google navigation has worked since 1.6 On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Alan Snyder <[email protected]> wrote:
> it's the google maps application basically modified with TTS to give > turn-by-turn directions. it even works by voice command by saying > "directions to..."... you can give an address or a place name... very > handy when you're lost or in traffic. i think it's one of the best > apps android 2.x has going for it. imho > > > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Matthias Johnson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > One last question. One of the apps I wanted the most was the Google > > turn by turn which the Eris didn't have because it did not have 2.0. > > Does anyone have any experience with this app or are there better ones > > or is it all garbage? > > > > Matthias Johnson > > > > On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:37 AM, Mike Kershaw <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:28:43AM -0400, Matthias Johnson wrote: > >>> Oh and I guess another selling point for the Droid is it has been > >>> rooted. > >>> Does the Incredible allow you to ssh from it? I think the Droid is > >>> going to > >>> be my pick. > >> > >> No US vendor is yet limiting what types of apps you can get, as far > >> as I > >> know. > >> > >> SSH is just userspace. > >> > >> "Rooted" isn't so exciting unless you plan to do some serious > >> hacking on > >> it. Mine is rooted because I'm porting Kismet and doing USB host > >> stuff, > >> unless you're doing that sort of thing, there's no reason to care. > >> > >> You cannot, trivially, root the droid anymore unless it was already > >> rooted and you took precautions, the 2.1 update fixed that. There are > >> ways, and I could help you at a meeting, probably, though there are > >> also > >> risks (you have to nuke it to factory 2.0.1 and rebuild it, or apply a > >> hacked partial firmware that nukes the recovery partition to factory > >> and > >> subtly corrupts it so it doesn't auto-update back to secure). > >> > >> You need to hack root to get ad-hoc tether mode as well. I do not > >> consider this a great idea, because verizon IS looking for this kind > >> of > >> thing and it's pretty obvious when you're doing tethered data vs cell. > >> > >> Also remember that when you root the phone and start running > >> downloaded > >> root code, it could SERIOUSLY own your system and your personal data, > >> and you wouldn't necessarily be able to tell. Everyone seems all > >> happy > >> to install any app from the store that requires root,but you have NO > >> IDEA what it might be doing under the covers. > >> > >> tl;dr - Root shouldn't be your determining factor unless you have > >> specific goals > >> > >> -m > >> > >>> > >>> Matthias Johnson > >>> > >>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Jesse K Ziter <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Google just updated the page saying "For Verizon's network, you can > >>> buy the > >>> Droid Incredible by HTC, a powerful Android phone and similarly > >>> feature-packed cousin of the Nexus One." as per the droid or the > >>> incredible > >>> I guess it comes down to the keyboard. I have rocked the G1 since its > >>> inception and never felt the need to upgrade because of the > >>> awesomeness of > >>> the cyanogenmod. The Droid and the Incredible are both awesome. I > >>> just > >>> jumped ship myself and pre ordered the incredible after that > >>> announcement by > >>> google. I would have deffinatley gone for the nexus due to the xda > >>> forum and > >>> cyanogenmod, they have kept my trusty G1 running as smooth if not > >>> more than > >>> the droid for over a year. All that being said my G1 had all the > >>> functionality of the droid with the custom rom and third party > >>> apps. I would > >>> worry more about the form factor and hardware. > >>> > >>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Matthias Johnson < > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I have the option of getting a new phone for Verizon and I want an > >>>> Android just not sure which one. The Eris seems to be in the rear > >>>> so > >>>> really it's a question of Droid vs Incredible. Incredible has a 8 > >>>> megapixel camera vs a 5 on the droid but I really could care less. > >>>> To > >>>> me the big differences are OLED and Snapdragon for the Incredible. > >>>> Keyboard, screen size, and true Android software for the Droid. For > >>>> me the real Android software is the issue. Reviews I have read are > >>>> that the Incredible win this catagory because it is 2.1 but it seems > >>>> like a loser to me since it is Sense and you then have to wait for > >>>> HTC > >>>> to update like the Eris situation. Any thoughts would be much > >>>> appreciated. By the way where is the Verizon nexxus? > >>>> > >>>> Matthias Johnson > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group > http://mhvlug.org > >>>> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > >>>> > >>>> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS > >>>> Auditorium > >>>> May 5 - Crack and LLVM > >>>> Jun 2 - Android > >>>> Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http:// > >>> mhvlug.org > >>> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > >>> > >>> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS > >>> Auditorium > >>> May 5 - Crack and LLVM > >>> Jun 2 - Android > >>> Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > >> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http:// > >>> mhvlug.org > >>> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > >>> > >>> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS > >>> Auditorium > >>> May 5 - Crack and LLVM > >>> Jun 2 - Android > >>> Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mike Kershaw/Dragorn <[email protected]> > >> GPG Fingerprint: 3546 89DF 3C9D ED80 3381 A661 D7B2 8822 738B BDB1 > >> > >> Know the rules other people live by. Know them well. Know them in > >> the same > >> way terrorists know about cars: so that you know where to put the > >> bomb. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > >> > >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > >> May 5 - Crack and LLVM > >> Jun 2 - Android > >> Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > > _______________________________________________ > > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > May 5 - Crack and LLVM > > Jun 2 - Android > > Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > May 5 - Crack and LLVM > Jun 2 - Android > Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie >
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