[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] cajunflavoredbob:
Review of BLAZN 2011.03.03

I've just installed the latest BLAZN build (2011.03.03). I'll be updating this post with my findings as I go through the settings and apps.

My first thought was WOW. This build is very fast. I was able to successfully overclock to 768MHz.

I love Zeam! I haven't used it before, but decided to give it a shot. It's very easy to customize.

The build detected and connected to T-Mobile with no problems.

I'm syncing with Gmail and updating apps from the market. I'll post more as I go through it all.

Network data is extremely fast. I think this is faster than I get in WM.

Wifi initially gave me an error when trying to enable the radio. I then went into Wifi settings and it picked up my network and began attempting to connect. It has not yet been able to connect to wifi on a WPA2-AES network. The FRX04 reference build gives me no trouble on this network.

While trying to install voice data for text-to-speech, I had a network connection error from the market. I went into the wireless settings and turned of wifi, so it would stop searching. I then tried to download the voice data again. I received the same error. I turned the device on Airplane mode to restart the cellular radio. At this point the device went into Airplane mode, and it then froze and rebooted to the splash screen and back into WM. I'm booting back into BLAZN to continue testing.

Rebooting is very quick. For some reason, every version of Android always boots in landscape mode. I have to open the keyboard and then close it in order to get it to get back to portrait mode.

Trying wifi again. The network is found and remembered, but goes into an infinite loop of obtaining the IP address to disconnecting. I'm turning it off this time. I'll try using a static IP in a little while.

Turning off wifi allowed me to download the text-to-speech voice software via cellular network. I'm now moving on to testing the cooked in applications.

Astro allowed me to install a couple of apps with no problems.

The default browser is working with no problem on the cellular network. It is incredibly fast. I'm very surprised by the speed. I'm not even using 3G right now, but it feels like it.

The camera works with no problem. None of the options seem to work in the camera application. Pictures are fairly dark and have a slight tint of blue to them. The icons all rotate with the G-sensor without any problem. You cannot switch from the camera to the video recorder in this application as they are not linked.

All of my Gmail contacts were synchronized without any problems.

Rotating the Gallery into landscape gave a very strange glitch. The screen went fuzzy as it stretched out the top part of the screen. rotating back cleared this up.

Igcamera works fine for pictures. I noticed that pictures were a bit brighter when using this application, as well as lacking the previous blue-ish tint. Video recording did not work until I changed the recording size to 480x800 pixels. Sound does not seem to work, nor do any other settings for video or images other than the resolution.

GPS works perfectly fine. I was able to get a lock in about 60 seconds with Google Maps, Google Navigator and Places. The signal was obtained indoors, approximately five feet from a window.

News and Weather application found my location without any problem. It looks like it's going to rain tomorrow. That sucks. I was looking forward to the parades tomorrow evening.

Phone, text messages, e-mail, G-Talk, and tapatalk all work perfectly.

Overall, I would consider using this build as a permanent Android build if the wifi issue were solved. This build is true to its name. It is incredibly fast. Not only is the build itself fast, but network data is also very fast. I find it is faster than data in WM. This is certainly a build to see for yourself. Thank you, tiad8, for your work on reviving this great themed version of Android and Blazing the heck out of it. Great work!