OK, so I'm getting my first Android phone soon and I've decided on the original Motorola Droid, a decision motivated by it's legendary build quality (and my rather shallow pockets). However I love to tinker so I'm not willing to settle for the original software and wanted to explore the non-carrier/OEM restricted Android world. First priority will be to obtain root access, then I'll be installing ROM Manager and flashing ClockworkMod Recovery, then finally installing CyanogenMod 7 stable. The main reason for all of this is I've been following Android's development since 1.6 and am truly eager to leave behind my ancient iPod Touch G1 for an environment that allows for real tinkering and customization.
I've never blogged before, but the scope of exploring not only a new (to me) device but also all of the individual apps and tweaks is mind boggling. Therefore I'll be detailing my objectives below:
1. Factory Reset
2. Root
3. ROM Manager/ClockworkMod Recovery
4. CyanogenMod 7
From here I'll be tinkering and customizing until I get to where I want to be, then I need to find new apps to replace my old iOS apps:
1. Flashlight (taking advantage of the Droid's LED camera flash)
2. ToDo (replacement for the fantastic iOS app)
3. SBSettings (all of it's toggles that I'm using, plus a quick note taking widget? Dropbox sync needed)
4. FluxTunes (not too sure I need this, used it for driving before)
5. Reeder
6. Facebook
7. LogMeIn Ignition
8. Screenshots (iOS can do this, does Android support it by default? Does CM7 have it included?)
9. TWC Max (The Weather Channel app)
10. LIVESTRONG Calorie Counter (not thrilled with this one, I know it's crossplatform)
11. PlainText (editing text files in Dropbox)
Also looking into several possibilities such as profiles for automatic sound controls and whitelisted phone numbers, security software such as antivirus and device protection, ScummVM and other emulators, and many (many!) others.
So join in, and stop back to see my progress! Feel free to comment!
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