I tried calling T-Moblie and asked for a dev image, a unlocked image, a unlocked boot loader, root access, and/or the ability to write to the data directory/partition (I used a different term each time I got no where with customer support). It seems their standard answer is that Google writes the software and HTC builds the phone. They just sell it.
Any other suggestions on what to ask for or what to say? On Dec 27, 10:37 am, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > Its not google. Its tmobile. They decide whether ro.secure is set or not > (adb shell as root) and what bins (ahem, su) are shipped. Call 611 and ask > (talk to g1/blackberry/smartphone support. not the main pool.) It is their > device, and their image, that you are objecting to. (And for fscks sake, > google first. This is the 304th identical thread in the past two weeks..) > > I want a ♞. > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 8:45 AM, coolbho3k <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm speaking for the "early adopters" who bought a T-Mobile G1 > > directly from the carrier before the ADP1 was even announced. > > > I paid full price ($400 USD) for my phone, the same price I would have > > paid for an ADP1. Yet, I have updated to an official version of the > > infamous RC30 update, thinking Google wouldn't let us developers down. > > This was a mistake. Now I'm stuck without RC30 and the ability to test > > my own builds of Android on real hardware, or even do simple things > > like clear the market's cache. > > > Android was supposed to be "open" from the beginning, yet the most > > mainstream device using it is completely locked down. What's worse, > > all early adopters (developers who bought the G1 before the ADP1 was > > announced) are stuck... > > > Please Google, give us back root. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
