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[Nexus One General] OzCDN:
I'm pretty sure hundreds of us are trying the checkin regularly. The news will spread pretty quick if it goes live.
[Nexus One General] GlenH:
Hmm, I wonder what will come first, the OTA, or a Nexus S port.....
[Nexus One General] rottenjello138:
yeah i'm honestly thinking the port will come first

but that's fine with me :)
[Nexus One General] greenlime812:
where does this check in report to?
[Nexus One General] madj42:
Google. It was already reported on FB last night that the clue was in reference to the Ninja Unboxing 2 vid.
[Nexus One General] chopsui:
wait, what!?

http://twitter.com/#!/denbenner

#HTC Desire OTA update just finished and now running #gingerbread

4 minutes ago
[Nexus One General] korhanes:
Oh btw, I have OTA update just right now. do you believe me too?
[Nexus One General] Poolmunch:
Nothing else on twitter, Im calling fake
[Nexus One General] chopsui:
Who says I believe him?
[Nexus One General] dharani1234:
Deleted...
[Nexus One General] phburks:
Not too impressed with Gingerbread

I played with Gingerbread for about a half hour today at Best Buy on their display Nexus S and I really was not as impressed as I thought I'd be. Scrolling through the homescreens was not entirely smooth and was a little jumpy. The entire UI looks like Google simply a half-baked theme over the top of Froyo's interface. I could not see any noticeable upgrades to any of the stock apps from the current versions available on Froyo. Gingerbread doesn't come close to taking on other custom ROMs or even custom launchers that are already available. I am much happier sticking with the latest MIUI roms as they come out. Much prettier UI and much snappier user response than what I saw in Gingerbread.
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
I understand that Gingerbread has several tweaks and improvements under the hood, in addition to the themed-over UI. I look forward to seeing what the modding community can do with it once the AOSP drops.
[Nexus One General] phburks:
That's good to hear. But I'd really like to see what Google could come up with in terms of UI if they gave it some serious attention.
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
I'm guessing that we'll see more of that with Honeycomb.

But at the same time - what's the point? Most manufacturers / carriers are going to skin it with some ridiculous bloatware anyway, and the "hackers" like us are just going to load up themes anyway.
[Nexus One General] labbbby:
While I did agree to some extend with you, after reading the anandtech review I felt like 2.3 was a solid update.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4059/nexus-s-and-android-23-review-gingerbread-for-the-holidays

I blame most of my disappointment on the Blogs rumor and hype (and also the fact that I did read way to much about Gingebread before lauch).

Expect Honeycomb in February (2.4 now!?) and Icecream at Google I/O in May (3.0!?)

It is like a Movie that your friend hyped to much...you're almost always disappointed...
[Nexus One General] greenlime812:
From what I've heard, the main purpose of Gingerbread is to optimize the dalvik vm in terms of memory consumption, power management, and graphics hardware acceleration. They are hoping to make android a viable alternative to the iphone for game development while still retaining it's unique multitasking.

True, there aren't many visual differences with gingerbread compared to previous versions. If you thought froyo was great when it came out what else do you want? In the next few weeks/months you can expect to see many new apps on the market that are for gingerbread only or that perform noticeably better in gingerbread compared to froyo.
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
I was really hoping for something that looked a bit more like iOS4, which is obviously the standard against which all shall be judged. I want it to look like iOS4, but with Android's multitasking capabilities - and Blackberry's Enterprise services. It should also run on an i7, and have (at minimum) 8 GB of RAM and at least 256GB of onboard storage. I additionally want the OS to have the capability to control all of my household appliances, and replace my PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Alienware desktop - not to mention my Kindle. Until Google can provide this, it looks like they have obviously sold out and forgotten about their users.

Apple, here I come.
[Nexus One General] greenlime812:
are you joking?
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
lol. I was really hoping that post would be able to stand without the <sarcasm /> tags around it :p

Seems to sum up the posts of the whiners who are disappointed with Gingerbread though...
[Nexus One General] labbbby:
Hah! Awesome post.

