Switching Gears

Posted under: General on 2009-06-21 20:54:17
Since the Cupcake update has been out for a while now, I figured I would move on with other bigger and better things. I am going to redesign this site, and the focus more on what I originally intended this site for... my personal life. I will be moving the blog over to www.wayne-may.com during the next couple of weeks...

T-Mobile Officially Anounced Cupcake Release Date

Posted under: Google Android on 2009-05-06 17:35:50
T-Mobile (DT $11.77 -0.24) announced that they will start to roll out Cupcake to all of their G1 users towards the end of next week.
Read more here http://url.wnemay.com/cuprel

Cupcake Update is rolling out...

Posted under: Google Android on 2009-05-04 19:51:53
Numerous reports and screenshots have surfaced, indicating that select G1 users are starting to get system updates to version 1.5 (or cupcake).
I decided to install the ADP version over the weekend only to find that I am dissapointed by a few things. Google latitude is missing; My battery life was much better with the Haykuro builds; no home button on my browser; and no IM application.

Google (GOOG $408.49 -10.50) made changes today allowing latitude users to share their location on their website, something I am very interested in. The latitude service allows you to share where you are, street level, or city level. Interested in playing with this service, I grabbed my G1, opened the Maps, and noticed no Latitude button.

My battery also lasted a lot longer on the Haykuro build. I went from having a battery that lasted me two days, to one day. I still run the same services: rss feeds, twitter, email, streaming audio, plenty of text messages, and the ocational phone call.

The missing home button in the browser is a little dissapointing, because I have a page that I use to glance at my stock values, exchange rates, and shortcuts to websites that I often use. I am now forced to open a new window to get this page.

The ADP1.5 build has Google Talk, but no IM application. I can live without the built in application because there are a few available on the market. It just sucks that I have to download an app for this.

I have to say that the camera and video recorder is much better on the HTC build. It also supports fonts a little better than they Haykuro build. Overall the interface is also a little sleeker than that of the Haykuro build.

I am waiting to see what the official T-Mobile build will be like! And after that, this whole waiting game starts again with Donut!

HTC made Android 1.5 available to G1 DevPhone users

Posted under: Google Android on 2009-04-29 14:13:16
I found a link today to the HTC website with an official download of Android 1.5. It is for the developer phone only though, but this version seems better the one I have been using. My phone is rooted, and can accept ADP images, so I might install this tonight and test it.
More information can be found here: http://url.wnemay.com/andhtc

I also found an interesting article announcing that T-Mobile (DT $11.77 -0.24), in Germany, has a rollout of Cupcake planned for May this year.
More information here: http://url.wnemay.com/andger

Another article indicated that the Netherlands is also getting its update during the month of May. Is the US to follow?

Likes and Dislikes about Android 1.5

Posted under: Google Android on 2009-04-27 21:40:24

I have been running the Android 1.5 on my G1 for a little over a week now. There is a lot that I love about this version, but there are a few things that I have to tolorate.

I am running Haykuro's build 5.0.2Hr5-ZH-A2SD. Initially I had 5.0.1 installed, but the radio kept disconnecting. When I updated the build the last time, I reinstalled the Radio file before installing the new build.

What I love:

• BATTERY LIFE. I have twitter updating every 5 minutes, my email every hour, RSS feeds every hour, and I text all day. I also listen to steaming radio for about an hour every day, and talk for about 30 minutes. The battery lasts me close to 16 hours without needing a recharge. With the T-Mobile build after about 6 hours I had to recharge the phone.
• The HTC email client is awsome.
• Messaging is a lot more responsive than the old one was.
• The GPS gets my location a lot faster than previous versions.Most of my old applications work with no problem.
• The fading, and animations adds a nice little touch.
• The predictive text on the soft-keyboard is a nice little touch.

What I can live with:

• Sometimes when I open the keyboard, rotate the phone, the slide the keyboard close, the menu gets stuck in the rotated position. (See screenshot)
• Auto rotation sometimes does not adjust to the landscape mode, leaving my icons on only half of the screen.
• What happened to the Home Page button in the browser?
• IM is not included with this version.
• If you dont choose English as your language when you first install the build you will only see little squares instead of text.

Overall, I love this build and would kive it a 4 out of 5