So, I've been from the Motorola Droid 1 to the Samsung Epic 4g, now the tmobile g2. I've had it for 2 months now and until I installed CM7 R1 I never realized it had an FM radio. I saw the app, but I know CyanogenMod is meant for many phones, so I humored myself and opened the app, plugged in headphones and what do you know? Denver NPR!
I guess I never RTFM so I was wondering, did anyone else miss this feature or am I the only one?
BTW - I think this is a great thing, because some places I go I don't have data or even voice on t-mobiles spotty coverage.. so it's something to keep me company
A lot of the qualcomm chips and radios have have had FM radio in there but they never took the time to make it work. Cyanogenmod simply just made it work. You often see them in htc sense devices but nothing on stock.
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The radio works on the Desire Z version in the UK. Don't use it much myself cause my mp3 player does the same thing and let's me record to the sd card. In fact, most HTC's in the UK have radio since at least the WinMo Touch series.
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i remember lookin through alot of web sites and reading that froyo was going to have FM Radio...now that google posted the features i dont see it... where is it!!?? did google forget lol?
It was one rumor, on one French site. From a guy who said an HTC rep told him what google was building. It wasn't very reliable, and anyone who phoned Google and HTC couldn't get the same info. Very sketchy and unreliable, but everyone ignored that because they wanted it so bad. The rumors spread all from that one post onto thousands of boss, so it only looked credible.
gamefan231 said:
i remember lookin through alot of web sites and reading that froyo was going to have FM Radio...now that google posted the features i dont see it... where is it!!?? did google forget lol?
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An FM Radio is physical internal hardware.
A new OS update can't "magically" add an FM radio to all Android phones, especially ones that don't have it inside.
As for the N1, Paul from Modaco.com is working on it and hopefully will get it fully operational soon!
Paul22000 said:
As for the N1, Paul from Modaco.com is working on it and hopefully will get it fully operational soon!
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Really?
Well, the FM radio feature in this case is very device specific. They are not going to announce that as a feature, because it is not something that affects Android as a whole.
There is still a chance that the N1 build of 2.2 will enable the functionality.
Fm radio is a waste. I've had it on 5 phones and barely used it. Now with Pandora, especially so.
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An FM Radio is physical internal hardware.
A new OS update can't "magically" add an FM radio to all Android phones, especially ones that don't have it inside.
As for the N1, Paul from Modaco.com is working on it and hopefully will get it fully operational soon!
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That means N1 DOES have FM radio internal hardware! Even if I rarely use FM radio but knowing that my dear N1 can catch some FM wave is more satisfied!
mrbkkt1 said:
Fm radio is a waste. I've had it on 5 phones and barely used it. Now with Pandora, especially so.
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Pandora doesn't work at all if you don't have cell service, whereas FM radio will often work just fine.
I don't see how having the option could hurt, especially since the N1 has the hardware already. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it, right?
The details for the N1 specific froyo update have not been shown yet, so we don't know.
What you have seen so far is just the updates to the basecode of android, not the update Google will push out for the N1. Likewise, the update for other devices will have different featuresets.
For example, expect the tethering options to be removed from basically any phone being sold through a carrier that offers tethering for a fee.
AOSP Code => Device Specific Code
At the conference => Not seen yet and will include stuff like trackball options (for N1 only)
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The details for the N1 specific froyo update have not been shown yet, so we don't know.
What you have seen so far is just the updates to the basecode of android, not the update Google will push out for the N1. Likewise, the update for other devices will have different featuresets.
For example, expect the tethering options to be removed from basically any phone being sold through a carrier that offers tethering for a fee.
AOSP Code => Device Specific Code
At the conference => Not seen yet and will include stuff like trackball options (for N1 only)
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Dead on and I was going to state that. The info on Froyo is just that Froyo, it is not the N1 that will run Froyo. So we have to wait to see if there is specific items setup for the N1 in Froyo that will not be released to any other phone.
like wireless n... which has been stated to come out on the N1, but wasn't mentioned yesterday in the keynote.
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like wireless n... which has been stated to come out on the N1, but wasn't mentioned yesterday in the keynote.
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Again yesterday they demoed "Froyo" Android 2.2 not the Nexus One. Froyo just happened to be on the N1 cause that is Googles primary phone. They only demoed stuff that would effect all phones in the industry regardless of hardware. So yea, NO specific details would be given about the Nexus One cause it wasn't about the Nexus One. So Wireless-N, FM, screen fixes, memory increases, louder speaker phone, track ball light, and so on would NOT be shown cause those are N1 ONLY not FROYO. Same reason why they demoed a 2D game instead of a 3D game, cause some phones handle 3D better then others, but 2D is just about the same across the board.
