Comments on: Android 2.0 predictions – Part 1

By: Google pisses off every GPS company – Android and Me

Google pisses off every GPS company – Android and Me — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:34:17 +0000

[...] we didn’t see this one coming. Today Google announced Google Maps Navigation (Beta) which features turn-by-turn GPS navigation [...]

By: Android and Me

Android and Me — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:48:59 +0000

[...] will not confirm or deny it, but they are secretly working on their own GPS navigation software. I predicted this back in August and many thought I was crazy, so I’m back again to stoke the rumor [...]

By: edd

edd — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:55:41 +0000

I’ve been really looking forward to the Cliq, but I would really like the better multimedia support that is due out in Android 2. If I buy the Cliq will I be able to upgrade the OS later when it comes out? Or will the Cliq be stuck with 1.5 and I’d be better off waiting for a phone that comes with 2.0 preinstalled?

I hope the answer is the former, not the latter. I really like T-Mobile and had bad experiences with Verizon, so Scholes is not a possibility for me as long as it is exclusive to Verizon… I’d wait for something else rather than go back to them.

By: JJ

JJ — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:49:44 +0000

The reason I come here is because I like Android (I am running Android on my Sprint HTC Touch, I haven’t used WinMo in months). I want new information just like everyone else. I’m just asking for more clarification, that’s all.

Perhaps you should go back and read my comments again. I didn’t say that these are rumors or even that I believe they are rumors. The way in which the information is presented leads one to question its validity. In the end the credibility of the articles have to be based upon the that of the author. IMHO, that is questionable based on past performance.

There are ways to report on a subject without identifying the source. All I’m asking for is to give us an idea how reliable these sources are. If they are insiders, “an unnamed insider” would do the trick. If they are third-party or just some random info that he found in some dark corner of the interwebs then all he has to do is let us know. Be upfront about it, that’s all.

By: Taylor Wimberly

Taylor Wimberly — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:46:58 +0000

Google Maps is a separate download from the Android Market, so I expect it will come to the G1.

By: ShortySk8n

ShortySk8n — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:33:11 +0000

I have only had my G1 for about 2 weeks. So I’m very new to android. But have questions about updates. Will 2.0 work on the G1? I read somewhere it will not because of memory limitations. So if it won’t, Does that mean the updates to google maps will not run on the G1? As for me, I would rather see a rotating map so the direction your traveling is always up. My previous GPS (pharos 525 with Mapopolis) Had talking directions. I shut it off. Very annoying. Just a thought

By: Android and Me

Android and Me — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:44:35 +0000

[...] back on Monday for two more features we think are coming to Android 2.0. Missed Part 1? Android 2.0 might be revealed sooner than we thought. Categories: Android OS News, Noted Tags: [...]

By: Taylor Wimberly

Taylor Wimberly — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:41:04 +0000

I was wrong about the Snapdragon platform being used in the Sholes, but that led me be the first one to confirm the OMAP3430.

Also, a lot of my sources ask to remain anonymous. I don’t go making this stuff up for fun.

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:11:10 +0000

Where is part 2!?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:51:24 +0000

First of all, it makes no difference when you joined the OHA. Second, why would Google or Motorola want to first launch a new version of their product on a much smaller wireless carrier like T-Mobile? If Verizon is interested, then you go with them. They have the largest subscriber base in the US at 88 million or so, so it makes perfect sense to release this new phone on their network first. The idea is to sell as many handsets as possible, so limiting yourself to a carrier roughly 1/3 the size is just dumb.