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android 2.2???

i was just curious if the hero was getting the 2.2 update? doesnt look like much of a difference but im still curious

It is highly unlikely that we will see an official release of 2.2, but the devs here on this forum will try to work on it. darchstar has already stated that when the 2.2 source is released and implemented into Cyanogen mod, he will port it over.
While it might seem that different, there are a lot of major changes, especially in speeed. The Market has an autoupdate feature in 2.2, Apps2SD is built in (but, I assume, it's not based on our same Apps2SD. Just the same function), and JIT is fully functioning and working as it should. The Nexus One running 2.2 runs almost 8 times faster than it does with 2.1, or so I've been told.

lol, let the 2.2 threads begin....
We barely got 2.1.
Im sure after the devs get froyo working, sprint will steal it, mod it slightly, leak it back out to the devs for them to tweak, and us to test, then sprint will release it officially about 6 months later, blaming htc for the hold up and it will still have tons of problems. Then the devs will figure out how to root it and sprint/htc will put out a update almost the next day to patch the root exploit.
Anyone else have a idea?

DevinXtreme said:
It is highly unlikely that we will see an official release of 2.2, but the devs here on this forum will try to work on it. darchstar has already stated that when the 2.2 source is released and implemented into Cyanogen mod, he will port it over.
While it might seem that different, there are a lot of major changes, especially in speeed. The Market has an autoupdate feature in 2.2, Apps2SD is built in (but, I assume, it's not based on our same Apps2SD. Just the same function), and JIT is fully functioning and working as it should. The Nexus One running 2.2 runs almost 8 times faster than it does with 2.1, or so I've been told.
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So would you say it will be an ......"extreme" improvement (har har har oh not funny). Yeah your right we'll probably never see an official release. Unlike tmobile who have said or rumored to say all their phones that can get it will.

thatguythatdid said:
So would you say it will be an ......"extreme" improvement.
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Nope. I would, however, say it would be pretty Xtreme
I would love to see 2.2 on my Hero. Especially because that would mean I could go into Sprint and show them that my Hero is running faster than their EVO

thanks for the feedback guys. yeah i was watching videos of the nexus one running 2.2 and that thing was blazing fast!!!

i sent HTC a message last night asking if the hero was going to get the 2.2 release and this was there response...
(Hello Chris, Thank you for taking the time to contact HTC America Technical Support about your device. Before releasing a ROM update we have to be sure that the software is going to work properly on your hardware and on your carrier’s network. This testing does take some time but will result in an update that is optimized to work on your device and on your carrier’s network. While we want to release software as soon as we can we will only do so once the software has passed our quality standards. At this time we do not have any information about an update for your device. When the update is released it will be announced on HTC.com.)

So basically "We don't feel like it"

abcdfv said:
So basically "We don't feel like it"
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yeah basically who needs official anyways. we can do it ourselfs!! lolol

the 2.1s are still buggy... stock or not. i don't even want to think about 2.2 yet.

Only way to fix bugs is with updates.
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Vibrant and Future Proofing

Hey Guys,
I'm on the fence about buying a Vibrant and I'd love some perspective from you guys, the dev community.
I saw the Vibrant, love the screen and overall performance...however, I'm concerned about the future (6-9) months out.
The device is supposed to get Froyo..but what about Gingerbread?
How is the dev-ability of this device? Might there be a custom ROM to 1) have Froyo before Samsung 'blesses us' with it...what about Gingerbread?
Thanks guys - I'm new to this scene and appreciate your perspective.

wrong section. this is not development.

phantasm714 said:
wrong section. this is not development.
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I'm confused...the breadcrumb at the top of the page says:
Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Android Development
where'd I go wrong?

techcraver said:
Hey Guys,
I'm on the fence about buying a Vibrant and I'd love some perspective from you guys, the dev community.
I saw the Vibrant, love the screen and overall performance...however, I'm concerned about the future (6-9) months out.
The device is supposed to get Froyo..but what about Gingerbread?
How is the dev-ability of this device? Might there be a custom ROM to 1) have Froyo before Samsung 'blesses us' with it...what about Gingerbread?
Thanks guys - I'm new to this scene and appreciate your perspective.
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for future posts like this, belongs better in the general section not the development secion... link below to general
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=709
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wrong section. this is not development.
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such an unhelpful post. If you don't plan on helping, don't bother wasting the time to make a post like this, the only thing it helps is your post count and that means jack..

techcraver said:
I'm confused...the breadcrumb at the top of the page says:
Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Android Development
where'd I go wrong?
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He means your question is not about development.

