Android Official Android Thread

[EmersonHart13]

I will pass that along, thanks.

 

[make_HP]

Just ordered mine last night!!! HYPED UP :nannerpunk: Cant wait to play with the apps. kinda wondering if its worth it though...

 

[Mook]

the evo?

 

[make_HP]

yeah i mean i have heard and seen good things for the most part but i just dont know if it was a good decision. I have a blackberry and im happy with it but maybe once i get the evo and play with it ill be convinced haha. How much do you have to pay for the hot spot?

 

[Mook]

dunno. 20 maybe? w/ no signal in elgin, ive got no use for it.

and android > blackberry.

 

[EmersonHart13]

As long as you don't miss the keyboard you won't miss the BB.

 

[Stink Star]

its extra...but i believe sprint gave all evo owners the first month free before you have to move to a subscription thing. i dont get good 4g reception in elgin (but i do in carpentersville and algonquin, go figure)...so it wouldnt be worth it.

i speed tested a full 4g signal tho and i was upwards of 5mb/s.

This is with AT&T 3G on my iPhone 4... And my hand was over the dreaded "signal killer" spot lol. Not bad for just 3G. Of course I have wifi most places I go

And when I turn on the wifi I get over 11mb/s which is much faster than the wifi modem in my 3gs

 

[Mook]

ya. i get that usually w/ sprints 3g...depends on where i am in elgin

and ya, i'm on wifi as much as possible.

 

[Stink Star]

You see that terrible signal drop? I better hold my phone another way! Lol

 

[Mook]

 

[make_HP]

We'll see...i will comment once i get it and i have played around with it a bit

 

[BoostedK20]

i gots an EEEEEEVVVVVVVOOOOOO!! yay

 

[Mook]

want free apps that you would normally have to pay for in the marketplace (tho i encourage paying for apps since it keeps developers wanting to create)...

follow these steps (which i probably posted already)

go to marketplace on your phone and download APKtor

then add these under repositories (menu > add).

http://android-es.com/repo/apk/
http://repo.blackdroid.net/
http://aptoide.com/repo
http://apkrepo.co.tv/

hit refresh (make sure your on wifi it takes about 5-10 min the first time you do it) then the list will show up with everything you can download/install for free.

 

[Mook]

the samsung galaxy s is now the epic 4g for sprint...and my phone slowly starts to fade away as top android dog

That rumored Galaxy S Pro is very real and very official for Sprint this evening, 'cept it's not actually called the Galaxy S Pro -- instead, it'll be known as the Epic 4G when it comes to market "in the coming months." Like the EVO 4G before it, the Epic 4G sort of blows everything out of the water on paper: 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 5 megapixel primary camera with LED flash and 720p video recording paired with a VGA front-facing cam for video calls, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, six-axis accelerometer, and a 1GHz Hummingbird core. Oh, and of course let's not forget those EV-DO Rev. A and WiMAX radios, the latter of which will earn you theoretical downlink speeds in excess of 10Mbps -- speeds that will work nicely with the phone's five-device mobile hotspot support (three devices fewer than the EVO 4G, interestingly).

As software goes, the Epic 4G will be running Samsung's reworked version of Android 2.1 offering features like DLNA support and Social Hub. In other words, this is the closest you're going to get to an EVO 4G with a landscape QWERTY slide -- and at 14.2mm thick, you're only about a millimeter and a half thicker than HTC's entry. Like AT&T's Captivate, the Epic 4G is being described as "a Galaxy S smartphone," so it's pretty clear that Samsung's looking to group all of these things under a global brand with big-time name recognition. Neither pricing nor a launch date have been announced -- but hey, the EVO deserves a few more days in the spotlight, wouldn't you say?

 

[Mook]

evo crew, possible new update tomorrow (not 2.2 yet sadly).

 

[Mook]

annnnnd before i go to bed..a good app for getting ringtones, excellent wallpapers and notification sounds is Zedge.

well put together app. easy to use.

 

[Stink Star]

Serious question, how the hell are consumers supposed to keep all these android phones straight? How do u know which phones can handle what apps? It seems there are about 8 or 9 phones that are the same.... And why is everybody making a big stink about the droid x? The Evo and the galaxy seem to out-spec it in every way....

 

[BoostedK20]

thanks MOOK!

 

[importcrew]

I'm still awaiting more news on the Samsung Captivate. (Att's "galaxy" android phone). I just want to know if Att will butcher the phone like they do every phone.

I guess only time will tell.

 

[Mook]

Serious question, how the hell are consumers supposed to keep all these android phones straight? How do u know which phones can handle what apps? It seems there are about 8 or 9 phones that are the same.... And why is everybody making a big stink about the droid x? The Evo and the galaxy seem to out-spec it in every way....

droid X has a dedicated gpu. runs circles around the evo in terms of handling games. i think i posted a spec sheet for it on the previous page maybe?

people are just quick to jump on whatever is the "newest".

and i agree, there are a shitton of android phones out now

 

[Mook]

 

[tmbutitta]

 

[tmbutitta]

thanks mook.. was looking for that..

maybe its just so hilarious, because this is my life every day

 

[Mook]

 

[Mook]

i love these videos. the voices are gold