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Here you go, Android 2.4 Honeycomb's music player apk. Yes, Android 2.4. It seems to go along nicely with gallery 3d.
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I tried pushing this to my phone a few days ago and couldn't get it running on my eris. It wouldn't let me do a traditional install either. Do you have it running? If so, what ROM are you running?
synesthete said:
I tried pushing this to my phone a few days ago and couldn't get it running on my eris. It wouldn't let me do a traditional install either. Do you have it running? If so, what ROM are you running?
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I have not even looked at it yet but for all I know, it may be HDPI only. That would be dumb of Google. I don't think many MDPI devices (if any) will get the official upgrade to 2.4 or 3.0, but rooters are like half or more of the user base right? I think google should be on the rooters side when it comes to this kind of thing. The G1 has gingerbread right? And that was not even supposed to get 2.0.
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I have not even looked at it yet but for all I know, it may be HDPI only. That would be dumb of Google. I don't think many MDPI devices (if any) will get the official upgrade to 2.4 or 3.0, but rooters are like half or more of the user base right? I think google should be on the rooters side when it comes to this kind of thing. The G1 has gingerbread right? And that was not even supposed to get 2.0.
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It probably has more to do with how much RAM this thing uses. I was reading reports of the guys in the original thread and they were saying it was sucking down 24-28mb of RAM, the Eris couldn't handle that drain, hell it pretty much takes being OC'd to handle the 3D gallery on these phones.
Let me preface this by saying that I have nothing but the utmost respect for the dev community (NC and otherwise) and I really don't mean to step on any toes with this. I'm fairly new at all this and I've got some questions.
Alright, so as we've all heard by now, Google (whether their reasons are benevolent or not) are withholding the AOSP release of Honeycomb and that kind of rains on everyone's nook color parade. We've got a mostly working port of HC that kind of sags in the performance area. Its almost been enough to make me flash Gingerbread but there are a few things - namely the browser, email app, soft keys and notification system - that I'd miss. The new + screen is nice, but I've been using launcher pro as it runs seemingly faster than the stock launcher, so I'm already missing out on that.
Now, from what I understand, and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, deeperblue's HC port uses parts of Gingerbread to make everything all hunky dory.
My question is this; would a viable solution to slow HC performance be to make a new rom and pump MORE Gingerbread in? i.e. Take HC's notification system replace GB's phone-style notification pane. Make it mostly gingerbread with some tablet friendly nip/tucks here and there.
I realize there are things like softkeys and the bottom taskbar mod, but HC's handling of the android buttons and the new notification system is just so appealing. Its making the choice of which rom to run unduly difficult. And while I can't cook a rom, I'm hoping someone who can sees this and runs with it, if it is feasible, that is.
Truthfully... It's up in the air like everything else, unless a DEV directly comes out of the shadows and saids, hey i'm going to do it... Then we just won't know. Honestly, I'm sad that we won't see HC right around the corner, but CM7 is pretty awesome. And the Xoom is scheduled to drop down to $599 (Wifi only) today, making it a lot more competitive than the 3g.
That's not to say that I personally have $599 to drop and go buy a new tablet, but it does mean that you'll probably see them on craigslist or ebay in a few months for a bit cheaper. =\
The honey comb preview is awsome but to many apps don't work.
Tyfighter said:
My question is this; would a viable solution to slow HC performance be to make a new rom and pump MORE Gingerbread in?
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That was kinda the plan. CM7 development was going in a way that all the improvements (Bluetooth, partially working DSP, an accelerated interface) were going to be directly ported to Honeycomb once the source released. But without the source, that can't happen.
Basically Google has completely screwed any Nook Color fans wanting Honeycomb.
The only improvement that can be made is that a ROM could be made from the final SDK. That would be just as laggy, and will lack new features (Bluetooth, DSP, etc.), but it would be able to use Android tablet apps.
From the conversation about Google's move on the net, many are saying there won't be a Honeycomb source at all, and the next source dump will come with Ice Cream months from now.
So Honeycomb fans have a choice- either try out the CM7 modification that you talked about to make CM7 more Honeycomb-like, or start saving up for that Xoom...
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The honey comb preview is awsome but to many apps don't work.
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what apps dont work? most of the major ones have worked for me so far...
im finding that the hc rom is very usable for a daily driver...although bluetooth and dsp support would be very nice...
nolook said:
what apps dont work? most of the major ones have worked for me so far...