psychoace said:
He means your question is not about development.
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ok...part of it was. it was a Q to the devs about the potential to put ROMs on this device.
I read on an Android blog comment that even though the phone has been rooted, that drivers are not 'in the open' so therefore ROMs would not be possible. I'm wanting to fact-check this

rsfaze said:
for future posts like this, belongs better in the general section not the development secion... link below to general
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=709
such an unhelpful post. If you don't plan on helping, don't bother wasting the time to make a post like this, the only thing it helps is your post count and that means jack..
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boo hoo. so im not helping. it says RIGHT IN THE FIRST STICKY
"This is Development Section, not General.. Do NOT post questions here.. SEARCH the forum before posting a new thread"
sorry if im a LITTLE callous to people not reading and cluttering up dev.

techcraver said:
ok...part of it was. it was a Q to the devs about the potential to put ROMs on this device.
I read on an Android blog comment that even though the phone has been rooted, that drivers are not 'in the open' so therefore ROMs would not be possible. I'm wanting to fact-check this
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This is wrong. We will DEFINITELY see custom roms for this device.

I'm clapping my hands in joy and excitement
could custom ROMs include the possibility of Froyo, even before Samsung brings it 'officially'?

techcraver said:
I'm clapping my hands in joy and excitement
could custom ROMs include the possibility of Froyo, even before Samsung brings it 'officially'?
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No definitive answer to that, but more than likely. Almost every previous device has either received a custom unreleased or early leaked android build. No worries though, we won't be waiting long for an official 2.2 dump. FYI, this device will eventually get Gingerbread. Google has already reported that all devices running a 1ghz processor will receive Gingerbread. However, don't expect that until AT LEAST the end of the year, possibly later.

I would suspect that we will start seeing Froyo roms come out between the time Samsung releases the "official" froyo rom and T-Mobile pushing said rom to the handsets.

Rooting was available for me even before i purchased the phone. Now i found out, Cyanogen Mod 6 is on the works. I believe that is froyo. Also, Clockwork recovery is as well. I believe we are in good hands. Future looks good so far being the phone out in my hands only 5 days.

ok cool. I was holding back on buying a Vibrant because I don't want to plunk down $500 bones and then have this thing be obsolete when Gingerbread comes out.

I'm still wondering the "open source" status of the driver of Vibrant. Someone said it's closed thus may affect the custom ROM progress? Can anyone elaborate on this a little bit?

CM6 for vibrant is being actively developed right now, its in an alpha0 stage, and should be finished(within a week hopefully) as for Gingerbread, I have no clue whether we will get that working on the vibrant, dont know the requirements, but since the vibrant is the fastest handset currently available, im thinking gingerbread will happen. Also we have plenty of space, plenty of ram, and a 1ghz processor, we'll be seeing dual core handsets at the end of the year/early next year, until then im happy to be getting my vibrant tomorrow shipped to me by tmobile.
some french guy already got froyo working on the galaxy s, its being worked on and will happen.
I'm also very happy tmobile has a Equiptment installment plan for me, since ive been using the G1 since October 08, im very happy to upgrade to this device

t1n0m3n said:
I would suspect that we will start seeing Froyo roms come out between the time Samsung releases the "official" froyo rom and T-Mobile pushing said rom to the handsets.
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Since CM6 is froyo, we'll definitely see that before we see the official froyo rom from samsung. It'll be stock android--just like the nexus one style of look-- but at least it's android 2.2.
Once froyo (touchwiz ui) from samsung is released, we will definitely get a lot of froyo ROMs from our community, or if you're still stock then you can get the official update

Min. requirement for gingerbread.
1 Ghz Processor
512 mb RAM
3.5" Screen
Anybody know exactly how many mb of RAM Galaxy S have?

sl8125 said:
Anybody know exactly how many mb of RAM Galaxy S have?
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A simple Google search tells me 512...

So, do people get flamed for posting dev or theme stuff in the GENERAL section? Just pondering...

ryanolson7 said:
Since CM6 is froyo, we'll definitely see that before we see the official froyo rom from samsung. It'll be stock android--just like the nexus one style of look-- but at least it's android 2.2.
Once froyo (touchwiz ui) from samsung is released, we will definitely get a lot of froyo ROMs from our community, or if you're still stock then you can get the official update
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And where would the aforementioned CM6 be?

[Q] Evo 2.2 port to Hero possible?

This may have already been discussed but I couldn't find anything in the search. Has anyone done this or is it even possible to do? Are there any other ways to get 2.2 with sense on the Hero?

