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In preparation for releasing a preliminary testing version ( best to test a little bit at a time instead of all at once, IMO ) I am trying to figure out what kinda devices people have access to.

I hope to have a testing version uploaded by the end of November at the latest.



Please do not answer this poll if you currently do not have an android device -- and do not answer the Density and screen size question unless you definitively know it in those terms.

Poll #4920 Device Types
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 138


Which Android-based device do you own ( if you own multiple, primary device here, comment with the rest )

Device version

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1.5 or earlier ( sorry )
4 (3.1%)

1.6
14 (11.0%)

2.0
0 (0.0%)

2.1
40 (31.5%)

2.2
69 (54.3%)

Density and screen size ( answer *only* if you know in these terms )

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ldpi, small
0 (0.0%)

ldpi, medium
1 (6.7%)

mdpi, normal
4 (26.7%)

mdpi, large
1 (6.7%)

hdpi, normal
9 (60.0%)

Physical Keyboard

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Yes
60 (43.8%)

No
77 (56.2%)

Do the words "adb logcat" mean anything to you?

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Yes
23 (100.0%)



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Date: 2010-10-29 11:38 pm (UTC)
darkemeralds: A round magical sigil of mysterious meaning, in bright colors with black outlines. A pen nib is suggested by the intersection of the cryptic forms. (Default)
From: [personal profile] darkemeralds
Well, I tried to get a definitive answer on the pixel density question--and I learned quite a bit--but I couldn't find it. The ppi on my 3.8" screen is 252.162 ppi.

I hope I can help out on this project. Thank you for taking it on.

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Date: 2010-10-29 11:59 pm (UTC)
darkemeralds: Baby picture of DarkEm with title 'Interstellar Losers Club' and caption 'Proud Member' (Geekery)
From: [personal profile] darkemeralds
Not sure how important it is to your work, but it says here "3.7-inch WVGA 480x 800 resolution".

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Date: 2010-10-29 11:42 pm (UTC)
cleverthylacine: a cute little thylacine (Default)
From: [personal profile] cleverthylacine
I don't know what adb logcat means, but I can certainly find a tutorial and do it if need be.

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Date: 2010-10-29 11:52 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] damanique
Tried to find out what the density for the HTC Desire screen is, but I've got nothing.

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Date: 2010-10-30 05:41 am (UTC)
maiden: (Default)
From: [personal profile] maiden
I know what adb logcat is, but I've never used it :) so I got lucky on that point.

Also, not sure on my size/density either :/

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Date: 2010-10-30 03:21 pm (UTC)
delight: (Default)
From: [personal profile] delight
Like above, I know what adb logcat is but I've never used it and am not sure I'd trust myself to use it without breaking my phone ... but with a little handholding at the beginning would be willing to try.

(And I attempted to find my size/density basically everywhere -- manual, phone site, Google at large -- and failed.)

I am also aware that it's extremely unlikely that using the debug bridge would break my phone, but I've done some amazingly bad things to technology by trying to work with code just due to sheer bad luck ... my dad does some dev stuff, though, I'll see if he has thoughts on it.
Edited Date: 2010-10-30 03:23 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2010-10-30 06:36 pm (UTC)
delight: (Default)
From: [personal profile] delight
Thank you – and good luck with that. Math sucks.

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Date: 2010-10-30 04:03 pm (UTC)
syntheid: [Elementary] Watson drinking tea looking contemplative (Default)
From: [personal profile] syntheid
I also have a Motorola Cliq, technically, which is right now still on 1.5, though it's supposedly going to get an update soon that will put it at 2.1.

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Date: 2010-11-04 01:31 pm (UTC)
oconel: Girl from One Man Band (Pixar - Girl)
From: [personal profile] oconel
The Xperia X8 has 1.6 but Sony-Ericsson has promissed an update "soon" (let's hope it's true).

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Date: 2010-11-04 10:21 pm (UTC)
twisted_times: A grey yin-yang like symbol, but with a pentagon and a golden apple incribed with the word "Kallisti" replacing circles. (Sacred Chao)
From: [personal profile] twisted_times

They've got an update to 2.1 available for the Xperia X10i, so I can't imagine that the X8 would be very far behind; the only major difference is the screen size, AFAIK.

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Date: 2010-11-04 10:23 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] twisted_times

Forgot to add my Xperia X10i has a 480 x 854 pixels (WVGA) / 4" capacitive touchscreen. No, I'm not sure exactly what density and screen size that counts as either...

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Date: 2010-11-04 01:54 pm (UTC)
willful_zephyr: (Default)
From: [personal profile] willful_zephyr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_displays_by_pixel_density

Has a listing of ppi for a lot of phones.

http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html - specifically "Table 1" has common screen resolutions and their "type".