The craziest thing is that it might happen by 2015! =)
[Nexus One General] greenlime812:
I'm never disappointed with updates I just don't understand what else people are looking for because all I keep seeing is "well it's (gingerbread is) really lacking in visual upgrades." Google can only do so much, and that includes putting the appropriate backend system in place to support whatever people want. Google can't make netflix create a mobile app, but they can make it possible and people aren't giving them credit for doing those sort of things.
[Nexus One General] OJ in Compton:
I would appreciate it if the interface was 100% consistent with this new black style though-in the browser, you've got a black notification bar, black option buttons and yet the address bar's frame is still the old silver that matches the original white option buttons(I'm referring to the reload, bookmarks, forward etc buttons). Doesn't need to be black as well, but shading it a little darker would help it in my opinion.

Obviously fixable with metamorph but for the average consumer that doesn't root it might not look that pleasing.
[Nexus One General] twflys:
Which Gingerbread are you using? Mine is consistent everywhere.. Gingerbread is completely a better user experience. Is there more work to be done? Of course! The music interface, calendar and some other things could use some upgrades... but I am thoroughly thrilled with GB so far.
[Nexus One General] vegetaleb:
While waiting for Gingercake all the XDA devs have freezed their roms progress for N1 :mad:

Desire,Desire HD and even MIUI have no progress for days
[Nexus One General] fabler:
waiting for gingerbread eagerly. :)
[Nexus One General] geemaan:
i don't think we'll get it sooner than jan. 2011. Google has a new phone to sell...
[Nexus One General] JagaHee:
I Don't want to believe that! I'll go crazy while waiting for january:)
[Nexus One General] Rusty!:
Agreed. Has always been my opinion.
[Nexus One General] S_Dot:
ahh tis the season for excitement
[Nexus One General] dajmeister:
Eh, not so much how google rolls. I predict we have it by christmas.
[Nexus One General] dadennis:
and if Google won't Release it, we have some ROMs as soon as Gingerbread Source is out ... so, just waitin for Source and hoping that the guys at Cyanogen do their best to give us CM7 in few weeks ...
[Nexus One General] xavier7:
Samsung's the main factor behind the delayed Gingerbread rollout to us!!
[Nexus One General] geemaan:
I already punished them, swapped my samsung telly with a sony.
[Nexus One General] xavier7:
Hehe!

:D:D:D
[Nexus One General] nexusonemeover:
jb queru seems to be in the know, and yesterday (or maybe day before) he tweeted that AOSP is dropping in next few days... stay tuned folks.
[Nexus One General] Frankenstooge:
Makes sense to me. Would you pay to have the engine on your car rebuilt when you have a new motor on the way?

Sent from the cockles of my heart
[Nexus One General] skim7x:
I think Google should have more than 10 employees by now... :p
[Nexus One General] JagaHee:
Guys, what do you think the real reason of so long delay of gingerbread release is? I haven't any idea.
[Nexus One General] labbbby:
Well if you don't count the dev builds, I think it took a one or two week before we actually got Froyo.

Was the official build FRF91?

Either way, it also took a month or so before the code hit AOSP which is what most of us will really want since most custom roms are built against that code...
[Nexus One General] phburks:
You are jumping to conclusions by assuming a negative review of Gingerbread is whining. Of course any update is a good thing if its an improvement over previous versions. And as mentioned there are skins and ROMs and themes that people can use and carriers will apply but it would be interesting to see what Google itself could come up with. The "Pure Google" experience does not achieve the same elegance as what the hacker community has come up with. For those of us who don't mind tinkering with their phones and possibly voiding warranties that's fine. But for most people whatever interface comes on their phone is what they are stuck with. I don't doubt that gingerbread includes many improvements but in visual elegance the stock Google experience is lacking.
[Nexus One General] Rusty!:
First official was FRF85B, FRF91 came 1/2 days later to patch a root exploit.
[Nexus One General] labbbby:
Thx for the refresher!

I just remember installing all of them one after the other =)
[Nexus One General] kornyone:
AOSP being pushed

Just posted to Android-Building by Jean-Baptiste Queru:

"Nexus S went on sale yesterday morning in the US, running Gingerbread. Just like I did for Froyo, I'm open-sourcing the matching Android platform source code, right after the first consumers get their hands on it. I'm going to start literally right now, and the process will take a few hours.

I'll give more details once the source code is available. However, there are three aspects that you need to know ahead of time...."

