Android

CyanogenMod 6 (Android 2.2 “Froyo”) running on the T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream)

Not even a week has passed since the Froyo source code dropped into AOSP, and a working build of CyanogenMod 6 has already been produced. Aside from needing proprietary bits to make it work fully, it looks to be smooth and functional. In the video below, Chris Soyars, a developer working on CyanogenMod, shows off [...]

Android 2.2 “Froyo” has arrived in the AOSP

@cyanogen: Froyo just hit AOSP And that’s how I knew. The source code for Android 2.2 “Froyo” has just recently been released to the Android Open Source Project, meaning it is open to anyone to grab and do what they want with. What does this mean? Now the ROM developers (like Cyanogen) can slave away [...]

JIT Hack on the G1 Provides a Nice Speed Boost

Back in February, I installed a modified Dalvik library that included a JIT onto my trusty T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream). While any noticeable improvements are likely caused by a placebo effect, the benchmarks do not lie. Even on my G1, the oldest Android device released to the public, the JIT shaved a few seconds off [...]