iPhodroid: Auto Installation Of Android OS On iPhone
Well I’ll be damned. I was just about to go to sleep when we got an email from one of FSM’s readers, Stefano, telling us about iPhodroid and easy automated way to install Android OS on your iPhone 2G and 3G. As you know, PlanetBeing released the binaries for both iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G, but the installation process is most certainly not accessible to everyone. If you feel lucky, you can do it manually. If you want a shortcut, read after the break….
First things first…
Although this port does everything that you expect your smartphone to be able to do, it isn’t usable for day-to-day activities just yet–I haven’t implemented any power-management functions, so a fully charged iPhone running Android will last only an hour or so.
A few bugs and performance issues remain, too, so while the phone will be usable, it won’t be fast. If you do something unexpected (such as forcing the iPhone off), there is a small chance that you may end up restoring your device. However, it is impossible for any bugs to brick or disable your iPhone permanently.
Finally, media syncing is not working, so loading your media onto your phone is kind of a pain. I’m working as hard as I can, though, and I expect to fix these issues soon.
iPhodroid…
The advantage of this app is that it will automagically transfer all the files to your iDevice, and keeps the device on safe, because no instalaltion is processed. But it is only available for Mac users. However, if you use iPhodroid, you will no longer need a Linux machine or a Linux virtual machine.
NOTE: You should disable the auto-lock on your iPhone. To do this, go to Settings>General>Auto-lock and set it to ‘Never’.
[Via fsm.com]
May 23rd, 2010 at 8:26 am
“so a fully charged iPhone running Android will last only an hour or so.”
Thats about 10 minutes less than an iPhone running on iPhone software. Apple really need to sort out the batteries on the iPhone, in my personal opinion, it is the only downfall of the telephone! apart from the fact that an unjailbroken phone is totally Shit! But since mine is JBroken, that is not an issue. Seriously, Iphones battery is really shit! i am a heavy user of my phone, 60 to 70 calls a day, internet, mails and GPS in constant use, my battery fully charged lasts about 3 hours, i have to carry a car charger with me all the time. The battery is my only complaint. Shame i didn’t win the competition for the battery pack
June 5th, 2010 at 5:15 am
Wow, 60 to 70 calls a day with internet and GPS? and you expect the phone to last longer than an hour, I think 3 hours is amazing. To think someone that literally sits on their phone all day and complains about it dying… Do you expect it to make its own electricity? Sorry your complaint does not sound valid or legitimate. Go buy a battery pack or use a land line, but stop complaining about the battery dying when you use your phone too much.