Not possible from evo. Its build for a different processor. Best bet will be when the legend gets there official release and gets ported over.

Q&A, not development.

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Q&A, not development.
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Its a question about development but thanks for the useless comment.

so one of my buddies that works at sprint told me august 13th the hero might get an official 2.2 update, i hope he is right

thoughtlesskyle said:
so one of my buddies that works at sprint told me august 13th the hero might get an official 2.2 update, i hope he is right
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and the little birdy on my balcony told me your friend is full of ****!

thoughtlesskyle said:
so one of my buddies that works at sprint told me august 13th the hero might get an official 2.2 update, i hope he is right
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Except Sprint already stated that the Hero and the Moment aren't getting updates to 2.2

rundmcarlson said:
Its a question about development but thanks for the useless comment.
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Which is why it goes in the Q&A section.... because it's for Questions .... You'll come to understand that we like things orderly around here... Anyway... as been answered, no not possible...
And 2.2 getting to Hero? Hah... no, not happening

Anything is possible. Officially? Probably not. Besides JIT, I cant see it offering anything worthwhile for me personally. I have a computer for junk requiring flash. My hero, currently, is blazing fast and so responsive that Im left thinking about my next touch...my device is always waiting on me.
I want a cdma legend.

Hero won't get an official 2.2 update. Sprint has said so already. That's not to say they won't release an update on August 13, but it won't be 2.2

who cares where this is supposed to be but it's here now. Anyways what really should be asked is whether someone is gonna port the desire 2.2 official rom to busy watching evo

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who cares where this is supposed to be but it's here now. Anyways what really should be asked is whether someone is gonna port the desire 2.2 official rom to busy watching evo
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agreed....

SirRipo said:
Hero won't get an official 2.2 update. Sprint has said so already. That's not to say they won't release an update on August 13, but it won't be 2.2
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Knowing Sprint it will be an update back to 1.5.

As far as I know, the closest thing to a fully functional Froyo on the CDMA Hero would be Cyanogenmod 6.
According to this link, the only thing NOT working is the PREVIEW for the camera apps. Otherwise, from what I've read, its an all around stable ROM ready for daily use.. As long as you're not co-dependent on your camera.
I'm thinking of taking the leap today.

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who cares where this is supposed to be but it's here now. Anyways what really should be asked is whether someone is gonna port the desire 2.2 official rom to busy watching evo
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Desire froyo is way to big to be ported. The best chances for a full port of froyo is from a legend build which when it comes out in the next month or so I already know someone who is getting ready for the port. Other than that the home made froyo is all that's gonna work for now.

jUgGsY said:
As far as I know, the closest thing to a fully functional Froyo on the CDMA Hero would be Cyanogenmod 6.
According to this link, the only thing NOT working is the PREVIEW for the camera apps. Otherwise, from what I've read, its an all around stable ROM ready for daily use.. As long as you're not co-dependent on your camera.
I'm thinking of taking the leap today.
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Been using CM6T4 for over a month as daily... camera preview? Just use camera magic for that and for camcorder... well that's the sacrifice I made to have this phone run waaayyy faster and the battery life last waaayy longer than any other ROM out there

DirtyShroomz said:
Which is why it goes in the Q&A section.... because it's for Questions .... You'll come to understand that we like things orderly around here... Anyway... as been answered, no not possible...
And 2.2 getting to Hero? Hah... no, not happening
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Are you serious??? Have you not seen the post for CM6.0.0?
Just so you know, that's Froyo, build FRF91, overclocked to 768mhz. Only thing that doesn't work is flash, b/c it's written for an arm7 processor, not an arm6.

Ryoma Echizen said:
Are you serious??? Have you not seen the post for CM6.0.0?
Just so you know, that's Froyo, build FRF91, overclocked to 768mhz. Only thing that doesn't work is flash, b/c it's written for an arm7 processor, not an arm6.
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Yes im using FRF91 but I have not seen a reason to upgrade past T4... I am overclocked to 768 and using everything that the new build has.... but again, no reason to upgrade past that.

the new nightly builds have camera preview and camcorder working

Gingerbread

Since Gingerbread(and the SDK) is out. Do you think it will be possible for Vouge?

