# Official Android thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 28, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430 "2009-10-28T08:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 168
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3341 "2013-05-09T04:31:05Z")
^ I still am unsure how that’s possible with rooting and romming, you can pretty much do anything to an android phone. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3342 "2013-05-09T05:32:15Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > ^ I still am unsure how that’s possible with rooting and romming, you can pretty much do anything to an android phone. Because some of us are software engineers by day and the last thing we want to do is fuck around with a phone just to make it work like it should out of the box. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3343 "2013-05-09T05:58:54Z")
boo-urns. bad excuse ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3344 "2013-05-09T06:05:40Z")
i am no software engineer and the last thing i want to do is fuck with phones. ---
**Author:** ![STR8\_H8N](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/str8_h8n/32/6088_2.png) [@STR8\_H8N](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STR8_H8N)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3345 "2013-05-09T06:29:19Z")
> [@STR8 H8N](#): > ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3346 "2013-05-09T06:32:25Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Because some of us are software engineers by day and the last thing we want to do is fuck around with a phone just to make it work like it should out of the box. :word: :lol: ---------- Post added at 09:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:31 AM ---------- ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3347 "2013-05-09T06:49:26Z")
Meh, I like playing with new features on Roms and trying out the latest apps etc. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3348 "2013-05-09T06:53:55Z")
![http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/37670097.jpg](http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/37670097.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3349 "2013-05-09T07:15:32Z")
I sure as shit do. Takes 10 minutes if you haven’t done it before. ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3350 "2013-05-09T11:53:23Z")
lol u guys see the leaked Iphone 6? ![http://images.appleinsider.com/iphone3gs-090608-2.png](http://images.appleinsider.com/iphone3gs-090608-2.png) ---------- Post added at 02:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:51 PM ---------- jk. sorta. to each their own. I don’t go as crazy as most android people do as well, but what really killed apple/iphone for me was stupid ass iTunes and HAVING to go thru that to do anything (it may have changed now, but too late for me) plus, more people tend to crack medical apps that I don’t want to pay for haha ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3351 "2013-05-15T08:54:02Z")
Google I/O 2013 starting in T minus 6 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3352 "2013-05-15T09:00:54Z")
Live Stream - [http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/watch-the-google-io-2013-livestream-here/](http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/watch-the-google-io-2013-livestream-here/) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3353 "2013-05-15T09:01:49Z")
I forgot they livestream! ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3354 "2013-05-15T09:32:01Z")
Not really android related but the new google maps looks awesome. ---------- Post added at 12:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:20 PM ---------- Google Cloud Save…Excellent. Save progress in games to the cloud ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3355 "2013-05-15T09:40:17Z")
developer console broad is terrible. she gave her joke a go towards the end and it was terrrrrrible ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3356 "2013-05-15T09:47:18Z")
They’re about to fuck Spotify lol ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3357 "2013-05-15T10:06:28Z")
yea seriously. all access looks pretty cool. these image and video announcements are VERY important! 63% reduction on video vs h.264. Google Chrome SYNCING payment information across the web? Would love to see the security specs on that. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3358 "2013-05-15T10:23:38Z")
$120 a year…meh. Pandora is only like $30 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3359 "2013-05-15T10:25:49Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > Google Chrome SYNCING payment information across the web? Would love to see the security specs on that. Google is pretty serious about security they hire some uber smart people… ---------- Post added at 01:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:25 PM ---------- > [@ProgRocker](#): > > $120 a year…meh. Pandora is only like $30 Right but this service is like Spotify where you can choose albums/artists/etc ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3360 "2013-05-15T10:27:09Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Google is pretty serious about security they hire some uber smart people… > > ---------- Post added at 01:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:25 PM ---------- > > Right but this service is like Spotify where you can choose albums/artists/etc Still seems a bit steep. I’d be willing to check it out. Love Play Music interface. Spotify’s UI is atrocious though. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=167) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=169)