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[Windows Phone 7 General] tfouto:
Hi Cotulla,

Nice work with Bluetooth... :)

Do you prefer CE Kernel instead of NT? I am aware that you have more knowledge on CE then NT, is this right?

1) But on other hand, new phones that the OEM's will release for wp8 cant they use the drivers, etc for the 'old phones'. I mean they shouldn't be too diferent. I guess that the CPU, sensores and all its not that diferent...

2) Does wp8 really have to need UEFI?

3) I guess that might be true...

But that will be a huge blow for customers who have bought phones like Titan and Nokia Lumia 800&900...

My guess is that maybe MS just update the old phones with another branch from the new ones... At least one more time. Just a final update on current CE branch... A Semi-Apollo update... Maybe just for 2nd generation phones. Just to calm down the wrath of 2nd generation wp users...

Thanks...
[Windows Phone 7 General] rajan17_88:
If we are not getting any updates then i am sure most of them will abandon WP phones. Well what is the point of buying such expensive devices if we cant update? If tats the case MS would fall.
[Windows Phone 7 General] anseio:
I'm under the impression, but cannot remember the article from so long ago, that MSFT committed to making updates be compatible to two generations back.
[Windows Phone 7 General] StevieBallz:
As far as I know the only things they said where that an Update was coming for Copy & Paste "soon" when they launched WP7 and that all phones were to get a big update by the end of 2011. They elaborated on the later (Mango) during the following months but there never was ANY word about ANY updates following that one.

If you look at official Microsoft information not even Tango is confirmed to exist in any way ("we have nothing to announce right now").

@Cotulla:

You know the System and I only can go by hearsay but I thought I remembered that the core system drivers (CPU, GPU, everything that only concerns the Qualcomm SoC) were provided by Microsoft? So the main work to be done by OEMs would be sensors, RIL to communicate with the radio and that should pretty much be it. Given that they had to rework the Camera drivers and provide those for the first time with Mango I guess at least for 2nd Gen this should not be that illusory for the OEMs to do it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] anseio:
I don't think we're talking about the same thing. I'm under the impression that updates will be compatible up to two generations back. This means that the unconfirmed Apollo update (possible 3rd gen) would work on gen1. The next major update after Apollo would then be compatible back to 2nd gen devices.

It makes no sense from a startup perspective to abandon devices as recent as 1 generation back. They'll never gain traction with that kind of approach.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Cotulla:
Yes, I like CE much more, cuz it was very simple & very clear ;)

But CE 7.0 already become much more complex by introducing extended security features :(

new will be on MSM8960 and it's clear that drivers are not backward compatible . . .

I dunno. I am talking only about my ideas & thoughts with short explanation ;)

It's much more work. The first of all they need develop clear update process.

Then some drivers can be standard, some not.

At the end all this needs time & resources to "make it work well together", proper testing and etc.
[Windows Phone 7 General] andregarcia_1:
I will do the same
[Windows Phone 7 General] taethebest:
why would they come out with a phone like a HTC titan 2 and then not update it when Apollo comes out it should at least have 1 update that doesn't make since
[Windows Phone 7 General] anseio:
People are up in arms over an opinion that was published a month ago that stated current WP7 devices would not see WP8.

Here is a newer post from WMpoweruser that states quite the contrary:

http://wmpoweruser.com/some-new-apollo-rumours/

I'm not worried. We'll all get Apollo. We just may not be able to use all of its features, due to hardware limitations.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MikeyMike01:
There's nothing wrong with that. That's how Apple does things, and it's the acceptable way to deal with aging hardware.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Windows Phone 7 General] magicsquid:
Interesting comments from Terry Myerson (head of Windows Phone).

Someone asked him about upgrades for current Windows Phones. This is how he responded:

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-apple-makes-old-iphones-unusably-slow-on-purpose-2012-3
[Windows Phone 7 General] Windcape:
If anyone think Microsoft is stupid enough to make the same mistakes and Google and Apple, on a platform that's first catching it's first glimpse of success now, they're bloody retards.

And Nokia proved with the Lumia 800 and Lumia 620, that ULTRA OVERKILL HARDWARE isn't the way forward -- more like the opposite.

Would anyone seriously believe in Nokia launching two new phones *today* that wouldn't be compatible with what will be launched during the next 1-2 years? I doubt it.

And since the 620 have the lowest spec of all Windows Phones so far, I don't see why we wouldn't see all phones (and apps) to be upgrade-able when the time comes.

