Android

....my work contacts, and now I can't call the people I actually want to call because the small number of them is hidden within the 300 coworkers, and I can't display my contacts without my coworkers. - Matthew DeVries

2.) Why can't you hang up the phone using the red button, without locking the damn phone? - Matthew DeVries

I'm considering switching to my G1, and leaving my iPod nano behind. The first thing that will have to be done is a bigger SDcard. - Matthew DeVries

It's dead simple, as Tim described. I've done it, no troubles at all. - James Britt

I haven't gotten any update notifications in a while.. how bout you guys? - Tim Hoeck via Bookmarklet

I don't think the Marketplace needs an overhaul Mike, throw the lot out of the window and start from scratch. We need much better categorisation, search, I'd really like a favourites area where I could keep the apps that I like but can't afford to keep on my phone because of the awful internal memory. And then there's the way apps are posted... Google really need to get their thumbs out of their arses! - Ethan Kristopher-Hartley

:( - Matthew DeVries

Driving can be one of life’s finest frustrations. Getting lost, encountering traffic, and not being able to find exactly what your looking for are all stresses that make driving, especially in an unknown area, such an unpleasant experience. Thankfully, through the power of Android, drivers can download several applications that can curb these stresses and make driving a more pleasant experience. So without further adieu, here are four must have free android apps for the next time you hit the road. - Eric Logan via Bookmarklet

Didn't know about waze. Might be US only... - Ryo

Just went to the waze website. Useful in Chicago, Boston and SF bay area. - Ho

"Sony Ericsson's first Android smartphone will be a very high-end touchscreen device most likely taking the iPhone head on, a Danish scoop shows. Codenamed the "Rachel," the phone would fit into the XPERIA line occupied only by the X1 but would emphasize speed, according to Mobil. Like the Windows Mobile-based Toshiba TG01, it would have a very high-end 1GHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon processor at its heart; it may also compete against the iPhone 3GS through "great" 3D graphics capabilities." - imabonehead via Bookmarklet

Wow, I really like the look of that phone. Simple, minimalist styling. Can't tell how thick it is, though. - /home/jhuebel

This may well be the first Sony Ericsson phone I've ever actually wanted. - Martin Bryant

"As as all of these social networking clients and apps arrive on Android, a common question asked to us is “What’s the best Facebook app?” We submit to you ‘Bloo’. We first mentioned the app and its developer’s efforts back in mid-May when the app was called Fbandroid. At the time, we were trying to finishing up the code. Here were are six weeks later and the app looks stunning. Wanna know the secret? It’s an actual full native client and not simply a “wrapper.” " via http://androidguys.com/?p=5887 - Richard Walker *popcorn* via Bookmarklet

Looks nice. Promising. - Eph Zero

I've been using it for over a week, since it was still in beta. I've had absolutely zero issues. - Dan Monzelowsky

as I sometimes wake up in the night and want to see if my "baby" is fine, I need to know that in order to don't wake up the lady who would beat me :-P - Markingegno - Donato

Haha !! I already do that :p - Markingegno - Donato via Android

"So it would appear as though July the 10th will be a big day for Google when it sees the OS it support so well officially enter the Japanese market. We look forward to seeing how well received Android is here." - Ryo via Bookmarklet

"According to RegisterHardware, Managing Director of Archos Northern Europe - Tony Limrick - has officially confirmed that an Archos Internet Media Tablet Based On Android will launch this September." - imabonehead via Bookmarklet

awesome - Kyle Weller

Hit up the room: http://friendfeed.com/andfeed - it is buggy atm, and I will probably change the way things work, but feel free to give your feedback! - Tim Hoeck

Google's move to let software run natively on Android devices opens the door for a version of Firefox that can run on the operating system. At present, Android applications are written in Java and run on Google's Dalvik Java virtual machine. Last week, though, Google announced the Android Native Development Kit version 1.0 that lets software run natively on the Linux layer below, though the company sees it as a way not to run full-fledged applications as much as to run components of ordinary Android applications. "Android applications run in the Dalvik virtual machine. The NDK allows developers to implement parts of these applications using native-code languages such as C and C++," said Google's David Turner in a Native Developer Kit blog post. - Eric Logan via Bookmarklet

Work around encode/decode problem on android email application. - Nock Forager via Bookmarklet

