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[kaskade]

Did they fix the battery status thing? It's kind of annoying that the indicator stays at 75% until it hits 50%.

 

[jonnybryce]

Changes were smaller than I expected. Nice little stuff. So much for Google buying the webOS design guy, barely anything improved. Not jealous of Nexus S or Gingerbread on FroyoDroid.

 

[ZZMitch]

Did they fix the battery status thing? It's kind of annoying that the indicator stays at 75% until it hits 50%.

That depends on the phone and how it reports battery life, not the OS. For example, my Droid only reports battery life in increments of 10, while other phones do it by 1.

 

[gcubed]

Changes were smaller than I expected. Nice little stuff. So much for Google buying the webOS design guy, barely anything improved. Not jealous of Nexus S or Gingerbread on FroyoDroid.

there are some nice things here and there, it does look more cohesive, and you'll see the changes with honeycomb... we've known for quite a bit now that this wasnt going to be a huge ui change.

 

[Luckyman]

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/android-map-app-3d-compass-offline/

The new maps load 100 times faster because instead of downloading the entire map image for each level, the app downloads meta data which describes the entire map at all different levels and then renders the appropriate sector on the fly. This will start to give Google Maps offline capabilities on mobile phones. It may be possible to cache a map of an entire city on the phone.

this is huge

 

[Jamesfrom818]

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/android-map-app-3d-compass-offline/



this is huge

I was reading this on Google Reader when I was stuck at an unusually long red light. Sounds so awesome. I just hope my N1 can handle it.

Changes were smaller than I expected. Nice little stuff. So much for Google buying the webOS design guy, barely anything improved. Not jealous of Nexus S or Gingerbread on FroyoDroid.

The webOS guy came too late into the dev cycle for Gingerbread. You won't see his influence until Honeycomb

 

[rohlfinator]

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/android-map-app-3d-compass-offline/



this is huge

That's pretty awesome and not unreasonable for smaller areas. Those map caches could get pretty freaking huge if you're caching an entire city on the scale of Houston or Los Angeles, though.

 

[The Shadow]

just rooted my cousin's Galaxy S Vibrant and is there any good ROM's for it? thanks.

Grab Froyo. There's an official stock Froyo rom floating around if you don't want anything custom.

 

[tabsina]

I'm reading on Engadget that Nexus One isn't supported for Maps 5 due to it's shitty multitouch controls? (Annoying that also includes my Desire)

That really sucks if it means that there will be no version of maps 5 (a cut down one) for nexus/desire

 

[Jamesfrom818]

The Engadget article on the new Google Maps says that the N1 can't handle it 100% due to its lack of multitouch which is strange because the N1 does have multitouch.

EDIT: Beat...

Thats enough of a reason for me to want to upgrade to a G2. I can wait for HTC's next phone though.

 

[zedge]

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/android-map-app-3d-compass-offline/



this is huge

This is awesome.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

I'm reading on Engadget that Nexus One isn't supported for Maps 5 due to it's shitty multitouch controls? (Annoying that also includes my Desire)

That really sucks if it means that there will be no version of maps 5 (a cut down one) for nexus/desire

I'm now more tempted to create a BS warranty claim, sell the new model, then buy the Nexus S...

 

[Daigoro]

that google maps update looks great! my favorite app. :lol

fuck me. i just got my first ever spam sms while reading this thread. werent you guys just talking about that last week? shit.

 

[Bboy AJ]

The Engadget article on the new Google Maps says that the N1 can't handle it 100% due to its lack of multitouch which is strange because the N1 does have multitouch.

EDIT: Beat...

Thats enough of a reason for me to want to upgrade to a G2. I can wait for HTC's next phone though.

N1 is dual touch or something, not multi. Fucking sucks for us.

 

[Jamesfrom818]

N1 is dual touch or something, not multi. Fucking sucks for us.

Our only hope is that xda can find a way.

 

[Bboy AJ]

Our only hope is that xda can find a way.

Hardware limitation so there is no way. I'm baffled as to why Google used the crappy input as opposed to true multitouch.

 

[Jamesfrom818]

I wonder why dual touch isn't enough for rotating the view. Doesn't seem like it would be that big of a deal.

