The GOOGLE | ANDROID Thread

[Swisha]

Is there any browser that runs on 2.3 that supports tabs?

Dolphin Browser HD ftw

[Swisha]

manual ICS update for Nexus S owners

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/12/16 ... m-nexus-s/

[S_2NR]

running android 2.3.6 and still says system is up to date...damn this sucks...it said checkin succeeded, will try back in the morning, thanks man.

if ur running anything other than stock you wont get OTA updates

[kurpal_v2]

Is there any browser that runs on 2.3 that supports tabs?

Dolphin Browser HD ftw

Just came back to post that, been reading the reviews, seems worth it.


Will download tomorrow.



Another thing, I downloaded google docs and when I try to create a document on the tablet it asked that I name the document, when I press "OK" i get an error message saying "error creating document".

Any idea there?

[FullStop]

running android 2.3.6 and still says system is up to date...damn this sucks...it said checkin succeeded, will try back in the morning, thanks man.

if ur running anything other than stock you wont get OTA updates

I'm stock, wonder what's causing this...

[r3iXmann]

manual ICS update for Nexus S owners

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/12/16 ... m-nexus-s/

got it thx

[pete]

So ICS works ok on a single core 1ghz processor?

[r3iXmann]

yeah..initially it was a bit sluggish at some of the menus but it works smoothly now

os feels very functional now..google came good with this one

[FullStop]

ICS got pushed to my nexus s this evening, man it is pretty..., looks very nice

[X-Axis]

Hay anyone here has a Galaxy Note? I ordered one this morning so I'm pretty excited over it. Ordered through amazon prime so hopefully I'll get it before Christmas. Anyway, I am wondering what's your experience with it been like so far? And how is the size affecting normal use?

[dark_lightning108]

This seems like the best place to ask. Anyone know where I can get a case and screen protector for the Samsung Galaxy Ace locally?

[M_2NR]

MiLocker is the MIUI Lockscreen app for android.
Just tried it on the touchpad. worked ok
didnt float my boat.

[Strauss]

The more deployment I see of ICS, the more I like...

But Sony Ericsson is sticking BAD BAD.
I can't see myself with those ugly-ass phones with no souls.... just a brick with a big screen.

Sony Ericsson has personality... style...

[FullStop]

the panoramic shot taker in ICS on the nexus s is really really good...

[M_2NR]

The more deployment I see of ICS, the more I like...

But Sony Ericsson is sticking BAD BAD.
I can't see myself with those ugly-ass phones with no souls.... just a brick with a big screen.

Sony Ericsson has personality... style...

boy.... i gave up on SE years now. You should do the same.
BTW its now Sony alone eh

[Swisha]

Ninja Unboxing 3: your chance to play the game and fend off bad ninjas to unlock the awesome power of Galaxy Nexus!

http://www.youtube.com/ninjaunboxing3

[prakash]

i have a samsung galaxy s2 i9100 for sale that i purchased from cell tech , never used , $3900

360 4916

[X-Axis]

Loving my Samsung Galaxy Note. Love the size. Love the power. A real phone.

[metalgear2095]

http://andropediaapps.blogspot.com/2011 ... -full.html
free grand theft auto 3

[sentraman]

anyone have Navfone installed on their android device??

[Strauss]

The more deployment I see of ICS, the more I like...

But Sony Ericsson is sticking BAD BAD.
I can't see myself with those ugly-ass phones with no souls.... just a brick with a big screen.

Sony Ericsson has personality... style...

boy.... i gave up on SE years now. You should do the same.
BTW its now Sony alone eh

Well there is ICS Alpha that Sony is playing with now.... so...

[Jonathan_337]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr ... ?t=1007132

Did this and it works somewhat. Haven't tested on the road yet but I just did it and it searches for a GPS signal...Hopefully it works.

[enable google navigation outside the US]

[ZeroOne]

HI guys im officially in the andriod camp, got my SGS2 last week and I luvvvv it.

Had a HTC running winmo 6.5 before.

Having experienced ios, winmo and android I must say that android is the best.

