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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)

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.