ChipMusic.org - Android phone users

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-16T09:06:44Z

I absolutely love my HTC desire, I strongly recommend it to anyone interested in a smartphone (and not willing to undergo the closeness of the iPhone platform). Also, yay for Android Monome.

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-16T01:04:14Z

Nokia n900 with Maemo (based off Debian). I'm really enjoying it. And with Intel and Nokia partnering to develop the open source OS Meego for the n900 and future devices I reckon you'll get a lot of life out of that handset.

They have another handset that will be the first official Meego device coming out soon called the n9. It looks really sweet.

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-16T00:05:13Z

I find the android phones Much more useful for my lifestyle. I need to travel for family, and i can use open source tools to allow me to tether my phone without fees or hassles from the man. Plus I dont have to install any sync apps to manage my software or media. iTunes runs like shit on windows, so android seems the only sensible alternative.

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T22:56:16Z

yah looks like it

more info here

http://www.ewanhemingway.co.uk/programming/androidome

i don't have any type of smart phone so i have no idea how well it works..

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T22:54:03Z

@infradead: monome app?

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T22:31:16Z

i like this

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T20:11:28Z

I had an android phone for about 2 weeks, switched to the iphone, and I absolutely love it. Why are you considering switching?
It seems that most of the phones out there are just trying to keep up with the iphone.

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T20:09:00Z

Might want to hold out for this..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/s … merge.html

Also cm6 is so good for my g1 i prob wont buy a new phone right away.. makes it way more usuable

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T20:00:37Z

I have a G1..the first Android phone sold in the states I believe. Its good, has a full keyboard and decent touchscreen. My big beef is that sometimes I'm talking to someone and they can't hear me. My receiver may be going bad on me but for the year I've had its been awesome. There have been some huge developments in American Android phones lately and I'm thinking of switching but at the same time the allure of an iPhone is still present.

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T14:35:45Z

I have the Nexus One which is essentially the same phone as the Desire, and I absolutely love it. Part of why i love the n1/android is because of how easy it is to make it personalized with whatever apps, i've gone through several apps just for changing up the homescreen, my favorite is LauncherPro, but Slide Screen is good too.

also what arfink said about android not really being open, I don't know what he's talking about at all. I've been able to download apps from my computer and throw them over to the phone and install them no problem, even though they're not official market apps.

I'd take Android over iPhone any day, i just like the experience more. However, I wouldn't buy out of a contract, just because that's expensive, I'd wait, because new phones are always coming out, so if you buy out now, and get your Desire, then surely by the time your contract would've been up a new phone that's better and faster will be out at the same price of what you got.

tl;dr - Android is great, it *is* open, but don't pay to get off your contract.

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T14:30:43Z

I'm another very happy HTC hero user. Pandora radio and camera apps all day.

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T14:02:44Z

HTC phones are pretty good, ive had a PPC6800 and now have a touch pro 2...got an offer to upgrade early, have no need to yet, but i will probably go with HTC a third time when i do

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T10:59:02Z

arfink wrote:

Flopps wrote:
It might be worth sticking with an iPhone, if I remember correctly there is a dev team workong on porting android over to the iPhone and even letting you have both OS's on the device.
That's never going to happen, not without jailbreaking your iPhone first. No way in heck apple will promote alternate OS, especially not a Google OS.

I was suggesting jailbreaking.

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-15T10:31:46Z

I really like my HTC Hero, its never failed me before. Its not the latest model or anything but it does the job and its cheaper than an iphone.

I use it as a reading device, a guitar tuner, a means of organizing my life on the go and when the firmware update is released I'll probably game a lot more on it. I've never experienced any problems with speed, and I leave mine hooked up to my netbook pretty much all the time I'm at home.

Re: Android phone users

2010-08-14T19:26:11Z

I have a Motorola Backflip. It's not the "iPhone clone" that the DROID phone is, but with an actual qwerty keyboard and being a reasonable size, it's more practical as an actual phone. Still, it does run the Android OS and apps. I have been playing with Electrum, which is a simple groove sampler. There are other interesting music software for Android as well. Nothing you can't do at home on your DAW, but fun for composing on the go.