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Difference between 2.2 & 2.3???

Can someone tell me difference between 2.2 - 2.3 ?
cuz i see alot of devs trying to get fully working 2.3 ROM for our X8
So ...what 2.3(gingerbread) have, that 2.2(floyo) doesent have?
Tnx

wikipedia says:
2.3.4 latest release. Based on Linux kernel 2.6.35. On 6 December 2010, the 2.3 (Gingerbread) SDK was released. Changes included:
Support for voice or video chat using Google Talk
System: Updated user interface design for simplicity and speed
Display: Support for extra-large screen sizes and resolutions (WXGA and higher)
Internet calling: Native support for SIP VoIP telephony
Virtual Keyboard: Faster, more intuitive text input, improved accuracy, better suggested text. Voice input mode
Copy/Paste: Enhanced. Select a word by press-hold, copy, and paste.
Near Field Communication lets the user read an NFC tag embedded in a poster, sticker, or advertisement.
New audio effects such as reverb, equalization, headphone virtualization, and bass boost
System: Improved power management with a more active role in managing apps that are keeping the device awake for too long.
Download Manager gives the user easy access to any file downloaded from the browser, email, or another application.
Camera: Access multiple cameras on the device, including a front-facing camera, if available.
Media: Support for WebM/VP8 video playback, and AAC audio encoding
System: Enhanced support for native code development
Audio, graphical, and input enhancements for game developers
Concurrent garbage collection for increased performance
Native support for more sensors (such as gyroscopes and barometers)
Switched from YAFFS to the ext4 filesystem
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I always recode my music from flac to m4a with aac codec, and the phone can easily play them, no matter which ROM I have on. So I'm not sure if only ginger can play aac. :-/
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For me 2.3 seems to be faster, it looks better and has some small improvements, some of them doixanh is trying to port to 2.2.

like doixanh, i think froyo is faster in terms of menu navigation, but i think gingerbread looks better.. that's why i'm loving doixanh's ROM, because it is froyo with gingerbread's look and special features..

Archos Gen 9 : new firmware

See that
Archos 80/101 G9
Firmware changes
Version 3.2.46 - September 23rd, 2011
Google applications: Google talk is now part of the firmware
Audio/applications: improved volume control (better volume range, less glitches on notifications) leading to faster gaming experience on some 3rd party applications
Wi-Fi: fix low throughput on some access points when using WPA2/AES encryption
Camera: improve camera quality in high and low light condition
Flash: added acceleration support
Archos applications: many enhancements and fixes on Videoplayer, MediaCenter and Mediascrapper
Media center: new elastic and overshoot effect on cover roll edges
File Browser: better action support on multiple selections
Media Scrapper: better handling and cleaning of data base in case of file removal
Photo Frame: Floating Image 3.1.9 is integrated with fixed Picasa support, better background rendering and better memory management
Music player: better protection of music player to avoid to get it killed under low memory condition
Display: better quality SD video upscaling (e.g. on 1080p display)
Video: improve SMI subtitle support
Internationalization: Arabic and Hebrew translations have been integrated and a new specific "Archos keyboard" application has been included for supporting Hebrew and Arabic
Network shares: shortcuts can be created by long press on a remote video folder in Archos media center
Network shares: more robust streaming in case of IP renewal
Memory: smaller memory footprint
3G key: updated APN list
Power off: make sure to clear all alarms when powering off
Hard drive based unit: enhanced power management
Security: apply security fixes from google about DigiNotar CA certificate
http://www.jbmm.fr/2011/10/g9-firmware-3-2-46-en-ligne-mais-attention/

wonder if a new subsection ned to be added, as this new model is completely different hardware speaking.
and as omap4 is the next platform, woulb be nice to start tweaking on archos device as its the first available with honeycomb 3.2 + omap

