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    Image of Reil: Lifehacker Ninja Stars Reil: Lifehacker Ninja Stars
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    Buggery. I just went through the trouble of flashing it onto my phone last weekend.
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    Image of txfisher001 txfisher001
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    I've got a Hero, and although no Google Navigation yet, they are pushing out a firmware update that fixes several bugs....
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    UnderLoK approved this comment txfisher001 was starred txfisher001 was unstarred
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    11/23/09

    @txfisher001: Off topic, but thanks for the heads up (getting it now) 1.56.651.2.

    #htchero
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    Edited by UnderLoK at 11/23/09 3:52 PM UnderLoK was starred UnderLoK was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    11/23/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation Hits the G1, MyTouch, All Other 1.6 Handsets
    Just a quick Android question - will older phones like the G1 and MyTouch ever get the 2.0 OS pushed to them, or are they stuck with 1.6?
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    EBone was starred EBone was unstarred
    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    11/23/09

    @EBone: Nobody knows. Cyanogen is currently working on getting it to those with rooted phones but Qualcomm apparently hasn't released the drivers for it. But nobody knows if Google will do so officially.
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    EBone promoted this comment MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
    Image of EBone EBone
    11/23/09

    @MarcusMaximus: This is what worries me about Android. While many complain about the closed Apple system, since Apple controls the hardware and software, even the older handsets get the new OS (minus a few hardware dependent features like compass).

    With so many different hardware-specific tweaked versions of Android, you have to rely on the manufacturer to re-tailor the latest OS to their hardware. What if they decide they just don't want to? For instance, the Motorola Cliq would require a pretty refined upgrade for their custom software overlay. And if the Cliq didn't meet Moto's sales goals, they probably won't bother.

    I guess only a *true* Google-branded phone would get all the upgrades. But then again, wasn't the G1 a Google branded phone?
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    EBone was starred EBone was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/23/09

    @EBone: The G1 is a Google branded phone. There's also no word yet on just when or if it might get 2.0. I'm not exactly sure why, but for some reason the Droid get early dibs on Eclair. The source code didn't even drop until after the Droid was released.

    Earlier this year, Google said there'd be at least 2 new updates this year. For what that's worth, and for whoever that's referring to, we may never know. T-Mobile/HTC haven't said anything for certain about the G1 not getting Eclair, so it may happen yet.

    I will say this, though, as annoying as it is that each carrier has to modify it for their own handsets, they at least have the motivation of an lively group of early adopter nipping at their heels. ;-)

    Hopefully each manufacturer will take the same approach HTC is and make a single UI for each of their phones, so they don't have to keep retweaking Android for each handset.
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    Image of PhineasJW PhineasJW
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
    Reason #36 I chose Android over the alternatives.

    Can't wait. Thank you XDA. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    PhineasJW was starred PhineasJW was unstarred
    Image of fdisk fdisk
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
    Awesome! I just installed it and it works like a charm! Can't wait to take it for a spin tomorrow :)

    EDIT: BTW the instructions above did NOT help me on Windows 7 64-bit; here's a guide on how to install it from the phone's Terminal Emulator (Credit to Paul22000 from XDA):

    A) Place 3 files on sdcard (build.prop, build.trout.prop, Maps.apk)

    B) Terminal:

    su
    ash
    mount -o remount,rw /system

    cp /system/build.prop /sdcard/build.prop.backup
    cp /system/build.trout.prop /sdcard/build.trout.prop.backup

    cp /sdcard/build.prop /system
    cp /sdcard/buld.trout.prop /system

    cd /system/app
    rm *Maps*
    rm *maps*

    cd /system/sd/app
    rm *maps*
    rm *Maps*

    cd /system/sd/dalvik-cache
    rm *maps*
    rm *Maps*

    reboot

    C) Terminal:

    su
    ash
    mount -o remount,rw /system
    install /sdcard/Maps.apk /system/app/

    D) Run "Maps"

    Directions - Put end point - Go - "Navigate" under "Show on Map" - Install voice etc
    (If "Navigate" doesn't show up, something went wrong.)

