Use the G1 Right Now
This is really cool - T-Mobile has put up an emulator of the G1 that lets you get into all of the screen of the operating system and get a feel for how the device will operate. Some of the screens aren’t functional, but most of them are.
Try messing around with the “window shade” that you pull down from any program. Also, try moving around desktop icons by doing a tap and hold, and slide them to one of the three desktop screens. Finally, use the “menu” button near the keyboard to draw up contextual menus in differerent screens.
So - what do you think? Some think Android seems unpolished so far, while others argue against that and think that it has a ton of potential, being an open operating system. What do you think?
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13 Comments to Use the G1 Right Now
this can go either very right or very wrong the open sourse has so much potential but its a matter of programers making applications for the phone. also there is the risk of hackin into the phone an causing all sorts of issues. either way im stayin hopefull and look at the bright side i think the phone in the near future will live up to the hype and more so stay tune an see how well it outshines other more asteticly pleasing phones.
Tmobile CustomerOctober 7, 2008
all shadow.com, is so late with the info!!!! This has already been live on the internet for a week almost
Brandon MinimanOctober 7, 2008
Yes - we never said that this was late-breaking information, but rather something of interest for those that don’t read Engadget and/or Gizmodo on a regular basis like you probably do =D.
USAMAKEOctober 7, 2008
yeah take that tmobile customer
Tmobile CustomerOctober 7, 2008
USAMAKE No One Was Talking To You!, Your comment was completely uncalled for. you can’t judge or give negative input on someone’s opinion. And For Brandon actually i dont read engadget or gizmodo everyday. Please dont make comments that are not true.
usamakeOctober 7, 2008
calm down I was just playin with ya
Tmobile CustomerOctober 7, 2008
Never Said i was upset, just stating a point to you
d4rkwingOctober 7, 2008
Wow… hissy fit. Since no one is talking about anything important, I will take this time to tell everyone that I made my T-Mobile Shadow famous at the Gizmodo Chicago meet up a few weeks ago. http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/chicagoparty/1003780534
That’s my shadow with SMB3 playing on it, all thanks to AllShadow.com.
That’s it. So, yeah. Continue your catfight, I guess.
Iwant3gOctober 7, 2008
this emulator just teased me even more!! I cant wait for my htc dream to come in the mail on the 22nd!! the only thing that gets me more excited is knowing allshadow.com is covering this device. The open os is the best part of this device take that jobsphone!! o and it can send multimedia msgs haha iphone sucks
Mike BentonOctober 7, 2008
d4rkwing that’s awesome!
Iwant3g, emulators are meant to do that! You can even download the whol SDK and emulator from code.google.com/android if you wanted to play with it more or try your hand at developing for it
sdaOctober 8, 2008
hey all just in case you didn’t know there us a android freeware site already up its http://www.android-freeware/mobi
sdaOctober 8, 2008
sorry out testing wrong its http://www.android-freeware.mobi/ or just google android freeware not much stuff that’s great but there is opera mini 4.0
Question: will we be able to use a word program on android? We do alot of updating of documents on the go, which was why we loved the windows mobile phones.
October 7, 2008