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Google I/O 2012 |OT| Jellybean, Plus, Aura, Glass
Google I/O 2012 |OT| Jellybean, Plus, Aura, Glass
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Jayayess1190
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Google I/O 2012 |OT| Your device will never get Jelly Bean. You jelly?
Google I/O 2012 |OT| It oozes and squirts
Google I/O 2012 |OT| thread of Gingerbread flavored Jelly Beans
Google I/O 2012 |OT| You Jelly?
Google I/O 2012 |OT| It oozes and squirts
Google I/O 2012 |OT| thread of Gingerbread flavored Jelly Beans
Google I/O 2012 |OT| You Jelly?
the grass is not greener on the other side.
The Faceless Master
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Haha. That made me laugh.
No Time to Defrag
More than one Galaxy
BootlegSnackz
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Google I/O 2012 |OT| thread of the smartphone OS we deserve, but not the one we need right now.
God please no.
Ha Ha .... That was clever.
Google I/O 2012 |OT|: Partly Cloudy With a 100% Chance for iOS to be Jelly
Good Job Bob
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Google I/O 2012 |OT| Sponsored by Jelly Belly
While we are on the subject of features you don't get until two years later.
Can somebody list all the "features" you get in Android 3 and 4?
I honest can't think of many features that's legitimate features.
Here are the ones I can think off:
* virtual keys (I personally don't consider it a positive feature, an interesting option maybe)
* interactive notification. Very few apps utilize it. But some music player implement music control in there, so its the biggest "plus" I know.
* New browser/Chrome. IMO they are not optimize for forum browsing. And I do 90% forum browsing everyday so they are minor pluses for me.
* power switch toggles on the notification bar. This was implement much earlier in OEM launchers. I had an Android 2.1 Galaxy Tab that had it. And ICS's implementation is still not the best. In MIUI, you can long press the switch and go to the setting.
* Better font, faster AOSP launcher, screenshot ability. I don't care or they were implemented much earlier by OEM. Combine drawer and widget. Again, not better than Sense of MIUI implementations. Cosmetic change at best.
* Better camera, keyboard and calendar. Again I don't use the google ones because they don't have enough features, plus I don't think you should count app improvement as part of OS upgrade. You can update the apps any time.
Really there is not alot of "features" you can put on a list besides the fact that ICS was heavily rewritten under the hood and run faster on slower hardware.
My point is I highly doubt google will announce any "must have" feature for 4.5 or 5.0.
Can somebody list all the "features" you get in Android 3 and 4?
I honest can't think of many features that's legitimate features.
Here are the ones I can think off:
* virtual keys (I personally don't consider it a positive feature, an interesting option maybe)
* interactive notification. Very few apps utilize it. But some music player implement music control in there, so its the biggest "plus" I know.
* New browser/Chrome. IMO they are not optimize for forum browsing. And I do 90% forum browsing everyday so they are minor pluses for me.
* power switch toggles on the notification bar. This was implement much earlier in OEM launchers. I had an Android 2.1 Galaxy Tab that had it. And ICS's implementation is still not the best. In MIUI, you can long press the switch and go to the setting.
* Better font, faster AOSP launcher, screenshot ability. I don't care or they were implemented much earlier by OEM. Combine drawer and widget. Again, not better than Sense of MIUI implementations. Cosmetic change at best.
* Better camera, keyboard and calendar. Again I don't use the google ones because they don't have enough features, plus I don't think you should count app improvement as part of OS upgrade. You can update the apps any time.
Really there is not alot of "features" you can put on a list besides the fact that ICS was heavily rewritten under the hood and run faster on slower hardware.
My point is I highly doubt google will announce any "must have" feature for 4.5 or 5.0.
I'd say some sort of user interface design/identity is a pretty big plus. ICS native apps look so so so much better than gingerbread it actually makes them better to use
Going by your previous list you just won't care anyway.
Good Job Bob
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I agree that they should have the option for the settings toggles in the notifications bar. Either that or something like a swipe SBsettings. Plonking a settings button at the top of the notification bar is a bit of a cop out.
Samsung took the idea of the scrolling toggles in the GS3 right from XDA and it works well.
Samsung took the idea of the scrolling toggles in the GS3 right from XDA and it works well.
Whats so special about the holo theme?
Its the only launcher theme that's not hideous?
If you can't particulate it, your reason is not better than fanboys blind love.
Plus, aesthetic shouldn't be the main reason to upgrade an OS.
The developers blog has a list of all the major additions to the platforms.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.1.html
If you hit the highlights for each section you'll see the user facing enhancements.
The holo theme, is a combination of a couple of things btw. Aesthetically, it provides a light/dark good looking theme that every developer can count on it being there. In association with the theme, they introduced the fragments that allow apps to unify looks and function over different devices easily (TED Talk is a great example). The action bar is arguable part of the hole theme as well. It allows core functions of an app to reside in the same location for all apps. The split action bar, as seen in gmail, lets apps present more functionality at once.