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Date: 2010-11-04 02:04 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] havocthecat
I am super excited at the idea of getting a Dreamwidth client for my Droid.

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Date: 2010-11-04 02:14 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] melanie
It sucks that Sprint has no intention to update Hero from 2.1 to 2.2 if I knew that before I got the phone I wouldn't of gotten that model of phone to begin with and waited for the Evo (which was out of stock at that time).

Thanks for wanting to do this on Android, everybody wants to push the iPhone market first, Android should get equal loving since it's getting up there in users.
Edited Date: 2010-11-04 02:15 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2011-01-24 01:54 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] twisted_times

Utterly off-topic but... I <3 that icon! :D

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Date: 2011-01-24 02:03 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] melanie
Thanks! I actually made that before I got my invite to DW so I used it when I logged in using OpenID. >.> I think the admin's invited me based on that icon lolol

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Date: 2011-01-24 02:05 pm (UTC)
twisted_times: Dreamwidth logo  done with red stiching on greyish background. (DW)
From: [personal profile] twisted_times

I love it - is it gankable, by any chance? :)

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Date: 2011-01-24 02:38 pm (UTC)
twisted_times: Animated icon saying "Sing like nobody's listening, live like you'll die tomorrow, dance like nobody's watching..." etc (dance)
From: [personal profile] twisted_times

Whoo-hoo!

[/Homer]

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Date: 2010-11-04 03:21 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] angelbabe_cj
I *think* my version is 2.1 (which the website tells me it is), as I'm pretty sure the update which took far too many tries to download/install was a 2.1.something or other.

I am not technically brilliant, as you can probably tell. I just like my phone and know how to get it to do what I want it to!

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Date: 2010-11-04 03:52 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] memnus
I'll be installing CyanogenMod on my G2 as soon as they figure out root. I also have a rooted Nexus One and a G1.

A working Dreamwidth app would be awesome! There used to be an LJ app on the Market that could connect to other servers, but it was pulled at some point. Also, it crashes if you're using the physical keyboard.

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Date: 2010-11-04 04:05 pm (UTC)
axiom_of_stripe: Fullmetal Alchemist: Winry repairs Ed's arm (Mechanic)
From: [personal profile] axiom_of_stripe
The Samsung Moment has a 3.2" screen at 480x320 pixels; I've found enough suggestions to the effect that that's mdpi that I'm comfortable asserting it, even though it doesn't seem to be on any lists....

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Date: 2010-11-04 04:27 pm (UTC)
aedifica: Me with my hair as it is in 2020: long, with blue tips (Default)
From: [personal profile] aedifica
Amendment to my answer: has a physical keyboard but I always use the on-screen one because it's more convenient.

Scren size/density

Date: 2010-11-04 05:55 pm (UTC)
chipb0i: black background, blurry lights, text saying "go then, there are other worlds than these" from Stephen King's Dark Tower (Default)
From: [personal profile] chipb0i
I found a page for a program that specifies some Android devices and their screen size (but only in the categories of Tiny/MDPI/HDPI) but maybe it will help a little:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version

Cant say how accurate it is since I don't know, but maybe...

And I'd be absolutely happy to try an DW Android app.

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Date: 2010-11-04 10:48 pm (UTC)
raelynne: (Coffee Now!)
From: [personal profile] raelynne
I am sooooo thrilled that you're doing this! I don't currently know what adb logcat is, but I'm willing to find out, because I'd love to beta test for you.

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Date: 2010-12-31 06:07 am (UTC)
miss_s_b: River Song and The Eleventh Doctor have each other's back (Who: Six (Bad Fangirl))
From: [personal profile] miss_s_b
Any news on this? I gots a new HTC Desire at Christmas and am all excitamacated, so sorry if this seems naggy

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Date: 2011-06-05 07:37 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] tamouse
Obviously this poll was made before Honeycomb was out, but I have an Acer Iconia A500 tablet running Honeycomb (3.0).

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Date: 2011-06-11 06:28 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] tamouse
From the Acer site:



  • Android™ - 3.0 Honeycomb™

  • NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 Dual Core Mobile Processor

  • 1GB DDR2 memory

  • 16GB internal storage

  • 10.1" WXGA HD Multi-Touch Display (1280 x 800)

  • NVIDIA® GeForce

  • Front and rear facing webcams

  • 802.11b/g/n WLAN

  • Dolby® Mobile Technology

  • Dual speakers

  • Bluetooth®

  • HDMI™

  • Micro-HDMI™

  • Dolby® Mobile Technology

  • MicroSD memory card reader

  • Lithium-ion polymer battery

  • 1-year limited warranty.


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Date: 2011-06-11 03:59 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] ex_rising236
Do know what adb logcat is. Haven't done it on this phone, not sure whether or not, etc. Trying to find the screen size for sidekick 4g is almost impossible. :(