Unboxing video and demo at phandroid, I'm not allowed to post the link as a n00b member.
It supports multi touch on sense i/f but not on google maps. Seems a bit odd as the hardware can do it ?
Yes, I saw that do. I hope it's just because it's an early ROM. But it's no deal breaker...
Legend w/ firmware 1.23 here. No multitouch in Maps :s
Ummm, I hope you guys are not serious? Can't you just download the latest Google Maps which supports multitouch from the Android Market?
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Yesterday Tomtom released the new navigator for the Diamond pro, it seems to be even a newer edition than the version 8, anybody now or this version will work on a diamond (not beeing a pro)
Willem
Wilsas said:
Yesterday Tomtom released the new navigator for the Diamond pro, it seems to be even a newer edition than the version 8, anybody now or this version will work on a diamond (not beeing a pro)
Willem
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where did you read it?
found a dutch reference
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/55296/tomtom-bundelt-nieuwe-navigator-met-htc-touch-pro.html
it would be available mid september on the dutch market it seems
Uhh this is a very nice news
Is there a dutch person here who can tell what exactly is mentioned in the text above? Will it even be the Navigator 8 or just a newer Navigator 7 version? Would be very interessting to know.
Well, I think that news is about "TomTom 7", as it mentions the successor to TomTom 6 is coming out. Do note that TT7 was not always preinstalled on the Diamond stock NLD ROMs. The article goes on to describe how TT7 will only be available in a bundle with the Touch Pro, and not as a seperate SD-software package. The comments include a lot of whining early adopters who then go into a discussion about that it's all HTC's fault and, despite that the fact they know early adopters always have to suffer this kind of stuff, that TomTom is to blame for all those people downloading TT7 now. Basically, they're acting pathetic and trying to justify their pirating.
Category 'weird and obsolete' news.
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Well, I think that news is about "TomTom 7", as it mentions the successor to TomTom 6 is coming out. Do note that TT7 was not always preinstalled on the Diamond stock NLD ROMs. The article goes on to describe how TT7 will only be available in a bundle with the Touch Pro, and not as a seperate SD-software package. The comments include a lot of whining early adopters who then go into a discussion about that it's all HTC's fault and, despite that the fact they know early adopters always have to suffer this kind of stuff, that TomTom is to blame for all those people downloading TT7 now. Basically, they're acting pathetic and trying to justify their pirating.
Category 'weird and obsolete' news.
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Oh, ok.
Thanks for your translation, even if I hoped for a different answer
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Oh, ok.
Thanks for your translation, even if I hoped for a different answer
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Heh, lets just hope they come with TT8 before the TT7 cards are considered ancient. I think I like TT7 for now.
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Heh, lets just hope they come with TT8 before the TT7 cards are considered ancient. I think I like TT7 for now.
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You're right
I really do like TT7, I tried iGo8 but nothing compares to the good old TomTom But the campatibility with the new maps is the point which really makes me hope they will release TT8 in the near future...
where are the maps tt8 but there aren´t yet tt8 for PDA http://www.foro-elrincondedey.com/descargas-mapas-v-8/279-coleccion-mapas-v8.html
i think the maps V8 work on TT7
Just been taking a look at accessories for the HD on the bluetrade.eu website. They say they've got the igo8 pgps pack DVD available for the HD. Kind of odd as the official website (navngo.com) doesn't list the HD as a compatible device for igo8 (perhaps they've not yet bothered to update the list?)
Anyways, if it is available, I notice that it can only be run using their provided 2Gig microSD! A real bummer. Any known workaround for this?
PS. If you're interested, here's the link to the accessory list:
http://www.bluetrade.eu/index.php?page=product&id=11574
HTC just announced the Hero in a press conference in Hong Kong today. Given the support of traditional Chinese interface and an incredibly smooth interface, it is very likely that these demo Heroes are running the future firmware that Slashgear reported would be available for download very soon.
