Jack Frost Mobile - Android And Other Phone Articles

Change Android System Font

How to change the standard Android DroidSans font for any other truetype font you like. Helvetica looks nice. :-)

Rooting And Installing Custom ROM On UK HTC Desire

Here is my experience with rooting and installing a custom ROM on my UK T-Mobile HTC Desire. Want to try it on yours? Have a read of this to see what's involved.

Sony MEX-BT3800U Bluetooth Head Unit Review

Have you ever tried using the bluetooth audio streaming feature of your shiny new Android phone? Have a look into getting a new bluetooth car head unit and have a play around with that. Here's a test of it working with the HTC Desire and it works surprisingly well!

Android Google Talk Broken Changing Googlemail To GMail

Has your Google Talk app stopped working since you changed your Google account login from ...@googlemail.com to ...@gmail.com? There is a known issue with this. There may also be problems accessing the Android Market.

HTC Legend Camera Sample Photos and Spec

A brief review and some sample images taken with the HTC Legend.

Google Maps Navigation Finally Released In The UK

At last! Google Maps Navigation has officially been released (in Beta, at least) in the UK. Rejoice, Android fans, it's here at last!

Voice Search Missing From HTC Desire

Voice Search seems to be missing from some but not all of the HTC Desire Android handsets sold in the UK. Here's how to install it.

How To Change User Agent In Android Browser

Here's how to change the User Agent String reported by Android's default browser. You can change it to masquerade as an iPhone or a desktop browser in the user agent string reported to websites in its HTTP requests.

HTC Desire Camera Review Spec and Sample Photos

Camera spec and review of the HTC Desire Android phone camera. Sample photos taken with the HTC Desire demonstrating its picture quality.

Android Sat Nav Apps

Here's a comparison and mini-review of Sat Nav software currently available for the Android platform. There are free and paid-for sat nav apps listed here for android mobiles such as the T-Mobile G1, HTC Magic and Hero.

Roundabout Editing In Waze Cartouche Map Editor

Roundabout editing in the Cartouche map editor for Waze can be difficult. Here's an example showing how to get a roundabout entered correctly with valid connectivity.

Best Android Root Apps

Here's the best of the currently available Android root apps. These apps won't work on a standard Android phone, only phones that have been rooted.

How To Take Screenshots on the HTC Desire

How to take screenshots of the HTC Desire Android phone using the DDMS tool included with the Android SDK. This works on non-rooted HTC Desire phones on Windows PCs.

Get Rid Of Amazon MP3 Android App

Here's how to get rid of that infuriating Amazon MP3 app that you can't uninstall from the Manage Applications menu.

HTC Desire vs T-Mobile G1 Comparison

Android Audible Selection Volume Really Loud!

Has your audible selection touchscreen click tone suddenly gone really loud? Have you been using Google Maps Navigation on your Android phone? Here's the solution.

Android GMail App Not Sending / Gmail Won't Send

Has the built-in Gmail email app for your Android phone stopped sending properly? Here's the solution.

Rooting Android 1.6 Donut To CyanogenMod

Rooting a UK T-Mobile G1 which had Android 1.6 Donut on, and installing the latest CyanogenMod ROM (4.2.14). Here is what all the fuss is about and what you'll find if you decide install CyanogenMod.

Google Maps Navigation Blocked In UK

Infuriatingly, Google have just blocked access to the Google Maps Navigation android app in the UK. Hopefully we can find a way round this soon!

Move Apps To The SD Card In Android CyanogenMod

How to get your apps moved across to the SD card so you can enjoy the ability to install effectively as many apps as you like. This method works straight from the phone, you don't need any extra partitioning software...

Google Maps Navigation Review UK

The new Google Maps app for Android includes turn by turn speech navigation and 3D mapping! A proper free Google Sat Nav app! Hooray!

More Essential Free Android Apps

Some more essential free android apps, all available on the Android Market. Hopefully you'll find one or two apps you haven't seen before and will give them a try!

10 Essential Free G1 Android Market Apps

A list of 10 of the best free Android apps for the T-Mobile G1. Some are superb applications, some essential little tools, either way, you they're FREE so you MUST download them!

Android/G1 Car Wallpapers

Here are a selection of car wallpapers scaled to fit the small screens of the G1/Android handset. Porsche 911, Lamborghini Murcielago, Reventon, Gallardo...

New Features In Android 1.6 Firmware

The new Android Firmware version 1.6, nicknamed Donut, has now been released. This page lists the great new features you'll find in version 1.6.

Encoding/Converting Video For G1

How to encode/convert videos to work on the T-Mobile G1 Android Googlephone and earlier generation Android smart phones. Great quality results, using the SUPER video encoder. Which is FREE!

Android Market Refunds

I found out to my expense that you can't get a refund from Android Market if you buy an app twice!

T-Mobile G1 Android Data Roaming

If you're preparing to travel and you want to avoid a shocking phone bill, you'll be interested to read this page about International Data Roaming and the T-Mobile G1

T-Mobile G1 Camera Sample Photos

Sample images and camera details and spec for the Android T-Mobile G1 Googlephone / HTC Dream. Camera quality review

How To Install Notifications And Ringtones On The T-Mobile G1

Instructions on how to manually install your own mp3 and ogg files as custom notifications, alarms and ringtones on the T-Mobile G1.

T-Mobile G1 vs Nokia N95

A mini-review of the original Android Google-phone, T-Mobile G1, in comparison to the Nokia N95. Camera comparison.

T-Mobile G1 Missing Voice Dialling

The voice dialling feature of the T-Mobile G1 is missing. Where is it?! Missing voice dialling.