Nexus One getting Pinch Zoom

[radikal]

Originally Posted by andrew53517
Droid is going on ebay the moment the nexus one hits verizon... sorry but the Nexus one just gets updated better
Interesting point, since this will be the first update, and it has not actually arrived yet for most people.
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and is just an overall a better device. I regret not waiting
Well, it depends on what you want. It has no keyboard and a "less standard" resolution than the Droid.

Having said that, I fully intend to get an N1 when they hit VZW. But not because they are 'updated better;' rather, because of the form factor and display.

really andrew? REALLY! they had a shit phone so they threw them a bone, really! it fixed 3g and then as an added bonus gave them that, droid will get that stuff asap! just not yet.

and whoever said droid gets that tonight, i dunno!

and! nexus one ota update.zip won't work on our phones right?

 

[mazz0310]

really andrew? REALLY! they had a shit phone so they threw them a bone, really! it fixed 3g and then as an added bonus gave them that, droid will get that stuff asap! just not yet.

and whoever said droid gets that tonight, i dunno!

and! nexus one ota update.zip won't work on our phones right?

The dev's have something from the update.zip running on the droid, giving us 2.1 and multitouch but I'm not sure exactly what it is.

And I kinda agree with you, we got an update right after launch as well, I just wish we would get 2.1 already.

 

[radikal]

yep, exactly, i guess i will wait for pete to add this stuff to the beast! when he does, i will just be able to run update.zip to do it i am guessing? that would be sweet! pete and some of the others need to get apps going so that i can just one click update, i am sure its easier said than done though!

 

[Fabolous]

Guys, besides the N1 and Droid, are there any phones even running Android 2+ ?

Just relax, the N1 is currently the flagship phone, and this update is an update to the flagship OS, 2.1. If the Droid were running 2.1, we would've gotten the same update.

Just think, the Droid's been out since November, and all previous Android devices haven't gotten 2.0 yet, and now we're complaining because the N1 got an update, even though we all KNOW that 2.1 is coming to the Droid?

Anyways, whoever said they're going to defect to the N1 when it comes to Verizon, have fun. If you're not into the hardware keyboard, the N1 certainly does have a nice form factor.

However, just keep in mind, my Droid is and will be faster than your N1

 

[radikal]

how is it faster man? do go on, i mean i am staying with droid, love my pull out keyboard! are you clocked to 1.1? or what?

 

[Fabolous]

I'm clocked to 950, but seeing as how our OMAP3 is faster than the Snapdragon clock for clock, even at 950 I get higher linpack score than a 1GHz N1 (stock that is, without Cyanogen's cheat JIT)

 

[radikal]

interesting! i did not know that really! i have heard some stuff, but guess i wasnt sure on specifics!! very great!

 

[Fabolous]

Btw, Brandon over at Alldroid has the update.zip applied and working on Droid as a nandroid backup.

However, his internet is down (can't upload a big file), so looks like we'll have to wait till tomorrow.

ReverendYo has it working too, but his internet is down as well (what a coincidence).

 

[Damar1979]

Yeah I agree with you. If Nexus has 2.1 I don't see why we shouldn't, other than sales.

Well, Keep in mind that the Nexus 1 is google's baby for the time being. But even they are sending updates to that phone to iron out some kinks, which is why that is the only phone that is being sold under the google website for now. And you want droid to get pinch and zoom. Understandable, but don't say that it's not fair that the droid doesn't have that yet. At least droids came out with 2.0, and everyone was fine with that until the Nexus 1 with 2.1 was released. Why? Don't know... but everyone who had a sip of Haterade had something to say about it. What about the other Android phones that have been released before the Droid? for all the Heros, moments, cliqs, beholds, eris',mt3g's that are still without 2.x, yet still operating on 1.x. Be fortunate for the device that you have.. because it is a good one, but it's no better than the other Androids out there and shouldn't get special treatment just because it's the "Droid".

 

[OMJ]

why is everyone so hyped up about pinch to zoom. They released multitouch apps and the keyboard isnt one of them. Big oversight imo

 

[sooper_droid12]

You also have to remember that N1 doesn't have any check gates to go through before a release of updates. For the DROID, first it has to be released by Google, then it has to be optimized to the Motorola hardware and then lastly go through VZW's QC/QA. I'm not sweating it. Will be nice if/when it comes, but I've lived without it for so long I don't even miss the lack of it.

 

[sooper_droid12]

why is everyone so hyped up about pinch to zoom. They released multitouch apps and the keyboard isnt one of them. Big oversight imo

+1, probably the one area that needs it the most.

 

[sukanas]

You guys think the keyboard supports multiple touch now?

 

[mazz0310]

Well the maps, genie widget, and amazonmp3 have been ported over so far.

Credit for GenieWidget and AmazonMP3 go to Pete at alldroid

Credit for Maps to xda-dev for posting the multitouch for G1: XDA-Dev Thread

MAPS:
http://alldroid.org/viewtopic.php?f=210&t=1955

GenieWidget/AmazonMP3
http://alldroid.org/viewtopic.php?f=210&t=1919&start=60

 

[PetiePal]

Motorola vs. HTC hardware. It's all about who can implement faster. Motorola's still testing out 2.1, it'll be here soon enough.

 

[trevlynch]

its so funny to read everyone bitch. grow up

 

[radikal]

yeah, it is, i am excited daily by what my phone can do, not while daily bout what it cant

 

[OMJ]

You guys think the keyboard supports multiple touch now?

no thats the problem.

 

[inssane]

Bugless Beast 7.4 has the pinch zoom on maps. No keyboard update (yet).
It's sweet, but in the car, I would rather use one finger.

 

[lisagumpz]

I agree with the others before me... this market fragmentation is really annoying. When I purchased my Droid, I didn't even know the "Google phone (N1)" would be coming out a month later preloaded witn 2.1. At first, I was pissed, but then I calmed down because I thought we'd be getting a 2.1 update quickly but here we are in Feb with no solid ETA and I'm aggravated.

Don't be, I think if you keep predicting what'll happen, it'll just drive you Nuts, anyway didn't we receive reports that Nexus 2 may arrive this year? lol