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According to ZDnet bloggger Garret Rogers there will be:
-JIT Compiler
-Automatic App Updates
-FM Radio
-New Linux kernel
-OpenGL improvements
-Flash 10.1 Support
-Color Trackball
on the new android update.
Im pretty excited about the flash support. I thought google will enable fm transmitter.
What do you think?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=2010&tag=content;col2
I still think they need to add an option to hide certain dev's in the market... all the themes and sexy photo apps are freaking annoying
They need to improve battery life!
Hear hear!
Yoshilover said:
I still think they need to add an option to hide certain dev's in the market... all the themes and sexy photo apps are freaking annoying
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No doubt. Sure the market has 50,000 apps in it, but 40,000 are freakin' clocks and OpenHome themes.
im praying they include wifi proxy support... it seems like they are crippling the OS without it from a business perspective as I would guess the vast majority of large companies use a proxy server.
All the clocks are incredibly annoying. I found that there are ~740 clocks from the same dev (he goes under a couple of different names) that's almost 2% of the entire market.
It's a god damn shame that the market gets full of these ****ty applications. It totally ruin the impression people get using market. Also, word of mouth will be that Steve Jobs, very childish utterance about "android is all about porn" is true.
the X10 Mini pro ...
said she loved my phone but it was too big for her small hands...
now is bugging me to teach her how to use android...and recommend her apps
she loves taking & sending photos, videos, music files etc from phone to phone and phone to her macbook pro
-what apps are recommended for bluetooth or wifi file sharing on X10 mini pro?
-also..does it support Full qwerty onscreen keyboard?
u r free to suggest any apps u think a chick might find useful
Nocturnal310 said:
u r free to suggest any apps u think a chick might find useful
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Seriously? Is that an actual question? That's just misogynist, it's like recommending a bunch of sports app or wallpapers with nekkid ladies for a guy.
So, some app suggestion :
- sex positions )
- camera 360 free
- ES file explorer
- MapDroyd (offline map)
ddewbofh said:
Seriously? Is that an actual question? That's just misogynist, it's like recommending a bunch of sports app or wallpapers with nekkid ladies for a guy.
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misogynist will be if i say 'lol women cant use smartphones'
i am just specific demographics for the app user.
Vilam said:
So, some app suggestion :
- sex positions )
- camera 360 free
- ES file explorer
- MapDroyd (offline map)
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thanks....the 1st one seems interesting
and last one is also good as she drives around
Since I am a chick myself, let me tell you what I use!
And by the way, I don't think your question was misogynistic.
I want to believe that you meant well for your girl!
*Aldiko, for e-books
*Color Drips, addictive bubble breaker game
*Doodle Jump, another game using the accelerometer, so funny!
*Math Alarm Clock, so that I can wake up and get better at math at the same time LOL
*SoundHound, way better than TrackID as you can even sing a tune and have it recognised
*Tapatalk Pro, for obvious reasons
*My Honey Days, well pretty much self-explanatory LOL
*Wet Daisy Analog Clock Widget, sooooooo cute
I've seen a menstrual calendar on there.
Bluetooth file transfer - is needed to receive and transfer all files u want!
better keyboard with pink keyboard theme, my gf loves it!
Here are some of the apps my gf uses are:
-Ourgroceries, very useful for creating shopping lists, even for different stores and also has a feature to send shopping lists to another android. oh and it has some kind of recipe thing where you enter a recipe and it will give you the list of ingredients needed.
-Jorte, a personal organiser
-My Days, a menstrual cycle app
My favourite might-be-girly-apps:
3 - pretty music player
Apps organizer - this one organizes my phone
Astrid tasks - this one organizes my life (girls just love getting organized, or what?)
CardioTrainer
Epicurious - recipies
FxCamera - take artistic photos
TV guide (channel options might be more relevant in Nordic countries)
Qype - find restaurants, coffee shops, etc near you
Some games:
2 player reactor - she'll love beating you
Bonsai blast
Flood-it
Replica island
Quadrapop
Let me start by saying I really like android and think it is the best mobile OS around. That doesn't mean it cannot improve. Since getting my N1 I've found some features are unbelievably missing:
No folders for browser bookmarks. Seriously? I have almost 500 bookmarks, it's impossible to scroll though all that.
No bookmarks syncing.
No google docs app. And I though google really wanted us in the cloud.
Music player cannot sort by genre. How do they expect to rival ipods? Also, gestures control would be nice.