    E) To get other apps back to normal (if stuff broke):

    su
    ash
    mount -o remount,rw /system
    cp /sdcard/build.prop.backup /system/build.prop
    cp /sdcard/build.trout.prop.backup /system/buld.trout.prop
    reboot
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    John Herrman promoted this comment Edited by fdisk at 11/11/09 11:06 AM fdisk was starred fdisk was unstarred
    Image of 可愛い兎 可愛い兎
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
    I Binged this with Google the other day... #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment 可愛い兎 was starred 可愛い兎 was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/11/09

    @可愛い兎: That sounds like it would be one of the six things abominable to the Lord, the seven things he detests. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    11/12/09

    @OCEntertainment: You are promoted (if I could) to smartest person of the day on Gizmodo!

    :) #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
    So do you have to adb into the phone in order for this to work? I hate having to slog through countless pages of "omg it's not working halp" and "yes it is, you're just dumb" posts to FINALLY get to the part where someone lays out how to initiate the darn thing.

    Oh well, let's see if I can get this thing working. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    11/11/09

    @FooSchnickens - BPH Free: Ok, looks like I got it working. It does use ADB to push everything to the phone so be sure you have the drivers on your computer before you start.

    Now all I need is a car adapter that will also work with the phone's sound output and I'm all set. My iPod is feeling more and more obsolete these days. It's kind sad. :( #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    FooSchnickens - BPH Free was starred FooSchnickens - BPH Free was unstarred
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    11/11/09

    @FooSchnickens - BPH Free: How does it run, man? Decent? Terrible? #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    FooSchnickens - BPH Free promoted this comment 00000000 was starred 00000000 was unstarred
    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    11/12/09

    @00000000: Seems to work just like the review giz posted earlier this month. I agree on the voice being a bit grating at times, but it gets the job done. It even knew the secret back way I use to get to work that avoids all the traffic.

    I'll have to fiddle with it some more this weekend whilst running some errands. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    FooSchnickens - BPH Free was starred FooSchnickens - BPH Free was unstarred
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    11/12/09

    @FooSchnickens - BPH Free: Good too know! Thanks for the input. I'm sure many of us are hoping that it works well! #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    00000000 was starred 00000000 was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1
    Well, that pretty much decides it for me. I'm waiting it out to see if the G1 will get an official update, but if the other phones get it and the G1ers don't, I'm going back to rooting.

    XDA, Cyanogen, and all the others: God bless you, you princes of Android, you kings of new software. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred
    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    11/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: I've more or less given up on "official" releases after seeing what the likes of cyanogen and jesusfreke can do in only a few day's time after they hit the airwaves. #googlemapsnavigationg1
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    FooSchnickens - BPH Free was starred FooSchnickens - BPH Free was unstarred
    Image of Yanguang Yanguang
    10/30/09

    In reply to Video: Android 2.0 Running on T-Mobile G1 aka HTC Dream
    There's still hope for seeing Eclair on my HTC Magic then :D #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Yanguang was starred Yanguang was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/30/09

    @Yanguang: Aside from the will of the powers that be, there's not really that much of a scare of the Magic not receiving the update. The issue the G1 has had (available space) is due to a 70MB system partition, which 2.0 is pushing up against. The Magic has a 90MB system partition, which leaves plenty of room. The only thing you guys have to worry about is your carrier withholding the update. Which I personally doubt they'll do. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred
    Image of Neight Neight
    10/30/09

    In reply to Video: Android 2.0 Running on T-Mobile G1 aka HTC Dream
    How does Android 2.0 stack up against the whole hero/sense build HTC has done? If you ahve a G1, do yourself a favor and flash one of KingKlick's hero/sense ROMS (check htcpedia dot com). It's unbelievable. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    Neight was starred Neight was unstarred
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Video: Android 2.0 Running on T-Mobile G1 aka HTC Dream
    I just noticed his battery went from 1/2 to 1/4 in the 8 minutes he used it. Since synching is not available and he barely did any 3G browsing

    I'm assuming the little 528 Mhz processor on the G1 was really struggling to keep up with the OS.