Look here for dzo's take on it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9633458&postcount=1078

margosmark said:
Look here for dzo's take on it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9633458&postcount=1078
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if there were a like button, i would like it 29384729384729 times
Oh yea and for those of you that still think you need a 1ghz processor, that's not true.
http://androidandme.com/2010/12/news/android-2-3-has-no-minimum-processor-requirement/

Gingerbread source code is now available according to pocketnow http://pocketnow.com/android/gingerbread-kernel-source-code-available-homebrew-ports-on-the-way

Barogi44 said:
Gingerbread source code is now available according to pocketnow http://pocketnow.com/android/gingerbread-kernel-source-code-available-homebrew-ports-on-the-way
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Thats the Gingerbread Kernel Source for Nexus S not full Gingerbread source... which is expected to come out a day after Nexus S release so friday supposedly it will be on ASOP Twitter of Android developer Jean-Baptiste Queru via http://androidcommunity.com/android-2-3-gingerbread-to-appear-in-aosp-after-nexus-s-day-20101215/

I'm actually really suprised that Zenulator hasn't stopped by yet with the sdk image booting.
I'll maybe have a look later today.. I'll have to find and charge up my vogue.

mssmison said:
I'm actually really suprised that Zenulator hasn't stopped by yet with the sdk image booting.
I'll maybe have a look later today.. I'll have to find and charge up my vogue.
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The dev's comes back to our beloved old device. Thanks.

mssmison said:
I'm actually really suprised that Zenulator hasn't stopped by yet with the sdk image booting.
I'll maybe have a look later today.. I'll have to find and charge up my vogue.
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good to see your still around on here how is the Galaxy S life (assuming thats what you still have)

I don't do any developing for the galaxy. It's a great phone and since my provider released an official 2.2 it's even better.
To be honest, the galaxys community is not nearly as close to how amazing the vogue community is. You guys are the bomb!

mssmison said:
I don't do any developing for the galaxy. It's a great phone and since my provider released an official 2.2 it's even better.
To be honest, the galaxys community is not nearly as close to how amazing the vogue community is. You guys are the bomb!
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i wish my carrier gave me a 2.2 update, sprint thought it would be fun to leave the hero at 2.1, after 6 months of waiting for that update

Good news Gingerbread is being pushed to AOSP http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...3-gingerbread-being-pushed-to-aosp-right-now/

mssmison said:
I'm actually really suprised that Zenulator hasn't stopped by yet with the sdk image booting.
I'll maybe have a look later today.. I'll have to find and charge up my vogue.
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I would but my vogue is in my son's hands an hour away. Still running 2.2
Also there shouldn't be any problems running Gingerbread on the vogue/kaiser it's running fine on the Hero minus some needed hardware libraries which can now be fixed thanks to google releasing the source.

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I would but my vogue is in my son's hands an hour away. Still running 2.2
Also there shouldn't be any problems running Gingerbread on the vogue/kaiser it's running fine on the Hero minus some needed hardware libraries which can now be fixed thanks to google releasing the source.
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Zen did you get a new phone or are you just working hard I haven't Seen you in the hero forums since the froyo sense
sent from my twopointtwo themed hero

Gingerbread on the N1?

I am confused why there is no Gingerbread ROM out yet for the Nexus One.
Gingerbread is already running on the Droid Eris, but not the N1?
Kinda strange because the N1 is usually one of the first phones to get quick and dirty upgrade when an SDK is released.
I am dying to play around with Gingerbread. Is anybody working on a 2.3 ROM for the N1?
Thanks, and I really appreciate all the hard work folks like you do.

No. Wrong section. Post Questions in the Questions and Answers section

All of the Gingerbread "ports" your finding on other phones are from the SDK and are virtually useless. You wont see gingerbread on the nexus until it either gets leaked or until google publishes the code to AOSP.

download sdk and play with emulator if you're desperate

crachel said:
download sdk and play with emulator if you're desperate
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Careful, my mom always said too much emulation and you'll go blind.

Cool. Thanks guys. Pretty much what I thought, just wanted to confirm.
Going to delete this post in a couple minutes.
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Every Gingerbread ROM out now is pre-alpha build, with major problems in calling, wifi, and basically are to help people get working on them. Nexus One is about to get 2.3 along with the Nexus S so no one is bothering, plus the open source version is coming soon so why try to port rfe SDK?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

I read somewhere that Samsung has an exclusivity deal with Google to be the first to have a phone with gingerbread. That would explain why they have been so careful not to have any leaks this time around.
No idea when this deal would expire...

So, we must to wait until Google release it ?

PrawnPoBoy said:
I read somewhere that Samsung has an exclusivity deal with Google to be the first to have a phone with gingerbread. That would explain why they have been so careful not to have any leaks this time around.
No idea when this deal would expire...
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Source?
That still wouldn't explain the lack of a nexus leak. And it doesn't fit Samsung's business model...I mean, hell, the Captivate is still stuck on Eclair!