ahhh... i didnt know 1.6 ran the navigation stuff too
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Jesse K Ziter <[email protected]> wrote: > As a matter of fact this is one of the key points I was discussing > previously as to community style support. When Google let navigation out of > the bag with the Droid and claimed it would only be availabe for 2.0 the xda > forum had it working within 24 hour on android 1.6 a couple days after > google pushed it out to everyone as an integral part of maps. > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Jesse K Ziter <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. 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