I rooted and installed CWM then flashed to ISCrewed rom and installed quite a bit of apps and games.

I like tapatalk

[Swisha]

Android is now seeing more than 700,000 new activations every day



Google’s Andy Rubin has revealed that the company is seeing more than 700,000 new Android activations each day.

Rubin, who is senior VP of mobile at Google, announced the figure on Google+ (natch) and further clarified that activations means newly sold devices, which makes the number all the more impressive:

and for those wondering, we count each device only once (ie, we don’t count re-sold devices), and “activations” means you go into a store, buy a device, put it on the network by subscribing to a wireless service.

While each new activation doesn’t necessarily mean Android is getting a new customer — as many folks may upgrade, or perhaps get a second device — a look at previous activations rates announced by Google shows impressive growth.

August 2010: 200,000 activations per day
June 2011: 500,000 activations per day
July 2011: 550,00 activations per day (130 million devices, 6 billion downloads to date)
October 2011: 576,900 activations per day, from May-October (190 million devices to date)

It isn’t just handsets that are flying off the shelves too as Android’s app store — Android Market – passed 10 billion downloads earlier this month, with users averaging 53 apps per device, which is still short of 83 on the iPhone.

This ever-increasing growth in users and usage is what Google chairman Eric Schmidt believes will see the Android operating system topple Apple’s iOS as the first choice for developers. Schmidt recently revealed that he sees the change taking place within 6 months, by which time Android could be activating more than 1 million devices per day, if it continues to grow at its current rate.

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[blacklight]

im thinking of going back android, had a Motorola cliq before then i went blackberry and im fedup of blackberry, whats the best android phone with the best battery life.

The motorola cliq battery live was kinda shitty!

[S_2NR]

battery life depends more on use than the handset

[Jonathan_337]

Battery life on my gs2 is really bad in heavy usage...i use my phone heavily every day for basically whatsapp, facebook, browsing, emails etc. and well i can only get around..6hrs with the screen on constantly..and during more moderate use...i have around 12hrs..which really isn't enough..im always having to be paranoid of my battery dying nd walkin around with a charger..is anyone else's gs2 like this? i tried everything..running stock rom, rooted and deodexed with siyah 2.3 kernel..i even underclock the damn thing to 500mhz but that makes no diff nd i dont wna mess with voltages..ive had too many reboots cuz of that. my screen brightness is always to the lowest also..any suggestions?

[metalgear2095]

Battery life on my gs2 is really bad in heavy usage...i use my phone heavily every day for basically whatsapp, facebook, browsing, emails etc. and well i can only get around..6hrs with the screen on constantly..and during more moderate use...i have around 12hrs..which really isn't enough..im always having to be paranoid of my battery dying nd walkin around with a charger..is anyone else's gs2 like this? i tried everything..running stock rom, rooted and deodexed with siyah 2.3 kernel..i even underclock the damn thing to 500mhz but that makes no diff nd i dont wna mess with voltages..ive had too many reboots cuz of that. my screen brightness is always to the lowest also..any suggestions?

use your phone less!

[achillies]

Battery life on my gs2 is really bad in heavy usage...i use my phone heavily every day for basically whatsapp, facebook, browsing, emails etc. and well i can only get around..6hrs with the screen on constantly..and during more moderate use...i have around 12hrs..which really isn't enough..im always having to be paranoid of my battery dying nd walkin around with a charger..is anyone else's gs2 like this? i tried everything..running stock rom, rooted and deodexed with siyah 2.3 kernel..i even underclock the damn thing to 500mhz but that makes no diff nd i dont wna mess with voltages..ive had too many reboots cuz of that. my screen brightness is always to the lowest also..any suggestions?

Six hours screen on time is a lot, realistically, how much more than that do you really expect? Remember, if you use the phone, the battery percentage has to drop, it can't be avoided.

My SGS2 always gets me through the day easily, 2 to 3 hours screen on time, 12 to 16 hours off the charger, at least 40% left, I have never had the time to try to get 6 hours screen on time though...

[sharkman121]

Got my sgs2 yesterday...love it cant stop playing with it.