Feb 10, 2012 : Comments
Samsung Vibrant back on official CyanogenMod list, 911 issues fixed
ROMs
MIUI ROM by Xiaomi going open source
There are plenty of customizable, user-created ROMs out there. A lot of them. But there are only a few which manage to garner the attention of mainstream developers within the Android modding community, and manage to stick around over the years. Xiaomi, the company behind the ROM itself, has decided to go the open source route, providing the details of the ROM to all... Read more » Dell Streak receives Android 2.3 update
Dell may have discontinued the Streak 5 a few months ago, but that isn't stopping them from updating it to Android 2.3. A user on the XDA-Developer forums came across a link to the Korean Streak 5 update, and shared it with world. Anyone looking to upload the update to their tablet must have the version 350 of stock recovery on their tablets. The update is about... Read more » Ice Cream Sandwich Ports Come to a Plethora of Devices
Whenever a new version of Android is announced the community gets very excited for ports to start popping up for their devices. One of the great things about the Android community is that you can always run the latest and greatest software without buying the latest and greatest device. Since ICS went open source a few weeks ago devs have been hard at work... Read more » Republic Wireless LG Optimus One Comes With CyanogenMod?
Well this is interesting. If you haven't heard of Republic Wireless they are a new carrier offering unlimited plans for $19. The catch is you have to highly rely on WiFi networks or Republic Wireless will kick you out for excessive data usage. You are allowed to use mobile data (via Sprint's network) but only in small portions. The first device to grace their... Read more » The HTC HD2 Gets Ice Cream Sandwich Before Verizon
Trivia time: what phone can Android 2.2, 2.3, Windows Phone NoDo/Mango, MeeGo, Maemo, and now Ice Cream Sandwich? The correct answer is the HTC HD2, a phone released way back in 2009 with Windows Mobile 6.5. Even though it launched with lackluster software it was very popular because of it's great hardware. The HD2 was one of the first phones with a 1GHz... Read more » ROM Review: MIUI 1.8.22
Another day, another ROM. There are so many ROMs to choose from that members of the Android community have created. Today we have a rather unique one. MIUI, a Chinese ROM that’s been translated to English by a team of developers called MIUI.us. There are many teams that create different versions of the ROM, but today we’re gonna focus on MIUI 1.8.22 for the HTC... Read more » Come hang out at the Ustream Live Chat #9 tonight at 7PM Eastern!
Hey all, just a friendly another reminder that at 7 PM EDT this evening, the Live Chat will be held at PhoneDog’s Ustream Channel. For your convenience, I have embedded the stream below. You can also watch from your Android device by downloading the Ustream app, which can be found here. Bring your questions and your friends! Notice: You will not be able to... Read more » Poll: Do you hack your Android phones?
It seems like a lot of DroidDog readers and viewers are fans of Android primarily as a platform for hacking. And why this is the case is no big mystery. Hackers have repeatedly released coming features (and versions of Android) long before Google, OEMs, and carriers could; provided functionality that would otherwise be altogether unavailable; implemented themes and... Read more » HTC’s pledge to keep bootloaders open: what does it mean?
Roughly 17 hours ago (according to Facebook) Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, made an announcement on the company's Facebook wall. An announcement that, so far, has over 2,000 comments, and over 7,000 "Likes." What exactly did this announcement say? "There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to... Read more » New Gingerbread package for G2 surfaces online
This isn't the first time a Gingerbread image for the T-Mobile G2 has been made available online, but according to build numbers and the original poster, the one available now over in the XDA forums is finally the real deal. There aren't many details on exactly what this update includes, fixes or enhancements wise, but so far everything looks great. Whether... Read more » 
