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Another WinMo phone flirting with Android

Posted on Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008 by Phil Nickinson
 
Filed Under: News; Tags: android, htc, touch diamond

Oh, for crying out loud. We shoulda known that once the boys and girls at XDA Developers got hold of the Android OS, hijinx would ensue. First they got Android up and running on the Tilt, and then the HTC Touch. Now it’s appeared on the Touch Diamond. [via]

So far all we’ve got is some photos showing proof of concept. They’re still a ways away from a working operating system that lets you make phone calls and use data. Trivial stuff like that. The wizard lavender.t explains:

as i have said it is still in a very preliminary stage. very few things work. i just tried the calculator and it worked :) the key map doesnt work yet and the virtual keyboard always gets in my way which is kinda annoying ... no network ..., and no way to bring it back once the LCD is off after idle for a while ...

OK, OK. You Android guys can play with our phone. Lord knows there are enough to go around. If you’re the (hard-core) tinkering type, head on over to to the XDA forums and give it a shot.

But here’s a question for ya: Would any of you guys want to see Windows Mobile running on the G1?

 
 

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Definitely, i was just saying that to a friend over the weekend. I'm not particularly interested in Android, but definitely give me a call when they get WM on the g1, then we'll have our first capacitive touch screen WM device :) The Ultimate would be WM on the iphone, though the Touch HD has kind of negated that (how i want a Touch HD...)
Submitted by drtigerlilly (not verified) on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 09:41.

Hm... now that's an interesting thought. WM (like Palm OS) is designed mostly for precision-tapping, so using it with a capacitive touchscreen would be a nightmare. The screen would be very sensitive to the touch... but the finger is a low-resolution signal and the screen is a low-resolution sensor. The same goes for putting WM on an iPhone.

So... no. I'm quite happy with Android on the G1. It's so easy to use because the software is centered around capacitive touch, and the few actions that require precision can be handled with the trackball.

But Android works mostly alright with resistive touchscreens because the higher resolution really isn't a problem.

Submitted by inportb (not verified) on Sun, 01/04/2009 - 18:15.

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