Leave worrying about stupid **** to the Android and iOS users -- they deserved it anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] Fihlvein:
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2012/02/introducing-chrome-for-android.html

Ooh, this looks amazing! It indeed showed up on Market using US carrier with MarketEnabler and opening the Market link mentioned in the article. For those who don't have root, link to APK added (couldn't attach to post as the filesize is beyond limits.)

Market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome

APK: link omitted, no intention to keep up-to-date, use search for more recent version threads e.g. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23427325

Important, looks like that so far Chrome for Android is only for Android 4.0+.

Sent from Galaxy Nexus, typos expected
[Android Apps and Games] pjdpinheiro:
Market Link is here:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome

Unfortunatelly not available in Portugal yet...
[Android Apps and Games] Dfolt:
So... we need to wait for some1 good soul to share it for us :D
[Android Apps and Games] mihkel2:
Would really appreciate it if someone managed to get the .apk somehow to this topic.
[Android Apps and Games] zoomy942:
Drag - only for ICS devices...
[Android Apps and Games] iJohnny:
Great.

Discrimination at it's best.

Waiting for apk. :D
[Android Apps and Games] domazdk:
Also waiting for .apk :)
[Android Apps and Games] Nokia7Vista:
I'm currently downloading it,, just wait few minutes I will reupload and update my post
[Android Apps and Games] Tserppa:
Use market enabler and this market link to download:

https://market.android.com/details?i...android.chrome

OFC you must have ICS-device.

It knows my bookmarks!! This is great :D

e. OK, froze and booted..
[Android Apps and Games] domazdk:
Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
Made a thread with an APK for us
[Android Apps and Games] lioryte:
Here is the .apk :)

http://db.tt/sLYEFPLC

Need ICS
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
Just done that
[Android Apps and Games] JAWheat411:
I couldn't figure out the Market Enabler thing. I would just love the APK see what the fuss is all about.
[Android Apps and Games] spunker88:
Requires ICS, I'll have to try this on my Touchpad. But I thought the Android default browser was already heavily based on Chrome/WebKit. Maybe this is a full port since it appears to be sporting the desktop UI.
[Android Apps and Games] -Dante-:
.Install Googles

.Install Market Enabler (root)

.Enable T-Mobile market

.On your pc go here http://goo.gl/XeYWH

.Open Google Googles and grab the code.

Thas all, Google Chrome (and others apps) direct from the market.
[Android Apps and Games] Fihlvein:
Link to APK added in OP.
[Android Apps and Games] stamatis:
oh nice!!! same here ...waiting for the apk file

im slow... thanx for the apk (i had to wait 5 minutes to edit, and thats painful)
[Android Apps and Games] cfili:
FC's on my Samsung Captivate running CM9 Alpha ICS :(
[Android Apps and Games] tokko1:
Hmm,

Chrome Beta can't be installed, there is not enough space?!

44MB Free space, what space does it take ><
[Android Apps and Games] Fihlvein:
Well, the APK is 16.5MB already. :)
[Android Apps and Games] BuddyJoe83:
Cheers for sharing, isn't available yet in the Netherlands so gonna try it out!

Finally, although I really enjoy the stock browser, I wanted Chrome on Android so :D
[Android Apps and Games] bsglan:
no flash plug in :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] jcab.:
Installed on my galaxy tab 10.1 while on the CM9 Lang and its pretty amazing
[Android Apps and Games] Fasty12:
Holy Mother of God this browser is so damn laggy in my tab 10.1, stock browser is way smoother. Hope google sort their crap out and make it smoother.
[Android Apps and Games] Fihlvein:
Thanks, now we have duplicate topics... :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] lemcheg:
I've tried to install it with 60 mb free space but still no luck. It said that application wasn't intsalled :(
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
I had the apk up first, when this was a discussion
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
That isn't a space issue. What phone do you have?
[Android Apps and Games] Kocai:
Thanks mate.
[Android Apps and Games] SubyGuy:
installed on my touchpad. have wierd graphical problems when i click the 3 dots top right
[Android Apps and Games] jankec79:
Can't wait to try mobile version of my favorite desktop browser!
[Android Apps and Games] JaBr1884:
Installed in my TouchPad with CM9 alpha 0.5 and it works great, no graphical problems.