Calendar in Month view doesn't show all day events. If an event lasts all day it sure must be important, I want to see it! In fact, i think the calendar needs a major overhaul.
Awful task (to do list) management. Why can't I set repeating tasks? How embarrassing is it that windows mobile could do it over 5 years ago and android still cant?
Too few built-in widgets. Third party developers somewhat make up for it, but in the end I have a bunch of widget with very different aesthetics, makes android seem not very polished. No wow factor. That's why HTC, Samsung, etc, feel they have to create their own shells which slow down updates. No one wins.
Market needs some sort of moderation. We all hate Apple's closed model and it is definitely not what I want, but there are way too many spammers in the market, making it hard to find what you are actually looking for, that's why there are market alternatives cropping up. Either block spammers or let me forever hide some publishers. Also, the market application as a whole needs improvement, it is slow and the search is really bad (Yes, I said it! Google somehow screwed up on a search feature!)
Some of these problems are in one way or another solved by 3rd party app developers, but it is never as seamless as if it was part of the OS. Please post your opinion and you own personal gripes. This could help give good ideas to app developers, or even better, maybe Eric or Sergey stumble upon this thread and decide to solve all of our problems!
Numbers would help
The workarounds:
MusicMod takes care of music.
Astrid for tasks.
Dolphin HD for bookmarks etc.
Generally - I agree, these are indeed some good points. Most are visual, application-related points, and somehow I have a feeling Gingerbread is going to concentrate on that, which might address those points.
I agree with the calendar specifically, it's pretty poor.
As far as widgets go, I wish there were built-in options for changing the color schemes of some widgets.
-Stock music player and all music player sucks...
-Market sucks no way to find good apps
-Nexus one multitouch
-Some choppyness
I'm using the music mod but it doesn't do enough. I'm used to cowon's good music players so android in my eyes is really lacking.
It has bookmark syncing to a degree. Mine always reappear after a wipe.
In month view, the calendar does show all day events, just not very well. If you have a bold date with no coloured time block, its an all dayer.
I agree with most points here. I'm having issues with my phone freezing more often and having to do a battery pull for it to respond to me pressing the power button.
1. Copy and paste in email
2. Downloading ALL attachments/internet downloads
3. Sending ALL attachments
4. To-do list sync with exchange
5. Google Docs? (Hello? A smartphone that doesn't have any doc, excel, ppt view/editor?)
oh and:
0. Fix reception issues on the N1
Froyo brings copy and paste to email
Rellikzephyr
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
QUICK! Bury this thread so the ifans cant use these things against us!!!
Blueman101 said:
QUICK! Bury this thread so the ifans cant use these things against us!!!
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+1
worse thread ever.
This probably represents the most reasonable set of criticisms I have seen to date.
- 500 bookmarks is excessive to me but I think even users with far fewer bookmarks could use organization so valid complaint
- I want to say bookmark syncing was announced at Google I/O 2010 but I am not certain.
- Repeating tasks is missing from google tasks. Until it gets added there it won't be available on android. (Pocket Informant is coming for Android though, I really liked his stuff on WM so maybe they will work some magic.)
- IRT too few built in widgets. HTC, Motorola, and others would do their own thing regardless of what Google provides. It is part of their branding and value add for the platform do distinguish themselves from the competition.
- Agreed on getting the market some moderation, the question is how and how much. My vote is for letting me blacklist developers from my account. I think that would be sufficient to clear out a lot of the chaff.
Blueman101 said:
QUICK! Bury this thread so the ifans cant use these things against us!!!
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Yep, it needs to at least be cloked!
Gdocs is free and it works very well for viewing and editing google documents. Or do you mean it should have a native app? I think all smart phones should have native office suites, its almost offensive that they don't. And there aren't many third party options although I do like docs 2 go fairly well and its supposed to have a major update coming...sorry I veered a bit there
stock music app SUCKS. seriously, i can't view all songs??
contact management is really difficult. can't edit/manage contact groups. can't even set a default group...
My bookmarks sync back when I wipe my phone. They always have I believe, or it could be a froyo addition.
I'd love for Google to fix up and optimize some code of the UI elements that are choppy. Most are smooth as butter, but a few certain things are choppy.