:)
[Nexus One General] :
seems like its already starting @ android.git.kernel.org/?o=age

:-)
[Nexus One General] Hollow.Droid:
Full thread here.
[Nexus One General] zipredictive:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...3-gingerbread-being-pushed-to-aosp-right-now/

:D
[Nexus One General] xavenged:
Hell yeah Im pretty excited not going to lie

:D
[Nexus One General] dharani1234:
aren't we supposed to get the OTA then ? ( or is the N1 ignored now )
[Nexus One General] Rusty!:
Of course we will. Just no-one knows when
[Nexus One General] dharani1234:
Did we get the OTA first for Froyo before it was submitted for AOSP ?

EDIT : Futile discussion. will just wait for the OTA or CM 7.0 RC1 :D
[Nexus One General] Hollow.Droid:
Yep, few weeks before if I remember correctly. No complaints here though as custom roms are where it's at :p
[Nexus One General] elmerendeiro:
http://androidforums.com/incredible-roms/195756-guide-howto-build-your-own-aosp-rom.html

anyone tried with GB?
[Nexus One General] Frankenstooge:
Exactly. We must be close. Source: http://twitter.com/retomeier/status/11830023140937728#
[Nexus One General] dharani1234:
Now I have a new question :D

Who will code the drivers for GB for Nexus one ? who is response for upgrading n1 to GB and above in future ? HTC or google ?

because I have just read that GB from AOSP is running currently on Froyo drivers.
[Nexus One General] michel-slm:
I agree. And the two positions are not incompatible -- Google just has to release it late enough that people have already finished their holiday shopping :)
[Nexus One General] michel-slm:
The new Google TV-capable Sony? I must admit Google TV makes me tempted to get at least the Logitech set-top box...
[Nexus One General] geemaan:
A few weeks is a "marketing" way to say more than a month... That was on dec. 6th.
[Nexus One General] nexus-six:
Apparently the Galaxy S even has gingerbread ported before the N1!?

What the hell? So the N1 went from being the best android phone to end of the line in 10 months?
[Nexus One General] ranova:
nope:

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/06/google-nexus-s-review/

just updated regular keyboard
[Nexus One General] RogerSilva:
what about OTA update to 2.3?

Have someone received it?
[Nexus One General] itay1:
Engadget claim it's rolling out OTA:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/android-2-3-update-now-rolling-out-to-nexus-one-owners/
[Nexus One General] clarksonator:
I figured N1s wouldn't get 2.3 until after Dec 16 as this page http://www.google.com/nexus/#!/features states that the NS will be the first to have 2.3. Maybe the N1 version is a beta and doesn't count?
[Nexus One General] jacindc:
Great. Now I just have to spend my time wondering if I'll get it OTA since I did that initial update.zip move to FRG83D that apparently didn't include the bootloader change.
[Nexus One General] G0belet:
So for now the question is, did everyone mistakenly tell Engadget Gingerbread was rolling out when they heard the SDK was out, or is it really happening?
[Nexus One General] sergey.petrushin:
"Nexus S is the first phone to run Gingerbread, the fastest version of Android yet", but what about N1? :(
[Nexus One General] jacindc:
Yeah, I'm suspicious. Plus, during the Froyo rollout, there were a bunch of false alarms (such as people who had the dev version of the N1 getting the OTA and thinking that it was the mass rollout).
[Nexus One General] clarksonator:
Google blog actually says

so maybe the N1 will get an OTA first.
[Nexus One General] Tostino:
YAY FOR NATIVE SIP CALLING! This update has more in it than I was thinking it would. Awesome!
[Nexus One General] Rusty!:
Probably, checked twitter and there's not one mention of anyone getting an OTA.
[Nexus One General] plisk3n:
Very nice! I'm glad Google didn't have a big press conference announcing all the features like it did for Froyo only to have us all wait for it to get released.
[Nexus One General] pupy991:
Hahaha it's so great how everything's happening (as expected) just the same as with every Android update...Still yesterday there were so many people crying around because of the 'only minor' updates in Gingerbread and now everyone's screaming around how amazing Gingerbread will be and can't wait for the OTA...

It's the same procedure as every 6 months...I'm lovin' it! :D
[Nexus One General] ap3604:
Since the Nexus S is being sold by Best Buy, does this mean that T-mobile won't have the IMEI #'s and it can be used with T-zones / Web2go?