So far my only complaint is when closing all tabs, it doesn't close chrome and go back to desktop, it sits at an empty screen with "add new tab" option.
[Android Apps and Games] nuggahund:
Without any extra data, the app takes up 48.36MB on my GSN GSM.
[Android Apps and Games] Fihlvein:
On GNexus I have yet to found any bugs. Bookmarks synced nicely, flinging through tabs is awesome, and rendering of pages is really quick. I guess that's not a big surprise as it's mostly, if not only, tested by Google with this device.

Sent from Galaxy Nexus, typos expected
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
The tablet UI looks nice as well :-)

On a side note, has your dropbox been disabled yet? Mine has :/
[Android Apps and Games] frosven:
Has anyone tried out contentEditable to see if there are any improvements similar to iOS5? I tried to test it myself in the emulator but it crashes on startup:

02-07 13:49:42.093: E/AndroidRuntime(589): Caused by: java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Couldn't load chromeview: findLibrary returned null
[Android Apps and Games] el_venga:
some of us are gonna have to wait for a gingerbread version, either official or unofficial. :(
[Android Apps and Games] BuddyJoe83:
Great sync between desktop bookmarks and my mobile devices :)

Fast loading of websites, some faster than stock browser.

Nice addition to ICS but I am so used to stock that I'll need to get a real feeling for this one.

Will try it out some more the coming days.
[Android Apps and Games] stormbreakerbg:
Thanks a lot for the link. And the chrome looks great. Really smooth despite being beta :)
[Android Apps and Games] mr.klee:
On my Touchpad using AOKP, I can't see much of a difference to the stock browser. It runs smoothly but I think it doesn't make sense, that I can't access my bookmarks directly. The "other devices" function is great though, as it renders "Chrome to Phone" useless.

It keeps crashing on my Galaxy S running CM9 Alpha.

I think I have to get used to this before I really like it, but it's really fast and smooth. It's a pity there's no flash and no way to add addons..
[Android Apps and Games] tosheeba:
Being unresponsive several times on CM9 SGS2 doing different kinds of actions like tab switching, text input, etc.
[Android Apps and Games] jumans:
chrome beta not working under a proxy

Can't chrome beta use under proxy, but the official ics browser works under proxy
[Android Apps and Games] bkensey:
This app is amazing. The lack of true ICS styling grates a bit, but it is definitely a polished app. Looking forward to improved integration between android and chrome.
[Android Apps and Games] sarreq:
anyone else with Hashcode's CM9 for D3 having a problem with this? it installs and loads just fine, but no webpages will display
[Android Apps and Games] rukin5197:
+1. Not working on Kindle Fire with CM9 with the same issue. Don't know whether its a app bug or ROM bug
[Android Apps and Games] mmoe316:
anyone figure out how to browse your history?
[Android Apps and Games] Thracks:
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ROM issues.
[Android Apps and Games] netcitizen:
Crashes all the time on sgs2 running leaked ics Sammy rom. Gets unresponsive after few minutes of usage. Sometimes the screen / page starts shaking a lot while scrolling. Guess hardware acceleration is not working properly on the sgs2.
[Android Apps and Games] Bendary:
I installed it on my defy cm9 but it doesnt work at all I mean it opens but not one website opens just a progress bar and a white screen and I click on anything doesnt work, any one having major issues?

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me too on my defy cm9 doesnt work at all just whit screen and no website loads
[Android Apps and Games] SteveCheeseman:
has anyone gotten the 'other devices' feature to work with their desktop chrome browser? Ive got this app installed on my transformer prime and nexus s and the feature works between the two, but no love for my laptop :(
[Android Apps and Games] nicatronTg:
On the nook color: Nothing displays, but app opens. FC on settings menu.

On the DINC: FC on startup, missing chromeview.
[Android Apps and Games] emsee:
My Dropbox is fine. Why would you think it would be disabled?

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I'm running Tytungs ICS 4.03 on my HD2 and have the blank screen problem as well.

Maybe this is a CyanagenMod induced problem as CM9 seems to be the common denominator!!

I've fired off a bug report to Google - will wait to see what response that gets me.
[Android Apps and Games] klone96:
I LOVE THIS !! runs nice and smooth on my SNS/ stock ICS.. sync to my desktop is a lil laggy but very good for a BETA.
[Android Apps and Games] minty1978:
Yeah, I get the same on my gs2 running the lpb rom.
[Android Apps and Games] Jester23:
Have you actually logged in to chrome on the desktop? I had that problem and have been using chrome for months and only found the log in option today :) Now it works great!

