Android 1.1 update available

Google has issued an update for the unlocked version of the Android phone. The version is specifically made for developers.

Several bug fixes for issues that involve the alarm clock, device sleep, POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) email, and email notification are among the updates. Added to this includes the ability to save MMS attachments and voice search. As for matters of accessibility to applications, Google will only block those applications, regardless of whether they are free or paid, that use Google’s copy protection. Different from the consumer version which allows users to copy applications which are sold exclusively through T-Mobile’s Network. With this however, Google is blocking access to all copy protected applications, even for copy protected applications on the open device.

Dan Morrill, Developer Advocate for Android says “many developers are concerned about the unauthorized redistribution of their applications, developer phones like the ADP1 allow for unrestricted access to the device’s contents, making it impossible to enforce copy protection. If you choose to add copy protection when you upload your application to the Android Market, then you won’t be able to test it on the ADP1’s Android market client.”                 [via CNET]

T-Mobile G1 Applications: Bubbles!

The chat service, Bubbles! allows the user to create a pop (point of presence) that is then broadcast from the mobile device. Other users of Bubbles! can send and share their pops when in close proximity.

The pops are entirely anonymous and can consist of a simple message or nickname, the pops float around with you at your different locations.

Bubbles! Homepage
http://blog.rabidgremlin.com/index.php/2008/04/14/bubbles-my-google-android-developer-challenge-entry/

T-Mobile G1 Applications: GeoMata

The GeoMata application maps locations to specific web content, for example, audio, video and websites. The service currently contains over 140k of the so called ‘blips’. New blips can be easily added from the app itself and shared around the world – wikiepedia style. Users also have the ability to keep them private or share them with authrorised people.

GeoMata Homepage
http://www.geomata.com/

T-Mobile G1 Apps: Pocket Auctions for eBay

Pocket Auctions for eBay is the award-winning eBay mobile application made even better for Android! Created by Bonfire Media, here are the features:

• My eBay
• Search active & completed items
• Full screen pictures
• Price check
• Bid & Buy it Now
• Android-style notofications
• Find great deals
• Scan barcodes on eBay
• Chat with fellow eBay’ers
• Supports USA and UK

GGiPhone.com Review:

Even though this app is not the official eBay app, it sure is action-packed as though it were!

Usefulness:

eBay Buyers and Sellers with an Android powered device would find Pocket Auctions for eBay extremely useful. This app allows you to Browse, Buy, and Sell your eBay items from your pocket!

Ease of Use:

That app is a very easy to use and optimized for Android.  Every feature is just a Tapp away.

Features:

Search

Search has 3 tabs: Active, Completed and Price Check. Active searches shows you results with real-time count downs. Completed shows items ending with 1 minute with real-time count downs (great for the savvy eBay buyer scooping up last mintue deals… literally!) Price Check shows a range; minimum, median and maximum most recent successful auctions meeting your searched item. In all, you can Place a Bid, Buy it Now or Watch items.

My Ebay

My eBay has three tabs: Watching, Buying, and Selling.  When you sign into your eBay account, it automatically fetches the information.  In each tab you can see full information detail such as Item description in Simple or HTML view.  An easy way to keep track of your eBay items!

Deals

The Deals section features the top 12 deals on eBay. Find items like GPS Navigation, 99-cent Mega deals, iPods, xBox 360’s, Blu-Ray DVDs and more.

Live Chat

Live Chat is a really cool feature, its broken into two categories: The Cafe and Users Q&A.  In The Cafe users can post simple messages to the community. Users Q&A is a place for users too ask questions and get answers right on the community board.

Scan

Pocket Auctions for eBay also has a bar code scanner; the interface is similar to Compare Everywhere. It scans the bar code against products in eBay’s product base. Surprisingly though, our scan yielded no results when we scanned a recently purchased iPod Shuffle. Using one of the other bar code scanners; Compare Everywhere or ShopSavvy spit back the results just fine. Could it be… no iPod Shuffles on eBay :shock:

Frequently Used:

With over 190 Million eBay members and nearly 1 million Android powered devices sold, it’s bound to be frequently used. Whether it be the eager first-time mom shopping for Elmo toys, the tech junkie searching the latest gadget deals, or power sellers compulsively checking their sales; it deems to be a top Android App.

Interface:

The interface is optimized for mobile use including icons, color-coded sections, tabs within sections, and you can easily get Home by tapping the Menu button.

G1 Applications: Hausbarn

Hausbarn is a location-based application designed to help users find properties and places to live in their areas. Hausbarn allows the user to add and edit information and media about homes they see for sale, and even enable them to generate and upload textured 3D models of buildings.

AndroidChat

The AndroidChat application is a location based chat client. The client is built from a modified inspircd IRC daemon used to support the location-aware services.

AndroidChat Homepage

http://code.google.com/p/androidchat/

T-Mobile G1 Auto-Rotation Application Demo

The Android developer community have been busy working on bringing auto-rotation functionality to the G1, and judging by the video footage below they’ve done a great job.

With compass mode and Streetview proving the G1 is certainly well equipped when it comes to accelerometers, the ability to auto rotate the display is a feature that the G1 has lacked.

Create your own ring, alarm and sounds for T-Mobile G1

Ringdroid is an an Android application for editing and creating your own ringtones, alarms, and notification sounds. 

• Open an existing audio file
• View a scrollable waveform representation of the audio file at 5 zoom levels
• Set starting and ending points for a clip within the audio file, using an optional touch interface
• Play the selected portion of the audio, including an indicator cursor and autoscrolling of the waveform
• Play anywhere else by tapping the screen
• Save the clipped audio as a new audio file and mark it as Music, Ringtone, Alarm, or Notification.
• Record a new audio clip to edit
• Launches automatically in response to the GET_CONTENT intent with a mime type of audio/ if any other application wants to pick an audio file -- for example the “Rings Extended” application. 

Supported file formats are:

• MP3
• WAV
• 3GPP / AMR

Watch this video to learn how to use application:

 

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T-Mobile G1 Android Applications: Commandro

Commandro uses GPS location information to accurately keep you up-to-date on your friends’ wherabout and activities.

The application also enables you to setup various activity-specific and person-specific alerts via the Androids notification service. These alerts can be used to notify you off your friends’ location, time and activity descriptions.

Commandro Homepage:
http://www.commandro.net/

T-Mobile G1 Android Applications: Enkin

Enkin is a new concept for handheld navigation. Displaying location-based content in it’s own unique way, Enkin aims to bridge the gap between reality and classic map-like displays.

Combining GPS, orientation, 3D graphics, live video and web services, Enkin provides a useful and intuitive user interface and light navigation system for mobile devices.

Enkin Homepage
http://www.enkin.net/