Android, Nexus One, apps, links y otras cosas "verdes" Greetings to all (take a paracetamol today I have wanted to talk ...;).
posts Today I bring a little green ... I am not referring to things
guarillas (
is that more than one not mind;), but the colors that we can include the following terms:
Android, Nexus One, applications and Market Android community.
Green is the color that Google's operating system, called Android . An OS that just over a year has been "eaten" a large market share, appearing large number of devices with the OS installed (mobile phones and portable) and on the heels of the Big Apple with its iPhone OS (not to mention of Symbian or Windows Mobile).
I will not explain how this system works because there are plenty of websites and blogs specializing in the Android world where you can find lots of information (see below list
). But what if I say that has surprised me is his great ability to customize at will, changing their appearance, adding widgets, installing applications in a flash (below
talk about it), etc ... And do not tell you if we enter the world of "
kitchenettes, where big" chef
"(
nonprofit developers ) are changing the ROMs for improving their performance and look even more (look for example,"
cyanogen "or"
bgAndroid "one of the most extended ROMs).
Another thing that has attracted much attention is his
possibility of "multi-tasking" can have several applications open at once (and if the mobile hardware allows it) to work with them fluently, sailing and Twitter while listening to music and sending an email, etc ...). Now ... it's multitasking is against it. When we are using an application on Android ...
NO BUTTON "Exit" or the typical small cross that we find in Windows ... When we press the button to go to "Home" or the beginning of our phone, the application is still running ..... I do not understand and do not give the possibility to leave the enclosed application ... not ... This is the point not just convinced me. But luckily, through the "Settings" application can access the "open" and be closed. If not, there are apps to close, called "killer-apps" ... Fortunately, the terminals that come out now, having more RAM, can have more applications open, so we do not notice a significant slow-down (to some extent ....).
What I see a little hassle is that Google, as the OS evolves, it will Sancan new versions (if 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1 ...), and as you take more powerful terminals, will most likely including to exploit this hardware (obviously). But this implies that there is some slippage, so release version ... In a year, went to the top terminals are beginning to become outdated with new applications being developed. Google is slowly pulling back from lending support to earlier versions, making that soon, the Android handset from being "obsolete" for new apps. No ... On one side is good because it is constantly evolving, but for which or left behind can only be satisfied with what they have (not recently), or going to spend the new terminal bitches ... (The society of consumerism
....) And finally, another thing I really liked this OS is its ability to "copy / paste between different applications. Copy a URL from an email and paste it into an SMS, or do you send a tweet, you copy and paste it into a text file, etc ... Also, I liked the ease with which you can share information from one service to another, simply access the application menu and select "sharing" (emails, twitter, facebook, etc ...). Great.
This mobile operating system has endless possibilities and the fact that Google may provide for independent developers (or ourselves ...) the creation and programming of new applications to download, make our terminals become
our gadget "for all" (or nearly ...; )
Following this "little ..." Android introductory scene, I'll talk a little about one of the terminals has brought more hype in recent months: the Nexus
On e (or Google phone as some call it).
ends is a HTC manufactured in conjunction with Google, who is in charge of directing the "manufacture" to integrate the best possible operating system Android.
Before it, other terminals accounted for (and hoard) the market share Android: are you and the Magic HTC Dream. Terminals that have been squeezed by new applications and ROMs, achieving great results to its users.
But the Nexus One belongs to a higher league (along with other future Motorola handsets as the Milestone or Sony Xperia X10). More hardware, larger screen, more processor ... In short, older siblings
Android.
Obviously, the speed that technology evolves, we will not account in one year, these "big brothers" will become small house, with the emergence of other terminals unthinkable now feature ...
talk a little about the Nexus One and that is what I have today. I will focus on describing the main pros and cons that I found after a month of use. It will be a personal opinion as little more I can add to the thousands and thousands of lines have been written about this "monster", so weeks before his presentation and after that the big G opened the doors to marketing.
