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Introduction
NOTE: The Android for FreeRunner development now takes place here. It has it's own wiki as well. |
This page is dedicated to the daily usage of Android on the Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner handsets.
The information here has been updated for the following release : Koolu Beta7 Android release. It is advisable to update to the latest release.
One can find general information (porting/development) about Android on Neo phones here : Android
Using this guide
- 1 If you see a command prompt like this (#), you must run a command as user root on the connected system
#
If you see a command prompt like this ($), you can run the command as a regular user
$
- 2 When you see the command
adb
It is assumed that you have 'adb' installed on your pc and it is in your search path, like in /usr/bin or ~/bin. If not so, you need to change to the directory you downloaded the binary to. Issue the same commands but when ever adb appears replace it with
./adb
adb connects your system to Android but you need to make sure you have set it up correctly first. Make sure your FreeRunner was booted while being plugged in to a USB port. (Not necessary starting Koolu beta 7) Then run the following commands:
# ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 (or see below for USB network setup) # adb kill-server # ADBHOST=192.168.0.202 adb devices
adb help gives extensive info
One should now have no trouble using adb.
Getting started
Installing Android on Openmoko Freerunner, creates a phone fit for use! Of course the port is not finished yet, a lot has to be done, but for now we can live with the workarounds.
Buttons and Keyboard
The Power button
- To turn the phone on; press and hold the power button for about 5 seconds
- To put the phone to sleep (and so lock it): hold the power button for about 1 second
- To wake the phone from sleep: tap the power button once, then once more to unlock the screen
- To turn the phone off: First wake it from sleep, then hold the power button for about 2 seconds. Choose 'Power off' in the menu that appears then click 'OK' Use the back button (aux) to delete the menu if one wants to continue.
- Tap the power button once to get the on screen keyboard. In many applications it also brings extra options.
Times and actions taken from Koolu beta 7
The Aux button
The aux button is configured as the back button. If the application recognizes the back action, like the browser, it goes a page or action back. If not recognized, one leaves the application to the previous situation. Note the application is not killed. It stays active.
The Home Button
The G1 and G2 Android phones have a home button, a long press on this button creates a window with all the running applications.
There is no clear key now, to show the running applications. Sometimes by chance a window with icons of the running applications appears, and then one can jump to a different running application.
I suggest to create this button from a two second press on the aux button. A window with the icons of the running applications will appear. By tapping on the wanted application we can than jump to the running application.
Koolu beta7 observation
The Keyboard
Works, can be brought up with short press to power button.
Making a call
Once the phone has started you will see a 'Dialer' icon on the desktop. Tap it and you will be presented with a dialing keypad. Enter the number you wish to dial and then touch the bar containing the number to call. If you make a mistake entering the number you can touch the backspace arrow to the right of the bar.
Caveats
- The volume level when in a voice call is very low
Sending an SMS
Works in Koolu beta 7
Copy and pasting
Android has a copy and paste feature built in to it. By touching and holding on a text entry box for about 2 seconds the copy & paste menu will appear.
Subsystems
Accelerometers
Works, can be tested with simple game called Amazed which is installed on current Koolu images.
Android makes no use of the accelerometers yet :(
Koolu beta7 observation
Bluetooth
Works, latest kernels need permissions for second rfkill interface in init.rc to turn it on.
GPS
Works, you can install AndNav2 (AndNav2 is installed on current Koolu images) to test it. AndNav2 is e beta version and the useable period is over.
Proper working of GPS can observed with YGPS Satellites. It shows signal strength and location of each satellite.
It is currently not possible to disable the GPS from the UI once activated.
Observed in Koolu beta 7
GPRS
To set up GPRS you need to enter the correct settings for your network: Tap the Application tab followed by Settings > Wireless controls > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. Now if you press the power button, a menu will appear allowing you to add a 'New APN'. Touch this then add your network's GPRS & MMS settings.
NOTE: At versions before Koolu beta 7 it is not possible to bring up Android's keyboard to enter the information.
Update to this version (or later) if you have this problem. Otherwise install 'aKeyUI' then copy and paste the information, starting with the APN which can also be used as the Name |
Once you have entered your APN details it maybe necessary to follow this procedure to start GPRS (you will only need to do this once):
Turn on Aeroplane mode, reboot, turn off Aeroplane mode
You may also have to carry out the DNS fix described below.