 

[Bboy AJ]

I wonder why dual touch isn't enough for rotating the view. Doesn't seem like it would be that big of a deal.

Maybe they realize the screen is too crappy to work properly: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=dsSUqkh8pcI

 

[Mercury Fred]

I wonder why dual touch isn't enough for rotating the view. Doesn't seem like it would be that big of a deal.

Yeah, sucks that the N1 won't have full functionality for the new Maps, but it will still have some aspects, including caching.

 

[Poody]

Hardware limitation so there is no way. I'm baffled as to why Google used the crappy input as opposed to true multitouch.

Because our boy eric schimdt didn't want to hurt jobs feelings with the multi-touch screen and went with dual touch instead. They were scratching each others backs and eric bent over to jobs request. That's why early nexus adopters like myself didn't have dual touch enabled until 2.1

 

[JCX]

I saw on wikipedia that video chat is supposed to be in gingerbread? Does this mean a native android video chat feature, or will it be separate like the current third party video chat features?

 

[spermatic cord]

Google doing their best to make sure I never have to ask anyone for directions to the nearest McDonalds again with those 3D maps. DAMN

 

[Jamesfrom818]

Well, we have the trackball. Maybe someone can figure out how to map rotational control to the trackball for the N1.

 

[Zombie James]

From Anandtech's preview:

Gingerbread’s UI brings GPU accelerated animations onboard and will likely provide some speedup to the interface which even with 2.2 was occasionally jittery even on the fastest hardware.

So GPU GUI acceleration (at least partially) is in?

 

[tabsina]

I saw on wikipedia that video chat is supposed to be in gingerbread? Does this mean a native android video chat feature, or will it be separate like the current third party video chat features?

The gingerbread sdk includes the gtalk icons for what would appear to be audio/video chat symbols (the same red/amber/green video chat icons you'd see in gmail).. so one could hope that means it'll all be built into gtalk

 

[Elbrain]

Finally rooted my Droid Inc, running Redemption 2.2 with Launcher Pro and Chads Kernel. So far really spiffy and slick. Damn should of rooted and messed with ROMs months ago.

 

[Slizz]

Anybody root a ATT Galaxy S Captivate?
If yes, anyone have like a tutorial or something?

 

[gcubed]

i never understood how google could fail so hard on the screen of the N1, its not like multitouch was some new technology when the n1 was released... kinda embarrassing when your flagship phone of last year can't use new features.

 

[ep85]

Anybody root a ATT Galaxy S Captivate?
If yes, anyone have like a tutorial or something?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-I897

XDA-developers.com is your friend.

 

[Epix]

Andy Rubin with prototype Motorola Tablet showing off Honeycomb and new Google Maps app.

WARNING: The two people interviewing him are tough to listen to.

 

[Zeppu]

More immediate and almost as exciting as gingerbread news. New LauncherPro update! Yay!

 

[thespot84]

Andy Rubin with prototype Motorola Tablet showing off Honeycomb and new Google Maps app.

WARNING: The two people interviewing him are tough to listen to.

Lol I'm pretty sure one of them is Walt Mossburg. He likely delivers tech news to more people than anyone else, though through written word :lol :lol

 

[Jim]

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/android-map-app-3d-compass-offline/

this is huge

This should help save on batteries quite a bit when navigating hopefully. Very excited about it.

 

[The Friendly Monster]

Yeah new maps looks amazing, hopefully navigation ties into that too.

Being able to store a foreign city before you go there then not need data is amazing.

 

[skybaby]

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/android-map-app-3d-compass-offline/



this is huge

This has been in development for ages now. For the longest time (close to an year I think) the hacked version by brut from XDA had a debug option to enable vectors. It was pretty cool, albeit incomplete of course.

 

[thespot84]

http://lifehacker.com/5708080/use-the-new-gingerbread-keyboard-on-your-rooted-android-phone?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+lifehacker/full+(Lifehacker)

Haven't tried it but could be fun... (use 2.3 keyboard on rooted 2.2)

 

[Kinitari]

So I have a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant (Bell - Canada), and while I love it to death, I do have problems with it.

I've been reading up on some of the 2.2 changes and the XDA scene, and they both resolve almost all the problems I had, and add a host of features I am sincerely intrigued by.

