Android Phone owners thread

[AIpha]

Anyone here know how to change your Applications bar?(The grey thing with the arrow on it.) Can you change the color?

[xguntherc]

I don't think you can change that as a feature but I think there is themes you can download that changes everything. But I still don't think its customizeable..

Has anyone got the US T-Mobile G1 1.5 CUPCAKE update yet??

It was supposed to start OTA may 6th and be finished by end of may.. so we should be getting it this week or so if not already.. I'm still waiting

[BLKKROW]

Originally Posted by xguntherc

I don't think you can change that as a feature but I think there is themes you can download that changes everything. But I still don't think its customizeable..

Has anyone got the US T-Mobile G1 1.5 CUPCAKE update yet??

It was supposed to start OTA may 6th and be finished by end of may.. so we should be getting it this week or so if not already.. I'm still waiting

I was about to ask this question. Does anyone know? I try to update every day, and i am getting nothing i cant wait. I just hope my applications work with the update.

[AIpha]

Originally Posted by BLKKROW

I was about to ask this question. Does anyone know? I try to update every day, and i am getting nothing i cant wait. I just hope my applications work with the update.

I know that it got moved back a week. It's supposed to be here by by Early June now. They keep moving it back.



I'm considering rooting, can you convert it back to normal though if you do?

[xguntherc]

i have not heard anything anout the 1.5 update being pushed back.. i called t mobile on tuesday and he said i should get it before the month is up. so i am hoping it is soon. also many of the apps in the market are either 1.5 compatible. or while in the market and you click on the app its summary says it will work. or that they have a 1.5 update of the app.

ive seen many people respond and leave app comments saying that the app does, or doesnt work with 1.5 cupcake. so obviously some have it already.. but not all. the uk already got it.

we will see how this last week or so of the month goes. i hope i get it

[AIpha]

Originally Posted by xguntherc

i have not heard anything anout the 1.5 update being pushed back.. i called t mobile on tuesday and he said i should get it before the month is up. so i am hoping it is soon. also many of the apps in the market are either 1.5 compatible. or while in the market and you click on the app its summary says it will work. or that they have a 1.5 update of the app.

ive seen many people respond and leave app comments saying that the app does, or doesnt work with 1.5 cupcake. so obviously some have it already.. but not all. the uk already got it.

we will see how this last week or so of the month goes. i hope i get it

Or, it could mean that the people have either the JF cupcake, or the Kaykuro or other one. .

There is more than 1 version, and the ones who have it now in the US probably are DEVs or have their g1 rooted. OTA I was told is going to start rolling out this week.


You can check tmonews.com or androidcommunity.com to see if other people have gotten their updates.

[AIpha]

UPDATE:

BTW, if you do this(below) you'll lose root access if you have it.


You can now download/install the new cupcake update your selves. There is a guide for it but I don't want to steal it and post it so I'll just go ahead and post a link to the guide.


Source

http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.ph...es#Cupcake_1.5

drop this on your SD card /// Aipha says RENAME THIS TO update!!!(Just update, don't put zip since it's already a zip file.)

ALSO ///your sd card must be named 'SDCARD' or it won't work.

1)turn ur phone off boot it holding the home button
2)when you see the triangle hi alt+L
3)then alt+S
4)Press home and back when it tells you to (to reboot ur phone)
5)you'll notice it says installing Radio after you hit hom+back (thats normal and fine)
6)youll see it reboot like 2 times then youll see the new android loading screen. and there ya go! android 1.5 without having to root/jailbreak and ur good to go..

[xguntherc]

Have you done it? and did it work?

so that is the actual US Cupcake available for download right there?

Meh, Read a few reviews. I'm doing this RIGHT now. I'll let you all know how it goes. So far it's 70% done. looks like it should work fine.

Do NOT unzip the download that the link provides. Just download it. Then change the name to update (Not update.zip because the computer adds the zip) so rename the zip file to update. Add to the main, original location of the SD Card. like not in any folders.

Then Power down the G1
Reboot and hold the HOME key.
When you see the Triangle hit ALT+L then it will tell you to hit ALT+S
let it work, then hit Home + Back When prompted.

it will reboot a few times, say something about radio. and your all good.

It just finished doing this for me. I'm waiting for the final reboot right now and I will look for the 1.5 in Firmware Version tab.

Thanks!

[AIpha]

Originally Posted by xguntherc

Have you done it? and did it work?

so that is the actual US Cupcake available for download right there?

Yes, I have done it. And yes it does work perfectly.

[xguntherc]

Yup.. All good. I like the new Android loading page. Looks sweet.

Awesome. REP+ to you Sir. Thanks!

So, Now I've done this, can I delete that file from my SD card or what?