General Android-ness

Jake · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 11.26

Thought it was probably time to spin the Android discussion away from the iPhone discussion. (though feel free to merge it in if you think otherwise)

Quite a nice upgrade to the facebook app today, adds a snazzy notifications bar and a few other titbits. Still not up to the standard of the iPhone version though, but promising none the less.

Update from the Market or point your phone at this:

EDIT: Updated with own images (I'm rooted Sput)

Sput · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 11.31

Oh that facebook app is shit isn't it. Also, are you doing screenshots in some non-rooted way?

EDIT: No clearly you're not, I'm a moron. How shit is it that you can't do screenshots without rooting the phone though

Gavin Scott · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 11.34

Thanks.

Really happy to have an Android specific thread as I have a few q's myself.

Last night I was prompted to take an update to the new version of the software for my desire. It was a 19MB download, and my wireless network happened to have stopped. Instead of clicking "download via wifi only", I clicked the home button and the option to download didn't return. Any idea how I can get it back?

Also - Froyo is apparently downloadable by certain desire users - but Vodafone say it may be a couple of weeks while they approve it.

It turns the video camera into 720p HD recording, and makes the handset and web much, much faster - according to a pal on facebook. Again, is there a way I can prompt this along, or should I just wait?

Finally, my FriendStream seems to be goosed, and won't update. Any clues about how to resolve this?

PS: How is that facebook app shit? Just installed it and it looks good to me.

Ta much.

Sput · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 11.47

Sorry, I'm having a posting fail day. I meant the previous version of the facebook app

Jake · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 11.54

Gavin Scott wrote: Last night I was prompted to take an update to the new version of the software for my desire. It was a 19MB download, and my wireless network happened to have stopped. Instead of clicking "download via wifi only", I clicked the home button and the option to download didn't return. Any idea how I can get it back?

Try Settings>About Phone>System software updates>Check now.

Gavin Scott · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 13.00

Jake wrote:
Gavin Scott wrote: Last night I was prompted to take an update to the new version of the software for my desire. It was a 19MB download, and my wireless network happened to have stopped. Instead of clicking "download via wifi only", I clicked the home button and the option to download didn't return. Any idea how I can get it back?
Try Settings>About Phone>System software updates>Check now.

That option isn't there - a pal told me this was the case for Vodafone builds.

Sput · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 13.06

Have you tried the old-fashioned off-then-on-again route? I think that worked for me in the past, but then again it might have been a "wipe everything" reset.

Jake · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 13.20

Probably not worth the effort judging by this
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and ... ate-707461

Gavin Scott · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 13.50

Jake wrote:Probably not worth the effort judging by this
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and ... ate-707461

Ahhh. Well maybe its for the best.

Will wait for Froyo. It does sound excellent.

Curious though - the pal who's been waxing on about it on Facefart got his from Vodafone a week after I got mine - so I guess he's unlocked the handset to get the update.

madmusician · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 17.55

Reposting this in here - I'll delete my post in the iPhone thread if you want...

Is it worth getting an HTC Hero? I know it's not as good as the Desire, but it's the only phone that BT are offering, and I can get it on a favourable tariff (my father is an employee). Do the buttons under the touch screen get in the way? I'm not too keen on the track-ball myself, but haven't actually seen one in the flesh.

Any comments appreciated

Gavin Scott · Wed 04 Aug, 2010 18.32

Shame you can't persuade them to give you a Desire. I've no experience with the Hero (HTC wasn't on the radar for me until the Desire was getting talked about everywhere), but it would seem silly to commit to a contract with something that isn't as great as it could be.

Perhaps you could arrange a part-exchange with the Hero if it remains in its box - to mitigate against the £399 retail price for a Desire.