Comments on: Android’s Circular Zoom On the HTC Magic

By: B.Mous

B.Mous — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:07:07 +0000

A Quand la version HTC Magic avec l’application Zoom-Wheel?

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:39:47 +0000

I’ve got the G1 running Android 1.5 (arrived as an OTA update this morning). Sadly, as far as I can tell, it does not include the zoom wheel. :-(

By: JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ

JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:04:45 +0000

I have the htc magic zoom function and the circular is not in the phone

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:22:31 +0000

I couldn’t get the zoom wheel to come up when I tried it on a demo model. Did they drop this feature??

By: Tose

Tose — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:12:40 +0000

I agree with d, seizures with my G1 aren’t way too uncomfortable.

By: d.

d. — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:27:32 +0000

I just want better comfort in the seizure. That’s all.

By: Nikotttin

Nikotttin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:24:23 +0000

Well, there are a few other important things in this little movie. First the pinch/multitouch is NOT there. The interviewer says: “like the pinch in the iPhone, you can use the circular magnifier”. This suggest there is no pinch.
Also they say that SFR, the French operator, will be creating Android specific apps that will allow access to Vodafone live content. This is followed by the announcement that the G1 will be sold by Orange. In other words, Android Market will be getting operator specific apps…
Finally the Dream will be sold 99 Euros with contract. Cheap :)

PS: Yeah sometimes (rarely) it’s useful to know French :)

By: N3TWORK BURN3R

N3TWORK BURN3R — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:08:13 +0000

“Similarly, autonomy has been increased through the integration of a 1340 mAh battery (1150 mAh against the HTC Dream)”

Well, i hope they send us G1 owners that battery. Sheesh

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:21:07 +0000

@David…I think the point is that some of these things will be native to Android and available across all applications rather than just Steel. I would rather the Steel style long press context menu be backed into Android as well. Its friggin slick.

By: David B

David B — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:17:57 +0000

Nothing too exciting here. Chomp SMS/Handcent SMS both have working rotatable virtual keyboards. Steel Browser has a long press zoom in/out feature where you press and hold anywhere on the screen and a dial pops up at your finger where you can ‘finger’ + and – zoom, as well as open a web link to a new window / refresh etc / save pic etc… Steel also has a rotatable virtual keyboard.. Yawn… I just hope A2DP is included… dont know if this was mentioned as i am at work with the sound down!

By: David N

David N — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:27:23 +0000

Another reflection: There’s been some speculation that the android has not implemented the iPhones “pinch” zoom functionality because Apple wanting it to be an exclusive apple thing (possibly a patent?).

So now, what android seem to have done is instead use another well known apple feature – the scroll wheel…

ironic?

By: TareX

TareX — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:50:31 +0000

Nice… software has improved quite considerably with cupcake.

Althought at the end of the day, the G2 remains to be an inferior phone to the G1 which has better hardware, and more software (apps that need the physical keyboard).

sigh…

By: Søren

Søren — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:48:27 +0000

“why does all the good stuff like this never come to usa” – Are you kidding me?! I’m living in Denmark and we don’t even have the phone yet (not even the developer phone can be delivered to Denmark)

By: yochai

yochai — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:45:12 +0000

I’m just glad that this means some version of cupcake will have to come out soon, at least by the time this comes out. Also, that we could just “borrow” the magic OS and port it, that would be nice.
also, having root costs exactly zero dollars. here’s a guide if you’re interested:
yochai.dyndns.org:8888/android/

By: Andrex

Andrex — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:39:41 +0000

Wait the keyboard auto-rotates now? That’s news too! It couldn’t at the WMC last month. That was my most-wanted feature for Cupcake after all the confirmed stuff. Nice! Can’t wait for the Magic in the US.