The very good site XDA-Developers known for its prowess for fiddling with our dear smartphones (Android and Windows Mobile) has just released their official App on the Android Market. This application will allow you to view the forum, read messages, open new topics, check MP and even subscribe to your favorite son of discussion.
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The HTC Droid Eris has been with is for sometime now, available on Verizon Wireless but only recently were developers able to gain root access for the developing and customizing loving Android community. If you have stock Android 1.5 then re-joice as this will be right up your alley. If you have a leaked Android [...]
Heard the OTA is on the way but can’t be bothered to wait your turn? we have a little procedure for you to do for the multitouch Nexus One goodness. This does not require root access or an unlocked N1, all it requires is a .zip file, recovery mode and common sense.
The procedure:
1. obtain the [...]
If you have yourself a Windows Mobile phone and you’re interested in what Android has to offer, then continue reading. With a little tweaking you are now able to dual boot Android 2.x and the Windows Mobile OS on your phone. It’s as simple as putting Android on an SD card and getting yourself something [...]
Our friends over at Android Guys have posted a step by step guide of how to force you’re Nexus One onto 3G courtesy of a great developer over at XDA Developer’s (props to Shep211,) slated as a workaround oppsed to a proper fix.
NOTE: This will force you’re phone onto 3G only, so if 3G in [...]
Taiwanese mobile network/carrier Vibo have announced they are to release an Android handset made by Foxconn, the handset pictured above is named the A688 but no news on where it will launch or what country’s it will be available in. Rumours are in also that another Taiwanese company is getting in on the Android game, [...]
The rooting is very involved, as it typically is at the initial stages of rooting. So, if you have plenty of time, patience and are meticulous, go for it. If not, you could probably wait a couple weeks (or sometimes just days) and someone will have created a quick and easy version [...]
HTC’s Dream/G1, Magic/myTouch 3G, and HTC Hero? Check. Samsung’s Galaxy and Behold II? Check. In case you’re confused, that’s the list of current Android handsets that have been “rooted.” And now today, the boys over at Alldroid.org have discovered the keys to the proverbial castle of the Motorola DROID. Motorola Droid? Check!
For those unaware, [...]
If you have gone and bought yourself a nice Motorola Droid and have now come to realize that your battery is not properly held in place due to the flimsy back cover then never fear, a great unofficial fix is here. Now I stress the word unofficial as this comes from a lad named Bryan [...]
While many may argue that Android 2.0 may still not be ready for business, Google’s target of the consumer market has been hot, especially with Google Maps with Navigation packaged into the Motorola Droid’s sleek body. Google’s turn by turn navigation solution, in its original form, has so far been made available for Android 2.0, [...]
Over and over we have heard the limitations to the T-Mobile G1 would prevent the handset receiving major update’s like 1.6 Donut, this off course did happen but with all the new found Eclair business just now an update to the G1 of the newly announced firmware is looking less and less likely. For one [...]
Well it looks like a few lucky users have been able to get Sprint TV working on their G1’s & Mytouch Android devices. As you can see in the video below we have the app working perfectly fine on a Mytouch 3G. The app itself looks very nice, and seems to run pretty damn well [...]
Recently a quite original apparatus Broncho A1, that looks suspiciously like a Canadian Blackberry 9500. The outward similarity, indeed, very strong, but the technical characteristics of the device are very different. But the very fact that in the range of these clones appear more and more “intelligent” devices can not but rejoice, because the [...]
Thanks to our XDA Geeks/Devs/Hackers we can now play around with the latest Android UI-s (Motorola Blur – Cliq, T-Mobile Pulse). Both of the Roms work on rooted G1’s and Mytouch phones. Calling, SMS & data are working but ROMS are slow at this time.
With all the chaos (sort of) the Google Inc. cease and desist letter has caused this week, im glad Cyanogen is still around and i appreciate and understand he will be trying everything to keep doing what he does best and personally hope he can keep on working on his cooked and optimised ROMS for [...]
Many of us wanted and still want the interface Sense on their devices. For some time, who owns a HTC Touch Dual with Windows Mobile, may well try (and go beyond) the HTC Rom Hero full of all its functions.
Obviously miss the various functions of the Chamber and other small things, but to use Android [...]
[matthias] from intuity media lab put together a nice bit on controlling office lights with xmpp from his android phone. in the article, he explains the components involved in the project, why he chose xmpp, and lists everything you need to replicate it. the project makes use of a wide variety of tools and libraries, [...]
The new Java application was first spotted in Hero Roms. Today our friend akirah from xda was able to ported over to his G1-Rogers phone successfully. This app is really cool and is a must have. It supports most of the files from getjar.com So go ahead and install it on your phone!!
Download the files [...]
The happy owner of a HTC Magic Tim, from today, will be even happier. But why only those with a Magic of TIM?! Proceed with order, there are two versions of Magic:
- Magic PVT 32A (HTC) – Tim
- Magic PVT 32B (Google Experience) – Vodafone
As the two different hardware (mainly) for the amount of RAM:
- [...]
Update: Bad news guys as “jrbourque898″ told me this is an old Hero rom. I did try to flash it but i was getting the following error.
Failer at line 58: symlink /system/xbin/bb/busybox
system: xbin/[
Looks like a perfect hero system has been dumped over @ Gphone. I’m trying to understand this site since is all in Chinese [...]
Losing your smartphone can be as scary and stressful as losing your wallet, especially if you store passwords, financial data, and other sensitive material on you handset. Fortunately, Mobile Defense is a new Google Android application that aims to protect your personal information and privacy while helping you to recover a lost phone.
Mobile Defense works [...]
The long wait is over guys and girls. Our Friend haykuro has done it again with the help of (dream_kill, jrborque &amon_ra) We know have root access on Mytouch3G. This means flashing all those goodies Roms & themes are a go. As you can see we are running and old theme which was discontinued few [...]
Don’t have a G1 or HTC Magic with a $500+ price tag? And you still want to take a peak at Google Android on your desktop?
A group of ingenious hackers have posted an x86 version of Android OS that will run on your desktop computer. However, a few video and network card drivers aren’t compatible [...]
Thanks to our fellow dev’s at xda now informed that root for the new hero devices has been gained. For more info and how to’s please visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543571 Thank again for choosing leakdroid.com for all your android news..