Take a look at the series of videos below (they are not taken by me, I didn't attend the event):
Look at how smooth it is when scrolling through the contacts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CABaEfQNqL0
Browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eoTT74obss
Smoothly moving between different home screens, no lag at all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcwbBjEsyxg
Some more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtsPVXJyLtA
Hero will be on sale in Hong Kong in early September. More or less coincide with the reported timing of the availability of the firmware update(s).
Update:
According to this website
http://www.eprice.com.hk/mobile/talk/?prod_id=3402&tid=29166
the camera app now supports iPhone 3GS' style Tap to Focus function, and adjustable ISO (up to ISO 800)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXemcWjMYeQ
Does this update improve video because like all HTC devices its crap
Maybe you're not doing it properly. Videos encoded for iPod Touch profiles work perfectly on my Hero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcwbBjEsyxg
And it seems they have improved the flash support as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrRmZCuPjuo
BTW when is this coming to INDIA!! OMNIA is already launched here!!
Definitely MUCH smoother. If you look at how fast the Messages and Mail widgets refresh, you'd see that this firmware works a lot smoother and faster. That said, it does leave me wondering if it will suffer from a slowdown after a day of usage.
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And it seems they have improved the flash support as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrRmZCuPjuo
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That video was dated August 12 and the interface was in English, it was NOT running the Hong Kong version of the Hero.
BTW, double clicking the flash element on a website to enable full screen flash typically speed up flash performance a lot, because it enable the phone to ignore other parts of the website.
Are you saying that the HK version of Hero does not have English? I find that a bit hard to believe
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Are you saying that the HK version of Hero does not have English? I find that a bit hard to believe
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It has. But all the Heroes in that press event were set to the Chinese interface (if you want to waste your time saying that someone switched it back to English, go ahead). The date of the video shows that it wasn't the HK version (if you want to argue that that could be a leaked version, go ahead).
So what's the conclusion? The HK firmware is just BLISTERING quick but no idea if Flash is faster?
According to this reviewer who attended the event and talked to people from HTC:
http://www.eprice.com.hk/mobile/talk/?prod_id=3402&tid=29166
特別一提，HTC Hero 支援 Flash Lite 3.0 ，理論直接支援 YouTube 桌面網站，但其實 Play 上來效果不算理想。HTC 說法是一來 Adobe 給手機的 Flash Lite 3 版本未算最好，二來本來是給予網站的小動畫使用。
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He mentioned that HTC Hero support Flash Lite 3.0, but the performance was not that good when playing youtube video on its desktop website (i.e. not using the youtube app). HTC response was that the version of Flash Lite provided by Adobe for cell phone is not very good, and the flash support is mainly for displaying flash animation on websites.
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Maybe you're not doing it properly. Videos encoded for iPod Touch profiles work perfectly on my Hero.
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cheers for the tip, did a couple of conversions for ipod touch in Xilisoft and the video is indeed excellent now. No stuttering
hmmm... I tried HandBrake and the encoded video using the iPhone/iPod Touch preset looked great, gave a far smaller file than I had previously, but still stuttered.
Using the stock 2GB card.
doesnt seem like it really faster than my hero mines scrolls as fast as that one
is there any leak of this firmware, there but be leaks somewhere if they allready have them built on the phones...
Holy crap that is looking smooooooth and faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast. Can't wait to install this onto my Hero.
EDIT: Would have liked to see the software keyboard in action though - one of my biggest gripes is the intermittent keyboard lag/keystroke delay
BTW, the hardware specification of the HK version Hero is the same as the European ones. According to the user manual available on HTC HK website, the product ID is still HERO100 (North America GSM Hero is Hero130, CDMA Hero is HERO200). So once the HK version is released (Sept 1) and someone dumped the ROM it, it can be installed on current Hero without too much problem. Of course it would be much easier if HTC releases the firmware update on the website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK8c9Bs581I here's a clip of how smooth video play back is now. I really hope they improve the format compatability to include avi and wmv.
maybe thats a custom made video meant to be seen by the customers only and make them feel that the video play back is good...anyway if this is actually working under the update then i really wish for it to come tomm. as promised...but promises are meant to be broken! fingers crossed!