Now I am torn, do I wait for 2.2 (which, has been promised for Dec 15th) through official channels, or do I do the leg work myself, bump it to the best possible 2.2 stock ROM for my phone?

I honestly don't know the pro's and the con's, and the XDA forums are making me dizzy with the sheer amount of stickies. Anyone here familiar with my phone, or just have a general idea of what I could expect/how much work I would have to put into it if I rooted it?

 

[Menelaus]

Just wait.

 

[snacknuts]

Just saw the info about the new Google Maps. Looks awesome, and I'm glad I'm not getting completely left behind with everything on my original Droid. Yet.

 

[Zombie James]

http://lifehacker.com/5708080/use-the-new-gingerbread-keyboard-on-your-rooted-android-phone?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+lifehacker/full+(Lifehacker)

Haven't tried it but could be fun... (use 2.3 keyboard on rooted 2.2)

Nice, i'll give this a shot later.

 

[snacknuts]

http://lifehacker.com/5708080/use-the-new-gingerbread-keyboard-on-your-rooted-android-phone?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+lifehacker/full+(Lifehacker)

Haven't tried it but could be fun... (use 2.3 keyboard on rooted 2.2)

Just installed and it's working fine. I guess the new text selection system is something independent of the keyboard in Gingerbread, because I can't find a way to use it or bring it up.

 

[skybaby]

Just saw the info about the new Google Maps. Looks awesome, and I'm glad I'm not getting completely left behind with everything on my original Droid. Yet.

Are we sure thats not 2.3 only?

 

[Crisco]

Are they ever going to fix the overall "jankiness" of the Android UI? Even the latest video showing that tablet, the scrolling still looked slow. That's going to be an immediate turn off to anyone coming from an iPhone.

 

[snacknuts]

Are we sure thats not 2.3 only?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/google-maps-for-mobile-5-unveiled-adds-dynamic-map-drawing-and/

-Galaxy S
-Droid
-Droid X
-Droid 2
-Droid Incredible
-Evo
-Nexus S
-G2

Also:

The update is due out in the "coming days," according to Rubin. Great way to kick off Nexus S' launch, then.

So definitely not a Gingerbread thing, unless that is also coming out for all of those phones in the next few days.

 

[Piano]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/google-maps-for-mobile-5-unveiled-adds-dynamic-map-drawing-and/



Also:



So definitely not a Gingerbread thing, unless that is also coming out for all of those phones in the next few days.

The impression I got was that those are the devices that are getting 100% of the new GM5 features. I believe all phones are getting some version of the update with whatever they can handle.

 

[Gwanatu T]

Are they ever going to fix the overall "jankiness" of the Android UI? Even the latest video showing that tablet, the scrolling still looked slow. That's going to be an immediate turn off to anyone coming from an iPhone.

I think this depends heavily on the hardware. On my HTC/T-Mobile G2 I never run in to any kind of slow down like I've seen on other hardware at times.

 

[thespot84]

I think this depends heavily on the hardware. On my HTC/T-Mobile G2 I never run in to any kind of slow down like I've seen on other hardware at times.

2.3 is reported to take advantage of a GPU for the UI, as opposed to CPU, specifically to address this.

 

[Primethius]

I've been trying to install the Gingerbread keyboard on my rooted HTC Hero (it is 2.2) and it keeps giving me a Status 0 error and aborts the installation.

I'm sure it's a simple fix but I can't seem to find a solution for it.

 

[Jamesfrom818]

I've been trying to install the Gingerbread keyboard on my rooted HTC Hero (it is 2.2) and it keeps giving me a Status 0 error and aborts the installation.

I'm sure it's a simple fix but I can't seem to find a solution for it.

If you're running CyanogenMod, I think there's a problem with it adn you're going to have to wait for the CM team to include it themselves. Also, it doesn't work with the dictionary in 2.2 so no autocomplete.

 

[FiRez]

Are they ever going to fix the overall "jankiness" of the Android UI? Even the latest video showing that tablet, the scrolling still looked slow. That's going to be an immediate turn off to anyone coming from an iPhone.

Launcher Pro and ADW are a lot more fluid than the stock launcher, I thought the first one was accelerated by hardware the first time I used it