Giayee RK3066 Dual core A9 Android TV BOX - Play your favourate game on TV

I got this android sample from a shenzhen android tv box odm partner, I can enjoy many android joys on it, such as your favourate games ( Temple Run, TrialX, Riptide-GP etc.), with a air mouse and motion sensor controller, easy to operate. I record some videos show you how I play these favouate android games on TV, but it's really very diffcult to upload video onto youtube, only one video upload successfully, if you feel interested, can click the link and see the video: youtube.com/watch?v=zybV00HHqXk
This TV BOX is from Giayee, here is the specification of this box: giayee.com/html/2012/google_iptv_box_1228/1.html , below is the content from it's website：
1. Top Hardware Configuration
Using Rock-chip RK3066 dual core chipset, ARM Cortex A9 Dual core + Quad Mali-400 GPU architecture, 1.6GHz. 1G DDR3 RAM, 4G/8G NADH Flash (MAX. 32G). Independent GPU, integrated professional 3D accelerating engine
2. Air Mouse Controller
Independent R&D, Independent copyright Built-in Ari Mouse Module.
Compared to other TV Box using USB Dongle to support wireless mouse, Air mouse, giayee’s air mouse controller is more stable with lower cost.
Playing mouse games：Fruit Slice、Angry Birds……
3. Wireless Microphone
Built-in MIC on remote controller, automatically switch speech pattern
Support audio talk via third party application, such as SKYPE, QQ etc.
Built in Cara OK application, enjoy the Cara OK with your family at home.
4. Somatic Joypad
Built-in high sensitive gravity sensor and gyroscope in remote control，Android system in-depth customization , specifically designed remote control for the game according to human body engineering principle, make it a unique TV BOX that support android Motion Sensing Game.
Motion sensing games：Riptide GP、3D Bio Ball…..
5. FLASH&HTML5 Hard-decoding 1080P full format video play
6. Customized UI
RUI customization human interface designed for TV, easy to use;
Featured hundreds of software, direct presentation;
Software automatic classification, stick out a mile;
Backstage management, automatic content push；
Support UI customization and function expansion;

Giayee - The New Android TV Ball
People now back to talk about this product. Some websites reported an Amlogic M3 SoC, 1Gb DDR and 4GB Storage. It's interesting even I think they are not the Giayee, or maybe just Giayee has two versions.
For sale at AsiaPads for just $79
:good: Well, device is beautiful, that is right!

good, and recomend amlogic 8726 m3 1G RAM 4G ROM or the amlogic 8726 mx dual core