The over all holo theme also removed all the faux gradients and faux objects from nearly every aspect of the OS, no more "fisher-price push me" buttons, instead they moved toward having everything being interactive, i.e. if you can see it you can mess with it.
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OT: This post just reminded me, I totally forgot about the logo, I'll work on that this week. =X
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.1.html
If you hit the highlights for each section you'll see the user facing enhancements.
The holo theme, is a combination of a couple of things btw. Aesthetically, it provides a light/dark good looking theme that every developer can count on it being there. In association with the theme, they introduced the fragments that allow apps to unify looks and function over different devices easily (TED Talk is a great example). The action bar is arguable part of the hole theme as well. It allows core functions of an app to reside in the same location for all apps. The split action bar, as seen in gmail, lets apps present more functionality at once.
The over all holo theme also removed all the faux gradients and faux objects from nearly every aspect of the OS, no more "fisher-price push me" buttons, instead they moved toward having everything being interactive, i.e. if you can see it you can mess with it.
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OT: This post just reminded me, I totally forgot about the logo, I'll work on that this week. =X
ThatObviousUser
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What logo?
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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Question about Google Voice over wifi: Can I receive calls over wifi if I have no cell reception at my house? And if so, does the caller have to be a Google voice user or can anyone using anything (landline, cell, etc) call my number?
I'm thinking the answer is that they have to be a google voice caller only. I'm trying to be a skinflint and use a sprint network Virgin Mobile phone that works great just outside of my home. The rate plan is perfect (cheap) and I would mainly be using the service for mobile internet at work anyways.
I'm thinking the answer is that they have to be a google voice caller only. I'm trying to be a skinflint and use a sprint network Virgin Mobile phone that works great just outside of my home. The rate plan is perfect (cheap) and I would mainly be using the service for mobile internet at work anyways.
original thinking asked for a little design help.
Google voice doesn't actually do VOIP calls yet. Just voicemails and text messages. You'd have to set up a SIP and use another app/service to forward the calls through wifi. There's a couple of people here that have done it, hopefull they chime in.
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ICS videos for the RAZR phones. Looks like they toned down their BLUR, alot. Pretty cool
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/2...-video-series-watch-them-all-here/#more-70678
Good Job Bob
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Looks great.
Looks great.
padfone?
Good Job Bob
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Eh, why is Webtop tablet ICS?
Why not? it's better than the shitty linux thing they had going on before.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
That's nonsense. ICS is SO much more enjoyable to use than any previous iteration of Android. Everything looks so much nicer, things are easier to find, the OS actually has continuity. I love ICS.
You can do what you're trying to accomplish with GrooveIP: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gvoip&hl=en
padfone is too much magic for me.
Copernicus "particulated" for me. Quit being a numbnuts
Looks nice. Now we just need the Droid Fighter to come out, a Maxx with 720p.
The Faceless Master
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you need a separate app if you want to send and receive Google Voice calls over wifi.
there are a few.
GrooVe IP
Talkatone
Spare Phone
OriginalThinking
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Looking forward to it. Been to busy enjoying the sun to do any work myself!
Motorola has released some videos detailing its ice cream sammich changes. It looks to be the most faithful to stock ICS: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/26/3045246/motorola-ice-cream-sandwich-skin-demo-video
First is in Japanese. 素晴らしい!
First is in Japanese. 素晴らしい!
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I'm going to start making mock up UI's for the Twitter app I want to make. What features would you want to see? I mainly want a functional and fast app so keep that in mind
If that's your criteria, why not just use Boid?
I basically want Tweetbot on Android, with more features.
I'm going to start making mock up UI's for the Twitter app I want to make. What features would you want to see? I mainly want a functional and fast app so keep that in mind
I'd pay good money for an android twitter app like t4bp (twitter for busy people) or reportage.
Whatever type of app you decide to make, the number one thing I consider first in an app are the types of actionable elements in the tweet. If the tweet contains a hash tag, url, twitter user name etc I want the ability to tap on that element right there while browsing through the timeline. Some apps make the user jump through a couple of hoops and I don't care for those (except reportage :/).
One feature rarely seen in twitter apps is a showcase for the user's wallpaper on twitter. When the website was one of the main interfaces for using twitter many people took up the option of changing their wallpaper and adding personality to their page. It's less common now but I never did find a way to view the wallpaper in an app, including twitter's official apps.
JonathanEx
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I'm going to start making mock up UI's for the Twitter app I want to make. What features would you want to see? I mainly want a functional and fast app so keep that in mind
Take Tweetdeck, and update it for ICS. Done.
Did I miss something? Where the fuck is ICS for my S1, Samsung?
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