Upgrade the Android Developer Phone (ADP) to RC33 Manually

Please note that you will lose all data on your phone when performing these steps.

  1. Mount the ADP MicroSD card
  2. Download hboot-0.95.0000.zip to the mount and rename it to update.zip
  3. Unmount the card and shutdown the phone (unplug the USB cable if connected)
  4. Hold Home+Power to boot
  5. When prompted press Alt+S and wait for the update to finish
  6. Press Home+Back to reboot and wait for second update to finish and boot into the Android recovery system
  7. Press Home+Back to reboot again
  8. Mount the MicroSD card
  9. Delete update.zip
  10. Download signed-holiday_devphone-ota-130444-debug.55489994.zip to the mount and rename it to update.zip
  11. Unmount the card and shutdown the phone
  12. Hold Home+Power to boot
  13. Press Alt+S to update and wait for update to finish
  14. Press Home+Back to reboot and wait for the second update to finish and boot into the Android system recovery utility
  15. Press Alt+W to wipe all data
  16. Press Home+Back to reboot and wait for the reboot to finish (this could take a couple of minutes)
  17. Re-setup the ADP (hint: press menu to setup custom APN settings)
Posted February 17th, 2009 in Mobile Computing, Operating Systems, Systems Administration

Android Dev Phone 1 – AT&T

I received my Android Dev Phone 1 today and wanted to report that with the following APN settings it works great (setup instructions come with the phone).

Name: AT&T
APN: wap.cingular 
Proxy: <Not set> 
Port: <Not set> 
Username: wap.cingulargprs.com 
Password: CINGULAR1 
Server: <Not set> 
MMSC: mmsc.cingular.com 
MMS proxy: <Not set> 
MMS port: 80 
MCC: 310 
MNC: 410 
APN type: <Not set>

Source Jackson Miller

Posted December 17th, 2008 in Mobile Computing

Adroid Dev Phone 1

I just ordered the Adroid Dev Phone 1, an unlocked Android device available through the Developer Console.

Price: $399.00 USD

Overview

Run and debug your Android applications directly on a device. Modify and rebuild the Android operating system, and flash it onto a phone. The Android Dev Phone 1 is carrier independent, and available for purchase by any developer registered with Android Market.

Development Platform Features

  • SIM unlocked – Put any SIM in the device
  • Hardware unlocked – Rebuild the Android operating system, and load it onto the device
  • Test out your apps on real hardware before publishing them to the world

Hardware Features

  • Touch screen
  • Trackball
  • 3.2 Megapixel camera with auto focus
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth v2.0
    • Handsfree profile v1.5
    • Headset profile v1.0
  • 3G WCDMA (1700/2100 MHz)
  • Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
  • QWERTY slider keyboard
  • Includes 1GB MicroSD card (Can be replaced with up to 16GB card)
  • Included in the box
    • HTC Android Dev Phone 1
    • USB Cable
    • AC Adapter (with US plug)
    • Stereo Hands-Free Headset
    • Battery
    • Getting Starting Guide
    • 1G Micro SD Card (inserted into Device)

Software Features

  • Real web browsing
  • Customizable home screen
  • One-touch Google Search
  • Android Market
  • Full-featured Google applications:
    • Google Maps
    • Gmail
    • YouTube
    • Google Calendar
    • Google Talk
  • SMS and MMS
  • Music Player
Posted December 6th, 2008 in Hardware, Mobile Computing, Operating Systems