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Just curious how many people here are new to Android?
I've noticed that there are Nook users who seem to be new to the forum. So, I am assuming that those new to NOOK are getting their first taste at Android or just never tinkered with your Android phones.
Myself, I've been with Android since the G1 and was using an Iphone 3gs prior to making the switch. Currently I have a HD2/Android, my wife has a Vibrant/ Eugene's Gingerbread and my daughter has a G1/Sparks Mod.
What about U?
I switched from iPhone to an Evo last summer, and sold my iPad around the same time (Apple's handling of the iPhone 4 antenna-gate turned me off to their company). I haven't looked back - Android is much more for me than Apple was, and the NookColor is a phenomenal tablet for me.
I never had apple products but got to play with them as I knew many people who did have it. They make a great product.
I am coming from an HTC Incredible, which is awesome. Personality wise. Android is right for me just as a PC is right for me over a MAC. for the price, this Nook Color experience can't be beat and the rooting and customizing is an awesome hobby!
NC is my first Android device. I did a fair amount of hacking with my DirecTivo which is also a Linux based hardware device.
Homer
Original Droid which I have had for a year... though it seems like longer (which made for some fun at my expense in another thread, lol.)
Android-x86 in some virtual machines and tested on a netbook and on a dual-core Atom system.
Now my phone is upgraded to a Droid 2 Global as well...
Still have the original Droid though, and loather to part with it.
iPhone owner here (jailbroken, of course).
After initial awe wore off, I didn't like my iPhone much anymore for its limitations, but after jailbreaking it and customizing it to my liking, I like it again. Always looked at Android devices with envy though. NC is my first, and I loved learning about ADB, rooting. I love Market and that I can sideload off-Market apps by just dropping them in Dropbox.
This is my first android as well. I've had the last three iPhones and loved them. But I consider them a communication device. The tablet arena had to be android for me so that I can integrate it into my job as an engineer. So far its been great! !!!!!!
get zooted with nook color
I'm new to android. Using a 3GS for my phone.
I am not new to Android. I have had the HTC Eris, LG Ally and currently I have the Moto Droid, which I love. So I am not new to Android and I have the original Nook which is rooted as well.
I am an NC owner because i was an android owner. Before this this, i had my droid incredible, and i loved the experience. Reading about what could be done with the NC, it was an easy choice to ask for it as a gift. I love this thing, and am more pleased with it than i thought i would be actually.
Learned how to root my HD2 a few months ago, and LOVE android! Coming from a blackberry, WM was driving me crazy. Blech!
I'd been drooling over my daughter's ipad, but when I learned about the NC, and the PRICE, well, gave myself a fun Christmas present. So much better than the ipad!
I've been an android user for about 10 months now. I also have a HTC Google Nexus One that is running CyanogenMod 6.1.1.
New to Android but did a lot of tinkering with my Tilt(Kaiser) and Touch Pro2 before I got my iPhone.
This is my first Android Device. Using it, I've actually decided that aside from the apps, Android was made for this screen size.
webOS is my OS of choice though.
I've had a slew of different Android phones from the G1 to the myTouch 3G. I currently have an HD2 that I've messed around with Android on. But my main phone ( and the phone that I always come back to ) is my iPhone 4...
I owned an iPad but sold it due to never using it, but when I saw the Nook color could be basically a fully functional Android tablet for $250 and it was much easier to hold than the iPad I had to buy one...
So far I'm very happy. I can't wait for full custom ROM's to become the norm...
I've had a Hero for quite some time, which I rooted and have flashed many roms to. I've been very happy with it, and was equally happy when I found out that I could root my book. Lovin' android.
Sent from my rooted Nook Color with XDA app
NC is the first Android device i offically own. But i've been a phone hacker (WM and iOS) for three years. My husband is an android guy so i hopped on the bandwagon and love it.
Sent from my XDA app on my Nook Color
I'm fairly new to Android, but sadly a Backflip was my first.
I started device tweaking back in palmpilot days as a kid, got an iTouch, thought it was okay, but then got the Backflip, loved the hardware, but the software wasn't worth it.
after that I got a captivate for free, and now my brand new nookColor (already rooted) might be getting 2.2 before my phone does. xD Happy day!
I owned the original nook, and the nookColor is a different beast all together, and is a nice cheap alternative to the Galaxy tab and iPads. and it seems to be bringing in new blood to the dev community.
wendellc said:
Just curious how many people here are new to Android?
I've noticed that there are Nook users who seem to be new to the forum. So, I am assuming that those new to NOOK are getting their first taste at Android or just never tinkered with your Android phones.
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New to Android yes, my last phones were the Wing/Tilt, all Rom-afied, an i <3'ed WM6.