- Features: for what all "android-lover" knows
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----------------------------- - Processor 1 GHz Qualcomm
QSD 8250 - Touch screen 3.7- inch AMOLED WVGA resolution 800x480 pixels
- 1400 mAH Battery
- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, 2X digital zoom, LED flash, geolocation, and video recording at 720 x 480 pixels at 20 fps.
- Android OS 2.1 (also called Eclair)
- 512MB Flash and 512MB RAM
- includes a 4GB microSD card expandable up to 32 GB
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
GPS - Digital Compass and Accelerometer
- etc ... etc ... etc ... (All specifications on the official Google web
here )
Honestly, I come from normal terminals, devices that served to call, send messages and if you dared to the bill, internet browsing (if you could call it that). Nor have I tried an iPhone, so I can not compare, but after this time tinkering and using it every day ... I can say I "love" and not whether it would be able to return to a mobile "normal" after spending the smartphones. Call me
exaggerated ... but if you like tinkering and fiddling, be conecatado 24 hours and stay up to date in this world ... I recommend it fully. According compare in various blogs, the change is quite noticeable example of a Magic for a Nexus. Although the base is the same (Android), the performance is clearly increased (or so they say;).
As you may know, if you live in Spain, now you can not buy the phone directly to Google. By accessing your web
http://www.google.com/phone a little message appears saying "
Sorry, the Nexus One Phone is not available in your coutry or region " so that ... or we hope to put it on sale in Spain (apparently Vodafone expects Google to include it in their catalog so they in turn start selling free) or we have to pull "SPECIAL OFFER" we can find on the net ... reaching almost double the price for which Google sells it off.
Now, if you can not wait for Vodafone him out for sale ... (God knows under what conditions of stay astronomical monthly minimum payments, etc ...), here the Go Back link to the forum where they explain a way to buy pay only what you really ask Google (plus postage, of course ...) ->
How to buy Google Nexus ONE USA free and not die trying:) "by Driskol" . If you can not wait, it's worth doing the whole "shebang
" because we can save a few euros, plus be eligible for the data rate that most suits us, not that we require the operators. And surely, when Vodafone launched with all its conditions, thus eventually also be the cheapest.
Although this system has risks ... If you leeis reference post will see what we can "stop" customs and having to pay the excise duty (I q between 16 and 20% of the cost of purchase). And another important thing ... These days it has been published in various blogs that Google
Spain will not take over the security of the terminals that are purchased as is NOT for sale in our country. Hopefully once can buy it from here, we no longer make such restrictions ..... (Glup. ..)
all know the wonders of this terminal, the "Peas" screen, the flow when running applications, to transition between desktops, etc ... plus all the benefits that Android 2.1 offers.
But here I will list the main weak points that, from my point of view, make this terminal a few tenths of a point lost for not having a TEN ... ;)
What many people ask is what about the battery life
. In my case, junk "at half speed" up to my last one and a half without problems. Taking care to turn off the wifi when I leave home, start closing apps residents who do not use, do not usually listen to much music, but if I use several applications a day, leaving several always enabled. I know people that noon is the polished and others that lasts two whole days ... (So \u200b\u200bthat Google has released for sale spare batteries). Coming from a humble terminal could be almost a week without charging ... this to be every day with the charger makes me stranger. And I'll get used. I have understood that both the iPhone, Blackberry's, as well as other Android same thing happens: "
loading is the day our daily bread ." For this type of terminals (smartphones) you can spend all day spent optimizing it for less battery, but ... comes a time when you become obsessed and you become their "slave" ... Another
"skinny" is the sound. The terminal, as discussed in various forums, not noted for its powerful sound. Under normal conditions, hear well, but with the volume cap, if you in a place with burullo not you hear when they call you unless you take it vibrating and the pocket (next to the package
... ). Some people it does is edit the audio file and tone that we amplify it ... but if not you adjust pretty much lost quality becomes distorted, and not worse ...