GPRS not yet tested with Koolu beta 7
APN settings
You can find most networks 'mcc' and 'mnc' numbers here
- O2 UK - Pay as you go
Enter these details to set up GPRS:
carrier="o2-UK-PAYG" (Name - can be anything) mcc="234" mnc="10" apn="payandgo.o2.co.uk" user="payandgo" server="Not set" password="password" type="default"
These details are also correct o2 settings but don't enter them, they stop GPRS from working properly at the moment.
mmsc="http://mmsc.mms.02.co.uk:8002" proxy="193.113.200.195" port="9201" mmsproxy="193.113.200.195" mmsport="9201"
- T-Mobile UK
Enter these details to set up GPRS:
carrier="T-Mobile-UK" (Name - can be anything) mcc="234" mnc="30" apn="general.t-mobile.uk" user="user" server="149.254.1.10" # server="149.254.201.132" (alternate server) password="wap" type="default"
- Orange France
Source : French Network parameter
GPRS settings (work):
apn="orange" user="orange" password="orange" mcc="208" mnc="01" type="default"
MMS settings (untested) :
apn="orange.acte" proxy="192.168.10.200" port="8080" user="orange" password : "orange" mmsc="http://mms.orange.fr" mms port="8080" mcc="208" mnc"01" type="mms"
Force use of Orange DNS in the ip-up script located in /system/etc/ppp :
/system/bin/setprop "net.gprs.dns1" "194.051.003.056"
- Cingular/Att U.S. (working with dns fix(14.6-cupcake), other than sending mms)
apn="wap.cingular" username="wap@cingulargprs.com" pass="cingular1" mmsc="mmsc.cingular.com" mms proxy="wireless.cingular.com" mms port = 80 mcc= 310 mnc= 410
Wifi
Wifi works on the koolu 7 distribution, but is a bit stubborn, one has to kick it to start, and when the signal is out of reach, it keeps the connection, instead of rescanning for a new access points. DNS is resolved properly, and the keyboard works in Koolu beta 7
Below is a beautiful work around for pre beta 6 versions:
Wifi Pre beta seven
Although wifi works, there are two problems; one, you can't bring up a keyboard to enter your encryption key and two, Android does not obtain the DNS settings properly from the router. Both can be worked around.
Solution one
This involves copying and pasting the network key into the key field. These instructions use the aKeyUI,beautiful work aroun app but you could do it with the standard Note pad app.
Install aKeyUI this app allows you to enter text and copy it to a clipboard, which you can then paste into any test field:
Change directory to where you downloaded the app then install:
# adb install aKeyUI.apk
Touch the Application tab to display your installed apps, aKeyUI should be one of them. Load it up, enter the key for your wireless network and click copy.
Now go to 'Settings' > 'Wireless controls' > 'Wi-Fi settings' and you should see your wireless network listed there. Touch it and when it asks you for the key, long-touch the key field and select paste.
Caveats
- The keyboard seems to have a limited number of characters, making this solution useless if your network key contains one of the missing ones.
Now you are connected but you need the DNS fix.
Solution two
Boot your FreeRunner while connected to USB then run these commands:
# ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 # adb kill-server # ADBHOST=192.168.0.202 adb devices
# adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/root / # adb pull /etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf wpa_supplicant.conf
You will now have the wpa_supplicant.conf file in your working directory, change its ownership so you can edit it (unless you edit it as root):
# chown YOUR_USER:YOUR_GROUP wpa_supplicant.conf
Now you can edit it to contain your wireless details, then push it back to the FreeRunner. For example add an uncommented section like this:
network={ ssid="example" proto=WPA key_mgmt=WPA-PSK pairwise=CCMP TKIP group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40 psk=06b4be19da289f475aa46a33cb793029d4ab3db7a23ee92382eb0106c72ac7bb priority=2 }
Save your changes, change the owner back to root and push it back to the FreeRunner:
# chown root:root wpa_supplicant.conf # adb push wpa_supplicant.conf /etc/wifi
Reboot the FreeRunner:
# adb shell sync # adb shell reboot
If you've changed the wpa_supplicant.conf file, it will need to be deleted in /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
You now just need the DNS fix
DNS Fix
Connect to Android using adb and pull your init.rc:
# ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 # adb kill-server # ADBHOST=192.168.0.202 adb devices # adb pull /init.rc init.rc
# chown YOUR_USER:YOUR_GROUP init.rc
Now find this part of your your init.rc, and add new lines containing the DNS value to the OpenDNS servers:
# Setup the DNS server for USB #setprop net.dns1 192.168.0.200 setprop net.dns1 208.67.222.222 setprop net.dns2 208.67.220.220
Change the ownership back to root and push it back to your FreeRunner:
# chown root:root init.rc # adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/root / # adb push init.rc /init.rc # adb shell sync # adb shell reboot
Applications
Alarm
Works.
