Comments on: Video of the T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone

By: paul

paul — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:33:54 +0000

i can’t play vids what do i need to down load.?
what version of flash do i need and where do i get it from

By: cally

cally — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:40:53 +0000

my hubby has google 1 phone and evice says bluetooth discoverable… yet he cant bluetooth and cannot receive via bluetooth…. any ideas ?

thanks

By: Martinez F

Martinez F — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:20:52 +0000

I have had the G1 for a week and I realliy enjoy it. My bro in law has the Iphone we compared and I can say unbiasedly I like my G1 better. Yeah you get an mp3 player with the iphone but you have to buy all the songs and hack it just to get the ones on your computer. I can play vids from my comp and music. If they come out with a flash player or something to play vids in a browser that would be great.

By: Jon M Bishop

Jon M Bishop — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:26:49 +0000

Ha ha! I love how he quickly sidesteps the fact that the Bonsai game wouldn’t work!

By: T-Mobile G1 out on October 30

T-Mobile G1 out on October 30 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:45:03 +0000

[...] a dedicated YouTube app, it can’t play Flash inside the browser. Not great. Here’s some video of the phone at [...]

By: T-Mobile HTC G1 lacks flash player and video recording : Analogism

T-Mobile HTC G1 lacks flash player and video recording : Analogism — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:01:20 +0000

[...] few things I’ve been wondering just got confirmed, at least if you believe Mike Butcher’s article on TechCrunch, is that the gPhone, the HTC G1, does not have a flash player for the web browser. Even though it [...]

By: steve

steve — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:16:09 +0000

Why would you pay 40 a month for this? It’s a little bit different to standard HTC phones. At least with the iphone you get an ipod.

I’ll pass

By: Ian Betteridge

Ian Betteridge — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:32:56 +0000

How long do you think it will be before someone builds support, though?

By: Ian Betteridge

Ian Betteridge — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:32:10 +0000

Of course, you’re missing out the important (big) difference: unlike the iPhone, if you don’t like the built-in media player, you can download another one. There are already video players available on the Android Market.

By: Philip Buxton

Philip Buxton — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:54:26 +0000

The irony – the sound of your vid doesn’t work on Chrome…

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:16:34 +0000

I just got off the phone with T-Mobile and they confirmed that the browser on the handset does not support Flash or Flash Lite.

By: Here comes Google... - Mobile Matters - Blogs - Brand Republic

Here comes Google... - Mobile Matters - Blogs - Brand Republic — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:54:23 +0000

[...] reviews and maybe that’s why Google thought it might be best to share some of the responsibility. Video of the T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone Google enters the mobile market with iPhone rival Published Sep 24 2008, 03:47 PM by Philip [...]

By: Gadget Freak

Gadget Freak — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:53:48 +0000

iPhone gestures brought in a new level of (Minority Report like) user interaction.

The G1 seems to be on the back foot and stepping backwards.

By: Kosso

Kosso — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:24:24 +0000

Does the browser support Flash (Lite? etc)?

By: Kosso

Kosso — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:19:11 +0000

I think this first gen handset should only be considered by developers as reference device, not end-users.
This will give them a chance to get used to building apps for Android.

Then, when better spec devices come out, they’ll have a head start.

By: Kosso

Kosso — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:17:07 +0000

Apparently, all sycable stuff happens in the cloud though your Google account. AND they say you can ONLY use ONE Google Account. To change it requires a hardware reset!!!! FAIL!

BUT – they say they are opportunities for developers to build apps to help.

NO video playback etc on the device either – apart from YouTube (they say)

Does this mean that the browser supports Flash I wonder??

I have also heard that when the devices get a new Qualcomm chip, that video processing etc will be possible.

Good review on ‘obnoxious flaws’ here [Gizmodo] http://urlb.at/5mo

By: Josh Russell

Josh Russell — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:58:28 +0000

android should be huge, this phone will not. lots of fail..

freedom of the home screen = messy
no headphone port
no usb
keyboard has to come out to activate landscape mode
no video capture
browser looks awkward to use (although need more of demo, i’m sure it’s fine)

his catch phrase “say what you want to say” for the qwerty keyboard. typical marketing speak, taking the emphasis away something normal and turning it into a differentiator. dude, it’s a keyboard. if it’s quick to “say what you want to say” then why not show us please

the whole thing just looks clunky and fiddly.

as with most first tries at something, this looks awful, the next ones will be better. android has a huge amount to offer the market, and should shake things up in a good way

By: Leslie Bunder

Leslie Bunder — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:57:18 +0000

great video Mike and useful to see the phone close up. Quick question.. what are you using these days to make your videos?

By: Jimmy G

Jimmy G — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:47:46 +0000

Wow I didn’t realise how much they had copied the iPhone’s Home Screen – “touch and hold to drag icons around”, and “slide across for multiple home screens”. Sounds familiar.

On the other hand, it’s great that the iPhone has got some serious competition – hopefully this will hurry Apple to get copy and paste in 2.2!

By: DrewPreston

DrewPreston — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:14:16 +0000

So to summarise is it a case of iPhone + qwerty keyboard = G1?

By: The Red Rocket

The Red Rocket — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:02:02 +0000

Nice to get a close up and we’ll see if Apple iPhone opens up a bit after seeing how open the G1 is.