The GOOGLE | ANDROID Thread

[achillies]

Look here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr ... ?t=1671969


Also, forget Kies, read thread, read firmware reviews, flash with Odin, if you want to say on the Region Specific Firmwares, your wait will be longer

I looked there already, but saw nothing Trinidad or Caribbean specific, so that's why I asked. Is it really the Jamaican region one I'm looking for?
Read most of the thread already, but didn't get what I was looking for.
Also I'm on a Mac, so I'm using Heimdall. Rooted via that too.

People still coming here asking about firmware updates?
XDA XDA XDA XDA.
How much times ppl go say it dan

Yeah I'm asking... but not you... phackin search nazi's..

AS far as I know, Intratech has some access to all the newest firmwares as they are released, and he posts them all in the relevant thread, if it's not there, it probably means that no Firmware has been released specifically for the Firmware version you're running.

Remember, they would only get probably one update per android version, so chances are, if your device is already on 4.0.4, there won't be any more updates for this specific region until they are ready to release 4.1, and this region would probably be one of the first to get that JellyBean update with no more to come in the future unless for a major bug or security update.

My advice, if you want to be running the latest Firmware at all times, you literally have to forget Kies altogether and use that thread in conjunction with Odin, firmwares would be released every month and will be posted in that thread

[Logic42]

Look here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr ... ?t=1671969


Also, forget Kies, read thread, read firmware reviews, flash with Odin, if you want to say on the Region Specific Firmwares, your wait will be longer

I looked there already, but saw nothing Trinidad or Caribbean specific, so that's why I asked. Is it really the Jamaican region one I'm looking for?
Read most of the thread already, but didn't get what I was looking for.
Also I'm on a Mac, so I'm using Heimdall. Rooted via that too.

People still coming here asking about firmware updates?
XDA XDA XDA XDA.
How much times ppl go say it dan

Yeah I'm asking... but not you... phackin search nazi's..

AS far as I know, Intratech has some access to all the newest firmwares as they are released, and he posts them all in the relevant thread, if it's not there, it probably means that no Firmware has been released specifically for the Firmware version you're running.

Remember, they would only get probably one update per android version, so chances are, if your device is already on 4.0.4, there won't be any more updates for this specific region until they are ready to release 4.1, and this region would probably be one of the first to get that JellyBean update with no more to come in the future unless for a major bug or security update.

My advice, if you want to be running the latest Firmware at all times, you literally have to forget Kies altogether and use that thread in conjunction with Odin, firmwares would be released every month and will be posted in that thread

It's not that i need to have all the latest updates. I saw that a few official updates were released and was wondering how come I don't have easy access to them. I have no problem just waiting for the major ones and updating then.

[M_2NR]

I touched an S II and liked it time to unlock this thing, root and custom fw to ICS yes.

EDIT: Sorry... root, unlock then custom fw.

for anyone else who has a digicel i9100, use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr ... ?t=1360174
but before, backup your EFS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr ... p=18524176
but before you must be rooted and i used this guy:
http://androidroot.org/watch_video.php?v=2S3XW3WMKXX1

well that was flicking easy...
Achilles, next time all you had to say was copy a modded file over and reboot (after being rooted of course). That is all I had to do to unlock. Sadly my gpu wasnt compatible with the unlocker

Now on to looking for a nice custom ROM.

[maj. tom]

Adobe Flash Player exits Android Google Play store

Adobe is pulling its Flash Player plug-in from Android's Google Play store.

It follows a decision to halt development of the software for mobile devices.

The plug-in allows multimedia content created using the Flash format to be viewed via a web browser.

Adobe will continue to develop the player for PCs. It will also support Air - a tool which lets developers turn web-based applications using Flash into standalone mobile apps.

The Flash Player had been popular on Google Play - with two-thirds of users giving it a top score.

But Adobe said it was removing the option to install the plug-in because it was likely to exhibit "unpredictable behaviour" when used with the latest version of Android, known as Jelly Bean.

It also suggested that smartphone owners who had upgraded to the latest system should uninstall the Flash Player if it was already on their device.

