Guest farnsbarns Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Prompted by the iOS5 thread I thought an Android 4 thread was in order, Android 4 beings all the goodies of Android 3 to phones. Resizable widgets, scrolling widgets, application / screen resolution optimization and an all new feature is a built in task and system manager. Better EXT4 file system support means better integration of SD cards into the Android OS. Full USB hosting means keyboards, mice, printers, card readers and so on can connected to the USB port, basically anything that a driver is written for. Google's Chrome browser makes its fiesta appearance un an Android build too. It's still open source and every manufacturer is still required to make their kernal source available allowing HAL hardware access by apps. Release is underway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 just out of curiosity, what would you do with a mouse of keyboard on your phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 just out of curiosity, what would you do with a mouse of keyboard on your phone? I think that might be more for the android based tablets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 That's the one. For the Apple guys, Android 3 is only really for tablets, 4 brings phones and tablets together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 That's the one. For the Apple guys, Android 3 is only really for tablets, 4 brings phones and tablets together. oh ok, i was confused there. that's pretty cool though, in all seriousness. makes the tablet a lot more usable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Not to mention external hard drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreslauer Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 oh ok, i was confused there. that's pretty cool though, in all seriousness. makes the tablet a lot more usable USB keyboards (as well as bluetooth keyboards) have worked with iPhone/iPad since iOS 4. You need the 30 pin to USB adapter, but then you can also plug in cameras, some audio interfaces, etc. too. sorry for the small hijack there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreslauer Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I dumped my EVO for a Nexus S and what a fantastic phone. I originally had hacked / rooted my EVO to remove the Sprint Bloatware yet the Nexus S does not have the trash in it. words of wisdom. people contemplating android, take note. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I was involved in hacking the original G1 and gaining root access. I have also hacked every handset since. Got a bit tricky with the Qualcomm memory protection in the desire but Paul from Modaco got there in the end. I have not rooted my desire HD. The only reason for routing the others was to get them reading an ext4 partition on the SD card as part of system memory to get more space for apps. With over a GB for apps on the HD I never bothered. I have had Android running on an iPhone though, very satisfying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I rooted to use wireless tethering, and to delete the preloaded junk like Amazon MP3. I prefer my iPhone/iPad for varying reasons, but all things considered, Android isn't a bad OS. Truth be told, I really just can't stand Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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