    Cyanogen ROMs have been overclocked for a while now, so I hope he'll work his usual magic and gives us a solid, useable release. I don't mind buying him a couple more beers for it! #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    Image of InsanePenguin InsanePenguin
    10/30/09

    @fdisk: One of my big complaints about Android is the battery indicator, it doesn't really seem to be incremented well. I think what probably happened was his battery was at, say, %30 and still reading 1/2 on the indicator, then went down a little from there and flipped to 1/4.

    I seriously (hopefully?) doubt 2.0 will suck down THAT much power over normal. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    Crashproof promoted this comment InsanePenguin was starred InsanePenguin was unstarred
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    10/30/09

    @InsanePenguin: There's a widget (or 12) for that. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    Image of Sith_Mafia Sith_Mafia
    10/30/09

    In reply to Video: Android 2.0 Running on T-Mobile G1 aka HTC Dream
    can't we just wait till the official 2.0 firmware push occurs? #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    tande04 promoted this comment Sith_Mafia was starred Sith_Mafia was unstarred
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    10/30/09

    @Sith_Mafia: There has been a question of if there is going to be an official 2.0 push for the G1. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    10/30/09

    @tande04: True, but they said that about Donut as well and they were wrong. 2.0 will make it to the G1 in some form of that I am supremely confident. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    tande04 promoted this comment TryAgain was starred TryAgain was unstarred
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    10/30/09

    @TryAgain: They did. There is no doubt that there will be 2.0 in some form (as seen here) just a question of an official release. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    Image of Sith_Mafia Sith_Mafia
    10/30/09

    @tande04: i dont see why they wouldn't. It's just software. All android phones should be able to run the latest version, some might take advantage of it better than others due to hw, but we should still get it. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    Sith_Mafia was starred Sith_Mafia was unstarred
    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    10/30/09

    @Sith_Mafia: The biggest thing is physical memory of the device itself. The G1 has a piffling amount of internal OS-dedicated memory and putting 2.0 would leave very little in place for application use. Not a problem for rooted users like myself using apps2sd, but for the general schmoe, you'd be somewhat limited on free space, and potential performance. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    Image of Mr_Nowitt Mr_Nowitt
    10/30/09

    @tande04: I think that there will be. Seems possible if they cut out all the additional apps from telecom providers, and move them to the Apps store for individual downloads. Similar to the Droid app store that has Free, Pay and Verizon App tabs. This would also move the apps to the removable memory rather than on board saving space. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    tande04 promoted this comment Mr_Nowitt was starred Mr_Nowitt was unstarred
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    10/30/09

    @Mr_Nowitt: I don't think that would change anything.

    The app store is alredy set up that way. Apps don't load off the memory card (which is one main draw back). So regardless of how many tmobile apps they don't preinstall it wouldn't matter in the end. Besides it's a bigger problem than just general free space. It's the partition of the os that's at issue. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Video: Android 2.0 Running on T-Mobile G1 aka HTC Dream
    So the sluggishness is not attributed to the specs of the G1 but rather to the software port of the coder? That's good news, I'm sure (CN)2 will come up with something good. #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was starred PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was unstarred
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    10/30/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : The slugishness is because this has been done using the software from the emulator, not a full rom. Cyanogen has said that once eclair is released to the AOSP he will be building a ROM for it. Akira deserves credit for getting this running (and also for creating the ROM I am Currently using). #tmobileg1htcdreamandroid20
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    FigNinja promoted this comment TryAgain was starred TryAgain was unstarred
    Image of Neight Neight
    10/02/09

    In reply to T-Mobile Pushing Android 1.6 Donut Update Right Now
    I've been rocking the HERO OS on my G1 for a week or so now and can honestly say I don't know why you would want to use anything else. I wish they would come out with a HERO phone with a qwerty is all I'm sayin..
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    Neight was starred Neight was unstarred
    Image of logruszed logruszed
    10/01/09

    In reply to T-Mobile Pushing Android 1.6 Donut Update Right Now
    You know I've tripped a lot of circuits, oh lord I've maxed a lot of capacitors; but I never touched nothing that my logic board could kill.

    you know I've seen a lot of machine intelligences ambulating around with BSODs in their eyes, but the pusherbot don't care if you simulate life or if your main-board fries.
     Reply
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