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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;At long last, Google has finally released the source code for Android 2.0 (codenamed Eclair). Motorola&#039;s Droid is the only smartphone currently shipping that&#039;s built around the latest version, but now that Eclair&#039;s out in the wild, expect to see plenty more handset makers jump on board.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The release is also great news for the Android modding community, many of which have been eagerly awaiting the update. Modding guru Steve Kondik, otherwise popularly known as &amp;quot;Cyanogen,&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/cyanogen/status/5702341225&quot;&gt;stated in a Twitter message&lt;/a&gt; that he&#039;s already gotten Eclair to run on his HTC G1 smartphone, noting that &amp;quot;it runs really well, fast, and smooth. Audio and video not working yet, though.&amp;quot; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So what&#039;s the big deal? Android 2.0 is the most significant update to Google&#039;s open source platform to date. Just a few of the added features include native Exchange support,  search functionality for all saved SMS and MMS messages, more camera options (built-in flash, digital zoom, white balance, and so forth), an improved virtual keyboard, multi-touch support, and more. This could be the OS that finally gives Apple&#039;s iPhone OS a run for its money.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to Taylor Wimberly of AndroidAndMe.com, uber popular Android hacker who goes by the name of Cyanogen managed to ruffle some feathers over at Google. From the sound of things, the search giant is none too pleased with Cyanogen distributing their closed source Android apps (Market, Talk, Gmail, YouTube, and others) with his third-party CyanogenMod ROM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Going by the chat log Wimberly posted on his site, Google has issued a cease and desist letter to Cyanogen, who laments that &amp;quot;CyanogenMod is probably going to be dead.&amp;quot; It would be a shame if it came to that, as CyanogenMod is probably the most popular third-party Android ROM out there, and is actively being developed, somewhat of a rarity in the Android ROM community whose only compensation is user donations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But all might not be lost. Cyanogen said he has opened up a dialog with Google.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;My argument is that I only develop for Google-experience devices which are already licensed for these apps,&amp;quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://androidandme.com/2009/09/hacks/cyanogenmod-in-trouble/&quot;&gt;said Cyanogen&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;quot;So we&#039;ll see what they say. Maybe we can work something out.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So do we. Otherwise, this could be a blow to the entire Android ROM community, not just Cyanogen. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.mhuang.savecyanogenmod&quot;&gt;Save Cyanogen Petition App (free)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/article/howtos/howto_hack_your_android_g1_phone&quot;&gt;How To: Hack Your Android G1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Remember when T-Mobile&#039;s G1 was being billed as a potential iPhone killer? Powered by Google&#039;s Android platform, the open-source mobile OS   was supposed to usher in the end of the iPhone OS era, and who knows, maybe someday it still will. But it won&#039;t be on the G1 (otherwise known as   the HTC Dream), the chunky alternative that misses the mark of mobile greatness.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/files/u17625/androidhack_teaser.jpg&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But while the G1 might leave a lot to be desired   out of the box, power users who aren&#039;t afraid to take matters into their own hands have the ability to significantly enhance the handset&#039;s   capabilities. On the following pages, we&#039;re going to show you how to hack your G1 the easy way so you can do things with your phone that other G1   owners only wish they could, like install apps to an SD card. And for you old school traditionalists who like to get your hands dirty, we&#039;ll also   show how you to root your G1 the old fashioned way and wade through all the necessary code step-by-painstaking-step. After it&#039;s all said and   done, we&#039;ll cover some of the most popular third-party ROMs and tell you which one we&#039;re rolling with.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Reasons to Root&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/Root.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;279&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First, you have to understand what it means to   &#039;root&#039; your phone. Google&#039;s open-source Android platform is based around a Linux kernel. In the Linux world, root access is similar to having   administrative rights on a Windows install, and by rooting your phone, you&#039;re giving yourself permission to poke around Linux (in this case,   Android) willy nilly. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are several reasons to root your G1, not the least of which is the same sort of satisfaction you&#039;ll get that   comes from building your own PC versus buying a pre-built rig. But there are more than just bragging rights and a self-acknowledged &#039;Job well   done&#039; at stake.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/SD_Card.