When a manufacturer tells you their phone can't run Gingerbread . . .

[Bateluer]

Wave this at them.

http://www.droid-life.com/2010/12/29/droid-eris-running-gingerbread-im-officially-stunned/

The current build is up to version 6, has Google apps, working wi-fi/bluetooth, OpenGL, audio and is seriously inching closer to a prime time release.

This is why people like the open phones.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

This is why people like the open phones.

Is this a hint at a different company?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

They don't mean it CAN'T run it, it means that it doesn't run to the standards they have for their phone for consumer release.

The G1 CAN run froyo, its not very good at it because of the fact it has no RAM(Though its better than the stock OS by a long shot). Doesn't mean that the carriers are going to bother updating it because it simply isn't worth it.

 

[Raduque]

Eh, can't see why you would want to hamstring a good OS with such shitty hardware. It's like shoving Windows Vista on a Pentium 300 with 128mb ram and expecting it to run well.

Putting Gingerbread on low-end hardware would screw up the end-user experience.

 

[Bateluer]

The G1 CAN run froyo, its not very good at it because of the fact it has no RAM(Though its better than the stock OS by a long shit). Doesn't mean that the carriers are going to bother updating it because it simply isn't worth it.

Putting Gingerbread on low-end hardware would screw up the end-user experience.

Scanning through the XDA thread from the earlier V1 releases to the newer V6 releases, and it seems a lot of people are reporting that its better than the stock 1.5 for smoothness and performance. Some seem to have serious lag issues, broken things, etc. It is an alpha version still, after all.

From what I follow on the CM forums, the G1 runs CM6.x fairly well given its low end, old hardware.

I would tend to agree though, if you're still using a G1, its time to step up. Contracts should be expiring soon. The Eris wasn't discontinued all that long ago, but I'd still want something better.

 

[Yuriman]

Is Gingerbread "heavier" than older versions?

 

[zerocool84]

Wave this at them.

http://www.droid-life.com/2010/12/29/droid-eris-running-gingerbread-im-officially-stunned/




This is why people like the open phones.

We already knew this months ago that there were no hardware requirements on Froyo or Gingerbread. Nothing new.

 

[foghorn67]

Anybody closing in on an OG Droid?
What's the latest?

 

[Puddle Jumper]

This is why people like the open phones.

Yup. It looks like those of us with Galaxy S phones will be able to get vanilla Gingerbread roms before samsung even gets around to releasing froyo.

 

[Spoooon]

Anybody closing in on an OG Droid?
What's the latest?

Someone has one that's pretty rough (no phone, etc.), but enough there to see that it's pretty fast. I posted a link in some other thread, not sure if there have been changes since then.

 

[ponyo]

Yup. It looks like those of us with Galaxy S phones will be able to get vanilla Gingerbread roms before samsung even gets around to releasing froyo.

lol. no. If you mean by vanilla Gingerbread rom as in non-working GPS (not that it worked before ), and bunch of stuff missing and not working, then yeah. Pretty much everything rom chefs released are based on Samsung code. Without Samsung's help and driver code, expect half functioning tech demos. The only code I would say is original and way better than Samsung is Supercurio's Voodoo work. That man deserves a medal and a job at Google.

 

[Spoooon]

Gingerbread for the OG Droid: http://jeffv2.desitechelectronics.com/

From the site:

this is a rom i compiled from cyanogenmod source code.
hope you enjoy
What Doesn't Work:
-light sensors, use power control for temp fix on kb lights
What Works:
- off ANIMATION
- camera
- accerometer
- gps
- browser
- usb storage... just unplug then replug it back in if it doesn't work

 

[UNCjigga]

Someone has one that's pretty rough (no phone, etc.), but enough there to see that it's pretty fast. I posted a link in some other thread, not sure if there have been changes since then.

You'd think the OG Droid would get it next after the N1, seeing that it too runs stock Android and Gingerbread AOSP source is available...

 

[darkewaffle]

Eh, can't see why you would want to hamstring a good OS with such shitty hardware. It's like shoving Windows Vista on a Pentium 300 with 128mb ram and expecting it to run well.

Putting Gingerbread on low-end hardware would screw up the end-user experience.

Or like shoving Windows Vista on any computer and expecting it to run well? ;D