And don't we get word and excel viewer out of the box? Those files work on my phone, just not listed in the app drawer.
blablum said:
Let me start by saying I really like android and think it is the best mobile OS around. That doesn't mean it cannot improve. Since getting my N1 I've found some features are unbelievably missing:
No folders for browser bookmarks. Seriously? I have almost 500 bookmarks, it's impossible to scroll though all that.
No bookmarks syncing.
No google docs app. And I though google really wanted us in the cloud.
Music player cannot sort by genre. How do they expect to rival ipods? Also, gestures control would be nice.
Calendar in Month view doesn't show all day events. If an event lasts all day it sure must be important, I want to see it! In fact, i think the calendar needs a major overhaul.
Awful task (to do list) management. Why can't I set repeating tasks? How embarrassing is it that windows mobile could do it over 5 years ago and android still cant?
Too few built-in widgets. Third party developers somewhat make up for it, but in the end I have a bunch of widget with very different aesthetics, makes android seem not very polished. No wow factor. That's why HTC, Samsung, etc, feel they have to create their own shells which slow down updates. No one wins.
Market needs some sort of moderation. We all hate Apple's closed model and it is definitely not what I want, but there are way too many spammers in the market, making it hard to find what you are actually looking for, that's why there are market alternatives cropping up. Either block spammers or let me forever hide some publishers. Also, the market application as a whole needs improvement, it is slow and the search is really bad (Yes, I said it! Google somehow screwed up on a search feature!)
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Everything you've listed there are app issues, and have nothing to do with Android OS itself.
Pro tip: Vanilla android is garbage.
It's a starting point for other companies to build on.
Pointing out the problems of android wont make it better anytime soon. How about we have a thread with all the good things about it. I am sure it would far out rival the problems
hansmrtn said:
Pointing out the problems of android wont make it better anytime soon. How about we have a thread with all the good things about it. I am sure it would far out rival the problems
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I disagree. A circle-jerk won't accomplish anything. If you need an example just look at Apple forums that are full of rabid iZombies praising everything Steve. Pointing out actual defects, flaws and shortcomings in form of constructive criticism on the other hand, will help the open source community plug the holes left open by Google.
It's unbelievable the transformation over the past few weeks with the release of ICS source code. My Xoom went from being my favorite device, to being my favorite device that I want to brag about and show everyone. I feel like an iTard selling everyone on how awesome my device is. So what exactly has ICS done for me?
1) Much smoother interface. The Tiamat kernel was already smooth but ICS version is silky smooth.
2) New Interface. Significant improvement over the HC interface. As an example, the built in folder system is great, the way you access widgets is fantastic, and I love the new color scheme.
3) Data monitoring. I know there are apps for this but I love the fact that I can set the system to warn me if I am reaching my limit. It shows me which apps have used what.
4) Face unlock. So cool.
5) Panoramic Picture taking. Some people say this is a novelty, but I really like being able to take these kind of pictures. They can be so artistic and fun to develop
6)Better web client. On HC there were several pages that would just crash for me. I have yet to have the web client crash and have noticed no lag on any pages so far. I will continue to look out for issues but so far it has been noticeably better
7)Active application list. Love this thing. I use it way more since it serves the purpose of multi-tasking and the ability to free up memory if I want it.
Big thanks to Team EOS for putting out such a sick nightly run.
So what is it about ICS that you all like?
Re: Xoom
My Xoom is screaming ever since I took the plung and installed Team EOS ICS on my Xoom. its like having a brandnew Xoom. I love it so much that I will be bringing to work and show it off to others. Thank you so very much Team EOS! You guys rock!..
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I'll check it out. I've been using dolphin browser mini (black edition) for quite some time, maybe this one will eventually be a replacment. I'll edit this post with what I like/dislike.
*Edit*
Likes: smooth, fast, stable. Minimalist.
- loads pages quickly
- saves passwords, history, cookies if you want it to
- plenty of security type features to play around with
- hides the top menu but not the status bar (me likey)
Dislikes:
- some places I'd like to see more style/color ( I know it's early in development, I'm just putting this here for the future updates)
- the selected tab you're currently viewing will close if you touch it
Great browser for those minimalists out there
Current ROM: CM7.2 Euroskank Cherry Picks | Bravo port by skeevy420
Holo browser is also a great browser.
vikasb32 said:
Holo browser is also a great browser.
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I don't remember of holo that much but I think its In Chinese text or something am I right
This app is incompatible with your TATA DOCOMO LGE LG-P500.
for me this is the best browser ever.
fancccc said:
for me this is the best browser ever.
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its good to help