Motorola Droid A855 (aka Tao/Sholes/Shules/Flash) Pre-Release Thread

[brendanec]

The Tao/Sholes that a "highball" from Verizon showed me about 3 weeks ago had 1.6 Donut running on it. As being an Android Developer you must be able to filter out bs that is made up by people that spread rumors. This phone is running Donut. This phone most likely won't drop until November so it's steam can be built up for higher sales during the holidays. Questions? Just ask..

Flash? Keyboard layout?

[shdowman]

Flash? Keyboard layout?

Not trying to be rude here, but please read the posts before yours before asking something that has been answered 2-4 times.

[brendanec]

Not trying to be rude here, but please read the posts before yours before asking something that has been answered 2-4 times.

I didn't find anything regarding the camera flash (if there) and I haven't seen keyboard pics in a while. Though it could be buried in the 800+ posts.

[agentlotek]

Some guy named George just posted this picture in the comment section about the Motoroloa Tao on Engadget

[The_Knight]

The Tao/Sholes that a "highball" from Verizon showed me about 3 weeks ago had 1.6 Donut running on it. As being an Android Developer you must be able to filter out bs that is made up by people that spread rumors. This phone is running Donut. This phone most likely won't drop until November so it's steam can be built up for higher sales during the holidays. Questions? Just ask..

Ok, so it won't be released with Eclair.

1) Will it be OpenGL ES 2.0 capable on release?
2) Any information regarding the CPU/GPU combo?
3) If it's coming before holidays (late Nov early Dec), how will it not be running Eclair? Could it be possible that the one you saw 3 weeks ago had Donut because, simply put, Eclair isn't just ready?
4) Will it have MotoBlur?

[brendanec]

Some guy named George just posted this picture in the comment section about the Motoroloa Tao

looks right based on earlier versions....

http://cellphoneforums.net/attachmen...-09sholes2.jpg

[The_Knight]

Some guy named George just posted this picture in the comment section about the Motoroloa Tao on Engadget

Looks a bit "crude" to me... hmm...

[Aixelsyd]

Ok, so it won't be released with Eclair.

1) Will it be OpenGL ES 2.0 capable on release?
2) Any information regarding the CPU/GPU combo?
3) If it's coming before holidays (late Nov early Dec), how will it not be running Eclair? Could it be possible that the one you saw 3 weeks ago had Donut because, simply put, Eclair isn't just ready?
4) Will it have MotoBlur?

Here is current info from someone who actually has the newest H/W. Fact is it is not running Donut seeing as the info is wks old posted above. this is info from is as of this AM. And no it will not have Blur. That is Moto Andriod UI, and this device is being released as a google experience device so it can't have Blur.

eclair yes
oversized dare but made of metal and very heavy ,yes
battery life is good but gps will wear it down quick
battery is very tiny
it is droid 2.0
and has a app market so you can dl tons of free apps or paid apps
youtube plays in full HQ,my pc doesnt even do that
the music player plays very clear and just loud enough.
the soft qwerty is so damn accurate it isnt funny
the hard qwerty board is like the htc i would say
phone is super slim and thin but like a large dare
the load time of pages is lightning fast.

i wish i could post h/w pics or screen shots but its under wraps tight.
i wonder where the other fellows are getting there pics from? *cough*

[kbman]

Here's another prediction since we're in a prognosticating mood...

This thread will crack 1500 posts before it is released!

[Quickster357]

Looks a bit "crude" to me... hmm...

I don't think that was/is the current model that was shipped to the ~10-15k VZW employees.

[G_Raph]

man this is driving me nuts...i hope we get a firmer release date soon. My storm is on its last leg, and my wifes env is almost dead too. We are both anxious to get this phone.

[darkyabyss66]

Most important questions:

-Will Verizon gimp this phone with their own crapware (signs point to no)
-How long will it take to get a solid version of 2.0 on the phone for delivery (December?)
-Any chance the verizon network won't be able to handle the network load of these types of phones (anything is better than ATT)
-will the big app makers finally turn to Android for the better apps (navigation, the best fart apps)
-will it come out too late for my 2 year upgrade to be used effectively (not likely, Verizon lags hard and only takes on phones after months tuning)

Verizon will not Gimp the OS of the phone, Motorola will be designing their UI. This is said to be a Google Experience phone so they cannot change much when it comes to Googles OS ref model. Verizon Wireless joined the Open Source Alliance so the only thing I can think of them possibly "crippling" is the GPS functionality due to networks Apps like VZNavigator, Vcast, etc. A solid version of Android 2.0 will probably come late December unless there is a hold back. Verizon's Network will be able to handle the phone perfectly fine due to the fact that it isn't on a crappy network like the American GSM networks (AT&T & T-Mobile) and for the last question it depends when your NE2 is due.

[brendanec]

Verizon will not Gimp the OS of the phone, Motorola will be designing their UI. This is said to be a Google Experience phone so they cannot change much when it comes to Googles OS ref model. Verizon Wireless joined the Open Source Alliance so the only thing I can think of them possibly "crippling" is the GPS functionality due to networks Apps like VZNavigator, Vcast, etc. A solid version of Android 2.0 will probably come late December unless there is a hold back. Verizon's Network will be able to handle the phone perfectly fine due to the fact that it isn't on a crappy network like the American GSM networks (AT&T & T-Mobile) and for the last question it depends when your NE2 is due.

Nice, thanks!

[darkyabyss66]

Flash? Keyboard layout?

I didn't take notice to a flash for camera. The browser didnt have Adobe Flash Player yet. and Onscreen Keyboard and the keyboard design from the prototype images first shown

[Aixelsyd]

They won't cripple GPS on this device. they have been unlocking it on some of there older units with firmware updates recently. And as we've seen by the pics already using google maps it really couldn't be crippled I wouldn't think.