Only reason I might upgrade from my Nexus One...
[Nexus One General] Cozmo85:
Considering AT&T had the IMEI's of the nexus ones and they NEVER sold them, i would say its unlikely.
[Nexus One General] xzr3b0rnzx:
I think engadget is wrong on the ota being rolled out
[Nexus One General] nexus14:
I wonder if copy-and-paste now has toggles to expand or contract the text :D

EDIT:

w00t!
[Nexus One General] onesavior:
I agree, think it was a mixed up with the sdk
[Nexus One General] Award Tour:
Man, anybody else think that Android got beat with the ugly stick with the 2.3 update? As a designer I just can't get over some of the design/graphic decisions they made.
[Nexus One General] :
It has google on the back cover, that makes up for everything else.
[Nexus One General] geemaan:
even n1 has gingerbread ported...

http://androidspin.com/2010/12/18/how-to-manually-install-gingerbread-to-your-google-nexus-one/
[Nexus One General] sonnysekhon:
Try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=872441

It doesn't require the new Hboot, won't erase your recovery and most gapps work.
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
Oh crap, I didn't know the Galaxy S Gingerbread port was an actual port from the Nexus S and not an AOSP build. Very interesting, honestly.
[Nexus One General] dextroz:
Seriously Google!? Where the hell is Gingerbread for the Nexus One? It's now 48 hours since the Nexus S was launched. Making Nexus One owners wait unnecessarily for an update to GB is not going to pursude them to go and get a Nexus S, in case that's what you're thinking :mad:
[Nexus One General] Zenoran:
marketing ploys to sway your choices :)
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
After testing the AOSP of Gingerbread, it honestly doesn't seem that exciting. I guess the "under the hood" changes are the important things.. but Gingerbread doesn't feel any different from Froyo, or even Eclair.

Maybe there will be improved battery life, speed, etc. etc. in the official OTA? The only thing to make Android builds even feel significantly different would be UI changes, and Google is simply horrible in that department. Which is why I can never stay on Vannila Android, no matter how much I try. Too boring =/ And that doesn't seem to be changing until Honeycomb.. hopefully..
[Nexus One General] sonnysekhon:
I am working on theming the AOSP build, hopefully that will make it look better :).

I have added battery percentage, made the dialer/contacts transparent etc. I will release it soon.

As far as performance goes, its definitely faster. Among other things, when I connect the phone to a usb, I get a connection in 2 seconds, whereas it took like 8-12 seconds with stock Froyo.
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
Who needs performance, stability, or functionality? It needs to look pretty or I refuse to acknowledge it as an update or improvement. Why do they waste our time on these so-called "updates" when they never update the UI??!?!!

*sigh*

lulz.
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
Aww, sorry if I sounded that way..

I'm just becoming envious of other phone UI's out there >.>.. I'm surprised I don't have an iPhone, I sound like one of those people who prefer beauty over functionality..
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
No worries, Eclair~. I'm just kind of growing weary of the very vocal people who seem disappointed with the Gingerbread update because it still looks like Android. The UI was tweaked, but still maintains an Android feel. I think that's important. The Android UI, ugly though it may be, is a very important part of Android. If it were to instantly change overnight, a lot of people would have to relearn how to use their device. Gradually changing bits and pieces of it over time makes a lot more sense to me.

The great thing about Android is that you have the freedom to change how the UI looks - either with a different ROM, different launcher, different theme, or a combination of all three. That's a choice you don't really have over in that shiny fruit camp.
[Nexus One General] :
well actually thats why iPhone isnt changing... iPhone users can't handle the change. Thats why Jobs introduced only the ability to change the wallpaper since release :P

Before you know it, you'll be able to change how many icons you have on your homescreen xD
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
Yes, I understand that will be a revolutionary new feature introduced in iOS6 - which will be a first for the market. It will change the way you live your life, again. Nothing will be the same.

(Apple will also sue Google, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, George Bush, Cyanogen, and Sweden for stealing this feature for use in Android.)

Major feature for iOS5? The ability to receive notifications that don't completely interfere with whatever you might be doing.
[Nexus One General] sonnysekhon:
I better get on Wikileaks to get this kind of insider and visionary info.
[Nexus One General] Lord_Buckington:
I must be one of the few people who likes the Android UI (Froyo or Gingerbread), and I also dislike the iPhone UI because I find it over-simplified. Certainly the iPhone UI has its merits, as many people seem to be able to pick it up and understand it very quickly, but it's just too... basic.
[Nexus One General] sceg10:
I'm on stock FRG83D. Just found out I got the new market. One step closer to OTA Gingerbread, I guess.
[Nexus One General] Rusty!:
Not really, the market is self updating.

