Right, I didn't mean to suggest loading ROM's are the way to go in general - that is not the open part of Android after all. Just to say that if there aren't official ways, there are plenty of people working on making things trivial. And that must also put pressure on vendors, I can't foresee it will be long before Adobe gives us Flash 10 on Android since 1) It is now available as an unofficial port from the Hero ROM and 2) other vendors (bsquare.com) might beat them to it.
Another testament to the openness is that some upcoming devices i.e. the Geeks’Phone comes with root: http://androinica.com/2009/06/29/geeksphone-one-is-an-android-phone-with-root-access/ /Casper On 30 Jun., 17:45, Michael Wolfson <[email protected]> wrote: > Unofficially, I haven't had much success loading new ROM's onto either > of my phones (TMobile G1, and Google IO Magic/Ion). They are pretty > locked down actually. > > So while the possibility of loading a new OS is there, there are still > roadblocks (similar to Jailbreaking the iPhone). I am trying to load > Jesus Freke's ROM, which currently includes multi-touch, and Root > access (among a few other neat additions). I will get it to work > eventually, but it is not a trivial thing to do. > > Loading apps from sources other than the official market is trivial, > flashing a new ROM is not. > > But, the openness of the platform is something to celebrate, it > empowers us as users/developers, and creates a very open, flexible > platform. > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Casper Bang<[email protected]> wrote: > > > Exactly. Very well demonstrated by what's coming if not officially, > > then unofficially. I.e. Sense/Rosie UI, Flash support and multitouch > > on our Magic's: > >http://androidcommunity.com/htc-hero-rom-on-htc-magic-video-20090630/ > > > /Casper > > > On 30 Jun., 15:22, Michael Wolfson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I assume you are aware that you can install apps from places other > >> that the marketplace. Meaning, you can get the apk file (from > >> anywhere), then install it from the sdcard. > > >> Bottom line, bummer you can't see it in the market, but due to the > >> awesome openness of the platform there are easy ways to get around > >> this problem. > > >> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:08 AM, kibitzer<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > crap. (sigh). OK much thanks guys. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