Does everyone get this now?!?!?! I hate being so direct, but....
We will know about N1 related fixes/extras in the coming weeks when they finalize the N1 Froyo ROM.
This is obvious though......
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like wireless n... which has been stated to come out on the N1, but wasn't mentioned yesterday in the keynote.
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I am waiting more on the Wireless N (since my house is all N now) more than the FM Radio.
That being said, FM Radio would not be bad either.
Talderon said:
I am waiting more on the Wireless N (since my house is all N now) more than the FM Radio.
That being said, FM Radio would not be bad either.
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According to posts on Cynogen's forum, his 5.0.6 mod already had 802.11n enabled. It's not going to say it right there on the phone mind you, but you should be able to tell by your home wifi connect.
I did note that you're unlocked but not rooted yet, so you wouldn't see it yet.
Hi all,
I'm on Wind Mobile in Canada (1700MHz 3G), so I don't have a lot of choices if I'm looking for an Android handset:
-Nexus One: Discontinued, and I'm not a big fan of the PenTile AMOLED screen
-Samsung Vibrant: Would cost me almost $600 after shipping/tax, and I've heard about reception issues
-Moto Milestone XT720: I like this phone, but it only has 256MB RAM, and Motorola isn't even promising to upgrade it to Froyo (it currently runs on Eclair 2.1). However, I will soon be able to buy this phone directly from Wind, so one advantage I would have is warranty...
Ironically, on paper, the HD2 seems like a better choice than all of these, because:
-I could get it for around $400 (which is about the same as what the XT720 would cost me)
-It can currently run 2.2, and will probably be able to run 3.0 in the future
-Good reception
-Biggest screen
-Best specs: 1GHz CPU and 576MB (!) RAM
-Possibility of trying out WP7 in the future
Now here's the thing.. I'm not at all interested in WinMo 6.5. So as a full-time Android handset, would you guys go ahead buy this phone? Also, will the custom ROMs have full access to the app market?
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks,
Faruk
Wait for the nand versions to come out and see how they work. If possible try to get hold of a friends hd2 and see if you like it.
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The HTC HD2 is definitely the "Best-value" phone here since you can play around with both WM and Android.
However, I've seen Samsung Galaxy S go for $300-350 on Craigslist. Not that much more expensive than the HTC HD2 and you get a native Android phone (with AMOLED screen ). It's FAST too. I get 2200+ with Quadrant. I haven't experienced any call issue with my Vibrant. Don't use GPS that often but there's a fix for that (and lag).
If you like playing and tweaking your phones then get the HD2. If you aren't ready to deal with issues and scour xda for solutions, then do not get the HD2.
If you do get a HD2 your probably going to get a Nexus ROM on it anyway, so just get the nexus?!?!?!
Thanks for the replies so far, guys!
scbrother: I can get the HD2 for $100 less than the Nexus One... And the screen of the HD2 is pretty attractive to me. (Plus, it has real multitouch unlike the Nexus)
All I want to know is if Android on the HD2 is as good as a native experience. In other words, if I can just ignore WM altogether and use Android as my main OS without any issues. The camera's not a big deal to me, but I would like to have functional 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.
I love my android HD2. My only experience using native Android was on the G1. This blows it out of the water (its also significantly newer hardware).
As someone said earlier: if you like to tinker and play with your phone and don't mind reading a lot to find your answers, then go for it.
I've personally had fun tweaking and reading to get my phone running flawlessly. I enjoy it and haven't used WinMo for months now.
Good luck.
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Alright well I did a lot of searching to see if there are any issues with stuff that I actually care about (ex. i don't care about the 3MP camera limitation, and 65k colours is not a deal-breaker), and the only thing I could find which I wasn't sure about was "PPP".
Can anybody here tell me what PPP is for? Is this the VPN stuff, or is it a totally different kind of PPP? If it's to do with VPN then no biggie, otherwise could anybody let me know what it is? Thanks in advance
Edit: Never mind I think I finally found out... Apparently 3G uses either PPP or RMNet, and PPP is much faster but currently not as stable on the Android ROMs... I hope I got that right! Well, assuming that this is an issue which will be fixed, I'm leaning more and more towards the HD2... I know a lot of people are saying "wait for the Desire HD" etc. but the problem is that those of us who use 1700MHz 3G don't really have too many choices!
If you decide on an HD2, make sure you get a t-mobile version. The unlocked version does not support 1700/2100 3g. The Tmobile does.
EDIT: Originally posted in HTC Desire Dev forum. Moved here by a mod. This is a DEV issue/question, IMO, not really an attempt to promote or ask about my app.
