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Android 2.0 aka Eclair shows us its goodies

The Google Android development team announced that development of Android 2.0, codenamed Eclair, is far in development than first thought. In fact it will be released in November making its debut on Motorola’s Droid handset. Not long ago Google pushed out the Android 1.6 aka Donut to handsets offering various improvements to performance along with some nice additional features such as a more visual indicator of processes using your battery, a power widget enabling you to toggle WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, Data Sync and Brightness, an improved camera, Speech Synthesis, Global Search and more.... Read→

Apologies for the downtime!

Something went rather wrong not long ago to iLuvAndroid where the bandwidth limit was breeched and thus the site was down for a good number of days. Thus far the issue has been resolved and hopefully won’t appear again so again I apologise for the downtime and look to get this place bang up to date! The world of Android has been moving at a rapid pace with news of Android 2.0 aka Eclair making its debut in November with Motorola’s Droid handset. Keep an eye here as I fill you in and offer some opinions about where Android might be going. AKPC_IDS += "211,";Popularity: 66% [?] Read More →

Firefox browser coming to Google Android

With Opera Mini making strides in the Mobile Browser Market, people have been asking why there hasn’t been a Mozilla FireFox version available just yet for the dynamic Android platform. However recent news has filtered in as to why exactly development hasn’t been smooth sailing. “Until recently, Android was Java, but they released Android NDK which uses C/C++ and that is what we program in, so we are now looking at developing Firefox for Android,” said Jay Sullivan, vice president of Mobile for Mozilla. Previously everything had to be done in Java which was within a VM (Virtual... Read→

New European GPS system “EGNOS” goes active

Quite some time ago, the European Union decided that they wanted a more accurate GPS system and one that didn’t rely on US only satellites. After much discussion the Galileo project was born which would consist of European satellites orbiting the world and providing a much more accurate form of GPS of within a few feet. Last week a precursor to the Galileo project was successfully launched, called EGNOS (The European Geostationary Navigation Overly Service). It consists of three satellites, four control centres and about 40 positioning stations which combines with data from existing US... Read→

Samsung Behold II joins forces with Android

The Samsung Behold II has changed for its second iteration by now joining the Android ranks. In the USA, the Behold II will be available on T-Mobile and features a 3.2″ AMOLED touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording capabilities, LED Flash, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 and a microSD slot with support of up to 16GB. Samsung have been pushing their custom interface called TouchWiz, and the Behold will be no different with it being adapted on Android. The TouchWiz interface is based on a 3D rotating cube system where each face of the cube represents an individual shortcut... Read→

AppManager Full version Review

If you are one of the many that enjoy installing and using the variety of applications available on the Android Market, then you would have noticed that managing such a large number of them at a time can be quite slow and cumbersome using the default... Read→

Two new Guides added!

We have two new guides added to iLuvAndroid.com! A new guide called How To use the Recovery Image, which details the fantastically powerful Recovery Image which has a multitude of options available to you, such as creating a Nandroid Backup, Nandroid... Read→

Android 2.0 aka Eclair shows us its goodies

The Google Android development team announced that development of Android 2.0, codenamed Eclair, is far in development than first thought. In fact it will be released in November making its debut on Motorola’s Droid handset. Not long ago Google... Read→



Annoyed with the HTC G1 mobile because incoming calls go to voicemail before you can answer the phone? Its a common issue where many calls are missed because the default timeout is 15 seconds which is too short for many people. This is a guide to easily change the time before your mobile diverts the call to voicemail from anything from 5 to 30 seconds. Just follow these steps: Enter *#61*11# and press Send/Talk on your phone. Write down the number your calls are currently forwarded to. This is... Read→

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Vodafone has announced that it will be launching the HTC Tattoo in October next month and exclusively in black! The HTC Tattoo was designed to be a lower-end Android powered mobile phone and thus becoming more affordable for everyone to use. That said, it is still pretty full featured, containing a 3.2 auto-focus megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, Quadband support, MicroSD support and a 2.8 Capacitive Touch screen. Below is the official press release. VODAFONE UK ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE HTC TATTOO Following... Read→

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Cyanogen has released a new version of his Experimental Build which has fixed the Camcorder audio issues an updated many other modules. Below is the changelog! Download Cyanogen Experimental Build 4.11.1 —- v4.1.11.1 * Fix the bad signature on Phone.apk that was causing problems if you had wiped before installing * Added another 1 to the version number —- v4.1.11 * Audio recording (camcorder) is fixed. ** DO NOT use the current volume hacks with this- they will break recording on Donut!... Read→

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One of the criticisms of the HTC G1 handset was that the audio volume and quality was not as loud as other handsets in the market. The speaker itself isn’t of the highest quality but the Android Community wanted to squeeze as much as possible from it. A project then came along to improve the audio quality and volume and hence AudioHack was born. Currently released as version 2, it includes revised files as the developer Meltus discovered he could manipulate the equaliser settings directly. ... Read→

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With the recent news that iTweet is now free, now is a good time to check out the popular twitter client if you haven’t just yet. Using the application is simplicity itself just enter your credentials to log in and you are presented with the main interface. From here you can have an overview of all tweets, messages, your profile, favourites, your replies and your own tweets. To send a tweet you press the Menu button and more options become available to you, to either customise the look or... Read→

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Going head to head with Twitdroid, which now has both a free and Pro version, iTweet was one of the first Twitter clients on Android with an impressive interface and features. Previously a paid application, it has now totally free, so if you haven’t tried out this application before then now is your chance! News has though has been hard to swallow for some users who have paid for the application, with no news of refunds available or not. Certainly I don’t know if there is anything... Read→

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Nebudroid is an application that I stumbled upon which allows you to use your Android phone to control videogames on your PC. His video impressively demonstrates what is possible with the application, such as playing a PC racing game with the phone as the steering wheel to control not only the steering but the acceleration, braking and gearshifts. In his next demonstration he uses a NES Emulator playing Super Mario Bros 3 with his HTC Hero as a NES controller pad! Here’s what the author Asier... Read→

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Just added a new guide on how to Root your G1 mobile phone! I will add more screenshots in the future to make it even easier for people to follow but I hope this guide will work for you as it did for me. More guides will be on their way along with how to use ADB, Nandroid, the Recovery Image, HardSPL/DangerSPL, scripts and much more! If there are any other guides that you wish to see featured or written, then feel free to drop a comment and I will have a look at it in the future. For now though... Read→

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A leaked video showcasing the HTC Windows Mobile powered device can be found online, showcasing an upgraded TouchFLO interface and the illustrious SnapDragon processor. The video itself showcases the multitouch features on the capacitive touch screen and one thing you notice is that how smooth the transitions are. There is also a neat touch where you can also zoom into a video playing too.  The leaked specifications for the device are fairly impressive: 121 x 67 x 11mm WCDMA/HSPA: 900/2100 MHz;... Read→

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Having a functional SMS program is essential to those who text frequently and ChompSMS has long been a favourite due to the additional features included over the plain default Android Messenger application. The last few revisions has not only included some much needed customisation (as my screenshots illustrate) but also some performance tweaks so the application runs faster. There is still a little bit of loading time but nothing to get overly concerned about, but once it does you are presented... Read→

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