The source code for Android v2.1 ("Eclair") was released in early January and the people who like to play with such things have gone to work in a big way. One of the results has been the "Open Eclair" project.
Based at XDA, this project has now produced it's first major release ROM, v1.0, for the "32B" class of HTC Dream and Sapphire phones. These phones are marketed variously as "T-Mobile G1", "HTC Magic" (Google phone flavour - a 32B), and "T-Mobile MyTouch3G". The HTC Magic 32A, sold by Rogers in Canada and in Hong Kong and Singapore, isn't completely firmware compatible with the 32B class (G1 and Magic/MyTouch) and any ROM for 32B requires some additional modifications in order to run on a 32A phone.
OpenEclair allows "32B" phone owners to access new Android v2.1 features like the "Live Wallpapers". The 3D Gallery is only partially functional due to incompatibitilies between the existing video drivers for 32B phones and the later version of video drivers written for different hardware. The driver source is not Open Source, so users will have to wait for the source to be come available, the drivers to be reverse-engineered, or for an Over the Air (OTA) update to the stock version of their phone systems at some point in the future. The video camera is also not functional, though a solution has been found for the still camera.
Overall, OpenEclair delivers "32B" phone owners an almost-complete set of Android v2.1 functionality on their phones today.
Daily review 15/09/2025
6 hours ago
Thanks so much for helping me install Eclair on my Magic - it's running better than any other ROM I've used!
ReplyDeleteNik: No worries. Happy to help. :-) So far, OpenEclair v1.0 is the best. The two beta versions since (for v1.1) from Wes Garner have not equalled it.
ReplyDeletenice post
ReplyDeleteNice post :)
ReplyDeleteAny idea how I can find out if my phone is a 32A or 32B? It's modified by Vodafone Australia I think