suggestion on T-Mobile G1 and Android?

[Phaedra]

Hi everyone,in recent times I paid attention on the way to T-Mobile G1, the first cell phone that make use of Android.I am at a standstill not extremely obvious regarding Android. As a result, essentially it is built on the Linux kernel, as well as each and every one its applications are written in Java? As of what I understand on Wikipedia, it does not bear compiling applications on the way to native code, is that true?I am also bearing in mind buying a to some extent 'open' cellphone on the way to play with. Months before I had seemed to be at the Neo Freerunner, however lastly determined that $400 is excessively costly for such an imperfect device. After that previous week I study about T-Mobile G1 on linuxdevices.com, as well as chop down for it.Have some of you tried the phone? How is it? How is the performance as well as stability of the Android platform? Thank you in advance for any suggestion.

[Simond]

Yep Android is equal to linux kernel plus some core software of linuxes, as well as a custom prepared runtime known as Dalvik virtual machine. The language you may possibly code it might be Java, however the entire platform does not bear a resemblance to that much by means of the J2SE, as well as not at each and every one by means of J2ME. Even though that (J2SE) was its starting point.After that be my guest as well as make Jobs yet richer by means of paying him around 900$ for a bit more complete smartphone. By the way, they preset the 3G signal problem ?
i) No true GPS software atm. in no doubt enkin looks great however it make use of googlemaps.
ii) no multi touch screen till now as the iphone has.
iii) as well as it is a HTC manufacture. Do not be familiar with about this specific model, however they typically have troubles by means of their batteries.

[Regina]

The performance and stability of the Android platform:
I have just try the emulator as well as it is not that superior. Subsequent to use of Googlemaps for 15 minutes the entire obsession gets tremendously slow. As well, Googles latest step in upgrades departing from Android beta on the way to Android 1.0 has broken down plenty of people’s code, if not everybody. I manage on the way to resolve mine, however right at the moment it does not perform what it was supposed on the way to do.In short, I would not wish for that thing within my pocket presently yet. Give the impression of being forward to it although. It has got a number of cool things as well. Similar to customizable lodged desktop, compass API extremely usable for using GPS at walking speeds, qwerty keyboard , big screens, as well as others.

[Pugsly]

I have had a G1 since October as well as I have found it very easy on the way make use of as well as reliable. It's to a large extent easier on the way to use than a windows mobile phone. The browser is extremely excellent, websites appear usual. I required a linux phone exceptionally much. The trouble is that each and every one the open source linux phones are extremely untrustworthy. Android is an open platform, still though the purists nitpick on it.At the same time as it doesn't hold up exchange, it's extremely strongly incorporated by means of gmail. I obtain myself a gmail account, by means of an awfully fake name. In very soon a few minutes I was capable on the way to export my gmail contacts to a cvs file, edit the headings in open office, after that upload them on the way to gmail as of my linux system. Gmail after that rapidly synced them up on the way to my G1. The merely thing I have not build out is how on the way to sync gmail reverse to Kontact. Receiving the G1 is type of a no-brainer intended for an open source linux. It is not for you if you are at a standstill beneath the control of the evil empire, as well as making the use of exchange. The simply additional disadvantage is the T-Mobile coverage is able to be spotty in places.

[Gonzo]

I obtain mine at the pre-release since I was anxious on the way to put back my Palm Treo. To date, at the same time as I be familiar with the platform is possibly a bit undeveloped it’s previously been worlds superior to what I had as a result yes java is the platform nowadays as well as its not ordinary Java, j2ee or j2me. I would be expecting on the way to observe at a number of point python supported on one occasion the jpython application is a bit further refined. I have observed mono support being ported in excess of as well as as well a j2me application converter so as to being worked on however nowadays its java that is android zed a little part. There is so a plan in order to get Debian on top of the android platform that may possibly provide you native applications by means of apt-get as long as they have been compiled intended for that hardware platform.

[Bon-Z]

In conditions of stability as well as performance depending on what each and every one you have installed I have perceive a number of performance problem, however have been by means of a treo intended for way to long I am most likely way further forgiving than the majority.A number of applications are extremely refined at this point in time others are at a standstill pending out or not receiving as a lot love as others. I have thus a lot of people asking me in excess of the prior 6 months previous to the G1 why I had not put back my treo by means of a iPhone as well as I for all time said as I was waiting intended for a linux phone. Delighted I did, I’m extremely conscious it will simply obtain improved over time as well as at a number of point I may still appear back as well as doubt how anybody could have make use of a palm as a phone however for today I’m presently content on the way to have a dependable phone by means of a pretty sick hardware platform as well as marvel at the new applications that are coming elsewhere every day.