Video: iPhone 3G running Android 2.3
The iPhone 3G now does something not even all Android phones can claim: it runs Android's current version, 2.3 "Gingerbread." iDroid developer Nick Pack posted a video of a jailbroken iPhone 3G successfully running Android 2.3. Naturally the older iPhone was huffing and puffing a bit as it tried to run the latest Android interface, but to my eyes it looked like the iPhone 3G was at least running better than it initially was under iOS 4.2.Much like running a Linux distro on a Mac, running Android on an iPhone is something I can appreciate conceptually, but I still can't imagine why anyone would actually want to do it. After all, it's not like you're starved for hardware choice if you really have to have Android running on your smartphone. Still, the effort involved in getting Android to run on the iPhone is intriguing, and watching the boot process in the video below just proves what many of us have been saying for years: these aren't just phones, they're handheld computers.
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The iPhone 3G now does something not even all Android phones can claim: it runs Android's current version, 2.3 "Gingerbread." iDroid...
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I presume all of you, including the writer, are not running windows on your macs since, "you can't imagine why anyone would want to do it". After all, "these aren't just phones, they're handheld computers".
January 08 2011 at 11:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou are correct, I don't run Windows on my Mac. I prefer software that doesn't make me want to hurl my computer through the nearest wall. For that matter, I prefer software that doesn't make me want to hurl, period.
January 09 2011 at 1:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm with Chris here. I had windows on my Mac twice. I hated it both times and got rid of it as soon as I possibly could (meaning once I was done with MS Access in one case, and as soon as I'd downloaded and run the greenpois0n jailbreak the second time).
It's horribly unusable no matter what hardware you run it on.
Mac: It just works.
Windows: It just sucks.
I just wish I could get iOS4 working properly on my 3G!
January 08 2011 at 5:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySaying that I could not imagine wanting something else but iOS is admitting to have very narrow experience and success of Apple's brainwash.
Try to look around and you may find something better suited you. My experience includes 3 iPhones collecting dust and functioning Android phone and Tab. I still using Mac but lack of software for work other than audio/video makes it mostly a toy.
I hope they can get OpeniBoot working on the iPhone 4 sometime soon.
January 08 2011 at 1:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySo we can run Android on the iPhone 4..
January 08 2011 at 4:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLooks like we need parallels for iPhone! I don't have either, but would there be benefit to having access to both sets of apps?
January 08 2011 at 12:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyTo be honest, I can't imagining anyone with access to iOS wanting Android at all.
wow android looks like really crappy last minute software. I'm glad I'm a Mac!
January 08 2011 at 11:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyandroid is only for phones, the only competition that mac has is pc (windows) dont get confused
January 08 2011 at 3:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou're...a Mac? Do you have your user's permission to be posting comments online?
January 08 2011 at 6:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply...like seeing someone buy a $50 steak and then pour ketchup all over it.
January 08 2011 at 10:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBest of both worlds.
January 08 2011 at 11:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAndroid on an iPhone... that's kinky!
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