Although Adobe is no longer actively developing the player for Android, Blackberry or Symbian devices - and never released it for Apple iOS or Windows Phone handsets - it has said it would continue to offer security updates and bug fixes for existing versions until September 2013.
Adobe v Apple

Adobe first offered the Flash Player for smartphones in 2010 but faced a setback when Apple refused to allow it to be installed on iPhones and iPads.
Motorola Xoom tablet Flash Player support had been used as a way to distinguish Android tablets from Apple's iPad

An article published by Apple's former chief executive Steve Jobs suggested supporting Flash would compromise the reliability, battery life and security of his firm's products.

Instead he promoted the HTML 5 web standard, urging Adobe to focus on it as an alternative.

YouTube's decision to encode its videos in HTML 5 also helped speed up the format's adoption.

When Adobe announced its decision to end development of the mobile Flash Player it acknowledged that HTML 5 had become "the best solution for creating and deploying content in the browser across mobile platforms" and said it would boost its investment in the format.
Flash lives on

Adobe's chief technology officer, Kevin Lynch, told the BBC it was "too theoretical" to speculate about whether its mobile Flash Player would have found more support had it handled its development differently.

But he stressed the firm was still confident about its future on PCs.

"With Flash we're focusing on two areas," he said.

"One is console quality gaming - this is really bringing the level of gaming to the web that you can see on consoles today and with Flash we actually reach more people than any of the gaming platforms. That includes working on 3D technology inside the browser.

"The second area is premium copy-protected video for people who have high value video, like movie studios or cable companies, who want viewers to watch the video anywhere but also want to make sure its protected."

He added that some of these innovations could ultimately find their way to HTML 5 through his firm's contribution to the Webkit Open Source Project - a web browser engine which renders webpages - and its involvement in the platform's standards body W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).

Flash Player's 3D graphics support for PCs is used to run games including Delta Strike

Recent comments left on Google Play show some users are unhappy that Adobe was ending support for the Flash Player at this point.

"We all understand the world is transitioning to HTML 5 but cutting Flash support this early is commercial suicide," wrote one user.

Another posted: "Flash was the reason I bought a Galaxy Tab instead of iPad! I can't believe Adobe and Google would do this."

While a third said: "This is the single biggest difference between the Android and iOS web experience. Seemingly half the web is still based on Flash, and my device is now powerless to view any of that content."

Several also noted that some other apps, including the BBC's iPlayer for Android, also request that Flash Player be installed.

The BBC said it was working on an update.

"The BBC is working with Adobe on an alternative video player for Android, ensuring audiences with Android devices continue to enjoy BBC iPlayer," said Daniel Danker, general manager of On-Demand at the BBC.

"We do have concerns about fragmentation of Android devices and new updates to the Android platform, which have created an inconsistent video playback experience for our audience, and we are working with Google to find ways to address this."

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19267140
BBC © 2012

[stev]

steups.....adobe feel they bad.....*awaits bootleg flashplayer*

[maj. tom]

^
It has been in the works a while now. HTML5 is better, if only browsers will step up to its specs.

http://html5test.com/ what is your browser's rating?

[S_2NR]

I touched an S II and liked it time to unlock this thing, root and custom fw to ICS yes.

EDIT: Sorry... root, unlock then custom fw.

for anyone else who has a digicel i9100, use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr ... ?t=1360174
but before, backup your EFS:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr ... p=18524176
but before you must be rooted and i used this guy:
http://androidroot.org/watch_video.php?v=2S3XW3WMKXX1

well that was flicking easy...
Achilles, next time all you had to say was copy a modded file over and reboot (after being rooted of course). That is all I had to do to unlock. Sadly my gpu wasnt compatible with the unlocker

Now on to looking for a nice custom ROM.

Cyanogenmod ftw!

[M_2NR]

Cyanogenmod ftw!

yea boy. I slap Resurrection Remix 2.6.1 on it and go launcher ex.

[original_lollybob]

question:

we recently switched to android devices here at the office.

is there anyway to deploy apps to all devices, without having to set up an individual google account on each?

also is there any way to lock down the devices so users cant go downloading every single app they find in the store

[Trini Hookah]

Anyone bought a nexus tab? Any problems encountered?

Could get my hands on one online, but Staples has a bunch instore.

[maj. tom]

question:

we recently switched to android devices here at the office.

is there anyway to deploy apps to all devices, without having to set up an individual google account on each?

also is there any way to lock down the devices so users cant go downloading every single app they find in the store

When you're adding accounts, just add a Corporate account. Now all the devices will appear on that one account in Play Store, but as far as I know the individual user has to install them. For example if you paid for an app with one phone, and then corporate synced, that paid for app will appear on another phone's Play Store as paid for but not installed. As for not allowing users to install apps they want....