Back Camera Deactivated

Hello dear community,
I bought a smatphone from china, it's now been 8 weeks ago, until then, it was also wonderful. One day I got my phone root, this was also very good and without problems, one day, I have a program whose name I no longer know and have tried so disabled my rear camera on the mobile phone. I ask for help as I penetrate them developer tool can be reactivated with a. I have all android apk camerea's installieret I unfortunately can not access or change my rear camera.
my data:
i9500
quad-core amr7 4x1, 2ghz to 4x1, 8GHz not yet made ​​the switch, however.
2gb ram
mtk6589
android 4.2.3
did all what i can say.
hope someone can help me.
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Network & OS:
Android™ 4.2 (Jelly Bean) Operating System (Upgradable for future Android Version)
CPU: 1.8 GHz Quad Core ARMv7 Ultra Speed Processor
GPU (Graphic Processing Unit): Quad Core PowerVR SGX 544MP
Built-in 3D Accelerator
2GB RAM, 4GB ROM with 1.7GB User Memory
Support Micro SD Memory Card upto 32GB
3G HSPA WCDMA (UMTS) 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
Quad-Band (4 Band) GSM GPRS EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Support 3G Video Call & 3G Internet Connection
Unlocked without contract (SIM Free) - work for any SIM card and any Telephone Service Provider in all countries
2 Sim Card slots for 2 Networks Connection at the same time (Dual Module : Dual Standby : Dual Bluetooth)
Slim Case Design in 8.8mm
Display:
5.0 inch 16:9 Wide Capacitive Multi-Touch Full HD AMOLED Screen, support Pinch-to-Zoom
Screen Resolution: Full HD 1920 x 1080 Pixels in 16 Million Colours
On-screen Qwerty Keyboard - full English Keypad & Multi-Language Input
Gravity Sensor (G-Sensor), Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor and Accelerometer
Internet:
3G Internet Connection. Connect to Internet through your sim card anywhere
Wi-Fi® Tethering & Portable Hotspot - Share your phone's mobile data connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
Built-in WiFi & WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n - free access to Internet
Android Internet Browser, access all websites in Mobile or Desk Top view, support Adobe Flash Player™
Support eBuddy Mobile Messenger™. Support MSN™, Yahoo Messenger™, AOL Instant Messenger™ and other IM Softwares including Google Talk™, ICQ™, MySpace™ & Skype®
Support On-line Video & YouTube®
Google Play Store™ & Android Apps Download (over 800,000 Applications available)
Interactive Games, Animation, Rich Internet Applications, Data Presentations, and a wide range of Multimedia experiences
Support 3G Web Digital TV
GPS (Global Positioning System):
Built-in GPS Module & Antenna to receive Satellite Signal with 3G support, support Voice Navigation
GPS applies Google Map™ to cover all Countries and Cities worldwide
With Locations, explore maps with zero wait, zero dead spots, and zero data roaming fees
Simply enter your destination and the Navigation system will tell you how to get there, turn by turn. By car or on foot.
Support Multi-Languages and Human Voices
Digital Video Camera:
Back Camera: Fine 12.6 Mega Pixels (3,072 x 4,096 High Resolution) in Auto Focus with Power LED Flash (Auto / On / Off)
Face Detection and Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)
Video Recorder: 1080P Full HD (1920 x 1080)
32 X Zoom, Auto ISO 100-1600
Front Camera: 5.0 Mega Pixels in Fixed Focus, Support Video Call
Caller Picture Display Feature
5 Picture Effects & White Balance Option - Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloud, Incandescence
Continuous Shooting Mode, Night Mode Shooting, Delay Timer and EV Setting
Photo Gallery & Slide Show
Multimedia & Video Player:
Android Media Player™ - support .wmv (Windows Media Video™) / .avi / .mp4 or .3gp file format
1080P Full HD Video Player
Share Photos / Videos on Facebook®, Flickr®, Twitter™, YouTube™ or Instergram™
Transfer Movie or Video to Email, MMS Photo Message or Bluetooth
Music Player:
Dolby Mobile MP3 Music Player
Support A2DP Bluetooth Wireless MP3 Music Headphone
MP3 Music Shuffle Shake Control
Equalizer & Reverb Effect - Opera, Concert, Pop, Rock, Classical, Dance, Treble, Party
3D Surround Sound and Bass Enhancement
Music Library
Play Music on Stereo Headset (3.5mm Plug) or Built-in Speaker
Digital Voice Recorder
FM Auto Scan Radio:
Built-in FM Auto Scan Radio
30 Channels preset
Phone Features:
Dolby Stereo MP3 Music Ringtones & Built-in Vibrator
Voice Dialer Apps support
Built-in Hands Free Speaker
Phone Call Voice Recorder
Google Voice™ - Free VoiceMail Service
WikiMobile®
3,000 Telephone Memory
Long Life Li-ion Battery 2800mAh x 2pcs
Support USB Charge
Messaging & Internet:
WEB: Built-in Android Mobile Internet Browser, Support Desktop full page view
HSDPA+ 21Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps / EDGE / 3G / GPRS
Super fast internet browsing and speedy data transmission
Email, Support Push-mail
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services) Photo Message, SMS Text Message & Group sending, support WhatsApp®
PDA Organizer & Accessory functions:
Support QuickOffice® - Microsoft Office™ compatible office suite to manage your Microsoft documents and PDF documents on/off line.
PDA Organizer - Calendar, Daily Task with scheduled alarm, NoteBook To Do List, Digital Voice Recorder
Android Synchronization
Bluetooth Connection & Wireless Data Transfer (Support Wireless Keyboard)
USB 2.0 Data Transfer
Android Games Download & 3D Games support
Android E-Book Reader®, Photo Editor, Image Viewer, Calendar, Alarms, World Time, Calculator
English Operations Menu & Multi-Language Menu on the screen (Francais, Deutsch, Español, Italiano, Português, Nederlands, Russian, Greek, Turkish, Hebrew, Dansk, Polski, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese and all other languages can be updated by Android Apps)
Weight - 165 g ; Dimension - 8.8(D) x 72(W) x 144(H) mm
2-Year Warranty & Guaranteed

