I'm noticing a bunch of threads on the Android Software and Hacking General board, but there's no real organization to them. Would it be possible for someone to create a Huawei devices board? (Individual devices could make the device list a bit crowded.) It'd be nice to have information for these devices in one place, and it'd clean up the board in general.
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Hello everyone,
I have a little suggestion to make. I think it is time to call for a "Porting Android" forum.
As I'm sure many of you are aware, there are frequent Android porting threads started all over the forum in each specific category. However a lot of our beloved deviced are based on pretty much the same hardware. Therefore, at least for me as a non programmer, it seems to make sense to try to increase collaboration between the different deviced. I am fully aware the is an IRC channel where all the developers hang out, but I think xda-developers deserves an own forum non the less, where device independent developments could be discussed and all the device specific threads could be bundled. General FAQs as how to run Android could be made sticky to avoid duplicate discussions and increase productivity. Also, maybe some of the noob questions of "when is it done" would stop once the threads are moved out of the device specific rom subforums and people would see that there is actually some development going on, even though it might be for another but similar device.
Now you can go ahead and rip my idea apart.
It would make more sense, as I have stated in the ... blackstone forum? i think? i cant keep track now, they are all basically the same, which is why I say this is a good idea instead of 15k of posts to read through, it would be 15k of more easily searchable threads.
Hi there,
I think it could be a good idea to put "all in one" forum and/or Wiki.
It would be easier for devs and noobs to find infos
I think that, if executed properly, a porting Linux/android section for each device would be very worthwhile.
There could be sticky at the top, with a simple How-to, a comprehensive FAQ, and the latest versions, and then different threads for people to collaborate and work on different features (Android Market, Cellular data/voice, hardware support, etc.). Then, there could be some kind of Questions and Answers thread, for more specific problems/questions.
Dave
The only reason I voted against this idea is because Android Porting is different with each hardware and needs to be specific to that hardware. (It comes down to drivers)
For example, I had Android working on my mogul with phone calls, messaging, net access, etc. That's not the case with my touch pro. Though Android installs on TP, none of the uses of a phone are possible yet.
To combine all potential exceptions under one location might be too cumbersome, especially considering the number of devices Android is sought out to work on.
my $0.02.
I think it would be a good idea if each phone had its own section for porting android, kinda how there is a rom development section for phones
The idea behind the thread was to create a single forum for all the android porting going on here to combine the knowledge of people working on different devices running similar hardware.
There are barely 1 or 2 threads about android for every device. Having a dedicated android section for every device would therefore be an overkill.
svetius,
This is in regards to the request for addition of a forum for the Nook Simple Touch. I understand that there are a large number of forums already. Forum management is getting harder, and that you must pick and choose for popular devices.
You said that you're gauging for popular interest, and there may not be enough by your reckoning to warrant such an addition. But would it be possible to add one or two subforums into the existing Nook Color forum instead? The existing mod(s) can oversee them, and it wouldn't add any more to the overall forum count.
In fact, it may be a good idea to allow more subforums for devices from a single brand, like the Galaxy Tab 8.9, or the upcoming 2nd-gen Galaxy Tab 7. There's more synergy, because existing users can better help out the new users. And there's less administrative work on your part.
Please, give this some consideration. Thanks for reading this, and thanks also to all the admins and mods for making this place available for all of us.
HP
Not a bad idea. This is something like what we wanted for the galaxy s phones. Now there are 5 sub forums for what is basically the same phone. Could have done something like the touch pro series where you have GSM dev and CDMA dev.
Good idea especially for brands with few devices : it could be possible to make a general forum for the brand with subforums dedicated to each device and maybe other general subforums.
It could also be useful for devices that are very similar ...
This would also work well for the likes of the Xperia Neo which lacks it's own forum but is similar enough to the Arc that the two could be combined.
In fact, the likes of the Xperia Play and the up-coming Xperia Ray and Xperia Pro could both be added to a combined 2011 Xperia forum, they've all got pretty much identical hardware.
I was going to post this in the requests thread, but it seems to be mostly for devices. I propose we start a forum dedicated to device security. Here are some reasons it is needed:
Mobile security has become a hot topic for news
CIQ and htc's holes were found on this forum!
Mobile devices beyond blackberry are moving into enterprise markets
Security principles extend beyond individual devices or platforms
Platform specific applications and fixes are usually not device specific
Other forums, such as Ubuntu forums have had very good success with security focused forums
Full disk, file, folder, and transfer encryption has become much more prevailant
I am sure others can come up with more reasons for starting this forum as well. Thanksfor considering it!
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I apologize if this isn't the right place for this, but I, quite frankly, didn't know where else to post this: I noticed that there is no entry for the Mediapad M2 here on XDA yet in the devices-section. Will it receive a section of its own or will it just kind of be rolled into one of the existing ones, like e.g. the Mediapad X2 is very similar H/W-wise? Yes, I realize it is a rather new device and it's not from one of the most popular manufacturers and all that, and no, I am not familiar with the process of how new devices are added here.
The ideal place for this request is in the following thread - *** New Device Forum Requests ***. Being posted in that thread helps keep all such requests in one place and helps the admins to see which devices are being requested on a regular basis.
With Huawei not being one of the bigger manufacturers, I presume the decision on whether it gets a forum here will be more dependant on how popular the device may be and how much developer support will come along.
Even if it doesn't end up getting its own forum though, it may be a good idea to keep searching in the Android General forum. That'll be a good place to check because a user of the Mediapad M2 will likely end up creating a thread in that section which will include all sorts of information for that device, so that it's all contained in one place.
KidCarter93 said:
The ideal place for this request is in the following thread - *** New Device Forum Requests ***. Being posted in that thread helps keep all such requests in one place and helps the admins to see which devices are being requested on a regular basis.
With Huawei not being one of the bigger manufacturers, I presume the decision on whether it gets a forum here will be more dependant on how popular the device may be and how much developer support will come along.
Even if it doesn't end up getting its own forum though, it may be a good idea to keep searching in the Android General forum. That'll be a good place to check because a user of the Mediapad M2 will likely end up creating a thread in that section which will include all sorts of information for that device, so that it's all contained in one place.
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Alright, I appreciate the reply and shall make a request for it in the right place, then.
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