Even the NS came with the old style market.
[Nexus One General] sceg10:
Yeah. But it just feels like at least they're doing something. :)
[Nexus One General] BiTXBoi:
...and I hope it still looks like Android in future OS releases
[Nexus One General] draugaz:
I think you are one of the few people who actually say it loud. Many others just don't bother to once again reiterate this obvious fact :)

Gingerbread finally solves the biggest sore point of the stock android interface: light title bar which leaves burn in traces on the *oled displays.

iPhoneUI is still not as simplified as WP7 which seems to be the interface designed for people who actually hate their smatphones :)
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
Wasn't that one of WP7's marketing premises earlier? Something about it being a smartphone that you only use for just a moment before getting back into the real world - presumably because it's so efficient. I think you've struck a point closer to the truth - the user just wants to be done with its frickin Fisher-Price interface.
[Nexus One General] Imperial.mack:
Don't know if this was mentioned but the integrated internet calling+Gizmo5+GVoice Callback app works great! will test some more but looks like sipdroid is now obsolete. Hopefully Google will integrate callback into the google voice app to make it more seamless.
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
Good to hear. My understanding is that the Android Internet Calling thinger doesn't let you select what codec to use, and that it only works over Wifi. So csipsimple/sipdroid still have their uses, but this is definitely a step in the right direction.
[Nexus One General] :
Horribly misplaced post lol
[Nexus One General] KidTech:
Did Google start rolling out OTA? I wish Google didnt do OTA and had Itunes program or something where you can hook it up to ur computer and just download it..
[Nexus One General] galaxys:
Not yet :confused: but hold on to your shorts :D
[Nexus One General] zer0day:
Once the OTA link is out, you'll be able to download and flash manually without waiting.
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
Yes, Apple handles their updates so much better. Rather than being able to receive and install the update from anywhere, you've got to do it from your computer running iTunes (one of my least favorite applications of all time). And then you have to hope that AT&T's activations servers don't crash, cause then your newly-updated iPhone has magically become just another iPodTouch.

Yup, OTAs are much more of a pain in the arse.
[Nexus One General] BiTXBoi:
you must be joking
[Nexus One General] worker1:
brb flashing my N1 with itunes.
[Nexus One General] msavic6:
EDIT: I realized how stupid my question was.
[Nexus One General] Pawno-Pete:
Just flashed iTunes on my N1 also. Boot up anination of Steve J doing backflips is awesome! !
[Nexus One General] tomgupper:
It's definitely my favourite flavour.
[Nexus One General] worker1:
lol no you didn't!
[Nexus One General] nexusonemeover:
Running MicroMods .06 and I speedtested higher than any speedtest I did on Froyo (including Enoms and CM with the build.prop edits).

Im on ATT in Cleveland...

Is this something we can look forward to in GB, or did I just get really lucky this morning?
[Nexus One General] orangekid:
so do we actually know when there will be an official OTA update?
[Nexus One General] Rusty!:
No one has any idea.
[Nexus One General] greenlime812:
Then we would just all be sitting here waiting for the update to become available for download, it's up to google when we get the update either way
[Nexus One General] SoberGuy:
That's what I wonder about. From my understanding, it's a matter of updating the drivers to work with GB. Are we sure it's El Goog that's doing the updating? Or is that something that HTC would specifically have to do?
[Nexus One General] pfmiller:
Google has had working drivers all along, I don't see how they could be doing development and testing on the phone without them.
[Nexus One General] KidTech:
Wow a lot of hate for stating my opinion. My only problem with OTA is that not everyone gets the upgrade as soon as google releases it. It took me a week to get Froyo after OTA started to roll out when many people already had gotten it. They should have it both ways OTA an able to sync it to the computer..
[Nexus One General] makelegs:
Fwiw.... I never waited for a single ota even when my phone was still stock (got it end of May). Anyone on XDA will get updates as fast as they are literally available, if they want them badly enough! I doubt most of our phones can even receive ota's anymore, b/c they have already been "enhanced" :-)

...just sayin'

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] SiL3nTKiLL:
i dont even think gingerbread is going to be worth it honestly