Checklist: Rumored vs. Final 4.4 Kitkat Update for Z1

Hi Z1 Kitkat updaters, how is it fared to what I've posted way back when the Z2 dump files are shown? Can you enumerate below which of which are not included and so far, not been rumored to have but already had in the Z1 KK update? Thanks.
rency_0722 said:
Sony Xperia Z1 Android 4.4 Kitkat update shortlist (As of 2/28/2014)
Android 4.4 Kitkat Native Features
- Transparent navigation and status bars
- White status bar icons
- Immersive mode on selected Sony Multimedia Apps (Album and Movies)
- Better RAM optimization (Do not expect with this as Sony will be adding more features)
- Choice of default Messaging app
- Choice of default Android Launcher (Will be added with Xperia Simple Home Launcher on 4.4)
- Emoji on Google Keyboard (Will be added also on the new Xperia Keyboard for 4.4)
- Cloud printing
- Audio tunneling (low-power music streaming, in which Qualcomm should support with their SoC)
- Extension to Bluetooth AVRCP 1.3 (Notice that the volume on the Bluetooth device, for example, SBH-20, is not the same with the volume of the phone. WIth this feature, it will give absolute volume on the system to Bluetooth devices.)
- Native IR blaster support (good for Xperia ZL and Tablet Z)
- System-wide Closed captioning (subtitles)
- Choice of GPS Accuracy Mode
- Notification listener services (manage notifications to show)
- Scrubbing of music on lockscreen
- *Support for step counter and step detection sensors (built-in sensors inside Xperia Z2)
Xperia Camera Apps Update
- *4K Video app, Ultra-High Definition video recording (4K2K video, 4096 x 2160 resolution in cinematic 1.89:1 aspect ratio)
- *Timeshift Video app, lets you record 120 fps, 720p video, after which, you can edit multiple parts for slow motion or fast motion playback. It also saves two files, one with the edited video with 30fps parts and one with native 120fps playback.
- *Creative Effects app, (an update to Picture Effects app), where you can now utilize the effects not just only for photo, but also for video recording. You can also change effects in real-time.
- Background Defocus app, an app currently exclusive to Xperia Z1s where it captures 2 photos simultaneously and adds bokeh to the focused picture. You can also edit how much background defocus you want to simulate, as well as to choose from three blurring effects (2 motion blurs, vertical and horizontal, and a Gaussian blur)
- AR Effects app, adding video recording with augmented reality effects and soon update to new AR effects
- Superior Auto, adding aspect ratio option for 8 MP images (4:3 or 16:9)
- Manual camera app update adds HDR to 20.7 MP picture, addition of 15.5 megapixel photo resolution and 1080p 60 fps as well as VGA (640x480) 30fps video recording
- Vine camera app, directly records short videos for Vine social app
- *Portrait Retouch app, which you can see your face being retouched in real-time.
- Addition of new third-party Xperia Camera apps in Play Store (Perfectly Clear, Vintage 8mm camera, Camera 2, FlightRadar24 Pro) and more to come.
System Wide Xperia Update
- New Xperia boot animation patterned to Sony Playstation 4 UI
- Sony Multimedia Apps (Walkman, Album and Movies) now use native Google-style side menu
- Movies app updated with thinner information display on video playback and zoom function for video (especially in 4K video playback)
- Movie Creator app, letting you edit videos with trim and playback speed options
- Smart backlight control (keeping screen on while using the phone without touching)
- Smart call handling (answer and reject calls, as well as turn off ringer, using motion control)
- *Double tap to wake (similar to Xperia Tablet Z's feature)
- Answering Machine
- New Dialer options after end of call
- *Choice of Audio accessories for a wide range of input/output devices to be connected. This will enable external devices, for example, the Sony Stereo Mic STM10, to be used as default recording microphone instead of the built-in stereo mic.
- *Hi-Resolution Audio output to USB DAC or DAC amplifier
- *Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC). (Now only works with Xperia Z2 since its headphone jack adds another pin for DNC)
- Addition of themes to Xperia Themes, opening Xperia Themes SDK to public
- New notification and Quick Settings drop down. Holding a quick setting now will direct you to the advanced settings
- Power Management for Accessories (enable power management for Smartwatch and other devices)
- Sony's What's New app for Sony Select and Sony Multimedia updates (Music and Video Unlimited)
- "Close All" option in the Recent Apps section
- New widgets including TouchBlock for water resistant devices
- New Calendar App with weather forecast for the week
- New Xperia lockscreen layout with camera shortcut on the bottom and new lockscreen animation
*Note that all of the updates in asterisk is still not sure for Z1 if it will carry through with the upcoming Kitkat update
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so, does new .681 update has hamburger menu afterall?