Fail, Google! Maybe that's why I don't receive any emails ;-) - AndroidJunky

AndroidJunky... umlauts in email are also fail :) - Ryo

I never tried this but you might want to check this out: http://www.koushikdutta.com/2008... - imabonehead

Sweet. Thanks Andrew. Looks like we're up and running!! - Dan Monzelowsky

"According to RegisterHardware, Managing Director of Archos Northern Europe - Tony Limrick - has officially confirmed that an Archos Internet Media Tablet Based On Android will launch this September. He made the announcement at an event in London, England where he also suggested attendees keep September 15th open on their calendar." - Ryo via Bookmarklet

"It's really only a matter of time after a big smartphone announcement that the unboxing photos and videos start trickling in. In this case, CoolSmartPhone got their hands on the HTC Hero and blessed the rest of us with high quality pictures of every angle and a beautiful video to boot." - Ryo via Bookmarklet

I love the HTC Hero's look. I am already cursing myself for having bought the Dream. - Rishabh Mishra (p248) via Android

"Russian Android enthusiasts will apparently get a new smartphone option from next week, as Vobis Computer pledges to launch their dual-display HIGHSCREEN PP5420. The 900/2100MHz HSPA handset has a 3-inch WQVGA LCD touchscreen together with a secondary OLED navigation pad beneath it. The HIGHSCREEN PP5420 itself is seemingly an Android 1.5 version of the Mobinnova Ice, which usually runs Windows Mobile. Most of the specifications of the two devices are the same, including the 3-megapixel autofocus camera, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and GPS. Each also has a TV output, mini USB connector, microSD card slot and uses Qualcomm’s 528MHz MSM7201ATM chipset." - Richard Walker *popcorn* via Bookmarklet

there is a livecd, but right now, very limited support. A new version should be released soon: http://code.google.com/p... - Tim Hoeck

For convertible netbooks, Asus T91 is coming out soon.. I doubt Android netbooks will be popular though. 'Smartbooks' look interesting with the Snapdragon processor.. There's a virtualbox image with Android, but it really doesn't do anything. You can check it out here: http://dev.eoghanconway.com/android... - Rodfather

looks great! Would love to have one :))) - Jacob

Want! - Jorge "JungleG" Escobar

LOL! "Your phone will shut down" - Jorge "JungleG" Escobar

"CoPilot have today officially launched the first full turn-by-turn satellite navigation app for the Android platform." - Which is not correct. AndNav2 and Nav4All are both (free) turn-by-turn nav apps. - Ryo via Bookmarklet

I found with Copilot that it was missing a lot of streets, and the voice prompts were either too early or too late. AndNav2 it is! - Mike VanLare (slayerboy)

"But we can commend them for one thing: that cute green Android robot charger. It's adorable, hilarious, and just plain fun. We'd definitely buy the Android Robot charger if it came without the phone!" - Ryo via Bookmarklet

You're so lucky you can get one of those. Us poor saps in the US can't :( - LANjackal

Ryo, haha yeah maybe:p But it takes some time before "new webstuff" hits here in Sweden. Most of my friends have Hotmail, don't know what RSS is...when I try to explain I get "Nah, nothing for me". And none of them have heard about FriendFeed, Twitter, Delicious, Flickr etc. - Patrik Johansson

Wallpapers are wallpapers, so they will work. I have the app called 'Backgrounds' which I like.. I assume the Magic has an SD card? Hook up your Magic to your computer, click the USB Connected to transfer files, and start copying images to it. You just might want to format them to size to look really good. - Tim Hoeck

If you want live webcams as a wallpaper try "La Tour Eiffel". There are plenty of webcams and you can add your own, too. It's so cool having a live Background from the SUN, while checking the Weather Widget! - Ryo

Thanks for that tip Ryo! :) - Patrik Johansson

Push menu button to activate the display and menu again to activate options during a call... - Ralph

Thank you Karl! :) - Patrik Johansson

Including address auto-completion and keyboard shortcuts for Android-powered devices with a physical keyboard. - Ryo via Bookmarklet

I've been considering grabbing the source for android and copying the built-in gmail app to allow you to login to gmail accounts other than the one the phone is bound to. - Andy Bakun

Andy, that sounds very good. I think this would be useful for a number of people. - Ryo