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;295&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Image Credit: SanDisk&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the biggest benefits of hacking your G1 is so you can   bypass the handset&#039;s meager memory limits and install applications directly onto your SD card.  This isn&#039;t something that&#039;s possible on a G1&#039;s   stock firmware, which forces you to make do with a paltry 70MB or so of leftover internal flash memory. With roughly 10,000  apps available   through the Android Market, it doesn&#039;t take long to fill up your phone, especially if you&#039;re into gaming.  Many had hoped the much anticipated   &#039;Cupcake&#039; (version 1.5) firmware update would address this shortcoming, but it didn&#039;t. Even worse, HTC&#039;s shortsightedness could potentially leave   G1 owners stranded at Android 1.5, as there&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.androidcentral.com/will-t-mobile-g1-continue-receive-android-updates&quot;&gt;chatter   &lt;/a&gt;of future updates being too large to fit on the internal flash memory. But with a rooted phone, you needn&#039;t worry about such nonsense and can   point and laugh at the chumps who have used up all of their phone&#039;s internal storage and must uninstall an application before trying out a new   one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to what you&#039;ll find on the Android Market, there are a bunch of apps that have been developed specifically with root users   in mind. WiFi tethering is probably the most common, which allows you to connect your laptop to your G1 and access the internet through your   phone. This comes in handy should you find yourself in a WiFi deadzone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other reasons to root include being able to test drive new Android   updates before they&#039;ve officially been made available to the public, the ability to customize your own boot image, you can create a full backup   of your phone, install a full-blown Linux distro, and rock out with other root-specific applications, among other uses. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Reasons not to   Root&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As with any kind of unofficial modification, if something goes wrong, you&#039;re on your own. Nobody&#039;s going to replace your phone should   you manage to turn it into a pricey paperweight, though the risk of something like this actually happening is pretty slim if you take your time and do things right. You&#039;re also putting   yourself in a position to rely on third-party ROM developers for future updates. Instability and quirky behavior might also rear their ugly mugs,   and depending on which ROM you install, certain functions might be disabled&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Still ready to root? Let&#039;s get started!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Prep Your   G1&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We&#039;re not going to muck with your SD card during the rooting process, but it&#039;s still a good idea to back up any data you&#039;d rather not   lose. Later on, we&#039;ll be formatting your SD card anyway, so you might as well transfer any music, photos, and other files you want to keep safe   to your PC. Also be prepared to re-enter your contacts if they&#039;re not synced with Gmail. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If your PC is equipped with a memory card reader,   you can simply slide in your SD card and transfer files that way. Otherwise, use the G1&#039;s included USB cable and attach the phone to your PC,   select &#039;Mount,&#039; and proceed with your manual backup.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now that you&#039;ve backed up your SD card, it&#039;s time to make room for the ROM   installation that comes included with the one-click root application. You&#039;ll need about 9-10MB of free space on your G1&#039;s internal memory, so   start uninstalling applications if necessary. Once you flash your G1, all your apps will be wiped clean, so now would be a good time to make a   note of any software you&#039;ll want to re-download and install once you&#039;re up and running again.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;The So Called &#039;One-Click&#039; Root Method   &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rooting your G1 has never been easier, but it&#039;s certainly been harder. If you&#039;ve been scared off in the past, you&#039;re in luck - a   relatively new app, called &amp;quot;Recovery Flasher,&amp;quot; has turned what used to be a complicated process into a painless task so easy even your   cell-phone toting grandmother would have little trouble getting the job done. And it works even if you&#039;ve already installed Google&#039;s Cupcake   firmware, officially known as Android 1.5  (using the old method, you would first need to downgrade to a previous firmware). &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Up until   recently, Recovery Flasher was available through the Android Market, but Google has since pulled the app. Moreover, Google patched up the   security exploit the app was using to root your phone, but there&#039;s a newer version that works as of this writing. To install it, you&#039;ll first   need to configure your G1 to allow applications to run from outside the Android Market. Click the &lt;strong&gt;Menu&lt;/strong&gt; button, then go   to&lt;strong&gt; Settings&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Applications&lt;/strong&gt;, and check/enable &lt;strong&gt;Unknown Sources&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Next, open up your G1&#039;s   browser and type in http://zenthought.org/system/files/asset/2/flashrec-1.1.1-20090908.apk, which should automatically download the Recovery   Flasher package. If not,, navigate to http://zenthought.org/content/project/flashrec and manually click on the download link. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/OneClick.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;385&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Once you&#039;ve downloaded Recovery Flasher, install the app and open it up. You should now see   the above screenshot. Tap on &#039;Backup Recovery Image,&#039; then tap &#039;Download Recovery Image.&#039; Once it&#039;s finished downloading, tap &#039;Flash Recovery   Image.&#039;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Congratulations, you&#039;ve just rooted your phone!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;The Complicated Root Method&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Should Google find a way to block   the above method from working, you can still root your G1, it&#039;s just going to take a few more steps and a lot more patience. And if you already   have Cupcake (firmware 1.5) installed, you&#039;ll first need to downgrade to a previous build. Here&#039;s how to do that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/G1_Downgrade.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;368&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Downgrade Your Firmware&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Connect your G1 to your PC, mount the SD card, then   right-click the removable drive under My Computer. Format the card using FAT32 as the file system. Alternately, you can plug your SD card into   your PC&#039;s media card reader and format it that way. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Download the HTC Dream RC29 image file from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.megaupload.com/?%20%20d=EMY1HIVU&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. Unzip the file you just downloaded and copy the DREAMING.nbh file over to your SD card. Note that this is for G1 phones   purchased in the U.S.; if you live in the U.K., follow the same steps, but use &lt;a href=&quot;http://koushikdutta.blurryfox.com/G1/DREAMIMG-%20%20RC7.zip&quot;&gt;this RC7 image file&lt;/a&gt; instead.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/Copy_RC29.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;238&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Turn your phone off and make sure the SD card is inserted into the G1. Turn the G1 back on,   but do so by holding down the Camera button found on the unit&#039;s side and press the Power button.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You should now be entering the G1&#039;s   bootloader mode. At first you&#039;ll see a rainbow of colors. Keep holding the Camera button down until the screen turns a grayish-white. Now just   follow the on-screen instructions to flash your G1.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reboot by pressing &lt;strong&gt;Talk+Menu+Power&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Root Your   Phone&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/G1_Telnet2.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;236&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Now that you&#039;ve gone back to a pre-Cupcake state, you&#039;re ready to root your G1 and   shed the shackles of the stock firmware, but first we need to install a special boot menu with advanced options. Start by again connecting your   G1 to your PC and mounting the SD card, then download CyanongenMod&#039;s Recovery Image found &lt;a href=&quot;http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/cm-recovery-%20%201.4.img&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and copy it over.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fire up the Android Market app, search for Terminal Emulator, then download and   install.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Next, search for Telnet, then download and install.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This next step is pretty tricky, so make sure you follow along   closely. Power down your phone, then turn it back on. Once it finishes loading, slide out the keyboard and tap anywhere on the main screen. Make   sure no icons or menus are highlighted, then hit the return key. Wait for a second, then hit return again. Nothing should happen, which is a good   thing. Next, type &lt;strong&gt;telnetd&lt;/strong&gt; and hit return. As you do this, it will bring up your Contacts menu, but don&#039;t be alarmed, this is   normal. Finally, hit the home key, then fire up the Telnet application you downloaded in step 5.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the Telnet application, tap   &lt;strong&gt;Connect to Server&lt;/strong&gt;. This should bring up a black screen with a bunch of symbols. Now type the following bolded entries, making   note of spaces:
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system &lt;/strong&gt;(makes the system folder writable)&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;cd sdcard&lt;/strong&gt; (changes the directory to your SD card)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;flash_image recovery cm-recovery-  1.4.img&lt;/strong&gt; (flashes and replaces the G1&#039;s stock recovery image with one that contains more end-user options)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;cat cm-  recovery-1.4.img &amp;gt; /system/recovery.img&lt;/strong&gt; (copies the cm-recovery image file to the system directory)  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Congratulations, you&#039;ve just rooted your phone! You&#039;re almost ready to install third-party ROMs, but first, we need to   update the G1&#039;s Second Program Loader (SPL) and Radio. The SPL works as part of the G1&#039;s bootloader and performs a variety of tasks, including   manipulating data in the handset&#039;s internal memory. But most importantly, the SPL makes it possible to flash certain third-party ROMs and apply   other hacks. And the Radio controls the G1&#039;s WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, and other communication protocols.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;background-color: #ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WARNING! - Follow these steps in order. You could potentially brick your phone by updating the SPL before the Radio.   &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Update the Radio&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/Custom_Recovery.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;412&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Download the latest Radio from &lt;a href=&quot;http://code.google.com/p/sapphire-port-dream/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I), then copy the ZIP file over to your SD card and rename   it &lt;strong&gt;update.zip&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/Update.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;308&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Power down your phone and wait for it to turn completely off.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hold the &lt;strong&gt;Home &lt;/strong&gt;key   and press the &lt;strong&gt;Power&lt;/strong&gt; button to boot into the Recovery Mode you installed earlier.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use the scroll wheel to select   &lt;strong&gt;[Alt+S] apply sdcard:update.zip&lt;/strong&gt;, or slide out the keyboard and press &lt;strong&gt;Alt+S&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When prompted, press   &lt;strong&gt;Home+Back&lt;/strong&gt; to complete the process.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press &lt;strong&gt;Home+Back&lt;/strong&gt; again to reboot your phone.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You can verify   that the Radio installed correctly by pressing the &lt;strong&gt;Menu&lt;/strong&gt; button, select &lt;strong&gt;Settings&lt;/strong&gt;, and tap &lt;strong&gt;About   Phone&lt;/strong&gt;. Scroll down to Baseband version and note the numbers being displayed. If you followed these steps correctly, the second half   should read 2.22.19.26I. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Update the SPL&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are two popular SPLs you can choose from. The first is Hard SPL (available &lt;a href=&quot;http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/downloads/list?q=label:SPL&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), which will allow you to install just about any ROM out there.   The second is Haykuro&#039;s SPL (1.33.2005, available  &lt;a href=&quot;http://code.google.com/p/sapphire-port-dream/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;), which you&#039;ll need if you   plan to install certain Hero-based ROMs. Haykuro&#039;s would seem the obvious choice, then, until you realize that installing it on an incompatible   mainboard will likely brick your G1. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/G1_Mainboard.png&quot; width=&quot;395&quot; height=&quot;243&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To check your mainboard version, plug your G1 into your PC,   mount the SD card, and delete DREAIMG.nbh. Detach and power down your G1. Hold down the Camera button and press Power. In just a few seconds, you   should see a multi-colored screen. On the top-left corner is where you&#039;ll find what version mainboard your G1 uses. If it says DVT, you&#039;ll need   to use Hard SPL or there&#039;s a good chance you&#039;ll destroy your phone. If it says PVT, you can safely install Haykuro&#039;s SPL, but if you want to play   it safe, stick with Hard SPL anyway.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hard SPL Update &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Download Hard SPL from the link above. Copy the ZIP file   over to your SD card and rename it &lt;strong&gt;update.zip&lt;/strong&gt; (overwrite or delete the existing update.zip that&#039;s already on there from when you   installed the Radio).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Disconnect the G1 from your PC and power down your phone.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hold the &lt;strong&gt;Home &lt;/strong&gt;key and press the   &lt;strong&gt;Power&lt;/strong&gt; button to boot into Recovery Mode.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use the scroll wheel to select &lt;strong&gt;[Alt+W]&lt;/strong&gt; wipe data/factory   reset, or slide out the keyboard and press &lt;strong&gt;Alt+W&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use the scroll wheel to select &lt;strong&gt;[Alt+S] apply   sdcard:update.zip&lt;/strong&gt;, or slide out the keyboard and press &lt;strong&gt;Alt+S&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When prompted, press &lt;strong&gt;Home+Back&lt;/strong&gt;   to complete the process.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press &lt;strong&gt;Home+Back&lt;/strong&gt; again to reboot your phone.