All
Newbie posting here. Apologies in advance for a misplaced or repetitious post.
Could the forum weigh in on the pros and cons of the Android Development phones (Android Dev 2 and Nexus One) versus programming on the HTC Incredible directly?
Are there device-specific issues that the dev phones avoid?
Are they better representations of how all HTC (or android phones in general) behave?
Do they give a sense of the types of errors we would have with different phones (cross-device errors)?
Are they better for developing camera-based apps?
Thanks!
Cheers, S
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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.
Hi all
Due to being confused i have posted the same thread in Desire Genereal, Desire Q&A, General, WebOS Hacking&General and WebOS Development.
Please delete the wrong ones.
I was just wandering would it be possible and if there is any brave soul to port Web OS to desire. I have read a bit and would like to try this OS myself. Not rich enough to owe 3 mobiles though :/.
Just let me know if I'm asking/wanting impossible or it is doable and someone may take it on board.
thnx in advance for all replies
Regards
Kirior
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.
hey all!
just got my sprint htc one m8 a couple days ago (coming from the GSIII), i'm rooted, s-off, and excited to jump into all the new roms... one thing though, i noticed in the sprint htc one m8 forums, there's really nothing in the Original Android Development section, and some roms in the Android Development section. but on this forum (nothing specific to a carrier), there's a whole slew of roms in the Original Android Development section!!! i'm just skeptical and don't know if i have to stick to roms in the Sprint forum.
any help or clarification about the possibility of using roms in this forum would be much appreciated!!! thank you!
Your best bet is to take a look at the ROMs and see if they specifically mention Sprint support or not. If it doesn't specify, search the thread to see if it's been asked. If not, ask. I know for a fact that some do, but not all of them. Enjoy the new device!
goffmj said:
Your best bet is to take a look at the ROMs and see if they specifically mention Sprint support or not. If it doesn't specify, search the thread to see if it's been asked. If not, ask. I know for a fact that some do, but not all of them. Enjoy the new device!
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thanks for the info!
So I Currently Have 2 Phones.
An HTC One M8 ANd An iPhone 7
HTC Is Now My Fun Phone And It's Rooted But IDK Which ROM I Should Download
Any Suggestions?
Battery Life Is A Plus For ROMS
Speed Is Also Important
Someone just made a thread exactly like this yesterday. And there is a much longer, ongoing "best ROM" thread in the general M8 section. We don't need more threads like this.
thread closed, lets use some of the threads that have already had discussion in. There is a lot of useful information within these 2 links.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ht...ently-best-rom-htc-m8-based-6-0-cm13-t3442924
https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/discussion-android-7-nougat-t3505252
Thanks