Contacts
Importing
From Vcard
- install "Android Contacts Import" (this application is also available from AndAppStore)
- export your contact(s) as a vcard file from your contact application
- copy the file to your phone /sdcard/ directory
- on your phone run the ImportContacts application, choose the file you copied and select import. Wait until the phone says x vcards imported
That's it if you don't see your contacts, make sure you selected "view all contacts" in the contacts application options (contacts > power button > Display group > All contacts)
It imports only names and telephone numbers, everything else is not imported.
From SIM
Works, Contacts->menu->Settings->SIM contacts importer.
Synchronization
Calendar
Importing
Synchronization
Files
Copying
You can copy files to your phone using either
This option is not (yet) available in Koolu beta 7
or, from the command line using
- the Android debug bridge to copy files to your phone :
ADBHOST=192.168.0.202 ./adb push file.txt /sdcard/
Media
Can play OGG audio files and view pictures with the default applications
Others
Suspend
Waking up your phone might be a little bit tricky at the moment, there are several recipe/hints submitted by different people :
- 1-2s press of power button goes to sleep, wake up with long power button press, don't use screen timeouts, disable it in Settings->Sound & display->Screen timeout->Never timeout.
- Michael Trimarchi's images allow resume from suspend after two short presses. However, sometimes it takes a few tries for the phone to wake up.
- For me resume works best if i long press power until the main screen appears and the short power press that unlocks screen.
- During suspend the phone seems to wake up make an audible click and go back to sleep.
USB
USB networking
The general USB Networking guide should help you talk to your FreeRunner using IP over USB. However, please note that Android doesn't come with an ssh server installed by default. In order to gain shell access without an additional ssh server you can follow the instructions on the Android debug bridge page.
USB Host mode
- http://code.google.com/p/android-on-freerunner/downloads/list Build Version 0.1.1
echo 1 > /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-0/0-0073/neo1973-pm-host.0/hostmode echo host > /sys/devices/platform/s3c-ohci/usb_mode
TODO: If you know how to change the USB mode with Android, please explain it here. (See: To-Do List) |
USB keyboard
I bought a mini USB keyboard that for my Neo, if someone has simple directions to use it with android, please explain it here.
USB mass storage
This setting is named "Enable USB mass storage". If you don't find it on Settings -> SD card & phone storage, you have to unhide it with Anycut. Install it then make a new shortcut Activity -> SD Card. Use this new shortcut to activate the option. This is not persistent after a reboot. See also [1]
TODO: This doesn't seem to work with the Neo FreeRunner and current Android images. (See: To-Do List) |
Software installation and updates
For initial Android flashing, take a look at: Android on Freerunner
Install new software
Manual install
Applications are packaged in .apk packages, to install a package (downloaded on your computer) do
./adb install app.apk
After making sure you can talk to your phone using the Android debug bridge
Package managers
Android Market Place
Currently it is not possible to use the Android Market Place with the Neo Freerunner.
AndAppStore
AndAppStore is an alternate source for Android software and works on the Neo Freerunner. It is installed by default in current Koolu images but you can install manually their client.
Update software (without reflashing)
Troubleshooting
Android Debug Bridge
To assist in debugging and to gain shell access to the phone with Android, you can use the instructions found here: Android debug bridge
Type in the the Android Terminal emulator (under Development Tools)
setprop EXTERNAL_STORAGE_STATE mounted
or run
adb shell setprop EXTERNAL_STORAGE_STATE mounted
with the freerunner connected to a computer which has the Android SDK.