I think you're really looking for some Enterprise Software for Android, not just regular Android builds. You can find what you want on the internet.

Corporate Sync is good for sending emails and calendar reminders, etc, all synced with your Microsoft Exchange.

[wheelbarrow]

Any of allyuh getting the Note 10.1?
Seeing it on Amazon(very well hidden tho...) for $500/$550us.
Allyuh think i should get it online or wait for ah local carrier?

[christopherwilliams2]

http://www.youmobile.org/blogs/entry/CO ... ean-Update

Currently, Samsung is getting ready to release the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update to the Galaxy S III I9300 users by the end of this Month or early September at max but what about the Galaxy S2 loyal users ? Well, Samsung heard them and We have some CONFIRMED Good News for them too... Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 will get the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

The JB Update is currently on KIES Test-Mode as Samsung developers is tweaking it with TouchWiz UI to make it run smoothly on the S2, We have no change-log for the Update yet.

[Strauss]

steups.....adobe feel they bad.....*awaits bootleg flashplayer*

Steve Jobs on Flash in 2010

[intelMAX]

JellyBean 4.1.1 Update out for the ASUS Transformer TF300T

[jhonnieblue]

Any way to access republic bank online using an android browser? Scotia and fcb are easily usable but the Java script on republic does not run on android. Any ideas?

[sentraman]

It does not work via cell phone browsers

[Stephon.]

Anyone getting the note 10.1?

[pete]

Did you try Dolphin Browser?

[christopherwilliams2]

Any way to access republic bank online using an android browser? Scotia and fcb are easily usable but the Java script on republic does not run on android. Any ideas?

I tried it on chrome and android built in browser but it did not work for Republic bank online.

[maj. tom]

"6. Mobile Devices and Tablet Computers

RepublicOnline requires Adobe Flash and a Java Runtime Environment to facilitate full functionality of the application. Some mobile devices or tablet computers may not support these requirements and customers using these devices to access RepublicOnline will experience limited functionality."
https://republiconline.republictt.com/website_requirements.htm



Android itself is written in a Google-developed version of Java. This Google-developed version is open source, and the actual Java Runtime Environment is not. Oracle, who currently owns Java, has tried to sue Google over any lines of code that it finds in the open source Java that might be in Oracle’s Java.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracles-google-android-patent-lawsuit-cut-down-to-size/10646


Did you get that? You'll have to use an iPhone/iPad for republictt. Please switch banks.

[ZeroOne]

[funfact] Java doesn’t work on iphone or ipad either. [/funfact]

[sentraman]

"6. Mobile Devices and Tablet Computers

RepublicOnline requires Adobe Flash and a Java Runtime Environment to facilitate full functionality of the application. Some mobile devices or tablet computers may not support these requirements and customers using these devices to access RepublicOnline will experience limited functionality."
https://republiconline.republictt.com/website_requirements.htm



Android itself is written in a Google-developed version of Java. This Google-developed version is open source, and the actual Java Runtime Environment is not. Oracle, who currently owns Java, has tried to sue Google over any lines of code that it finds in the open source Java that might be in Oracle’s Java.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/oracles-google-android-patent-lawsuit-cut-down-to-size/10646


Did you get that? You'll have to use an iPhone/iPad for republictt. Please switch banks.

It works on NONE...

[low bass]

Hey does anyone know if there is a Samsung Galaxy Note 2?

[sentraman]

Yes it is launching next week

[S_2NR]

Hey does anyone know if there is a Samsung Galaxy Note 2?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=galaxy+note+2

[maj. tom]

Hey does anyone know if there is a Samsung Galaxy Note 2?

yes, but you wouldn't be able to use it or get past the screen lock. Stick to your Blackberry. don't ever get a Google device. go back and bbm the weather with the rest of your friends.

[low bass]

Hmm! next week. I wonder want the price might be like?

[S_2NR]

Hey does anyone know if there is a Samsung Galaxy Note 2?

yes, but you wouldn't be able to use it or get past the screen lock. Stick to your Blackberry. don't ever get a Google device. go back and bbm the weather with the rest of your friends.

so true

yu know i point the man to google and he still askin bout price

[M_2NR]

ulyuh rough inside ah hear boy. low d man na.