We’ve all seen the new pretender to the Android crown, Vodafone’s exclusive handset seems set to make things a lot more interesting. But does much actually separate them on paper?
Let’s compare and take a look, shall we?
Rumour has it that some lucky people have already been getting their onscreen keyboard and video recording update on! Let me know if you’re one of the lucky ones, as both the UK and US has apparently seen some Android 1.5 love!
Check your calendars, folks. This is not an April Fool’s hoax, the G1 metal detector app really works!
How the heck does it work? According to the smart bods (namely johnkzin) on the Android Guys post, “Could be the compass. Could also be that metal probably has an effect on the EM fields around the device, and thus affects signal strength/etc. of the GSM radio. Therefore, it may just be looking at fluctuations in the signal strength that are somehow easily relatable to proximity of metal interference.”
That was exactly what I was going to say. Awesome app, either way!
Is your G1 playing up? Found mine becoming really laggy and quite annoying to use recently. Might be all that early Cupcake fiddling! Found that a good way to clear the cobwebs is just to restore the whole device to factory settings. Also good if returning it for any reason and you need to remove all traces of nefarious activity!
Here goes:
To do a soft reset, just press the Home and Back buttons when you see the triangle with an exclamation point and a picture of the G1 on the screen.
Thanks, Android Central!
Lucky UK journos have been getting up close and personal with the HTC Magic today, and Zara of Shiny Shiny had her beautifully manicured hands on the Vodafone exclusive handset, comparing it to the T-Mobile G1!
Why am I not there? Good question. Think I’m having far more fun listening to Asher Roth (with his rude lyrics) and writing blog posts about arcade games! I think you’ll agree, I’m the real winner.
“Razor Ramon flow, oh so sharp, you can take Kapowski, I’ma take Lark on my Go-Kart.”
Extra, extra points for any Saved By The Bell reference.
Yes, we know that it was meant to come out many moons ago, but the recent official releases of the new Android 1.5 ‘Cupcake’ update means an ever-closer legitimate release.
Well, if T-Mobile are to believed this time, the G1 will be getting it’s official update in May!
Yes, all the whizzbangery of the HTC Magic with touch screen QWERTY and direct uploading of videos taken (yes, with the phone) to YouTube will soon come to the humble T-Mobile G1 in the very same month.
More good news to come from T-Mobile UK is an impressive 100,000 units sold in the first six months, making the G1 the network’s most successful handset! Great news, but as T3 remarks being a leader in a field of one is not that impressive…the real test will be when Vodafone’s Magic and (allegedly) O2’s Samsung’s i7500 are on the market!
Best. App. Ever.
Bringing gaming to your mobile is nothing new, there is an app currently available that allows the Samsung Omnia to play Playstation games, but this new one called Android Arcade for the G1 takes it to the next level!
The insanely expensive games on the Neo-Geo! Final Fight! Street Fighter! Metal Slug! Arcade classics, baby! Man, I remember a misspent youth dumping my pocket money in to some of those titles. To even fathom that they could now be played on a mobile phone boggles the mind!
Controls leave a bit to be desired, but enjoy all the greats on your mobile! As for where you get the legally suspect ROMs to emulate these games, you’re on your own…
HTC and Google have finally released the Android 1.5 “Cupcake” update for owners of the developers’ version of the T-Mobile G1, the Android Dev Phone.
Available as a free download from Android Developer’s Blog, the Cupcake update brings a virtual touchscreen QWERTY keyboard, video recording, and generally snazzier performance when surfing the web.
Check out this video to see what we can expect very soon on our G1s!
IN YOUR FACE, G1 naysayers!
In spite of the percieved challenges against the iPhone and a saturated market, the T-Mobile G1 managed to move a million units since the launch way back in the tail end of 2008.
T-Mobile in the US, unlike the UK is a relative minnow in the mobile phone provider sea, with patchy 3G connctivity (remember how it rolled out) and nowhere near the clout of the Verizons of this world.
Some may be slamming Android as a ‘one phone pony,’ but judging by the profusion of manufacturers bringing their own Android phones in 2009 – Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola etc. – this pony must be a thoroughbred.
Congrats G1! Now let’s see what the other Android phones sell like in the coming months…
Great Scott! It works! I tried it, and it works! Not the hobbled versions, the real deal with Android Market, Google Apps and everything!
Go here, and then do this!
How to Install:
1. Gain root (follow the various threads available on the forums to accomplish this).
2. Download the latest build above.
3. Copy to your sdcard as update.zip
4. Power off your phone.
5. Hold the Home button, and power on the device. (This should send you into recovery mode).
6. Press ALT+B to create a nandroid backup (if you wish to fall back without losing any data later, if you do go back to RC33 [or any other firmware 1.0 update] you will need to reflash your radio, users have reported problems using the new radio on the old firmwares.)
7. Press ALT+W, then ALT+S.
8. Wait for it to finish, then home+back.
Now you haz Cupcakes!!!!!!!!
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