"Swap out" doesn't mean "uninstall carrier-provided services".

Lets look at their examples, under rc30 g1:
 - homescreen.  Yep. thats a standard app, with a standard interface. Feel
free to write a different one and install it, when the user hits 'home' they
will see the "which app to use?" prompt.
 - dialer. OK so this one is a little magic (emergency calls) but can still
be done. Same as above.
 - "any applications" .. ok, lets see. How about sms. I installed k9sms and
when I went to send a text message, it asks whether to use "Messaging" or
"K9SMS". Looks swapped out to me.
  browser? I installed steel, and when I type a search into the google
widget I get asked about 'browser', 'steel' and a couple of search apps.
Neat. Looks -very- swapped out.

I haven't replaced any others (at least that come to mind off the top of my
head), but I can't imagine they are any different. It does sound like you
are using a phone outside it's supported network and then bitching that its
not behaving as expected. Funny, that.

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 2:34 AM, gjs <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> ...With devices built on the Android Platform,
> users are able to fully tailor the phone to their interests. They can
> swap out the phone's homescreen, the style of the dialer, or any of
> the
> applications..
>
> Not with the G1 ( and rc30 ) there's no official root access, eg: we
> cannot uninstall t-mobile's MyFaves application ( and it zillions of
> 453 sms messages ) etc etc.
>
> I guess t-mobile is the G1 'user' not us G1 consumers...
>
> I find it interesting to keep seeing google saying 'speak to the
> carrier/vendor' about software for the devices and the carrier (t-
> mobile) says 'google writes the software'...
>
> I now see, with hindsight, that I should have waited for the Dev Phone
> 1 and not jumped in and bought a G1.
>
> regards
>
> On Jan 8, 2:21 am, "Muthu Ramadoss" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thanks.
> >
> > I haven't clean fetched "Master".. may be that's the issue.
> >
> > take care,
> > Muthu Ramadoss.
> >
> > http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914http://mobeegal.in- mobile
> search. redefined.
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Disconnect <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > FYI Master builds right now, even for actual hardware.  (It doesn't run
> so
> > > well due to a bunch of closed-source libraries they can't release.. but
> > > thats just more of the "we'll worry about licensing later" mess.)
> >
> > > At a minimum, whats out there now is:
> > > Master - cutting edge, community tree (although so far only googs can
> > > commit) - currently (as of a couple days ago) builds fine for g1/adp1
> using
> > > the directions on android.com
> > > Master w/ tag "release-1.0" - the tree as it was kinda sorta when
> rc29/rc30
> > > were peeled off, but not really. Doesn't build.
> > > Cupcake - laggy internal cutting edge, synced from perforce. still
> broken
> > > build, and behind master.
> > > Perforce - cutting edge private tree, occasionally synced to cupcake
> > > Product - adp1/g1 tree, stable, tested, running, never to see the light
> of
> > > day other than as blob updates ('open source' or not..)
> >
> > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Muthu Ramadoss <
> [email protected]>wrote:
> >
> > >> Google has their own internal repo which they haven't synced it up
> with
> > >> the public repo. Its all a bit confusing now since both master and the
> > >> cupcake branch seems to be broken now.
> >
> > >> take care,
> > >> Muthu Ramadoss.
> >
> > >>http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914
> > >>http://androidrocks.googlecode.com
> >
> > >> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Disconnect <[email protected]
> >wrote:
> >
> > >>> Its apache-licensed.  Just pretend that the upstream is 'equal' and
> they
> > >>> created a closed-source fork of it. (Since, realistically, thats what
> > >>> happened with the dream product tree. Compounded when they merged it
> to
> > >>> their p4/cupcake instead of the old master, basically making it
> forever
> > >>> unreachable.)
> >
> > >>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > >>>> But  a group of OHA members made the first deployment where a number
> of
> > >>>> apps aren't equal (e.g. Market using locked down APIs, 3rd party
> > >>>> diallers being unable to call emergency services, etc.).
> >
> > >>>> So if the OHAs own members aren't sticking to that idea, why are the
> OHA
> > >>>> claiming it's one of features of an Android system?
> >
> > >>>> Al.
> >
> > >>>> Muthu Ramadoss wrote:
> > >>>> > "All Applications are created Equal"
> >
> > >>>> > holds true for all applications created on top of Application
> > >>>> Framework.
> >
> > >>>> > It does not mean that the applications created will be open or
> free!
> >
> > >>>> > take care,
> > >>>> > Muthu Ramadoss.
> >
> > >>>> >http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914
> > >>>> >http://mobeegal.in- mobile search. redefined.
> >
> > >>>> > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 7:51 PM, aayush <
> [email protected]
> > >>>> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >
> > >>>> >     The adage that all applications are created equal cannot hold
> true
> > >>>> in
> > >>>> >     a real commercial rollout by a carrier.
> >
> > >>>> >     Carriers would want to achieve service differentiation and a
> > >>>> >     competitive edge over their peers. So they would always want
> to
> > >>>> lock
> > >>>> >     down some apps to provide them to only their customers.
> > >>>> >     If all applications would be equal, what value proposition
> will
> > >>>> they
> > >>>> >     show to their customers ?
> >
> > >>>> >     So i think, that this statement of application equality does
> not
> > >>>> hold
> > >>>> >     good....no matter how good the intentions may be..the carriers
> > >>>> wont
> > >>>> >     tolerate it !
> >
> > >>>> >     Aayush
> >
> > >>>> >     Muthu Ramadoss wrote:
> > >>>> >     > I guess "All applications are created equal" will hold true
> when
> > >>>> >     you roll
> > >>>> >     > out your own custom Android implementation. If we consider
> the
> > >>>> G1
> > >>>> >     > implementation of Android, of course the Carrier is going to
> > >>>> >     lock down a lot
> > >>>> >     > of Apps which the Carrier believes is important enough to be
> > >>>> >     locked down for
> > >>>> >     > various reasons.
> >
> > >>>> >     > take care,
> > >>>> >     > Muthu Ramadoss.
> >
> > >>>> >     >http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914
> > >>>> >     >http://androidrocks.googlecode.com- Android Tutorial.
> >
> > >>>> >     > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Al Sutton <
> [email protected]
> > >>>> >     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >
> > >>>> >     > > Debate on the policy is another (probably lengthy)
> discussion,
> > >>>> >     the fact
> > >>>> >     > > is that the policy exists and because of that all apps are
> not
> > >>>> >     equal as
> > >>>> >     > > the OHA site claim that "All applications are created
> equal"
> > >>>> >     doesn't
> > >>>> >     > > hold up.
> >
> > >>>> >     > > Al.
> >
> > >>>> >     > > Shane Isbell wrote:
> >
> > >>>> >     > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:27 AM, Al Sutton
> > >>>> >     <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> > >>>> >     > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:
> [email protected]>>>
> > >>>> >     wrote:
> >
> > >>>> >     > > >     They would need stretch that somewhat and define the
> > >>>> dialler
> > >>>> >     > > >     application
> > >>>> >     > > >     as non-core for that to work in relation to the
> block on
> > >>>> >     third party
> > >>>> >     > > >     diallers calling emergency services.
> >
> > >>>> >     > > > This is one area I agree with Google on. If there is a
> > >>>> >     hostile app,
> > >>>> >     > > > dialing out false emergency requests, clogging the
> system,
> > >>>> >     people
> > >>>> >     > > > could die. Of course, Google deserves all the other crap
> you
> > >>>> >     give
> > >>>> >     > > > them, so keep swinging. Maybe some candy will fall out.
> >
> > >>>> >     > > > Shane
> >
> > >>>> >     > > --
> > >>>> >     > > ======
> > >>>> >     > > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales
> with
> > >>>> the
> > >>>> >     > > company number  6741909. The registered head office is
> Kemp
> > >>>> House,
> > >>>> >     > > 152-160 City Road, London,  EC1V 2NX, UK.
> >
> > >>>> >     > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author
> and
> > >>>> not
> > >>>> >     > > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's
> associates,
> > >>>> >     or it's
> > >>>> >     > > subsidiaries.
> >
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> ======
> > >>>> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the
> > >>>> company number  6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House,
> > >>>> 152-160 City Road, London,  EC1V 2NX, UK.
> >
> > >>>> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not
> > >>>> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's
> > >>>> subsidiaries.
> >
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