Sony Xperia Z1 Android 4.4 Kitkat update list of Feature I can't find on current Z1 Kitkat (Quite disappointed about the performance of the phone after update though - not better but even worse in some cases)
Android 4.4 Kitkat Native Features
- Better RAM optimization (Do not expect with this as Sony will be adding more features) - Not better for me
- Choice of default Android Launcher (Will be added with Xperia Simple Home Launcher on 4.4) - Only Z Ultra have it
- Audio tunneling (low-power music streaming, in which Qualcomm should support with their SoC) - Don't know about this so not sure
- Extension to Bluetooth AVRCP 1.3 (Notice that the volume on the Bluetooth device, for example, SBH-20, is not the same with the volume of the phone. WIth this feature, it will give absolute volume on the system to Bluetooth devices.) - Don't know about this so not sure
- System-wide Closed captioning (subtitles) - Don't know about this so not sure
- *Support for step counter and step detection sensors (built-in sensors inside Xperia Z2)
Xperia Camera Apps Update
- *4K Video app, Ultra-High Definition video recording (4K2K video, 4096 x 2160 resolution in cinematic 1.89:1 aspect ratio)
- *Timeshift Video app, lets you record 120 fps, 720p video, after which, you can edit multiple parts for slow motion or fast motion playback. It also saves two files, one with the edited video with 30fps parts and one with native 120fps playback.
- Background Defocus app, an app currently exclusive to Xperia Z1s where it captures 2 photos simultaneously and adds bokeh to the focused picture. You can also edit how much background defocus you want to simulate, as well as to choose from three blurring effects (2 motion blurs, vertical and horizontal, and a Gaussian blur)
- 1080p 60 fps as well as VGA (640x480) 30fps video recording
- *Portrait Retouch app, which you can see your face being retouched in real-time.
System Wide Xperia Update
- Sony Multimedia Apps (Walkman, Album and Movies) now use native Google-style side menu
- Smart backlight control (keeping screen on while using the phone without touching)
- Smart call handling (answer and reject calls, as well as turn off ringer, using motion control)
- *Double tap to wake (similar to Xperia Tablet Z's feature)
- *Choice of Audio accessories for a wide range of input/output devices to be connected. This will enable external devices, for example, the Sony Stereo Mic STM10, to be used as default recording microphone instead of the built-in stereo mic.
- *Hi-Resolution Audio output to USB DAC or DAC amplifier
- *Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC). (Now only works with Xperia Z2 since its headphone jack adds another pin for DNC)
- Power Management for Accessories (enable power management for Smartwatch and other devices)
- Sony's What's New app for Sony Select and Sony Multimedia updates (Music and Video Unlimited)
- "Close All" option in the Recent Apps section
not been rumored to have but already had in the Z1 KK update: sluggish performance occationally and not so improved camera

jatinrungta said:
so, does new .681 update has hamburger menu afterall?
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Nope.
Regards,
acervenky,
XPT

- *Choice of Audio accessories for a wide range of input/output devices to be connected. This will enable external devices, for example, the Sony Stereo Mic STM10, to be used as default recording microphone instead of the built-in stereo mic.
I was told this would not work for z1... But is this real?
The built in mic is ridiculous...
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