I have another issue though, has anyone figured out how to request a desktop site using this browser??
[Android Apps and Games] superstargoddess:
Also not working with IC3Razr, same issue with everything working, like the settings and stuff- but no pages will load.
[Android Apps and Games] formaldehyde:
Works great on my Nexus S running CM9. As others have mentioned the desktop sync works but is a bit laggy. Already removed Opera Mobile :)
[Android Apps and Games] denimjunkie82:
Easter Egg!!

Check this out! In portrait tab view, flick the tabs up and you get a little bounceback effect. Keep doing it a few times...your tabs will do a backflip for you! :eek::eek:
[Android Apps and Games] kaimyn:
For those who are experiencing crashes... CM9 on Nexus S here. I was getting crashes (system stall and reboot) almost immediately after opening Chrome, but it appears to be stable now that I've shut off OC.

If anyone else is seeing crashes, try shutting off OC and let us know if it gets better.
[Android Apps and Games] goldbeard:
I am on the same ROM on my HD2 and have the same issues too..blank screen with no web pages. pls update if there is anything that you find to resolve this issue. Thanks

EDIT: The reason [it's] only available on ICS..is because of the browser's dependency on hardware acceleration.
[Android Apps and Games] customworx:
Is there any Developer out there, who could add "User Agent" to this Browser? :-)

I'm sorry, if this question is already been asked ^^

thanks and cheers
[Android Apps and Games] Draak22:
Might be a dumb question, but what do you mean with OC?
[Android Apps and Games] SirBrettrick:
He means his phone's processor is overclocked. If you don't know what it means then you're probably good.

Sent from my Captivate
[Android Apps and Games] WarCow:
Working great on Nexus S @ CM9 :)

Haven't noticed much difference in loading speed, but the scrolling seems a lot smoother and faster than the stock browser. Also the new sync options are great, even though desktop sync is a bit slow. The entire layout is also faster and more intuitive than the stock ICS browser.
[Android Apps and Games] B1ny:
Same here, bookmarks sync, my Nexus One show up, can send pages from laptop but my laptop tabs don't show.

Edit: now my laptop showed up, took around 24 hours :-(
[Android Apps and Games] Michael2207:
Just installed this app and it is the fastest browser for Android I ever used. And it is still beta. This is very promising. Too bad for people who don't own a ICS phone of tab...
[Android Apps and Games] orfeas:
so now we have two browsers with full Sync of their Desktop brothers.

Is Chrome so laggy and unusable like Firefox for android ???
[Android Apps and Games] Draak22:
Aah, ofcourse. Well I haven't overclocked it but it also crashes, so overclocking shouldn't be THE problem.
[Android Apps and Games] pdxdublove:
Correct. If your rom doesn't have OpenGL enabled, sites will not load.

With Eyeball's most recent Nook CM9 nightly with OpenGL & kernel #109, I was able to get it working, save for a FC when trying to access the settings menu which everyone else is reporting. After editing the egl.cfg its nice and smooth and, for the most part, stable.
[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
Work with and without hardwareacc enabled
[Android Apps and Games] WarCow:
The lack of Flash in this browser seems to be quite deliberate: http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/7/27...ported-chrome-android-browser-android-browser
[Android Apps and Games] ninotsmindeli:
Looks like this is a much more populated thread on the app than in the Nexus s forums... Does anyone else have a horrific slowdown specifically when typing in the addressbar and you have history it's looking through? As soon as I clear history it types more or less fine, but as soon as I generate history again, draws to a halt as it tries to auto fill that history item. Is this my phone's fault or just its betaness?
[Android Apps and Games] Dunc001:
LOL, I've just noticed the reaction to accelerometer sensors when you're in multi-tab view (with several pages open and pressing the panel view button in the top right) - tilt your phone towards you or away from you and the webpage stack moves accordingly. I am so happy to have Chrome on my phone at last after the crap HTC browser and over-complicated third party browsers - this is brilliant :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] iJimaniac:
Okay, all I can say is this had better become available for older versions of android, Google! Hardly any phones have ics, or will ever get ics! How hard would it be to port this to gingerbread? Just gives the problem parsing error when I try to install
[Android Apps and Games] pesho00:
Best Browser!!! Works Great and I am using it instead of default and ICS+ (my previous favorite!)!

