Remember how we found out that there's
a difference between the Google-branded Android firmware and its HTC-modified equivalent, and the latter isn't allowed to feature the silkscreened Google logo? The HTC version is way cooler on account of its Exchange ActiveSync support and the much-improved camera app; the only downside is that you can't flaunt that logo on the case, which -- let's be honest -- is totally meaningless to an end user (unless you're some raving Google fanboy / fangirl, and in that case, no amount of awesome customization is going to sway you). Anyhow, it's up to individual carriers to decide which versions of the devices they wish to launch, and Rogers customers will be excited to know that they're getting the logo-free HTC builds. That makes Canadian Dreams and Magics a whole hell of a lot more useful to business users than the
G1s down in the States, and going forward, this is an issue T-Mobile probably wants to think about -- as long as the base Android code doesn't license ActiveSync, anyway.
posted May 23rd 2009 11:24PM
That HTC dream looks like an ugly knock-off.
Those buttons are uglier than the original.
But I really do want an android phone when Telus switches to HSPA.
Its still android right? They needa upgrade the other g1's with that camera app and exchange!
Adam, Miguel, this is a G1 with the new firmware...i have an android -Magic - phone with the google, i use Touchdown and works fine with exchange just shame it is not "embedded" within the original mail, contacts and calendars.
hope i will be able to flash the "none google" android to the magic. if any one knows where a i can find it... :D
having tested the rogers ROM, i can safely say their exchange support is "broken" as it does not support zimbra.
Hmm, maybe because Zimbra isn't Exchange, idiot.
"the only downside is that you can't flaunt that logo"
That can't be the only downside.... I'm guessing it won't have google's apps, right?
If that's the case then it's certainly not worth it. Plus, I hate exchange.
Anyways, it makes perfect sense that it can't be part of stock Android, since stock Android is free and open. Dunno what that would have to do with "with Google" unless Google has a clause saying they won't let their apps be on a proprietary build perhaps. I'm certainly no Google fanboy, but in this case I gotta say: way to go Google, stick it to the man!