I have just uploaded an update for the SMS Bot Widget to the Android Market. It fixes two issues with the HTC Tattoo. The first one would show a “Force close” error message upon sending a message (the message would still be sent though). The second was a more serious as it meant that two [...]
Somebody has alerted me to an issue with Reader Widget Pro on the Sprint Hero. If a Reader Widget is present when rebooting or switching scenes then the configuration screen is relaunched and the user has to reconfigure. This is a symptom of a bug in the Sprint Hero ROM where widget IDs are not [...]
… I’m not asking for anything for this Christmas but for next year I want the perfect Android phone to be released. Maybe a keyboardless Droid, maybe the Nexus One, Two or Three (or six?) but with the following: 3.7 inch 854×480 screen Decent camera with: Flash (xenon if possible) Physical button that can be [...]
I have just uploaded updates to both Pro and Free Reader Widget. Here’s the change log: Bug fix: Motorola Droid force close on docking Bug fix: browser launch option goes to Reader start page as configured on the Reader site instead of the “Feeds” view Bug fix: HTC Hero sometimes got stuck launching webview Bug [...]
Don’t get me wrong I love my HTC Hero and it’s Sense UI. I just don’t like the fact I have to wait longer for Android updates compared to other phones. I’m sure when Eclair comes to the Hero it will be great but I just can’t stand missing out on all the new apps [...]
I moved house last week which of course left me with no broadband for a few days. It just got connected today but luckily I could use my HTC Hero’s built in USB tethering to keep me going. I know there’s Android Wi-fi tethering available too but that eats the battery for fun and only [...]
I have installed the official Android 1.6 (aka Donut) ADP build on my G1. I’ve done some initial testing and found that both Reader Widget Small and Reader Widget Pro work on it. I have also uploaded screen shots for both to the market (only visible in the 1.6 version of the market). PubCrawler still [...]
An official Hero ROM update has been leaked but I haven’t applied it. The reason is I went with MoDaCo’s 2.2 custom ROM (core) instead. I know I said I wasn’t going to use custom ROMs on my Hero but I couldn’t resist. If something can be modded to get extra functionality I’ll usually go [...]
I have noticed something not mentioned much elsewhere when testing the PubCrawler on various devices. It is how much screen space is devoted to a web page. This is not a simply dependent on screen size as these screenshots show: iPod Touch/iPhone 3.0 HTC Dream/T-mobile G1 Android 1.5 HTC Hero All the devices have the [...]
Here’s a quick write up on my thoughts after two days with my unlocked white Hero. The device itself is very good looking but it is not without its shortcomings: Pros: Hardware looks and feels very good in the flesh. Matte teflon backing is unique. Virtual keyboard is excellent. Really fast especially in landscape mode. [...]
