Official Android Thread
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- Boz0
Picking up Nexus S for testing apps with NFC but my daily phone is the kick ass Galaxy S2 with CyanogenMod. Bad assness!!
- SaywhatoMod?i_monk
- < this thread didn't become official until this postmonospaced
- CALLES0
evo 3d here
- orpkoobcam20
Want:
- Who's she talking to? I think it's Shinichi Osawa.orpkoobcam2
- Waste of battery charge.i_monk
- orpkoobcam20
Want even more:
and wish my job was to make these commercials:
- orpkoobcam20
back to android:
- Boz0
- oey0
Is there any band called Androids on Steroids?
- i_monk0
What's the deal with Firefox for Android? It has terrible reviews in the Marketplace, claims of bricking, lack of tabs, etc.
- Boz0
Onkyo Android apps for controlling your AVR.. Great stuff if you have an Onkyo receiver.
- been controlling my AVR with my iPhone for years...NEXTmonospaced
- fucking patheticmonospaced
- 'fucking pathetic'?
did you have to let go of steve job's cock to write that or did you rock it one handed?Hombre_Lobo
- orrinward0
oey - Firefox Android does have tabs and is pretty reliable. I prefer webkit browsers so I use the default one on my S2, but Firefox works great and is probably a better choice.
- Weyland0
The default one is great on a 2.3.3 or newer phone, even though I hate flash it does all flash elements smoothly, there's a fast browser in the market called Dolphin, but I haven't tried it
- yes..I heard Dolphin HD I believe right?Boz
- i use dolphin mini, its really good.Hombre_Lobo
- Boz0
Installing stock Android 2.3.4 on Samsung Galaxy S2
1) Download Stock Android 2.3.4 here:
http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/…
(password when extracting is samfirmware.com)2) Download ODIN if you don't already have it as you will need this. You can get it from here http://www.multiupload.com/1RTGS…
3) Reboot your phone into download mode. To do this first shut down the device. Then, press and hold the down volume key + home button + power button.
4) A warning will pop up asking you to confirm if you want to go into download mode (by pressing up) or if you want to cancel (by pressing down) Press up and enter download mode
5) Start up ODIN on your PC
6) From the 2.3.4 RAR file you have download, there will be 3 RAR files inside when you extract.
7) Click on PDA, Phone, and CSC, and choose the 3 files so it loads as below.
PDA - CODE_I9100XXKG1_CL349526_REV02_u...
Phone - MODEM_I9100XXKG1_REV_02_CL103411...
CSC - GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKG1.tarThe ONLY boxes that should be ticked are Auto reboot and F. Reset time
8) Connect the phone to the PC via a USB cable and wait for the ID:COM box to turn yellow
9) Click start to flash the new firmware IMPORTANT: Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device, it will reboot when it has finished
- Pretty straightforward stuff, love this simplicityernexbcn
- yeh ernex, odin is the best, select 3 files, press a button and your done.Hombre_Lobo
- you missed the irony hombreernexbcn
- I suspected some sarcasm. But odin really is a piece of a piss to use.Hombre_Lobo
- Boz0
- Boz0
Android Marketplace redesign.. I like it.. Not LOVE it..but it's pretty slick.
- After aping apple for so long they've moved on to jacking windows phone.antagonista
- except the window mobile interface is well designed. this is crap.antagonista
- antagonista0
- Seriously, is google capable of independent design thought?antagonista
- antagonista0
This one is for you, Boz:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2…
- decisionman0
@antagonista, I wouldn't say that's a bad thing — Apple's track record with phones thus far has been pretty outstanding. I'd be excited!
Also, how come the official Android thread has to talk about Apple at all? It reminds me of us Canadians complaining about the US... because we're a little jealous, probably :)
- antagonista0
@decisionman
You're totally right. I was just poking at Boz since an apple-related thread can't exist without him sending some hate mail into it. = )- and comparing the US and Canada is like apples and oranges.antagonista
- they are both fruitmanonthestreet