HI
That means no programming Does not have the ability to update Android on this tablet?
I saw a lot of low-end phones that have new Android updates
I, who am not familiar with this field, should not comment. But I believe that for powerful programmers it should be easy
Please release Android 5 or higher for this tablet if possible:good::good:
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Our Fascinate is powerful and has a big advantage over all other phones out on the market right now
thanks to its hummingbird processor. The Facinate can get a Windows 7.5, 7.8 and 8 ROM even if it
is closed source now, unofficial builds of WP 7.8 have been coming out for phones like the old HTC HD2.
So the question of weither the ROM can be made is no longer a question, iOS is another story but again is
possible if someone is willing to rip apart an old 3GS or 4 to get the OS from within the SoC somehow
and compile it.
Most likely the system would have to come from an iPhone 4 seeing at the processor within
the 4th is almost the same as our Facinate (with a little of Apple's modification for "performace purposes")
but none the less could some how be undone or the drivers could be rewritten with a little time and patience.
The point is that the Fascinate still has potential and has a lot in common with phones outside of the
Android ecosystem which could help devs port other OS' to the Fascinate, as for me I have already
picked up a book on C++ and Java so hopefully I will be able to do something to help sooner or later.
(If anyone could help me learn this stuff, I would appreate it)
Hi
I'm a software developer but I'm new to smartphones and Android. I'm thinking of buying a Touch Pro 2 because of its nice keyboard, good resolution and cheap price etc. As far as I can see it's going to do everything I want with Windows Mobile 6.5 but I'm thinking of trying out Android on it just to see what Android is like.
Is it possible for the TP2 to run the latest Android 4.x release or is it limited to the Android 2.3 Gingerbread series?
Does Android 2.3 have any significant advantages or disadvantages over using WM6.5 and the pre-installed Touch Pro 2 software from HTC?
Do smartphones have a "standardised" bios just like a desktop PC, allowing Android to run on any hardware?
TIA
photonkid said:
Hi
I'm a software developer but I'm new to smartphones and Android. I'm thinking of buying a Touch Pro 2 because of its nice keyboard, good resolution and cheap price etc. As far as I can see it's going to do everything I want with Windows Mobile 6.5 but I'm thinking of trying out Android on it just to see what Android is like.
Is it possible for the TP2 to run the latest Android 4.x release or is it limited to the Android 2.3 Gingerbread series?
Does Android 2.3 have any significant advantages or disadvantages over using WM6.5 and the pre-installed Touch Pro 2 software from HTC?
Do smartphones have a "standardised" bios just like a desktop PC, allowing Android to run on any hardware?
TIA
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It may be possible, but no one has built a 4.x rom for the TP2.
I think that the software options are much better for the Android 2.3. Bluetooth has issues compared to WM. Would love to find a dev to work with to improve it.
Android is very modular driven. You have to change out the drivers, and kernel type based upon the CPU. It ports between similar hardware somewhat easily. From a dev standpoint it is not really fair to compare phones to PCs in my book.
For $50-$70 you can get a decent used one on Ebay.
*Edit*
Seems I forgot about this project for ICS. Unfortunately it looks like it has been abandoned.
Hello everyone, i am an android user for a couple of years. (i don't know if this is the correct place to post this)
As an informatic and system analyst student, i always have been interested in what apple does with its operating system and the development of the iphones. Analysts people says that apple have control over the software and hardware development and the result of that is a great phone with a super optimazed software. In android, the manufacturers have control only (?) over the hardware development. I read a post about the reasons why samsung is developing tizen and xaomi is developing MiOS. The main idea of tizen and MiOS is to have complete control over the software development and here i have a big doubt:
If the manufacturers have the source code of android and can do what ever they want (touchwiz, sense, miui...), one can say that they have complete control over the software development? if no, why not?
why manufacturers doesn't optimize the source code of android to their phones, but prefer to develop a custom (and heavy) interface over android? or develop a complete diferent OS (tizen, MiOS)?
i am not trying to have a questionless answer, just opinions... and sorry for my bad english (it isn't my primary language).
Hello everyone, i am an android user for a couple of years.
As an informatic and system analyst student, i always have been interested in what apple does with its operating system and the development of the iphones. Analysts people says that apple have control over the software and hardware development and the result of that is a great phone with a super optimazed software. In android, the manufacturers have control only (?) over the hardware development. I read a post about the reasons why samsung is developing tizen and xaomi is developing MiOS. The main idea of tizen and MiOS is to have complete control over the software development and here i have a big doubt:
If the manufacturers have the source code of android and can do what ever they want (touchwiz, sense, miui...), one can say that they have complete control over the software development? if no, why not?
in your opinion: why manufacturers doesn't optimize the source code of android to their phones, but prefer to develop a custom (and heavy) interface over android complete diferent OS (tizen, MiOS)?
i am not trying to have a questionless answer, just opinions... and sorry for my bad english (it isn't my primary language).
Hello everyone,
I have been an android user since android 1.6 and I have used all the android updates upto 4.4.2 (on a Gpad that I'm currently typing).
Since ICS we (android users) been told that they're bringing Buttery-smooth experience to our devices. But this promise was far from real.
All this years Google was trying to FIX the lagginess problem by patching their OS's.
Currently KITKAT is doing a pretty good job but I have red on some older posts, saying that the root problem with android's general lagginess is the way it treats UI rendering.
IOS and Windows Phone do the rendering on a separate thread while android does rendering in the main thread.
I also understand that today's android devices is powerfull enough to consistently generate 100% smooth experience. (hell, I am getting buttery-smooth experience on a Nokia lumia 630 with 512mb RAM)
Android team said that with android L the rendering will finally be done on a separate thread.
My question is, will Android L finally bring 60 fps throughout the OS without any known stuttering happen? (when scrolling, pulling down notification bar, etc.)
Sorry for my English.
Please do not post fanboy-childish comments.
Much love,
Alexander K.