<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/2125/android-phone-users/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:06:44 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34949/#p34949 Kenobit says:

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. smile

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:06:44 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34949/#p34949 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34904/#p34904 celsius says:

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.

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:04:14 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34904/#p34904 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34893/#p34893 herr_prof says:

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.

]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:05:13 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34893/#p34893 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34884/#p34884 infradead says:

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..

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:56:16 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34884/#p34884 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34883/#p34883 Star Fighter Dreams says:

@infradead: monome app?

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:54:03 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34883/#p34883 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34880/#p34880 infradead says:

i like this

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:31:16 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34880/#p34880 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34865/#p34865 Reteris says:

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.

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:11:28 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34865/#p34865 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34864/#p34864 herr_prof says:

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

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:09:00 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34864/#p34864 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34863/#p34863 Star Fighter Dreams says:

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.

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:00:37 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34863/#p34863 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34827/#p34827 pixls says:

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.

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:35:45 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34827/#p34827 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34826/#p34826 egr says:

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

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:30:43 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34826/#p34826 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34824/#p34824 e.s.c. says:

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

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:02:44 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34824/#p34824 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34810/#p34810 Flopps says:
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.

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:59:02 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34810/#p34810 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34809/#p34809 tehforsterer says:

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.

]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:31:46 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34809/#p34809 <![CDATA[Re: Android phone users]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34778/#p34778 Subterrestrial says:

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.

]]> Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:26:11 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/34778/#p34778