Nexus One Update Fixes 3G, Adds Multitouch

snydeq writes "Google is pushing out an update for the Nexus One that will fix a 3G connectivity problem and add limited support for multitouch. After receiving over 1,500 messages in a support forum from people complaining about trouble connecting to 3G, Google said it has identified the problem and has started delivering the fix. In addition to fixing 3G, the update adds the first applications to support multitouch. While the recent versions of the Android OS include multitouch capability, no phone in the US has supported it."

multitouch and Apple

[sourcerror]

I've heard rumors, that the zooming gesture won't be officially supported, because it would violate Apple patents. Does anyone know anything about that?

Re:3G

[geekoid]

I worked at a place that had an automated system that sent out an email when the email went down.
I shit you not. They paid 50K for that system.
When the email system ent down, as they alld o from time to time, the executive called me out on the rug in front of his peers and asked me:

"Why shouldn't I fire you for the system alert failure?"
To which I said:
"You were the person that bought a system to alert us via email when the email system failed. Maybe you should be fired?"
Later he came to my office and fired me. After he smugly said I was fired, I asked him to wait a minute. I picked up the phone, made one phone call, and had a new job. I got up, took my check and left. Everyone else in the office was just laughing.
I later heard that the executive was released to look into other opportunities.

1999 was a good year.
Crazy days

Re:LOL. Or you could just buy an iPhone!

[Liquidrage]

FYI

The voice searching is better integrated with android. The free turn by turn navigation is better then the $100 version on the iPhone. It can do multitasking. It doesn't lock you out of basic system functionality.

And the android market is booming and going to pass apple's in total apps pretty soon. Not that I really care. There's already an "app for that' on both marketplaces. The once difference is there's things android will let you do that apple won't. So really, there's an "app for that" applies better to android.

Not sure where you opinion came from, but it's not reality.

What about my Acer Liquid?

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm really pleased with my Acer Liquid, it has almost the same hardware (some processor) as the Nexus One and costed half, of what it would have costed me, to import the Nexus One in my country. But perhaps I underestimated the value of the phone not being a Google Experience phone. Acer has just released the kernel for the Liquid, but they have not given any good configs and have generelly done everything they can, to make it difficult to put custom roms on the Liquid. I would really want to have Android 2.1 on the Liquid, it has 1.6 now. I was sure that it would be no problem getting newer versions of Android on this phone, but with Acer trying to limit the community efforts, perhaps it will never happen. :( The phone is still nice though, but the uninstallable programs that Acer has put on the phone are redicules and annoying! You can root it and remove some of them, but I would really like just having the stock Android instead! Next time, Im gonna go for a Google Experience phone!

Re:LOL. Or you could just buy an iPhone!

[Lifyre]

Just out of curiostiy have you managed to put you iPhone down long enough to USE an Android phone? I bought my Eris less than a month ago and fail to see any validity to your position that isn't caused by the App not the OS. Of course I have a faster CPU than the iPhone 3GS, a replaceable battery, and can switch back and forth between 3G and 1x seemlessly (something the iPhone fails at consistently with Edge and 3G). Does the iPhone have an SD (or other) slot yet?

Of course Google now owns a little bit more of my soul but at least they don't force me to put blinders on.

Re:multitouch and Apple

[R3d M3rcury]

Let's see...

Palm has US Patent #7,268,775 [google.com] for dymanic screen brightness and #7,231,208 [google.com] for managing a phone call. Those are from the article that tacroy mentioned.

But also, remember that Palm has been making mobile devices since 1992. I'm sure they've got patents on quite a few things that Apple is using.