Posts Tagged ‘android 2.3 gingerbread’
Official Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for HTC Desire Released
August 1st, 2011 / No Comments » / by Faizan
After long wait, HTC has released official Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for HTC Desire. Because of memory limitations in HTC Desire, they have remove unnecessary apps and squeezed it down to fit in available space of HTC Desire. Secondly it is released as a developer build only for developers and not for general public because you’ll loose all customizations and operator settings. So if you’re an advanced user you may want to give it a try.
HTC Desire – Gingerbread vs Froyo Benchmark
April 18th, 2011 / 1 Comment » / by Faizan
While official Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for HTC Desire is not out yet and it may take couple of month before HTC starts rolling it out, xda member LeeDroid has released custom Gingerbread rom for HTC Desire with HTC Sense. Today, I installed this rom on my HTC Desire and so far its looks awesome, navigation is much more smoother then Froyo, GMT+6 bug for Pakistan is fixed, updated version of default software, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM are working fine. I’ve done some benchmarks to compare performance of this gingerbread rom with my previous Android 2.2 Froyo Vs Eclair benchmark.
Android 2.3 Gingerbread on HTC Desire confirmed
February 23rd, 2011 / No Comments » / by Faizan
Some good news for HTC Desire users from British carrier Three that HTC Desire will get Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. According to a status update of @ThreeUk on twitter in reply to a user asking weather HTC Desire will be getting Gingerbread or not, @ThreeUK replied with confirmation but didn’t gave any ETA on update.
http://twitter.com/ianmcmillan/status/38592937227075584
@ThreeUK Will you be releasing Android 2.3 for the original HTC Desire?
http://twitter.com/ThreeUK/status/38642485102264320
@ianmcmillan Yes we will but we don’t have timescales yet
Obviously unbranded sets will get update months before ThreeUk but that will be no sooner than summer this year.
Samsung Galaxy S2 Teaser [Video]
February 2nd, 2011 / 1 Comment » / by Faizan
Something big is coming! Samsung is going to announce Galaxy S2 on February 13th, 2011 in Barcelona.
- Samsung Dual-Core Orion ARM A9 1Ghz
- Super AMOLED plus with 480×800 resolution
- 8mp Camera with 1080p video recording
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- NFC chip
- Gyroscope
- 9mm or less in thickness!
Checkout the Teaser Video!
Android 2.3 Gingerbread keyboard for HTC Desire
December 11th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Faizan
Earlier this week Google released Android 2.3 Gingerbread along with their new Nexus S phone. Android 2.3 is not yet officially released for any phone like Nexus 1 or HTC Desire but because Android is an Open Source OS and its SDK is available, developers have managed to extract its keyboard and made it available for Android 2.2 Froyo Users.
Prerequisites
1. you must have rooted your phone, check this thread on XDA forums. It has a nice guide on How To root your root your phone using Unrevoked.
2. ClockworkMod recovery must be installed. To install it first install ROM Manager by ColockworkMod from android market place and then install ColockworkMod recovery by opening Rom Manager.
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