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OpenEclair Update


In this video, Carlos Graves demonstrates the changes made to the ROM, “OpenEclair”.
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Open Eclair (ROM) Overview


In this video, Carlos Graves reviews a new Eclair 2.1 ROM called Open Eclair.

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There will be more videos on this ROM as I continue to use it. This is just a first look.

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Android 2.0: more than multi-touch


Google announced today the support of 2.o in the SDK and there’s plenty for developers to be excited about: great control over bluetooth and sync plus contact integration that will really pull the vanilla Android experience together, for starters. A single inbox, multiple access points for your contacts, and the potential for bluetooth gaming with chat and social features are just the beginning. Éclair is turning out to be quite a tasty treat. Oh, did I mention HTML 5? That paves the way for Google Wave, folks!



Also see PCWorld’s Complete Primer for 2.0.

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Android 2.0 Eclair photodump!


Well, BGR teased us yesterday with a video of the first Verizon Android phone, Droid, booting up along with the tantalizing promise that there was more to follow. And here is part one of that promise delivered; a walk-through of Android 2.0, complete with screenshots.

Among the leak is evidence of a universal inbox, Maps 4.0, an app for simple phone (and street) navigation while driving, text-to-speech options, Facebook integration, a YouTube widget, contact upgrades and more, more, MORE! Some of these elements are unique to the MOTODROID while others are just Android 2.0. Eclair… is that a fat droid’s name?

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home

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Facebook

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Facebook options

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Maps

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Maps: layers 1

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Maps: layers 2

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YouTube widget

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settings

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accessibility

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text-to-speech

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back up

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about phone

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easy navigation for driving

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apps

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contacts

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lock screen

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dialer

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widgets

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universal inbox

Via BGR

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MotoDroid will run Android 2.0… or not


Will the Sholes/Tao/Droid ship with Eclair when it drops on Verizon? That depends on which tech blog you’re reading today (see more here). But this image from BGR – which is probably the best snap we’ve yet seen of the device – clearly indicated the phone is running firmware version 2.0.


Via Android Central

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