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Jun

26

2010

Android hackers port 2.2 Froyo to Nokia N900

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by Dustin Karnes
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A Nokia N900, running Android? Not as far fetched as you may think. There is now picture and video goodness of this phone running Android 2.2, and the hardware seems to handle the platform remarkably well. While not fully complete (wifi, cell signal and SD card don’t quite work properly), this is, in this geek’s opinion, awesome. Check out the video for some specifics:

[via Daily Mobile]

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Comments

  • http://batterypoweredgames.blogspot.com Daniel “NeoStrider” Monteiro

    Not very surprising, considering it has the same hardware as my Milestone…From what I’ve seen, its just a matter of porting the linux kernel (done for almost any processor that matters) and device drivers. And since almost all Omap3 devices share the same components…there you go…Froyo on N900

  • http://gadgetsmarket.com new gadget

    I have to say hats off in Nokia N8 this particular call can do just about some thing forever trusted Nokia to create fixed Phns.

  • arijit

    i want to know can i port android in samsung wave 525 plz help

  • http://www.cellfanatic.com Nick Marshall

    It sucks the N900 wasn’t more popular in the mainstream. It was such a nice and powerful device. My only gripe was the resistive touchscreen (I can’t stand the squishy screen).