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Any Tablet app that requires the final SDK version (aka all those Xoom apps) won't work on our preview build.
poofyhairguy said:
Any Tablet app that requires the final SDK version (aka all those Xoom apps) won't work on our preview build.
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Thank you for your informative reply.
It seems now that my best bet is going to be t see what the cm7 guys cook up. Hopefully this aosp business will spark some of the innovation that the android community is known for. I'd love to help, but its not exactly my forte
With regards to what apps aren't working, my marketplace only seems to intall apps when the stars are right. I often have to attempt an install upwards of five times to have it succeed, if it even does. Otherwise i get insufficient storage errors or indeterminate error 18
sorry if i am hijacking this a bit, but i had thought that android was 'open source'. why the change in the plans to not release hc? is this to protect the hw manufacturers like mot who have hc on the xoom, and freeze out users who want it ported non supported platforms? Otherwise, I can't understand the logic.
I got the nc cause i had thought it had the best $/performance of any android based tablet. For half the price of others, it had great screen, and forgetting bt, etc., nice hw specs. With hc, it would be fantastic!
How else to counter ipads if not to get hc on as many tablets as possible?
I wonder if the fact that the playbook is running our apps has anything to do with it. If so, I don't mind anything that makes it rough for RIM.
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sorry if i am hijacking this a bit, but i had thought that android was 'open source'. why the change in the plans to not release hc? is this to protect the hw manufacturers like mot who have hc on the xoom, and freeze out users who want it ported non supported platforms? Otherwise, I can't understand the logic.
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It is open source and it WILL be released however at this time they don't think it's ready for final release (I've heard of various tweaks they need to make in the xoom) and are working those out prior to releasing it to devs
For those brave souls using Honeycomb daily on their Nooks, what kind of tweaks are you doing to help with performance/compatibility?
Thanks in advance!
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I'd also like to know if there are tweaks you can do to makc HC stable/perfered for the nook, anyone using it full time?
If you already have it installed on the eMMC with an overclocked kernel you have done all you can do.
Honeycomb development pretty much died the day Google said that their was going to be no source code release. We might never see a "stable" Honeycomb for the Nook Color.
With that said, many people has been working on making Froyo and CM7 better in Honeycomb's absence. I personally think the Tablet Tweaks CM7 version is more useable than even the Honeycomb on a Xoom I tried (at least our SD card slots work), and for people who are DYING for Honeycomb there is the NookieComb which is Froyo hacked to act like Honeycomb.
Take a look at the development forum for more information.
you can turn off all transition animations to get a bit of a speed boost...also opera mobile is much faster (but not as nice) as the HC browser
im running it off emmc and its actually very stable for web/reading...video isnt great yet and there is a bit of UI lag but IMO very usable...
I thought Google said they just delayed the 3.0 release. I read into that that 3.0 is a disaster right now and they are still trying to make it a clean product. I think Ipad is scaring them and they are moving into overdrive at Google trying to get ahead (meaning 3.0 came out before it was really ready).
I totally agree. Google doesn't want to let a half baked product out the door when you know the ipad 2 will be stellar.
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I thought Google said they just delayed the 3.0 release.
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The head developer of Android has said that AOSP won't be released until the phone features are merged, which means no code until Ice Cream.
So if the original ETA for Ice Cream was summer 2011, then I guess we see nothing until at least Christmas?
Meaning that Android tablets have been dealt a death blow for <b>another</b> year?
I am so glad for the independent developers working so hard at XDA.
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So if the original ETA for Ice Cream was summer 2011, then I guess we see nothing until at least Christmas?
Meaning that Android tablets have been dealt a death blow for <b>another</b> year?
I am so glad for the independent developers working so hard at XDA.
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i could be wrong but am pretty sure something will get 'leaked' before then....
I don't think Google minds -too- much that they are slowing down tablet development anyway. They've made it clear they want the "final solution" for tablets to be ChromeOS. Android for tablets is just a stop-gap measure.
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jahfry said:
I don't think Google minds -too- much that they are slowing down tablet development anyway. They've made it clear they want the "final solution" for tablets to be ChromeOS. Android for tablets is just a stop-gap measure.
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When did google say this?
