Android port on HTC HD2? Well, it may not sound weired as we have already seen planetbeing porting Android on iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and froyo ROM on iPhone 3G. Likewise, some developers managed to dual boot Android and Ubuntu Linux Karmic Koala on HTC HD2 and Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC Sense in tandem. They were trying hard to port Android operating system since long that could work flawlessly on HTC HD2 hardware. Check out the video -
Incredible piece of reverse engineering! If you are a real geek you may head over to XDA-Developers forums now and get all the necessary files and instructions to install android 2.1 on HTC HD2 successfully. Make sure that a memory card has 2GB of free storage and the card needs to be a class 4 microSD for speed purposes.
Video: Android 2.1 and Ubuntu Linux on HTC HD2 with Touchscreen
It is important to note that the current builds available may not be very stable and might contain some bugs. Notably, Android crashes sometimes making Ubuntu to run on the HD2 then. The mouse pointer fails to point the correct spot which is very annoying. But, touchscreen seems to be now working flawlessly!
Do not expect miracles! Take back-up before you proceed. But Android OS will never have the same stability of the native operating system of the HTC HD2. What do you think? Share your opinions!
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