?
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I think the first thing you should and really most important thing to do is pick ONE problem and try and fix it. Maybe this is "I don't like that battery icon" or maybe it is something like "I want my kernel to swap out less and keep more data in RAM so it's a bit speedier".
Unfortunately there is so much going on in Android that probably no single developer can walk you through all of it, not even Linus Torvalds or Larry Page (like we say "We all stand on the shoulders of giants"). If you are new to Linux in general (which Android is) and you want to do some kernel work, a good first step is to start dual-booting Ubuntu or another friendly Linux distribution.
I am some experience with linux in computers, ps3's, even an experimental build me and a few others devoloped for an xbox which turned out unsuccessful. I just honestly dont know where to start to apply what I know to android phones.
here's a slightly dated but pretty good howto on Android kernel building
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-hero-rooting-roms-hacks/8072-how-build-your-own-kernel-package-source.html
lots of stuff comes up on google's pages about building Android
http://source.android.com/source/initializing.html
have fun!
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/111209xa.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news
If a webos port was made for your Galaxy SII, would you at try it out? Whats everyone's thoughts?
I don't know about others but I, for me will be excited and undoubtedly I'll want this on my GSII, it will be a pleasure.
Thanks for the link anyway.
Sure
Would be cool to try WebOS at SGS II =)
I think it doesn't have much chance against Android.
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I don't know about others but I, for me will be excited and undoubtedly I'll want this on my GSII, it will be a pleasure.
Thanks for the link anyway.
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Yeah definitely the same here! I'd love to be able to dualboot both OS' on my phone. Plus all the power the GSII is packing compared to that of the touchpad. It would be insane!
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I think it doesn't have much chance against Android.
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I see it not so much as a competition, but more as something that would compliment my phone. Primarily android, with webos on the side.
But I agree that it would be cool to try it nonetheless.
I would probably flash it out of curiosity but ultimately ill no doubt always stick with Android unless they do the unthinkable and become "closed" like IOS but i cant see that ever happening.
of course I want it in my phone. Also, could the devs port the code to android to make it faster/better/whatever?
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http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/111209xa.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news
If a webos port was made for your Galaxy SII, would you at try it out? Whats everyone's thoughts?
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Didn't HTC or Samsung (can't remember who) get full licensing permissions on WebOS? lol well that's useful now.
If it was me, yes I definitely would! Like with the HD2, I tried WM 6.5, WP7 and Android, but ultimately had to go back to Android.
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What we have here is HP finding a cheap way to support it's WebOS devices.
I'd sure as hell try it out. The UI is fantastic and would probably fly on the SGS2. Probably would have to steal some drivers from Android but since they're both linux-based it shouldn't be too difficult.
Although I'm guessing most of the devs are involved with ics at the moment...
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Didn't HTC or Samsung (can't remember who) get full licensing permissions on WebOS? lol well that's useful now.
If it was me, yes I definitely would! Like with the HD2, I tried WM 6.5, WP7 and Android, but ultimately had to go back to Android.
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Hey Skellyyy, just out of curiosity, what made you stick with Android over WP7? I have not had any WP7 device yet, but it looks attracting.
I would LOVE this...i got a Pre on day one and loved WebOS...i would have stayed, but lack of solid hardware and an extremely small dev crew to get things going. if we could even get a WebOS launcher on top of android, that would be amazing!
i truly hope they get this going on our SGSII's.....i'd pay good cash for this!!
EDit - Any dev who decides to take this on, consider my SGSII a test device for you....
WebOS all the way!
For those who haven't tried it, here are some hints:
-butter smooth (when fresh)
-TRUE and exceptional multitasking
-great UI
The thing with HP is that they bought Palm for a hefty sum but never had any idea how to make it better. For now, they only got two WebOS devices that can not be called ancient: Pre3 and Veer- both fabulous phones ( Veer is quire popular among ladies, even @ Google HQ ). This is the bottle neck for their market. If they will get it running on other devices it will surely change the game more than WP7 did.
HP will nail it if they choose to go open source and get some devs involved, though this OS is maybe the best so far, it's still full of bugs and flaws, looks like a beta release.
... Another one. Is open sourcing now the dumping ground for dead projects?
came back from a party some minutes ago and read that webos is now open sorce on pocketnow.
it would really be great to be able to dualboot webos and android on the s2. hope somebody will do this and bring us this great os.
htc9420 said:
WebOS all the way!
For those who haven't tried it, here are some hints:
-butter smooth (when fresh)
-TRUE and exceptional multitasking
-great UI
The thing with HP is that they bought Palm for a hefty sum but never had any idea how to make it better. For now, they only got two WebOS devices that can not be called ancient: Pre3 and Veer- both fabulous phones ( Veer is quire popular among ladies, even @ Google HQ ). This is the bottle neck for their market. If they will get it running on other devices it will surely change the game more than WP7 did.
HP will nail it if they choose to go open source and get some devs involved, though this OS is maybe the best so far, it's still full of bugs and flaws, looks like a beta release.
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i have a touchpad,laggy as hell,specially reading a pdf
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Hey Skellyyy, just out of curiosity, what made you stick with Android over WP7? I have not had any WP7 device yet, but it looks attracting.
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Hi, I don't really know tbh, android just felt like my home that I couldn't leave. Although I really want a WP7 device to give it another try. I feel like it could be good for me, everything I basically need and it just works. Without any distractions. Social integration is a major plus now too, I never really went on social networks when I tried it out, might get another cheap HD2 and have fun with it.
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I really haven't seen anything on running wp7 on the fascinate. Is this even possible? I really like the OS and wish I could dual boot it on the device. I know the HD2 runs windows phone and android but i'm not sure what, from a hardware or development standpoint, allows wp7 to run on a device.
bump?
It is but no roms/mods for it because nobody really wants to use Windows on an Android phone
I admit, they do have things I like but Android for me!
You can use Launcher7 from the Play Store and have a customizable Windows looking launcher
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It is but no roms/mods for it because nobody really wants to use Windows on an Android phone
I admit, they do have things I like but Android for me!
You can use Launcher7 from the Play Store and have a customizable Windows looking launcher
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Yea I had a hole slew of wp7 apps to emulate the look and feel but it ended up slowing things down and just giving me a feeling clutter. So next best thing would be to get a rom. Oh well