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Is there any advantage to the overclock kernel? I have the regular kernel running at 1100 with CPU Tuner (unless the overclock kernel comes in v2 by default)
Got this from droidlife and I havent tested it yet since im on 2.3 but wanted the fam to have a crack at it and see if it works or not
http://www.mediafire.com/?4xwncz7doz475tj
We just threw up a post about the latest Netflix update which brought support to the original DROID, but what we failed to originally realize is that the update removed the device check which means in theory, that it should be able to work on all phones. Well, guess what? I loaded it up on my DROIDX2 (which is “not” supported) and it installed just fine and is now streaming a video. I’m loading it up on other devices too, but wanted to make sure you all knew. Feel free to grab it below and install – let us know how it goes!
*Note – this is not a hacked version. This is 100% the market version.
Update: Works on Thunderbolt (rooted 2.3), DROIDX2, DROIDX (2.3), and Xperia PLAY.
Update 2: No XOOM support though.
Update 3: Looks like it’s pretty hit or miss. Definitely sounding like it’s not working on stock Thunderbolt which is a damn shame.
Cheers Brandon!
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http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/2...ice-check-should-work-on-all-android-devices/
It didn't work for me... It goes to login screen and then goes back to home screen when trying to login dang I may have to jump to EE03 finally..
Doubt that will work or anything for that matter because they have been trying to get it to work on many devices on the main Android forums of XDA and not many people are having luck.
Seems like we'll just be waiting for now until Netflix releases something. They did just add...
LG Revolution, Motorola Droid and Casio G'zOne Commando
But no Epic 4G yet
For snapdragon 2.2 devices
Did the news get around about a guy named butcher pete?
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Doubt that will work or anything for that matter because they have been trying to get it to work on many devices on the main Android forums of XDA and not many people are having luck.
Seems like we'll just be waiting for now until Netflix releases something. They did just add...
LG Revolution, Motorola Droid and Casio G'zOne Commando
But no Epic 4G yet
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gotta love verizon huh lol
It is not the epic 4g, it is hummingbird based devices on the 2.2 kernal. Our cm7 isnt built on gingerbread source. It is still on 2.2.1 source. The reason that you need 2.3 because it has better hardware support for the hummingbird processor due to the fist flagship device to have a hummingbird was on 2.3 release not 2.2 release. Also, our software DRM that Samsung gave us in our 2.1 and 2.2 based ROMs sucks/is unable to support Netflix web streaming.
Did the news get around about a guy named butcher pete?
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It is not the epic 4g, it is hummingbird based devices on the 2.2 kernal. Our cm7 isnt built on gingerbread source. It is still on 2.2.1 source. The reason that you need 2.3 because it has better hardware support for the hummingbird processor due to the fist flagship device to have a hummingbird was on 2.3 release not 2.2 release. Also, our software DRM that Samsung gave us in our 2.1 and 2.2 based ROMs sucks/is unable to support Netflix web streaming.
Did the news get around about a guy named butcher pete?
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So basically we need to get new a new phone already huh? lol
I am just thinking.
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So basically we need to get new a new phone already huh? lol
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So what would happen if we took the DRM from the leaked gingerbread rom and placed it into a froyo rom? Do you think netflix would work. I am took afraid of trying this out myself for fear of reflashing my entire rom and reconfiguring all my setting again.
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It is not the epic 4g, it is hummingbird based devices on the 2.2 kernal. Our cm7 isnt built on gingerbread source. It is still on 2.2.1 source. The reason that you need 2.3 because it has better hardware support for the hummingbird processor due to the fist flagship device to have a hummingbird was on 2.3 release not 2.2 release. Also, our software DRM that Samsung gave us in our 2.1 and 2.2 based ROMs sucks/is unable to support Netflix web streaming.
Did the news get around about a guy named butcher pete?
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Thanks for the info.....was'nt aware that 2.3 was built around the Hummingbird processor. Damn....that should really give our Epic's a kick in the ass once it's official. Combined with some overclocked kernels and EXT4, maybe then we will see this phone's full potential.......it only took 8 monthes
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So what would happen if we took the DRM from the leaked gingerbread rom and placed it into a froyo rom? Do you think netflix would work. I am took afraid of trying this out myself for fear of reflashing my entire rom and reconfiguring all my setting again.
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No, we need the hummingburd enhancements in the kernal.
Did the news get around about a guy named butcher pete?
netflix on syndicate from epic
i am currently running the syndicate rom on my epic 4g. i downloaded the app that meter 5 posted and updated it and it now works, maybe it might work on the stock rom. I know it is reported to work on the gingerbread rom but apparently it works on mine as well.