When you buy the handset, Google
us "gift" with a fabulous cover (looks almost like neoprene), with the Android logo peeking around a corner. But when you take a few days removing and inserting the end of the casing, you see that it is not practical. To transport it, but when they call you or you take it out quickly ... not help much. I'm willing to buy any type silicone or leather case with swing open front or
like these (from octilus) . It will come ...
Other "against" you have is a problem that they have discovered these days by using multi-touch screen. As you may know, not come as standard, so that a few weeks after putting it on sale, Google released an update via OTA that added this possibility to the terminal. The problem is that when crossing the axes of the two pressure points, they are exchanged, can cause problems in future applications using this technology. In principle to zoom internet, maps or images is not more important ... but .... no, no. Hopefully Google to fix in future firmware updates ... (More info here from
androidsis ).
Another drawback I see him, but for your operating system, is that when you access the main menu with all installed applications, they are arranged in alphabetical order, not being able to order them at will or create folders to organize ... On the desktop if we can create folders, but ... his is release it and leave only the pricipalmente. There is an application (appsorganizer) that allows you to tag each of the applications and shows you the groups, this being a solution to the "disorder."
And finally, being another limitation of the Android operating system, as I said above, the fact that the operating system does not allow apps to close when you leave ... I leave a bad taste in my mouth every time I have to worry about running a killer ... Another thing I do not understand, but ... I will live with it;)
Well ... I think nothing more to object (...). Even with these little "stick" (if they can be "hit"),
think it's a GREAT TERMINAL and will give us much joy to all holders (
and hope it lasts for years, because if no, my wife cuts my "android" ;)
To end this "small post ", I propose a list of the main applications I have installed on my terminal, hoping to help new users and other posts helped me to get involved when the huge head in Android Market ... If there is no in the Android Market, the
can find in other Markets parallel (see here) improves the application to send / receive messages
- Currency Converter: Currency converter - Unit Converter: measures converter
- Amortization: calculating the amortization of a loan
- Finance: Information major stock markets (although not including IBEX35 ...)
- Calculator calculator improves - Google Translator: for that ... ;)
- Voice Recorder: Voice Recorder simply
- Color Note: create notes and lists quickly so do not forget anything
- Documents To Go: the best file viewer and editor with Microsoft Office formats (Word, excel, powerpoint ...)
- Smooth Calendar: connected to Google Calendar widget displays a 1x4 with the next three calendar appointments. Clean and without taking up much desk space. Pressing on, we get the full Google Calendar.
- Photoshop: for that, but a mini version for our Android
- Compass: idem - TV Guide: comprehensive guide to all the TV channels we have or have
- LoteriasDroid: all information of the main draws national
- Scoreboard: monitoring major worldwide sports, choosing the English League (1 st and 2 nd division), Formula 1, NBA, ACB (not yet available, fail), etc. ...
- Sunmoon: shows the status of the moon in a widget
- pregnacy Assistant: at home we are expecting a baby, with this application (which also shows a widget) can be estimated delivery date and displays information on current developments in the baby (data standard, of course ...)
- Bubble: great tool spirit level, in all positions
- ColorFlashlight: turns your phone into a flashlight or a light signal, or a disco light, or a ....
- AndroZip: to open.
zip
- AppsOrganizer: As I said, a limitation of Android is that applications are placed all together in our main menu without being able to organize. With this application we can label them and then we show them in groups, ordering a little issue.
- Aptoide: application that allows groups to manage and install applications that people create and hangs over the Internet.
- ASTRO: Super file browser, with lots of options, essential
- Bluetooth File: manager file transfer via Bluetooth, another Must Have!
- Advanced Task Killer: application manager so they can be closed quickly
- Toggle Settings: application that allows us to modify the main parameters of the phone and you can save energy (Wifi, screen, 3G network, etc ...)
