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Good news for p4350 and Android

Checked out some of changes in the omap linux mailing list: http://source.mvista.com/git/gitweb.cgi?p=linux-omap-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=bb236d9666442f98d955000abbb1b88d59ae42d4
The person responsible for the android kernel coding has uploaded patches for the omap 850 to the omap linux repository.
This means that Google are actively developing for that platform, and that drivers may not be a problem. I wouldn't be suprised if this will start to pop up in the git.android.com repos.
This means that it is possible to compile a linux kernel for both the P4350 and the S710 in the (hopefully) near future.

Sounds good, though it still seems technologically little difficult, I mean to be able to run final Android platform, once available, on OMAP 850 ... if true, and I will see results, then I am sure than I will keep my P3300 for that purpose.
You got more links talking about porting and being able to in future run Android on P4350, P3300 and similar phones?

FM radio ?

I've seen a few threads about an FM radio capability. Is this correct, that the hardware is there, but not used ?
I looked through a few tear downs and specs, but two of them contradicted each other.
Thanks !

from what i can work out, the chip is there, but not in use...hopefully some clever chef can unlock that module

I was wondering the same thing, hopefully someone makes an app for it soon

Anyone tried to install the Radio apk from HTC Tattoo on N1?

The broadcomm wifi/bt chip in N1 does indeed have FM functionality. It has never been tested (it was not a planned feature for the device and there was not time in the software schedule), so I can't guarantee it'll work, and somebody would need to actually do the driver work to get it going, but in *theory* it should be doable.

swetland said:
The broadcomm wifi/bt chip in N1 does indeed have FM functionality. It has never been tested (it was not a planned feature for the device and there was not time in the software schedule), so I can't guarantee it'll work, and somebody would need to actually do the driver work to get it going, but in *theory* it should be doable.
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Could Google add support for this later or would it only be a case of the community adding it?
Does/would the SDK allow access to the broadcomm chip?

We (Google) don't currently have FM radio on the short term roadmap as a standard platform feature, so for now a community project would get you there the quickest.

swetland said:
We (Google) don't currently have FM radio on the short term roadmap as a standard platform feature, so for now a community project would get you there the quickest.
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Is there any documentation on the CPU that can help us code the driver? I can't seem to find anything

I have also been searching for FM Radio API and applications and stumbled across a couple of links that might be of interest.
The first one is a software developer who has got an FM Radio application running on android which has been written by Qualcomm and uses a beagle board as hardware.
i-miss-erin.blogspot.com/2009/08/listen-fm-radio-in-android.html
The second is from an android open source community. Actual source code is listed but I think it is written for a Qualcomm chip rather than the Broadcom one in the Nexus. Any code buffins able to tell us any more info from the source code?
codeaurora.org/gitweb/quic/la/?p=platform/packages/apps/FM.git;a=summary
I really want to get a FM radio app on my soon to be arriving Nexus. An FM transamitter would be handy too. Common Google even my old Nokia N78 has one!

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The second is from an android open source community. Actual source code is listed but I think it is written for a Qualcomm chip rather than the Broadcom one in the Nexus. Any code buffins able to tell us any more info from the source code?
codeaurora.org/gitweb/quic/la/?p=platform/packages/apps/FM.git;a=summary
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Nice finding here. The application actually looks good but it won't run on Nexus. It uses android.hardware.fmradio class that doesn't exist on the current sdk (had it even existed?)

Have a look at
codeaurora.org/wiki/QAEP
it has more information about the community building these libraries. Here is a quote "MSM/QSD Android Enablement project allows users to build an Android based platform containing additional enhancements for Qualcomm chipsets. "
Hopefully they start making enchancements for the Broadcomm chipsets too.

An FM transmitter would prolly make me cry... would love to throw my ipods in a drawer and move on in my life lol

Which WIFI Chipset for Liquid?

Hi
Anybody knows which wifi Chipset is installed into the Liquid?
We could have some nice surprise like with the Nexus One which hosts a Broadcom BCM4329EKUBG capable of 802.11n and not advertised

I've read there is a BCM4325 chip in the Liquid and according to the official site it doesn't support 802.11n.
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4325
Grtz

ant+ support?

With the latest update of googles my tracks now ant+ support was added for external sensors, like footpods, heart rate monitors etc.
Anyone have an idea if the defy has the appropriate chip in it that will enable this in the future? Have read so far in a very early forum statement from motorola that this would not work but then again what customer support tells you is not always the whole truth Both the TI omap 3610 and 3630 does according to their product sheet indicate to support the needed wilink chip. Ericsson have just last week activated ant+ support in all their current android phones so it does seem possible to do things like this, if the manufacturer wants off course
Appreciate any help or info! Thanks

I'm also looking for this, there are some indications that the chipset supports this hardware wise, below is a comment quoted from Jollo at the Motorola developer forum:
"Maybe you know about the first attempts to ANT+ sensor usage in android phones by HTC (ANT+ could be seen as de-facto standard for sports activities sensors like foot- or heart-pace). They used an ordinary Legend which was just flashed to enable the ANT+-capabilities of the TI WiLink radio chipset.
In case the Defy will use such chipset (specs don't name this, but even WiLink Gen. 6 should be adequate), this phone as one of the rare ruggedized ones running Android could become an outstanding sports-device. Even if there is no Software using these capabilities of recording heart-pace or other sensor-data yet, i could imagine that this would be just a question of weeks after the first ANT+-enabled Android phone will reach the market"
http://community.developer.motorola...EFY-development-resources-available/td-p/7794
//Dave

Any information of the possibility of supporting Ant+ by the Defy?

Hi,
this is just an idea. I have to say I do not know to much details about Android driver programming but is there perhaps a chance to port/take the driver from the MOTOACTV device.
www engadget com/2011/12/24/motoactv-torn-down-and-rooted-turned-into-a-tablet-for-ants/[/url]
de engadget com/2011/12/26/motorola-motoactv-wird-kleinstes-tablet-der-welt-video/
(Sorry I am not allowed yet to post direct links)
Perhaps an expert could give a statement here!?
All the best,
Markus

Nobody an idea from this topic ant+ driver for defy?

What Type of Bluetooth?

I was just wondering which version of Bluetooth will be running. I could not find it on Play or the Nexus 7 page so I have not idea if it is version 4.0 or something else.
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Yeah I know, why don't any of the devs from Google IO answer on here? I guess they are just very busy and too excited right now maybe.

According to supercurio and preliminary data collected from a few of the devices, the Nexus 7 sports a BCM4329 or BCM4330 chip.
If it's the 4330 used we've got Bluetooth 4.0, if it's the 4329 it'll be Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, so let's hope it's the former.
A lot of websites seems to be sure it's 4.0 as well, but not sure what their sources are.
Both chipsets also support FM radio, but not sure whether this is available or not. Too bad they didn't go for dual-band Wifi as well since both those chips support it. 2.4 GHz is getting crowded...

Einride said:
According to supercurio and preliminary data collected from a few of the devices, the Nexus 7 sports a BCM4329 or BCM4330 chip.
If it's the 4330 used we've got Bluetooth 4.0, if it's the 4329 it'll be Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, so let's hope it's the former.
A lot of websites seems to be sure it's 4.0 as well, but not sure what their sources are.
Both chipsets also support FM radio, but not sure whether this is available or not. Too bad they didn't go for dual-band Wifi as well since both those chips support it. 2.4 GHz is getting crowded...
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/6054/google-nexus-7-mini-review Anandtech says it's the BCM4330.