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Techies, please answer my questions!

shawnpeck

Oct 26, 2008, 4:29 PM
Hey I have a G1 and I am bummed that the screen doesn't flip when I turn the phone. So, do you think updates will come that will allow that? I want it to flip autmatically when on the internet, viewing pictures, etc.

Also, shouldn't it be pretty easy for a third party to make a video capture application? I can't wait for that.
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shawnpeck

Oct 27, 2008, 3:19 PM
No love?
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knightbang

Oct 27, 2008, 3:29 PM
only time will tell...just like developers are in the works on making a touchscreen keyboard for the phone...im sure somebody has already thought of it and might be holding off until they can make money off of it...as for the internet, you can manually swith the orientation in the settings if you want the webpage to be inverted
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Rich Brome

Oct 28, 2008, 8:11 AM
shawnpeck said:
Hey I have a G1 and I am bummed that the screen doesn't flip when I turn the phone. So, do you think updates will come that will allow that? I want it to flip autmatically when on the internet, viewing pictures, etc.

Opening the keyboard is the switch. It does have an accelerometer, so it's possible Google will make it automatic (or at least make that an option) in a future update.

Also, shouldn't it be pretty easy for a third party to make a video capture application? I can't wait for that.

Not necessarily. That's something that would probably require specific API support. I doubt it's there, or someone would have done it by now.
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shawnpeck

Oct 28, 2008, 2:04 PM
Thanks Rich. Yeah, opening the screen switches the screen orientation, but it's STUPID that the accelerometer is not used for this. Don't people want to browse the web in landscape mode with the keyboard closed? I understand it can be flipped manually, but hitting Menu > More > Flip Orientation is annoying when I should be able to simply turn my phone. Seriously, this is unacceptable Google/HTC/T-mobile!
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MACKDEEZY510

Dec 3, 2008, 7:19 PM
"but hitting Menu > More > Flip Orientation is annoying when I should be able to simply turn my phone"

i see what you're saying, you're still able to browse the web as landscape, but u have to enter go thru a few steps. just gettin the info, i'm thinkin of buying one, but holding back in case they drop something better
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saa001

Nov 10, 2008, 4:03 PM
I had heard a rumor that after the first of the year there are going to be a lot more applications. Evidently until then only free apps can be downloaded, after that the ones you pay for will be accessible.
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