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The BIG 2.1 Thread

OZFive said:
I see the point, but I thought Google Experience phones were supposed to be absolutely vanilla Android and not having special adaptations based on specific phones.

Am I being totally dense here?

If this is the case, why would I want to buy a phone that could not be upgraded and just wait for Nexus One and go with a phone that I know would be upgraded asap for sure when Google made updates ready? (I really do not want to go with T-Mobile though)
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Google Experience just means it's tightly tied into some of Google's apps(GMail, YouTube, Google Calendar).

Hopefully, many of the changes that were made from 1.6 to 2.0 helped make the OS less device specific and more scalable between different phones. Maybe 2.0 was the beginning of the "keep the carrier's hands off the OS" and we will be able to upgrade to any subsequent version of Android no matter what carrier the phone is for.
 
andrew53517 said:
Another Nexus One Video Emerges | Android Phone Fans

Watch the first video of the Nexus! It has the animated wallpaper! Now wouldn't that be totally awesome on our Droids?! Like the ultimate WOW factor for people! I mean omg I would love to have wallpapers like with falling snow and sweet as heck stuff like that!! waves crashing in!! omg that'd just be sickkk!! WHEN'S 2.1 COMING?!?! ;) hahaha.. but seriously wow! what do you guys think of that video??
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I cant tell whether this is a satirical post or not.
 
The clock is still off center on the lock screen. I'm hoping for better integration between the GPS and other apps as well as a better stock media player with support for more video formats.
 
I don't know if this has been posted yet but the xda developers have ported 2.1 over to the Droid. From what I've heard though its basically unusable so I guess we'll have to wait until someone creates a functioning ROM to try it out.
 
I suspect 2.1 won't be on the droid for quite a while. It looks like google is porting it over in small pieces. We already have the lock screen but I suspect more significant changes have to be made to make it work with the droid. Unless you plan on using completely different roms like hero or motoblur...I would just wait for OTA updates. Even using the direct zip install for the last update caused people problems.

Also as far as the OP...it does seem like a satirical post....or just an over enthusiastic droid user. It is the kind of reaction more typical of iphone kids.

scheng12 said:
I don't know if this has been posted yet but the xda developers have ported 2.1 over to the Droid. From what I've heard though its basically unusable so I guess we'll have to wait until someone creates a functioning ROM to try it out.
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So, what's the big deal with this 2.1 release?

I have yet to see any info that makes me anxiously await its release. Animated wallpaper would be cool, but other than that, all I see are changes, not upgrades.

The linked article (as well as forum dwellers) have annointed this a "great upgrade over 2.0"....why?
 
No it is not a satirical.. if used that right...?? I just thought it looked super cool! Like i think animated wallpapers would be really awesome on the Droid along with the other features in 2.1! Got a little over excited when I first saw it! Sorry.. haha.. I calmed down! my bad guys... :o
 
rawness said:
So, what's the big deal with this 2.1 release?

I have yet to see any info that makes me anxiously await its release. Animated wallpaper would be cool, but other than that, all I see are changes, not upgrades.

The linked article (as well as forum dwellers) have annointed this a "great upgrade over 2.0"....why?
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any "dot" release is a pretty major update. there were major updates between 1.5 and 1.6. Just because you can't see the differences in some 15 second videos doesn't mean that there aren't any "upgrades". As soon as Google wants you to know what the changes are, they will make a blog post about it.
 
I likes...looks like google has made some long needed UI and app enhancements. I like stock android...while UI apps can be fun id rather use bundled features. Stock Android is looking more sophisticated ..it should be very impressive by next fall. I hope they overhaul their media app next.
 
scheng12 said:
I don't know if this has been posted yet but the xda developers have ported 2.1 over to the Droid. From what I've heard though its basically unusable so I guess we'll have to wait until someone creates a functioning ROM to try it out.
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Actually it was humancyborg (and some others), who is/are a affiliate of Sholes that got it working on the Droid, MLIGN from xda ported it over to the G1 though.
 
eclipsed4utoo said:
any "dot" release is a pretty major update. there were major updates between 1.5 and 1.6. Just because you can't see the differences in some 15 second videos doesn't mean that there aren't any "upgrades". As soon as Google wants you to know what the changes are, they will make a blog post about it.
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I'm not doubting that there are changes, what I'm saying is how can you call it a "great change over 2.0" if you don't know any of the changes? If someone does know the changes (rumored or not) please share
 
From looking through the 2.1 system dump I see a new 3dGallery.apk, that sounds pretty cool. The animated wallpapers will be fun to mess with, and the expose style home screen preview along with the new app drawer/launcher. The genie widget looks pretty cool, offering weather and news (maybe more I can't tell yet). I also see cardock.apk (not carhome.apk like on our Droid's), livewallpapers.apk, magicsmokewallpapers.apk, street.apk, visulizationwallpapers.apk, AND......vpn.apk. Those all seem new and should be nice additions to the stock apps.
 
rawness said:
I'm not doubting that there are changes, what I'm saying is how can you call it a "great change over 2.0" if you don't know any of the changes? If someone does know the changes (rumored or not) please share
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Because the update is in the tenths place. 1.5->1.6 was a big update while 1.6->was a huge update and 2.0->2.0.1 was a small update. Get it? It all depends on what the version number will be.
 
MisterEff said:
Because the update is in the tenths place. 1.5->1.6 was a big update while 1.6->was a huge update and 2.0->2.0.1 was a small update. Get it? It all depends on what the version number will be.
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Christ, yes I get that.

The posted article is titled "The Platform seems like a great update over Android 2.0"

How does it seem like it's going to be a great update? What is that based on? And a change in the tenths place is NOT an adequate answer.
 
Well for the way Google has done things with Android updates it actually does mean it will be a great/significant update. You can always flash 2.1 to your Droid when it is ready which should be any day now.
 
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