I'm new to the Desire forums, so please be gentle if I've broken any rules.
My main question is should I buy an HTC Desire or Desire HD for further development of my app ?
I've developed a "Real" FM Radio app with RDS features and some other enhancements relative to the MIUI and CM apps. It's derived from the Code Aurora FM app that MIUI and CM are derived from.
At present, it's been tested well on HTC Legend, and also works on HTC Click and may work on other TI WL125x/127x FM/BT/Wifi chips.
I added some "experimental" support for the more popular Broadcom FM etc chips, but only the 4 simple functions in the CM app: namely On, Off, Tune and Volume/mute.
I'm about to buy a Broadcom based device, perhaps on Tuesday. The Desire and Desire HD look like my best choices. I considered a Desire Z but get a bad vibe on that from some quick reading.
If I was just buying for personal use, I'd likely get an HD for $500 Canadian new from Telus. The lesser Desire at $450 doesn't seem like a good deal, but there might be some reasons why it would be easier/better to develop on the Desire. I might be able to get a Desire used for $300 or so, but I think I'd be better off just getting a new phone.
AFAICT, the important issues to me are that both phones are supported with stock FM apps from HTC, and both support the MIUI ROMs with their FM app (?) and both support CM with their FM app. These things will make my task easier, especially given that I will likely have to do reverse engineering (again!) to get stuff like RDS working.
Also, the effort required to root/install new ROMs is an issue.
If anyone has a TI FM chip device, or feels brave enough to test my "experimental" Broadcom support, see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13162409&postcount=117
Any thoughts, please share. Happy Easter !
I would say go for the Desire. The Desire HD is too big to be used as a phone and the battery life too short.
I would love to see a FM app working with RDS on custom ROMs for the Desire. Go for it, please
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I would love to see a FM app working with RDS on custom ROMs for the Desire. Go for it, please
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So would I ! That's the 1st reason I stick to sense roms.
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Can anyone suggest a phone that is comparable (diversity of different operating systems/ROMS, running ROM from the SD card etc...) on the ATT network.
Sadly!!! I need to switch from T mobile to ATT (or in a worse case scenario, to Verizon, due to work and reception problems).
I would love to have my HD2, but it is really not designed for ATT/verizon.
I really liked having the choice to run windows or load android from the SD card!!!
I can keep upgrading to the latest android ROM. Just having the freedom to chose was giving me a blissful feeling that I am going to miss if I can't find a comparable phone.
You won't find another one like the HD2 for ATT or Verizon. Unless you can find a Telstra HD2 which can then be used for ATT 3G.
In a way you're lucky. AT&T is the only other carrier where you have this flexibility since the Leo is the only handset with this flexibility.
Search eBay for "t9193" You'll find what you're looking for. You'll also find they're not cheap. I'm going to be getting rid of mine soon as I've settled on Android I don't need that flexibility offered by the Leo anymore. I've moved to the Inspire from the Leo, and while I've grown attached to it, the time is now to move on.
Get a galaxy s 2. xD
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Get a galaxy s 2. xD
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me too >______<
I tend to prefer my next phone to be a THC phone. Just because I would expect more consistency between software and I would think that most programs tend to be designed with HTC phones in mind. I had Toshiba phone and a lot of the software never worked well with (accelerometer, video etc...).
Although I am not sure if my assessment is correct, I am being cautious when spending a few hundred dollars on a phone.
Okie. Well there's not telling if there's gonna be a sensation with a T&t's 3g bands so Iunno. Plus we don't know if HTC will give an update to unlock the sensation's bootloader. You could try the inspire 4g or a canadian desire z though.
Just to note, if you're paranoid about samsung updating, they're one of the best, if you haven't noticed, comparable to HTC, seeing as how the galaxy s got gingerbread so fast, before HTC even delivered gingerbread to any of their phones.
And read some reviews of it then. Maybe you'll get inspired.
And no, most apps are not designed with HTC in mind, if a developer thought like that, then he'd be in trouble. Most apps are designed to bode with all sorts of phones/processors.
When are we going to get myTouch 4G Android OS?
We aren't...
Simple answer, never.
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Totally different phones.
Totally different software.
The ROM itself it far too large to put on the any of the older MT3G devices.
It MIGHT be possible to extend parts of the rom to an EXT partition of your sdcard but it's not recommended.
Also since they are so different many of the drivers and apps wouldn't work such as camera, bluetooth, wifi, gps, etc.
Even if someone successfully ported the rom over it would be extremely slow and unstable on the older MyTouch devices.
Let's put it another way. If HTC intended for it to be on these phones then they would release an update for it. When was the last official update from HTC? Anyone remember? I didn't think so.