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haykuro SPL Update&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Download Haykuro&#039;s SPL from the link above and copy the ZIP file over to your SD card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Haykuro&#039;s SPL update also requires that   you flash a third-party ROM before your phone will boot. Any ROM should work, but for this example, download one of CyanogenMod&#039;s ROMs from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cyanogenmod.com/downloads&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; (we recommend the latest stable release, &lt;a href=&quot;http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/update-cm%20%20-4.0.4-signed.zip&quot;&gt;update-cm-4.0.4-signed.zip&lt;/a&gt;). Copy the file over to your SD card and rename it &lt;strong&gt;update.zip &lt;/strong&gt;(overwrite or   delete the existing update.zip that&#039;s already on there from when you installed the Radio).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Disconnect the G1 from your PC and power down   your phone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hold the &lt;strong&gt;Home &lt;/strong&gt;key and press the &lt;strong&gt;Power&lt;/strong&gt; button to boot into Recovery Mode.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use the   scroll wheel to select &lt;strong&gt;[Alt+W]&lt;/strong&gt; wipe data/factory reset, or slide out the keyboard and press &lt;strong&gt;Alt+W&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use   the scroll wheel to select &lt;strong&gt;[Alt+A] apply any zip from sd&lt;/strong&gt;, or slide out the keyboard and press &lt;strong&gt;Alt+A&lt;/strong&gt;. Select   &lt;strong&gt;SDCARD:spl-signed.zip&lt;/strong&gt; (this will install Haykuro&#039;s SPL).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When prompted, press &lt;strong&gt;Home+Back&lt;/strong&gt; to complete the   process. You should now be back in the Recovery Console. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use the scroll wheel to select &lt;strong&gt;[Alt+S] apply   sdcard:update.zip&lt;/strong&gt;, or slide out the keyboard and press &lt;strong&gt;Alt+S&lt;/strong&gt;. This will install the ROM you downloaded   above.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When prompted, press &lt;strong&gt;Home+Back&lt;/strong&gt; to reboot. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Installing a ROM&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now that you&#039;ve rooted your G1, it&#039;s time for the fun part. There are tons of third-party ROMs to choose from, and luckily they all install the same way. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/G!_Thumbnail.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;343&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;First, figure out which ROM you want to install and download   it. For this example, we&#039;re going to use CyanogenMod 4.0.4. Download the ROM file (in ZIP format) &lt;a href=&quot;http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/update-cm-4.0.4-signed.zip&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Connect the G1 to your PC, mount the SD card, and copy the   downloaded ZIP to your SD card. Rename the file &lt;strong&gt;update.zip&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Disconnect your G1 from your PC and power down the phone.   Next, hold down the &lt;strong&gt;Home&lt;/strong&gt; key and press the &lt;strong&gt;Power&lt;/strong&gt; button to enter Recovery mode.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use the G1&#039;s scroll   wheel to select &lt;strong&gt;[Alt+W] wipe data/factory reset&lt;/strong&gt;, or slide out the keyboard and press &lt;strong&gt;Alt+W&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Now you&#039;re   ready to flash your new ROM. Use the scroll wheel to select &lt;strong&gt;[Alt+S] apply sdcard:update.zip&lt;/strong&gt;, or slide out the keyboard and press   &lt;strong&gt;Alt+S&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once the new ROM has been flashed, select or press &lt;strong&gt;Home+Back&lt;/strong&gt; to reboot your phone and enjoy   your new modified OS! &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note that it can take several minutes to boot your phone following the installation of a third-party ROM. Don&#039;t   worry, this is normal for just about every ROM out there, and subsequent boots should load normally.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Partition Your SD Card&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/SD_Partition2.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;237&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now that you&#039;ve rooted your G1 and installed a ROM, the next order of business is to partition your SD   card. This is necessary to install certain applications, such as WiFi tethering and other handy utilities. The process can be surprisingly   overwhelming, but XDA forum member 51dusty has written a script that does most of the dirty so you don&#039;t have to. Here&#039;s what you need to   do:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Download sdparted.txt from &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=220134&amp;amp;d=1251124681&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;   and transfer it over to your SD card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Power down your G1, then hold the &lt;strong&gt;Home&lt;/strong&gt; key while pressing the &lt;strong&gt;Power   &lt;/strong&gt;button. This will put you into Recovery Mode.