I had figured since Android was google-ie it would be (no offense to Devs) *****ie, like no Emus for copyright reasons an so forth and thats what i used my phones for
After the phones died an seeing the ugly new WM i went to tablets for a Micro-mobile device an saw i had to settle for Android or pay 400+ for underpowered Windows.
After coming up on google voice, an app that takes away from cell phone companies, i looked into Android more and saw how Linux-ie-free-ranged it was and got the NC for Christmas.
The NC specs probably make it beastly-er (an help most stuff not work) but i fix PC so enjoy that helps it feel Linuxie an doesnt make me think of Mac stuff which i figured was googles intentions.
adunofaiur said:
This is my first Android Device. Using it, I've actually decided that aside from the apps, Android was made for this screen size.
webOS is my OS of choice though.
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A big x2 here
webOS is so much easier to navigate, but Adroid on a big screen is fantastic.
Hi, so the other day my USB contact broke on my 920 which forced me to switch to a SGS4 while waiting for to get fixed, which made me think about the possibility to port WP to new hardware, in this case specifically the SGS4.
So I was just wondering what we would have to do for Windows Phone to boot on the S4? I know C, C++, C# (plus some more languages which aren't relevant to this idea).
I mean they got WP7 to boot on the HD2 so its not *impossible* right?
filfat said:
Hi, so the other day my USB contact broke on my 920 which forced me to switch to a SGS4 while waiting for to get fixed, which made me think about the possibility to port WP to new hardware, in this case specifically the SGS4.
So I was just wondering what we would have to do for Windows Phone to boot on the S4? I know C, C++, C# (plus some more languages which aren't relevant to this idea).
I mean they got WP7 to boot on the HD2 so its not *impossible* right?
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1) However it's VERY HARD.
2) If your S4 has Exynos you can forget about WP.
3) HD2 is almost a SINGLE positive example.
Porting such close-source OS to other device is a LEGENDARY task. Too much work.
-W_O_L_F- said:
1) However it's VERY HARD.
2) If your S4 has Exynos you can forget about WP.
3) HD2 is almost a SINGLE positive example.
Porting such close-source OS to other device is a LEGENDARY task. Too much work.
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Yes I understand that porting WPA would be above "a hard task" however, I'm still interested in seeing where we are stuck. I don't expect to be able to do anything but getting a better understanding of the scene will help drastically in understanding what I need to learn to be able to accept such a task
Also, I mean WPA in general so 7 would work to learn more about
filfat said:
Yes I understand that porting WPA would be above "a hard task" however, I'm still interested in seeing where we are stuck. I don't expect to be able to do anything but getting a better understanding of the scene will help drastically in understanding what I need to learn to be able to accept such a task
Also, I mean WPA in general so 7 would work to learn more about
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You need to write bootloader and all drivers for HW. And you don't have SDK for it.
filfat said:
Hi, so the other day my USB contact broke on my 920 which forced me to switch to a SGS4 while waiting for to get fixed, which made me think about the possibility to port WP to new hardware, in this case specifically the SGS4.
So I was just wondering what we would have to do for Windows Phone to boot on the S4? I know C, C++, C# (plus some more languages which aren't relevant to this idea).
I mean they got WP7 to boot on the HD2 so its not *impossible* right?
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Please search before posting (rule #1). This is one of the many, "Hey can we port Android to WP because of similar hardware?". These questions have been asked numerous times and many threads have been opened with the same subject... The explanation of the difficulty has been given multiple times.
With that said, I'll be closing this thread.
So almost everyone here is a Android guy or using it for a long time.
Let's get back to past.
So when you heard the name Android
And when you got an Android device ?
Share your story to us and have some fun with memories.
My story :
I don't actually remember when I heard the name for the first time but as I can remember I was using a Symbian phone and in a website I saw the name Android in app categories. Maybe it's 2011.
And my 1st Android phone was Samsung Galaxy Y young . My last Samsung as well
Star Wars
guess my 1st Android came as a Work Package almost 10yrs ago.
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I need to research the Nokia Ngage? I believe it is. 1st Gen Gaming Phone.
Yes, we had a version of NCAA Football for this Prototype.
It only showed Landscape?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Gage_(device)
At the same time that the Palm Pre came out.
2009ish
Whenever Google announced it I think. I remember thinking "Wow! Linux on my phone... supported by Google?? This is a dream come true."
Oh, how young and naive I was
As far as I remember, I first heard of Android with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S2, I myself started using Android in 2014.
