Nexus One Manual Update to Froyo 2.2.1

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Sep 262010
 

The update got pushed out a few days ago, but for those who haven’t gotten the update (like myself), here are the instructions to update your Nexus One. This update is mainly bug fixes.

Update instructions are as follows:

  • Download the Android 2.2.1 firmware for the Nexus One Here (FRF91 to FRG83 update)
  • Rename the file update.zip and copy it to your microSD card via USB. [Note: make sure the file is named update.zip and not update.zip.zip.]
  • Power down your Nexus One
  • Hold down the “Volume Down” button as you power the phone back on.
  • A screen should appear showing your phone’s system searching for various files. Scroll down to “recovery” and press the “Power” button.
  • When you see the triangle with an exclamation point symbol, press the “Power” and “Volume Up” buttons at the same time.
  • From the menu that appears, select “Apply sdcard:update.zip.”
  • When the screen displays “Install from sdcard complete” select “reboot system now” and wait for the phone to power back up. (this will take some time)
 Posted by triplez at 14:17  Tagged with: ,

How to get Flash Player 10.1 Beta on Nexus One Android 2.2

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May 232010
 

For those wondering where your Flash Player 10.1 Beta is, you might have to download it from the Market. Just do a search for “Flash Player” and you should be able to find it.

If not, just open this link on your browser: www.adobe.com/go/getfp10android and it will load up Market with Flash Player 10.1 Beta.

Let me know how your experience with Flash Player 10.1 Beta is, and how it works for you.

 Posted by triplez at 15:12  Tagged with: , , ,

Manually Update your Nexus One to Froyo

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May 232010
 

For those who can’t wait, here’s how you manually update your Nexus One to Froyo.

  1. Download the update from Google – http://android.clients.google.com/packages/passion/signed-passion-FRF50-from-ERE27.1e519a24.zip
  2. Rename the file update.zip and copy it to your microSD card via USB.
  3. Turn off your Nexus One.
  4. Press “Volume Down” button together with the “Power” button to get to the safe-mode screen.
  5. Press the “Volume Down” button ONCE to choose the “RECOVERY” option. Press the “Power” button to select it.
  6. When you see the triangle with an exclamation point symbol, press the “Power” and “Volume Up” buttons at the same time.
  7. From the menu that appears, select “Apply sdcard:update.zip.”
  8. Wait.
  9. It should reboot by itself. If not, select “reboot system now” and wait for the phone to power back up.

Go to “Settings” and “About Phone” and you should see “Android version 2.2″. Enjoy.

 Posted by triplez at 14:08  Tagged with: , , ,

Nexus One Unboxing After-Live UStream

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Jan 152010
 

Yesterday, Daniel Tsuo and I did a live ustreaming video on the Nexus One Unboxing. There were as many as 15 people joining us live asking us questions about the Nexus One. We had a great time and special thanks to Honcheng for letting us have a first look at Nexus One.

For those who missed it, don’t worry, there are videos available! Check them out!

Google Nexus One Part 1

Google Nexus One part 2

Google Nexus One Part 3

Google Nexus One Part 4

Sorry about the remaining parts when we switched over to my HTC Hero phone to ustream. Apparently it didn’t get saved. But the quality isn’t that great anyway, so nothing much lost. I hope you enjoyed our video and just ask us at Tech65.org or myself about anything you want to know about the Nexus One.

 Posted by triplez at 09:30  Tagged with: , ,

How can Android Succeed?

 CodeAndroid  2 Responses »
Jan 122010
 

The Nexus One is an Android phone that has max-ed out whatever hardware capabilities available out there to become the “super” phone. The problem now lies with the software side, where various manufacturers like HTC and Motorola can start competing to differentiate themselves. Since the hardware is already awesome, what else is there but the flaws of the software that is keeping a lot of people from moving to Android, or in particular the Nexus One. Here are some points why the Nexus One is a phone you might consider.

  1. Best hardware specifications you can currently get in the market.
  2. Multi-tasking.
  3. Great graphics capabilities and acceleration.
  4. Open platform for customizing and hacking.

I had an interesting discussion with DK over the weekend whether if he will switch over to the Android platform now that Nexus One is out. Being a current user of the iPhone 3G and many other phones, his answer was more along the lines of “But…”. I thought some of his points were valid and it is something that Google needs to address quickly.

  1. More efforts to grow the Android Market.
  2. Efforts to make paid apps available to more places (specifically Singapore).
  3. Integrate RFID or some other niche technology (temperature?) into the phone.
  4. A “killer” app available on Android phones.

I think the above points to just one single problem – Software. Android is one of the most promising mobile OS out there and it needs more developers on it. The hardware pretty much blows the competition away. Oh, and one more thing. If Android can also get the normal phone functionalities (e.g. actually able to call, put on hold, conference call, etc.) working properly like our good old Symbian phones, I say there’s really no point to continue sasying that Android is a platform with “potential”, but living up to its name as a platform that is running “the superphone”.

 Posted by triplez at 09:30  Tagged with: , ,

Nexus One 3G Setup for Singapore

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Jan 112010
 

For those who bought the Nexus One and have some 3G problems, here are the steps to set up your connections.

For SingTel customers, the Nexus One should auto-connect to their 3G network.  For Starhub and M1 customers, they will need to enter in their APN settings to connect to their 3G network.  This can be done by any user in less than a minute:

  1. Go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names.
  2. Hit Menu button, create new APN.
  3. Enter new APN settings.  See below for the details.
  4. Hit Menu button, save settings.
  5. Select the new APN name, then hit the home button.  Your 3G connection will shortly appear in the top bar.

Since I’m a StarHub customer, here are the more detailed settings I got from StarHub.

For StarHub customers:

Name: StarHub GPRS (or anything you want)
APN: shwap (or shwapint)
Proxy: 10.12.1.2
Port: 8080
Username: [Leave it blank]
Password: [Leave it blank]
Server: [Leave it blank]
MMSC: [Leave it blank]
MMS proxy: [Leave it blank]
MMS port: [Leave it blank]
MMC: 525
MNC: 05
APN type: [Leave it blank] (or default)

For StarHub MMS configurations:

Name: StarHub MMS
APN: shmms
Proxy: [Leave it blank]
Port: [Leave it blank]
Username: [Leave it blank]
Password: [Leave it blank]
Server: [Leave it blank]
MMSC: http://mms.starhubgee.com.sg:8002/
MMS proxy: 10.12.1.80
MMS port: 9201
MMC: 525
MNC: 05
APN type: MMS

For M1 customers:

Name: M1 Internet
APN: sunsurf
Username: 65
Password: user123

And in case it is not working for SingTel customers:

Name: SingTel Internet
APN: internet
Username: 65IDEAS (or blank)
Password: IDEAS (or blank)

I hope that helps people having problems with their 3G on their Nexus One.

 Posted by triplez at 15:30  Tagged with: , , , ,
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