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use your scroll wheel to select &lt;strong&gt;[Alt+X] go to console&lt;/strong&gt;, or slide   out the keyboard and press &lt;strong&gt;Alt+X&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press enter when prompted. You should now see &lt;strong&gt;/   #&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Type&lt;strong&gt; mount /sdcard &lt;/strong&gt;and press enter&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Type &lt;strong&gt;mv /sdcard/sdparted.txt   /sbin/sdparted&lt;/strong&gt; and press enter. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Type &lt;strong&gt;chmod 755 /sbin/sdparted&lt;/strong&gt; and press enter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Type &lt;strong&gt;sdparted   -efs ext4 &lt;/strong&gt;and follow the prompts. When asked if you want to continue, hold down the up arrow and press &lt;strong&gt;Y&lt;/strong&gt;. This is case   sensitive, so if you type a lowercase y, it will abort the script.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When the script finishes running, type &lt;strong&gt;reboot&lt;/strong&gt; and hit   enter to reboot your phone.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And that&#039;s it! Whether you took the easy route and and rooted your G1 through a few simple clicks or   opted to get down and dirty with the more complicated method, you&#039;re now ready to start experimenting with different third party ROMs. To give   you a head start, we took a few of the more popular ROMs out for a spin, each one representing a different approach to Android. Here are our   impressions of each.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;JACxHEROSkiv  v2.1&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/JAC_Home.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;392&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you&#039;re aiming for a fresh look altogether, this custom ROM seemingly transforms your G1 into an HTC Hero phone, which isn&#039;t too surprising considering it&#039;s based on the latest Hero build.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From a usability standpoint, JACxHEROSkiv is to Android what Flock is to web browsers. That is to say its strength lies in the heavy emphasis it puts into social networking. During setup, you&#039;re prompted to enter login info for Twitter, Flickr, Plurk, and Facebook, and you&#039;ll have easy access to each one. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/JAC_Twitter.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;442&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;JACxHEROSkiv comes with a boatload of widgets to choose from, and we especially like the Twitter app. The Twitter widget takes up a sizable portion of the screen, but offers up scrollable updates and a text box to update your own Twitter status.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other notable features include a comfortably- sized on-screen keyboard and some advanced camera controls (ISO, zoom, etc.), but all this functionality comes at the expense of performance. Navigating ranges from irritatingly poky to sometimes snappy, but never 100 percent consistent. If future versions manage to iron out the bugs, this could be a real winner, but as it stands, only social networking nuts and those with Hero-envy need apply.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534479&quot;&gt;Download &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;xROM v1.5r4 by JAC/Manup456&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/xROM.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;203&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Image Credit: XDA-Developers forum   justanothercrowd&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the snazzier-looking ROMs currently making the rounds is xROM. Sporting a metallic black theme, xROM kicks the   aesthetics up several notches, but it&#039;s not all about eye-candy. This third-party firmware addresses one of the G1&#039;s biggest shortcomings by   adding multi-touch support, which, among other things, allows you to zoom in and out of web pages by pinching the screen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/xROM_Battery.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;376&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;xROM also borrows some features from Google&#039;s upcoming Android 2.0 update codenamed Donut, such as a power   widget and battery usage meter. When pressing the Menu button to wake the phone out of sleep mode, you&#039;ll see a toolbar at the bottom giving you   access to a small handful of functions without fully unlocking the phone. For the most part, toolbar support is still being developed, but you   can mash the battery icon so that the next time you wake the phone, you&#039;ll be greeted by a large battery icon displaying how much power is   remaining. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some advanced options include the ability to create submenus in the All Programs list, set the number of side-scrollable home   screens from 2 to 10, and create and restore configuration backups.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/xROM_Home.png&quot; width=&quot;384&quot; height=&quot;460&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We also have to   give props to xROM for its overall stability and speed. Many third party ROMs suffer from fairly frequent &#039;Force Close&#039; errors, but that wasn&#039;t   the case with xROM. It also felt faster than Android 1.5 in everything from browsing on non-3G `networks to navigating menus. If we had to pick   just one third-party to permanently replace Cupcake, this would be the one.