BTW aany info when HTC is launching hero in INDIA?? its released in hong kong now..so it shud be coming soon here as well...but no date!
I have to agree with the person that said the smoothness isn't mindblowingly better in that version. My Hero is about as smooth if I wait for the clock animation to finish before starting to swipe back and forth. Same with web browser, depending on web site, of course...
My contact may be a tad more stuttery, but I have photos for many of my contacts and it seems to slightly slow down every time a photo contact comes up...
-JJ
Hi guys,
I'm not entirely versed in Flash but it seems everything I want to play on my Hero doesn't load. (apart from YouTube, that is.)
I'm in Denmark and I can't play any of the free Flash vids on the BBC website (interviews with football managers etc.), a lot of the more "adult natured" sites don't play, in fact, hardly anything does.
Is this normal? Is there a Flash update on the way so these things (especially the BBC stuff) will actually play? (Market app beebplayer is UK only)
Anyone else experiencing the same thing?
Thanks, in advance,
rdz
This is normal. its not a full version of flash on the hero. Adobe has said that full flash is coming to android sometime in early 2010
Ok. Thanks.
According to this Danish piece, Adobe Flash 10 is coming in October. There's a vid too:
http://androidforum.dk/2009/06/adobe-flash-player-10-kommer-til-android-i-oktober/
does that mean veoh will work with the release?
Hi folks,
I got my Nexus One last night and it is awesome. I loved what HTC did on Windows mobile, having taken a journey from the TyTn II, Touch Pro and finally Touch Pro 2. But Android is AMAZING.
I shall never go back to windows mobile (which is a shame as I loved NRG's roms!)...
Anyhow... I'd love to clear something up, about which I am quite confused.
I seem to remember from repeated posts and threads and articles that multitouch was not supported by the default Google apps, such as the browser, gallery, maps, etc.
Well, imagine how suprised I was (and still am!) that ALL of these apps are supporting pinch zoom. Perhaps I'll be less lazy now and make a video or something, but I promise this is working.
Now, I did notice that the N1 asked to install an update to the software upon first boot up. Perhaps this brought these new capabilities?
NOTE -- I just did a google search and found some news articles confirming the above. But I decided to post this anyways to clarify this with anyone who comes across this.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/03/google_nexus_one_multitouch
Have you been living under a rock the last week?
Seriously, the update did indeed add the pinch&zoom support to a couple of google apps. The multitouch OS support was in android 2.x from the beginning, so its technically not quite correct to say that multitouch is new. Some 3rd party apps used multitouch for a while already.
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Have you been living under a rock the last week?
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LOL! No, I've been obsessive compulsively sitting in front of my computer hitting refresh....first on the Google Checkout page and then on the DHL tracking page.
Seriously, the update did indeed add the pinch&zoom support to a couple of google apps. The multitouch OS support was in android 2.x from the beginning, so its technically not quite correct to say that multitouch is new. Some 3rd party apps used multitouch for a while already.
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Yeah yeah, I should have been more specific....
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LOL! No, I've been obsessive compulsively sitting in front of my computer hitting refresh....first on the Google Checkout page and then on the DHL tracking page.
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LOL,
I was doing the same for some times )
Volker1 said:
Have you been living under a rock the last week?
Seriously, the update did indeed add the pinch&zoom support to a couple of google apps. The multitouch OS support was in android 2.x from the beginning, so its technically not quite correct to say that multitouch is new. Some 3rd party apps used multitouch for a while already.
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IIRC, it has been a hackable feature since 1.5/6 and it is with 2.X they added it into the SDK officially.