- Free Memory: widget that shows free memory inside the phone (not the SD)
- Battery Widget: widget that tells us exactly that we have battery%
- 2G/3G Widget: widget that allows you to enable or disable access to the 3G network
- NetCounter: app that lets us know at all times the amount of traffic we have made both 3G and Wifi network.
- Phonalyzr: great app that informs us of the calls or messages sent, to whom, at what time we may run again, etc ... to help choose the tariff with our operator:)
- Speed \u200b\u200bTest: tests the wifi or 3G network speed measuring
- Wifi Analyzer: analyzes the quality of the wifi network, signal strength, etc ...
- DroiLive Lite: media player and online radio
- Shazam: app well known that listening to a few seconds of a song, tell us the title, author, etc, very curious!
- Tube Download: can download videos and audios from youtube in a flash (we recommend using it for wifi ...;)
- HootSuite Lite: twitter manager, very good
- twicca: another manager twitter, as good as the previous one, accounting for taste ...
- Beelicious: app that links us to our Delicious account to add or see urls quickly.
- NewsRob: great RSS reader that allows us to link to Google Reader
- Flickr Droid: app that allows us to upload images to our Flickr quickly and consult and seek images
- Earth: as the Google Earth for Android life (I think only for 2.1)
- Maps: Google Maps - My Maps Editor: to create our maps and driving directions from Google Maps
- Places Directory: great application, identifying our location via GPS, we are informed of all the services that we close, distance, link to Google Maps, etc.
- ShopSavvy: great QR code reader with our mobile camera, with plenty of configuration options.
- Google Googgles: augmented reality of Google, more info here
- Wikitude: a mixture of pleasure and Google Directory Googgles ...
- Yellow Pages: direct access to search
telephone companies - Google Sky Map: one of my favorites, a true planetary our Android. Simply lift up the phone and this will tell us all the time the stars, planets and deep sky objects before us, with an option to search for objects, great! More info here
And here a "short" list of interesting games
. I do not usually play with the phone, but in those moments when you do not know what to do, made a quick practice match;)
- Abduction: helps the cow to go as high as possible (accelerometer)
- AndroTicTacToe: cross and stripe
life - Android LighSaber: a "real" lightsaber in our Android WOW!
- Free CopyCat: the "Simon"
lifelong
- FlightDirector: great simulator airport operators, very addictive!
- Labyrinth Lie: takes advantage of the accelerometer of your phone driving the ball to its destination
- BitBlocks Free: Tetris simulator - PapaStacker Lite: have towers without falling blocks, addictive!
- Radiant Lite: the evolution of the Space Invaders
- Solitaire: after that;)
- SpeedForge 3D a "kind" fzero
- ToonWarz Lite: fun shooter for our Android in touch it's funny to play
- Zen Table Tennis Lite: a ping-pong rather difficult to target ...
buf ... Luckily they were the "major applications" ... jojojo What I would to see is a program of security and backup. There is the "My Backup Pro" but I have not tried. We'll see ...
And now, if ... finally, here I relate
the main sites of scene that I am following Android, and thanks to them I have learned many things about the Android Green, interesting applications, tips, news and tracking of handsets, coverage of major events, etc. ...
JUST GIVE THE CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WORK , and culture that make Android grow day to day.
http://www.elandroidelibre.com http://and.roid.es http://www.androidsis.com http://soyandroide.com http://www.unandroideenvodafone.com http://androidapps.es http://www.androidmarketiza.com http://www.htcmania.com http://www.android-spa.com http://androidinspain.blogspot.com http://www.nexusoneblog.com http://twitter.com/googlenexusone
I recommend following each of these sites via twitter to not lose any novelty in this world and to discuss with them any subject.
I hope this entry is for those who want to enter the Android universe, have any questions about the Nexus, or just looking for interesting applications and links to topics related to Google Android Green. Take advantage! (And I am going to sleep q see ...)