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543621&quot;&gt;Download &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;CyanogenMod 4.1.8&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://dl.maximumpc.com/galleries/adroidhack/CyanongenMod.png&quot; width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;307&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Arguably the most popular third-party mod out there, CyanogenMod keeps it conservative when it comes to UI   enhancements and instead focuses most of its attention to the underlying code. This latest version is built around Android 1.6 and is currently   classified as an &#039;experimental&#039; build, which is another way of calling it a beta release. We typically don&#039;t recommend beta software for day-to-  day use, but we didn&#039;t encounter too many instability issues with 4.1.8 installed. And the last stable release (4.0.4) is built around &#039;old&#039; code   (Android 1.5).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CyanongenMod also gives you more Home screens to play with -- five to be exact --, but you can&#039;t change this number like you   can with xROM. You also can&#039;t use the built-in camcorder, which has been a continual thorn throughout CyanongenMod&#039;s development.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While we   prefer xROM overall, users looking for mostly a standard replacement to the stock Android install will be happy with CyanogenMod. It&#039;s faster,   stable,  and actively being worked on, which isn&#039;t always the case with many third-party ROMs. Power users, on the other hand, will want to pass this   one up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=539744&quot;&gt;Download &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Further Reading and Resources&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: #ffffff&quot; class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://androidclubhouse.com/&quot;&gt;Android Clubhouse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; - developer hangout&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://db.androidspin.com/android_build_information.asp?%20%20android_build_base_os=&amp;amp;android_developer_id=&amp;amp;NumberOfReleases=9999&amp;amp;go=go&quot;&gt;AndroidSPIN ROM Database&lt;/a&gt; - ROMs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cyanogenmod.com/&quot;&gt;CyanogenMod&lt;/a&gt; - ROM developer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?%20%20t=543985&quot;&gt;SDParted Script &lt;/a&gt;- automatically partition SD card for use with certain third-party apps&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://code.google.com/p/sapphire-port-dream/&quot;&gt;SPL and Radio&lt;/a&gt; - latest Haykuro SPL and Radio downloads&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/downloads/list?q=label:SPL&quot;&gt;SPLs&lt;/a&gt; - includes Hard SPL and other downloads&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=448&quot;&gt;XDA Developers Forum&lt;/a&gt; - ROM downloads and development community&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://zenthought.org/content/project/flashrec&quot;&gt;ZenThough.org&lt;/a&gt; - Flash Recovery software (&#039;One-Click&#039; root tool)&lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Determining how many Android apps are available for mass consumption has always been an exercise in guesstimation, but thanks to AdroLib -- a website where you can browser Android apps from your PC -- we now have a pretty good idea. According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.androlib.com/&quot;&gt;AndroLib&lt;/a&gt;, Google&#039;s Android Market now &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/09/07/android-market-now-over-10000-applications-strong/&quot;&gt;sits at a little over 10,000 strong&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That&#039;s a far cry from the 70,000 or so apps available to iPhone and iPod Touch owners through Apple&#039;s App Store, but consider that back in May of this year, T-Mobile CTO Cole Brodman said there are about 2,300 Android apps available for the platform. The rapid growth bodes well for the future of Android, and it also helps that there are a ton more free apps then there are paid ones. &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scandinavian developer SPRX mobile has developed Layar, an augmented reality browser for 3G phones, which it claims is unprecedented. Despite the company’s we-have-the-first-AR-browser rant, Layar is in fact the world’s second AR browser. The first being Wikitude AR, which &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobilizy.com/en/wikitude-ein-reisefuhrer&quot;&gt;provides users with location-based Wikipedia and Qype content&lt;/a&gt; using the phone’s GPS, camera and compass. But Wikitude AR is certainly short on features when compared with Layar.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Layar lets users &lt;a href=&quot;http://gizmodo.com/5292748/layar-first-mobile-augmented-reality-browser-is-your-real-life-hud&quot;&gt;browse their milieu using their 3G handset’s GPS, compass and camera.&lt;/a&gt; It furnishes realtime information about the user’s surrounding, which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://layar.eu/&quot;&gt;presented as screen overlays and can be used to find hotels, bars, ATMs, properties for sale, jobs and a lot more&lt;/a&gt;. The idea is that all that meets your phone’s camera has a story of its own. It is only available for Android devices in the Netherlands.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;A couple of announcements surfaced today, one each for both of the smartphone heavyweights - Apple&#039;s iPhone and T-Mobile&#039;s G1. If you own, or are considering, one or the other, keep reading.