Android port to HD2 one step closer...

[Pliablemoose]

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/major-breakthrough-in-porting-android-to-hd2/

Android has been already ported to several other HTC devices, specifically the Vogue, Kaiser, Polaris, Touch Diamond, Pro, HD, Diamond2, and Pro2, but the best Windows Mobile device to date, the HD2, has had no luck so far.
The reason was that the bootloader used to boot into Android, called HaRET (Handheld Reverse Engineering Tool), always caused the Snapdragon (that’s the CPU used in the HD2) to crash. Fortunately, XDA forum member Cotulla was able to patch it, meaning that the Linux-kernel can now boot via HaRET. Accoding to the devs:
With the working Linux kernel, any kind of Linux-based userspace can be used on HD2. This includes Google Android and any other Linux distribution.
Yes, it’s probably still a long way to go before Android will be actually usable on our HD2s, but, as noted by the devs, it’s a major breakthrough nonetheless.
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I'm really looking forward to this, and hope they manage to port it sooner rather than later.

 

[SunnyD]

It'll be bitter sweet though. AFAIK "non-sanctioned" Android devices don't have access to the market and the google native apps.

 

[BabaBooey]

I cannot wait and don't really care about the android market bug as I do not buy from there anyways....:sneaky:

Man this would be awesome when it does happen....thanks for the heads up.

 

[Bateluer]

While I am all for projects like this, it does seem a little wasteful. I mean, by the time a usable version of Android is available for the HD2, who is going to want a single core, 1Ghz Snapdragon? The Snapdragon has already been knocked from the top position by the OMAP 3640s in the Droid X and Droid 2, as well as the Hummingbirds in the Galaxy S. It may still be a high end phone, but its days at the top are rapidly dropping.

 

[slightlyhuman]

still got a long ways to go..

 

[Spoooon]

While I am all for projects like this, it does seem a little wasteful. I mean, by the time a usable version of Android is available for the HD2, who is going to want a single core, 1Ghz Snapdragon? The Snapdragon has already been knocked from the top position by the OMAP 3640s in the Droid X and Droid 2, as well as the Hummingbirds in the Galaxy S. It may still be a high end phone, but its days at the top are rapidly dropping.

If you're locked into a contract for two years, it doesn't matter whether the phone is at the top of the heap or not. It'll be nice to give those HD2 owners something to do with their phones a few months from now.

I'm glad guys are still working on and supporting roms for the Droid.

 

[CTrain]

If they ever get Android succesfully ported, the market for used HD2 will rise.
Its amazing how such a nice piece of hardware are going for so little on Criagslist.
I see them as low as $200 but you can get one for $250 with ease.
I love everything about this phone except for the OS.
I have no doubt that people will try to port window 7 mobile too.