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need help guys

i have so many question but only one is my concern about is to debranding the phone
ok now here in dubai they don't have marketplace installed inside the phone and one retail store here they have and they told they can install marketplace as far as i know in order you to have the Marketplace apps is to de-brand the phone in UK version..
aim confuse if they will de-brand the phone OS 1.6, version 014 and if there is an update for 016 can i update so without losing mrktplace apps? may be after i update i lost it because of of new version of 016 and can i upgrade the phone also for 2.1, coz i de-brand the phone UK version
guyzzzzzzzz need help aim working here in Dubai.....

Debranding and then upgrading should give you the standard setup which includes Market Place. Is there a legal reason for not having the Market Place? If so I wouldn't want to mess around with it in a country that throws people in jail for extended periods for very little reason.

MobileBritain said:
Debranding and then upgrading should give you the standard setup which includes Market Place. Is there a legal reason for not having the Market Place? If so I wouldn't want to mess around with it in a country that throws people in jail for extended periods for very little reason.
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according to Google policy U.A.E marketplace for android are not allowed here in middle east.... thats why some people de-brand there android to have mrkplace inside... some retail store offers to install mrkplace or to de-brand the phone in-order to sell, increase profit....and because some buyers are asking about mrktplace that it doesn't appear on the package...
aim really frustrating about google policy here in dubai this county are rapidly booming economy or lets say a rich country but they cannot gave full satisfaction to the consumers....

N1 avalible for devs in august

It should be available by the first week of August, 2010
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I was wondering when you guys will be offering the nexus one for purchase for developers? I was just about to order two of these when you guys ran out/stopped selling.I am a developer and really want this phone,I noticed you said that you will be making them available to devs i was just wondering when.
This is my first post so i had to remove the links but this reply is 100% real!

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So since the Nexus Ones will now be for "developers" will they have the special bootloader that can be re-Locked?
Just wondering

I wonder how much they're going to be charging, or if they'll sell accessories too!

I just hope they can drop the price tag a little bit. Even the later phones just came out are cheaper than N1.
Also, fix the wifi sleep bug. That's all what I want to ask for.

well... I bought a developer license and what they are selling this very moment is the "Android Developer Phone 2" which runs Android 1.6 has a 500something mhz cpu and like a 3.x" screen. Not very exciting.
I hope the august thing isn't this phone... on the other hand.. its cheaper and completely carrier independent.

Frankly, I'd see the Dev 3 will be HTC Vanguard, which has advanced 3G (3.75G) and slide-out keyboard.

If nothing else, I'd like to buy another Nexus One to get a special developer edition back cover.

hbkmog said:
I just hope they can drop the price tag a little bit. Even the later phones just came out are cheaper than N1.
Also, fix the wifi sleep bug. That's all what I want to ask for.
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Download spare parts and change the wifi sleep policy. That did the trick for me.

Why no 2.2 update? Cost?

I got this from another thread on XDA, if it needs to go to the Q&A section, please move it.
What I find interesting, is the BOLD section.
This "explanation" has to do with the Samsung Galaxy S series, but, could also be viable to all android phones.
Now, never let it be said I'm defending at&t in ANY way, but perhaps some of the lag on updates, could be this.
If the manufacturer is "selling" an android update to a carrier, wouldn't that be in violation of the open source agreement?
To explain the political situation, first, a primer on how phone firmware upgrades work for carriers. When a carrier decides to sell a phone, a contract is usually written between the phone manufacturer and the carrier. In this contract, the cost of updates (to the carrier) is usually outlined. Updates are usually broken into several types: critical updates, maintenance updates, and feature updates. Critical updates are those that resolve a critical bug in the phone, such as the phone overheating. Maintenance updates involve routine updates to resolve bugs and other issues reported by the carrier. Finally, feature updates add some new feature in software that wasn’t present before. Critical updates are usually free, maintenance updates have some maintenance fee associated with them, and feature updates are usually costly. In the past, most phone updates would mainly consist of critical and maintenance updates. Carriers almost never want to incur the cost of a feature update because it is of little benefit to them, adds little to the device, and involves a lot of testing on the carrier end. Android has changed the playing field, however – since the Android Open Source Project is constantly being updated, and that information being made widely available to the public, there is pressure for the phone to be constantly updated with the latest version of Android. With most manufacturers, such as HTC, Motorola, etc. This is fine and considered a maintenance upgrade. Samsung, however, considers it a feature update, and requires carriers to pay a per device update fee for each incremental Android update.
Now, here’s where the politics come in: most U.S. carriers aren’t very happy with Samsung’s decision to charge for Android updates as feature updates, especially since they are essentially charging for the Android Open Source Project’s efforts, and the effort on Samsung’s end is rather minimal. As a result of perhaps, corporate collusion, all U.S. carriers have decided to refuse to pay for the Android 2.2 update, in hopes that the devaluation of the Galaxy S line will cause Samsung to drop their fees and give the update to the carriers. The situation has panned out differently in other parts of the world, but this is the situation in the United States.
Some of you might have noticed Verion’s Fascinate updated, but without 2.2 : This is a result of a maintenance agreement Samsung must honor combined with Verizon’s unwillingness to pay the update fees. In short, Android 2.2 is on hold for Galaxy S phones until the U.S. carriers and Samsung reach a consensus.
Some might wonder why I didn’t deliver this over a more legitimate news channel – the short answer: I don’t want to lose my job. I do, however, appreciate transparency, which is why I’m here.

List of operators pushing official mango for Optimus 7.

On Vodafone Italy : nothing as of 15/September 07:00 US time.

They won't deploy. It is up to Microsoft to flip the switch.
I am waiting for word from Telus, as three different sections of the mobility department have said they either don't have any information, or cannot disclose any at this time.

Word from WMPU is 20 Sept for the MS launch, so you won't see anything before then.

So how will those of us with no carrier get it? My phone was unbranded, will microsoft give an update diretcly from them or maybe lg??

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So how will those of us with no carrier get it? My phone was unbranded, will microsoft give an update diretcly from them or maybe lg??
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MS first gives the RTM to OEMs. These test the RTM, update their apps and drivers if nessecary.
Then they return their finished ROMs to Microsoft.
Next Microsoft sends these OEM signed ROMs to Carriers for testing, updating the apps etc.
Once all OEMs and Carriers are done and have returned the ROMs to Microsoft, Microsoft can begin the rollout. If you have an open market device, you will simply get the LG approved app, whereas people with carrierer branded devices will get the carrierer's ROM.

I was told by Telus that the update is October 2nd, due to my phone having such horrid issues they said if it doesn't fix it then I get a new free phone.
Guess what is going to happen? ;D

[Q] Any developers keen to distribute a time-limited version?

My business partner and I have been working on a project where each Sunday afternoon, we send out an email to our subscribers, with links to 4 apps for our users to trial for 7 days for free. We're looking for apps that are normally sold commercially, and where the developer is able to create a custom build for us, that has a hard coded expiration date.
The idea is, users will sign up for our mailing list, and every Sunday, our users get four new apps to try out. Then, the following Sunday, the developer offers their apps on sale for half price and our users that liked the apps can be converted to customers.
Is anyone interested in promoting their app through us?
I'm not guaranteeing this'll be a huge deal straight away, but it could be a nice little promotion for commercial app developers.