[3/6/2010] Google Android for TP2 CDMA [In Dev]

[pts69666]

Ok, @ LiquidX with your comment about the clock thing.

I have read in the past that Android and Windows Mobile do not save your clock information the same way on the phone. Therefore, some times when switching between the two, you will you will have your clock look off, it doesn't always happen, but sometimes.

Also, @ all the people saying that there are already other CDMA Android phones

The other phones may be on CDMA, yes, but they were originally built with the intentions of running Android. There are proper drivers for them, the hardware is put together in a way that will support the best Android experience. Touch Pro 2 has different hardware than phones such as the Hero or the Droid. Its almost like saying "If I take a Touch Pro 2 Rom, and Flash it on my Mogul, its the same thing." It just doesn't work, the hardware is different. The drivers are different, and the way the phone works on the inside is different.

With the whole WEP issue, you could always have a MAC authorization as mentioned above, that way, you know your devices are allowed to talk and you don't have to worry about your WEP being essentially unprotected.

[theelite]

true..though the CDMA Touch Pro 2 uses the same Qualcomm MSM 7600 processor as the Droid Eris.
which should lead to easier porting of drivers for video, gps, camera among other things..theoretically

[flyers2114]

Originally Posted by LiquidX

it really is kind of point less, winmo still boots fully, it just immediately goes to android after winmo is done. Just create a shortcut and use that, and you will have one less then that runs when you are rebooting to winmo

That makes sense....gonna go this route....thx!

[drakens]

Are you guys sure GPS isnt working? I have a Sprint TP2, and when I booted into android and ran the browser, it grabbed my location correctly. Or is it grabbing it from my ISP? :P

[gmfeny]

Originally Posted by drakens

Are you guys sure GPS isnt working? I have a Sprint TP2, and when I booted into android and ran the browser, it grabbed my location correctly. Or is it grabbing it from my ISP? :P

Correct GPS isnt working... When I went into google maps in Android my location was a little off; very close but still a little off... With GPS atleast within windows google maps is on point.

[jamice4u]

Originally Posted by drakens

Are you guys sure GPS isnt working? I have a Sprint TP2, and when I booted into android and ran the browser, it grabbed my location correctly. Or is it grabbing it from my ISP? :P

The google map probably fine your location with my location. You can have your gps off and it will use the cellular towers to find your location.

[pts69666]

But the processor has nothing to do really with the radio drivers.

[makkonen]

That's not entirely true, as the MSM7600 is a system-on-a-chip that includes the gsm+cdma radio as well as the processor(s?) and a bunch of other stuff.

I'm not sure that that means the droid eris source will actually be much help when it comes. We won't see the RIL, I gather, just the kernel; and I believe we already have kernel support for the voice and data channels of the radio (though this has not been definitively confirmed, as far as I know).

[sjs01]

Originally Posted by drakens

Are you guys sure GPS isnt working? I have a Sprint TP2, and when I booted into android and ran the browser, it grabbed my location correctly. Or is it grabbing it from my ISP? :P

As MrPippy said before:

Originally Posted by MrPippy

That's not GPS, its Android/Google's scary good WiFi geolocation at work. Google has a giant database of WiFi networks and their locations (amassed from those Street View cars), so once the phone has an Internet connection and can scan for WiFi networks, it can probably pick up a general location.

[EGOvoruhk]

Originally Posted by makkonen

I'm not sure that that means the droid eris source will actually be much help when it comes

It's already here