A m8s of me went with meh to buy Nokia GSM
And when at store
m8s said that touchpad/touchscreen is 'NOW'
I wanted Nokia Asha GSM
So copped 'Smartphoni'
And when installed Parts of A ROM: AlienROM V5-V6
for my XPERIA E
I encountered ViPER4Android which did not work
because no r00t/busybox, and really wanted it because it felt interesting.
Now I have X Compact (Kugo)
I like SONY kind of phones, X-series
...
Anyways..
first time I heard about Android was when the woman from Vodafone tried to sell me my old HTC Magic back in 2009 together with a mobile data contract. I didn't think highly of mobilephones until then but Android really changed my view (especially because of the Linux internals)
2010(not sure of the month) when I got my first Android device, the HTC Hero.
The first time I watched a sci-fi movie as a kid, about 35 years ago. :good:
When my age was 14.
rhrokib said:
So almost everyone here is a Android guy or using it for a long time.
Let's get back to past.
So when you heard the name Android
And when you got an Android device ?
Share your story to us and have some fun with memories.
My story :
I don't actually remember when I heard the name for the first time but as I can remember I was using a Symbian phone and in a website I saw the name Android in app categories. Maybe it's 2011.
And my 1st Android phone was Samsung Galaxy Y young . My last Samsung as well
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The first time I heard word Android was at school, the first Android device I biught, when I was a student.
Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - A long time ago.
I hear about Android when Samsung launches Galaxy S2.
Radiohead
star trek in the late 90's
On my birth, may be.
It was like 2009, I used to be a "modder" on old Nokia (BB5, S40 and related) and Old Sony Ericsson (DB2020, Db3150) and when my last phone dead I started to see in many forums a lot of screen shots and post talking about android, so I became a Android lover
2010 I think, heard it with GPS technologic.
1976 in the movies. I was 9 years old.
Sent from my Samsung SM-N900 using XDA Labs
I started the game rooting my G1. You know like the first Android phone and it had a physical keyboard. Promptly installing Cyanogen MOD and keeping the phone updated well past its prime. I have used ODIN and flashed boot.img, installed custom roms and then the g-suite afterward because it couldn't be included.
That being said the last phone I rooted was a Sony back in 2015.
I just got a Pixel 2 and was happy not rooting.
Had an iPhone 12 pro for a while but promptly lost it. I can't remember passwords for ****. What a waste.
Now I have a silly little Samsung Galaxy A01 (SM-S111DL). TracFone. Don't really have access to a computer. I found the rooting thread but it is for the ATT model. I am a little weary flashing the software provided in the thread because it says for that model only.
Just because I have rooted in the past doesn't mean I am up on the latest methods.
I will keep reading the forums and lurking wisely.
BTW I am 41 years old with a degree in Computer Science but never held a job past Technial Support for Nest Learning Thermostat.
Well I dabbled in consult work with developers looking to access the API for a credit card processing gateway. We worked with SmartBear and mainly ingenico card readers.
Currently unemployed.
Also, I dabble with Ubuntu Linux, which I feel is mainly Russian software, a bit of a conspiracy theorist.
Loved the Android SDK back in the day. I used to spin up one or two instances of a particular phone. Thought I would actually develop an app one day. Didn't quite pan out, kind of past my prime in the technology department.
Any way, print "Hello, World" and all that.
ZaphodBeetle said:
I started the game rooting my G1. You know like the first Android phone and it had a physical keyboard. Promptly installing Cyanogen MOD and keeping the phone updated well past its prime. I have used ODIN and flashed boot.img, installed custom roms and then the g-suite afterward because it couldn't be included.
That being said the last phone I rooted was a Sony back in 2015.
I just got a Pixel 2 and was happy not rooting.
Had an iPhone 12 pro for a while but promptly lost it. I can't remember passwords for ****. What a waste.
Now I have a silly little Samsung Galaxy A01 (SM-S111DL). TracFone. Don't really have access to a computer. I found the rooting thread but it is for the ATT model. I am a little weary flashing the software provided in the thread because it says for that model only.
Just because I have rooted in the past doesn't mean I am up on the latest methods.
I will keep reading the forums and lurking wisely.
BTW I am 41 years old with a degree in Computer Science but never held a job past Technial Support for Nest Learning Thermostat.
Well I dabbled in consult work with developers looking to access the API for a credit card processing gateway. We worked with SmartBear and mainly ingenico card readers.
Currently unemployed.
Also, I dabble with Ubuntu Linux, which I feel is mainly Russian software, a bit of a conspiracy theorist.
Loved the Android SDK back in the day. I used to spin up one or two instances of a particular phone. Thought I would actually develop an app one day. Didn't quite pan out, kind of past my prime in the technology department.
Any way, print "Hello, World" and all that.
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Glad to have an old timer!
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