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Amazon Updates Kindle App for iPhone&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Score a win for iPhone owners, who now have an improved Kindle app to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/20/amazon-updates-the-kindle-app-to-be-more-iphone-ified/&quot;&gt;mess around with&lt;/a&gt;. Now in version 1.1, the updated release addresses a few customer complaints, one of them being that users can now read in either portrait or landscape mode. And to make reading easier, you can now change the background and text color combination. Other changes include tap support for turning pages, and multi-touch pinch to zoom in on images. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;G1 &#039;Cupcake&#039; Update Pushed Back Until June&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;G1 owners who have been anxiously awaiting the much anticipated  &#039;Cupcake&#039; update (Android 1.5) will have to wait a little longer. What was originally supposed to be an &amp;quot;early May&amp;quot; release looked like it was finally going to start trickling out this week in the U.S., but &lt;a href=&quot;http://phandroid.com/2009/05/18/t-mobile-usa-g1-cupcake-update-delayed-1-week/&quot;&gt;word has come down&lt;/a&gt; that the update has been delayed at least one more week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We are working diligently to get Android 1.5 out as soon as possible, while aiming to ensure a consistent, positive experience for our customers,&amp;quot; a T-Mobile forum moderator announced. &amp;quot;We&#039;re finalizing this build this week to ensure optimal functionality and smooth delivery. Therefore, the rollout schedule has been reset by approximately a week, and we expect all G1 customers will have the update by early June.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Barring any last minute changes, &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Features-List-of-Android-1-5-Gets-Unveiled-109391.shtml&quot;&gt;Android 1.5 will add&lt;/a&gt; on-screen keyboard support with auto-correction, text prediction, user dictionaries, and third-party keyboard layouts, live folders, folder shortcuts for YouTube favorites, starred contacts, MPEG4 and 3GP video playback, stereo Bluetooth, a new Linux kernel, browser enhancements, and several other goodies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/files/u69/iPhone_G1.png&quot; width=&quot;412&quot; height=&quot;352&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:30:28 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Paul Lilly</dc:creator>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/files/u46173/googleg1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Google G1&quot; title=&quot;Google G1&quot; width=&quot;415&quot; height=&quot;263&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a flooded smart phone market, Google’s open source approach was a refreshing change, especially given the state of martial law many iPhone user’s live under. But with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.falsedichotomies.org/node/73&quot;&gt;removal of the tethering application&lt;/a&gt; from the mobile store, many users are starting to question just how open the platform really is. In defense of its actions, Google was forced to cite a passage from its distribution agreement with T-Mobile.    &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;“Google enters into distribution agreements with device manufacturers and Authorized Carriers to place the Market software client application for the Market on Devices. These distribution agreements may require the involuntary removal of Products in violation of the Device manufacturer’s or Authorized Carrier’s terms of service” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;When you pair this up with T-Mobiles &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.t-mobile.com/Templates/Popup.aspx?PAsset=Ftr_Ftr_TermsAndConditions&amp;amp;print=true&quot;&gt;terms of service&lt;/a&gt; which forbids tethering, Google suddenly appears to be legally bound to ban the application. This does however make us wonder what the future of Android will look like on other carriers. Will this lead to carrier specific app stores in the future? Users who purchase unlocked phones and use them on other carriers which permit tethering will probably want access to these types of applications. The big question is will they be able to?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;What do you think the future holds? &lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Though the browsing experience on cellphones has come up by leaps and bounds, a lot of work still needs to be done. Another considerable step forward would be full-fledged Flash functionality on cellphones. It is something that figures high on Adobe’s list of priorities. In fact, it is busy developing Flash ports for major mobile platforms. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now it appears as though a Flash port for the Android platform may become available sooner than expected as another company  is also developing one. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Embedded software company Bsquare has announced that it is going to “&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bsquare.com/about/story.asp?PressID=519&quot;&gt;port Adobe’s Flash technology onto Google’s Android platform for a global Tier 1 carrier.&lt;/a&gt;” The announcement doesn’t mention the name of the carrier. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image Credit: Android Authority &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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