BUT without selectable User Agent it is Realy bad - there many sytes developed so bad for mobile that it is almost not possible to brawse them without Desktop version:(

Anoder observation, when open Market link it opens in browser instead in market (or atleast to give me the choise)
[Android Apps and Games] ayysir:
If you have a tablet set your doing to 120 and see what happens to browser
[Android Apps and Games] r3dthx:
Extra :

Folio 100 + ICS 4.0.3 + LCD Density Modder ( 120 DPI ) + Chrome Beta = Parameters Acces !!!

THX
[Android Apps and Games] al33m:
incompatible with my LG P500 :(

is there any way i could make it work???
[Android Apps and Games] moocow1452:
Trying the ICS Beta for the HTC Hero CDMA. (I know) Will tell you if and how it works.
[Android Apps and Games] Hitorijanae:
Fix

I believe a found a fix for all us non-ICS users.

If you have root access, download File Expert from the market-- It's free!

Go to File Expert Settings then to File Explorer and then scroll down and enable Root Explorer. After this, restart File Expert and touch "My Files". Then choose Internal Memory. Navigate to the system directory and long press Build.prop. In the list that comes up, scroll down and hit "Open As", and choose text. Navigate to ro.build.version.sdk and edit the number that follows to 14 or higher. Next, plug up your phone to your computer and place the apk to the folder with adb. After that, adb install the package and it should work. By doing this, you fool google into thinking you have 4.0.
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
... and then the app will force close when you open it

It uses methods introduced in SDK 14 to run, just changing your sdk value doesn't make it run, only install
[Android Apps and Games] Phatboyj420:
Crome.apk for hc3.2

Glad to see someones gears are turning over this. Its a start
[Android Apps and Games] moocow1452:
Tanks the second I turn it on, ics or not. Might have something to do with the phone going on three years old by now. :D
[Android Apps and Games] oxyris:
Thanks for sharing.

Anyone tried this with CM9 Alpha builds for the Galaxy I9000?
[Android Apps and Games] dr_eos:
yes, works fine running teamhacksung's build 15!
[Android Apps and Games] emanuele95:
I use cm9 on xperia arc...I can install it but when i open this browser and i go to a website it is white...
[Android Apps and Games] StyxD:
Running nuhetri 4.0.4 rom on Nexus S + Air Kernel, no OC at all

Used to work properly but now it FC on opening. If i perform a unistall-reinstall it works, but as soon as I reboot the phone it FC no matters what. Weird.
[Android Apps and Games] Dr_Driller:
galaxy S2, I9100XXLPH + Nova launcher

application always hang a few seconds after starting.
[Android Apps and Games] Trances01:
samsung galaxy s2 + AndyX rom v6.0 randomly freezing..
[Android Apps and Games] vulcanfk:
I'm glad Chrome finally made it to Android! I know it will only get better, but the current version definitely has some bugs/issues on my Transformer Prime. I use it occasionally for browsing, but the stock browser is much more stable and can handle external app links.
[Android Apps and Games] ayysir:
Do not update to new updated chrome beta if your not using a aosp or official ics build. The new chrome beta doesn't recognize them as 4.0. And will not work
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
Running a cm9-aosp merge and it runs fine
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
Updated version in my thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1485473
[Android Apps and Games] Definitus:
Chrome for Tablet

Hi All,

Now that I have ICS on my TF101 how can I get Chrome for Android since I'm in Portugal? :mad::eek::cool::mad::(

Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
Read the first post of my thread (see above)
[Android Apps and Games] Definitus:
oh my... I'm more blind than a dead donkey...

Thanks Quinny899 :-)
[Android Apps and Games] ayysir:
Of course that's what I stated
[Android Apps and Games] SimonHtcDesire:
ICS

Did someone find a version compatible to ICS?
[Android Apps and Games] Quinny899:
Read my thread (above)
[Android Apps and Games] :
Well I note your message and substitute my own!

Sent from my Computer using http://xdaforums.com
[Android Apps and Games] AndyCr15:
Has anyone cracked the update to work on the non standard ICS builds?
[Android Apps and Games] ayysir:
Yep, check this apps and games forum
[Android Apps and Games] pete0726:
????

Not working on GT-P6210
[Android Apps and Games] Silverwolf2:
New update released.
[Android Apps and Games] Silverwolf2:
OP please update apk.
[Android Apps and Games] masteriori:
Is it just me or Chrome beta always locks up and I have to close it via Home button? BTW, I am on Pure ICS Custom ROM for Galaxy S2
[Android Apps and Games] shvelo:
"Unfrtunately, Chrome Beta has stopped"

:(

I'm using CM9 on Xperia X8