Android 2.1 (Flan) ported to Motorola DROID

An article by bapagoh    1 Comment

We knew it is going to come, sooner or later.  Since the system image of the “Nexus One” has been leaked, it will only take a while for hacker to port it to some other device.  This time, Motorola DROID wins.  We have a video showing the Flan (Android 2.1) with the Nexus One bootup animation.

However, there are still a list of issues from the maker of this port:

1) Keyboard backlight is no longer functioning properly. The only way to get the keyboard to turn back on is to use the Power widget and toggle the brightness. This is a one-time fix and needs to be done repeatedly.

2) Superuser and the su binary for local root and escalated privileges no longer works (even if pushed to the device). If you drop to a terminal and execute “su” it seems like it wants to do something and then ultimately gives a “permission denied.”

3) Landscape mode app drawer acts weird. The little “home” icon on the screen is off-centered and when pressed launches the Camera application.

4) The Messaging app still notifies you of Messages even when it’s set not to.

5) The carrier shows up as T-CDMA 64

6) General, non-repeatable inconsistencies with the home screens. Issues like no longer being able to swipe to change home screens, or not being able to launch apps from the home screen.

Anyway, enjoy!

[via sholes.info]