Just downloaded Netflix today from the Android Market. Running Bonsai 4.1.1 and I'm already streaming! Woot!
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Doubt that will work or anything for that matter because they have been trying to get it to work on many devices on the main Android forums of XDA and not many people are having luck.
Seems like we'll just be waiting for now until Netflix releases something. They did just add...
LG Revolution, Motorola Droid and Casio G'zOne Commando
But no Epic 4G yet
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The Commando?! A guy in my class at Boeing has one of those...slowest damn phone ever! That think reminds me of my Treos when they were still stock, yet it gets NetFlix?
elbo450 said:
Just downloaded Netflix today from the Android Market. Running Bonsai 4.1.1 and I'm already streaming! Woot!
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Ignore my post above...I just downloaded it from the Market and it's working as well. Giggity! Between TV.com, Droid Streamer and now NetFlix, I'm set
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Ignore my post above...I just downloaded it from the Market and it's working as well. Giggity! Between TV.com, Droid Streamer and now NetFlix, I'm set
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There's themed versions already, too.
I'm curious what anyone who has had experience with both thinks about switching from HCv4 to CM7. I've read some of the previous posts on the subject, but it looked like most replies were back in February, so now that we're at the end of 2011, any thoughts?
I've been using HCv4 for about as long as it has been out, and it runs very, very well in my opinion. But since development seems to have died, and now ICS is maybe going to make HC development DOA, until ICS comes to the Color Nook I was thinking of checking around for alternatives.
I've seen that CM7 seems to be very popular, so is it currently the most compatible and fully functional Android version that runs on the NC? Is it better all the way around now than HCv4? Have the video and audio problems been worked out, or are there other drawbacks? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
-JTT
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I'm curious what anyone who has had experience with both thinks about switching from HCv4 to CM7. I've read some of the previous posts on the subject, but it looked like most replies were back in February, so now that we're at the end of 2011, any thoughts?
I've been using HCv4 for about as long as it has been out, and it runs very, very well in my opinion. But since development seems to have died, and now ICS is maybe going to make HC development DOA, until ICS comes to the Color Nook I was thinking of checking around for alternatives.
I've seen that CM7 seems to be very popular, so is it currently the most compatible and fully functional Android version that runs on the NC? Is it better all the way around now than HCv4? Have the video and audio problems been worked out, or are there other drawbacks? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
-JTT
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CM7 is actually usable unlike HC. Yes basically all issues have been squashed. I suggest you switch ASAP. No point using dead, and incomplete software.
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The main reason that it has no report/response since Feb is 'cuz nobody else uses it (a little exaggeration) except you and some others, very minor. Did I love HC, heck yes, beautiful GUI, I'd tried both HCv4 and 2 others (forgot from who), honestly, beautiful, but that's about it.
Since Feb til now, when ICS is being developed, I'm surprise that here and there, still people asking about HC.
CM7 - Gingerbread (full support)
CM8 - Honeycomb (die before born)
CM9 - Ice Cream Sandwich (in labor)
As the author of one of the ports, it still baffles me that people are using the darn thing. It was designed as an experiment, and honestly never expected for real use (without the hc source). Any remning users ould go to cm7 post haste, and hang in there for cm9 to roll aound..
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As the author of one of the ports, it still baffles me that people are using the darn thing. It was designed as an experiment, and honestly never expected for real use (without the hc source). Any remning users ould go to cm7 post haste, and hang in there for cm9 to roll aound..
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You know why? 'cuz the one you've made, I believe the entire HC image file, was so beauty, seeing the GUI, honestly I didn't want to go back to CM7 but like I said, that's about it.
Yeoouch..
Hmmm, I guess I feel chastised for still using the Honeycomb SDK hack on my color Nook, but honestly, it has worked very well. Though I'm not living and dying by what I can or can't do with my Nook, it's been plenty usable while waiting for a better, cleaner, faster version of something to come along. 99% of the apps I've tried have worked, and the few that haven't have not been missed enough to change to a different mod just for them. So I'll grit my teeth and just say thanks to anyone who contributed to the HCv4 version I've been using.
I may try CM7, if only because I like knowing what my options are, and because I may give the thing as a gift to my daughter, who won't want to mess with a kludged version of Honeycomb. It's the eReader apps and their functionality that matters most at the moment, and I don't think that will matter whether I'm on CM7 or HCv4.
eh, I wish ICS was already out...
-JTT