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2014-06-25
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Originally Posted by aspeckt1
I would look at appropriate replacements for your Google services.
- 1) I've had a search and I can see Google Chrome works, but how good is the bookmark syncing? I use this alot
- 2) Would Google Drive work at all?
- 3) How about Google Music? I use the £9.99 a month all access subscription and I save music to my device so I don't need to steam.
- 4) Do any other Android apps work (Flipboard, etc)
I have never likes Google services so have alternatives for some your services.
Chrome or bookmark syncing are not something I use.
There is a Dropbox client for Maemo for cloud storage,
Spotify and QSpot works well for music.
There is a proof of concept .apk compatibility layer apkenv. But generally andriod applications would need to be ported.
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2014-06-25
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Thanks for the reply. As long as Drive worked through the browser I wouldn't care that much about a native app.
Do you know if QSpot allows for tracks to be saved to device for offline listening? Spotify Premium is the same price as Google Music so I don't mind switching. I only have 1GB of 3G a month though, which is why saving to the device is such a big thing for me, I download it all on the WIFI at home.
Thanks again for the reply.
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Do you know if QSpot allows for tracks to be saved to device for offline listening? Spotify Premium is the same price as Google Music so I don't mind switching. I only have 1GB of 3G a month though, which is why saving to the device is such a big thing for me, I download it all on the WIFI at home.
Thanks again for the reply.
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2014-06-25
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Originally Posted by aspeckt1
Actually, I don't think Drive will work through the browser. (I've just tried to access my Drive account from the Microb browser, and it never finished loading.)
Thanks for the reply. As long as Drive worked through the browser I wouldn't care that much about a native app.
The truth is, Google services and Android apps are going to work much better on an Android device than on an N900 (if they work at all), so if you're happy with those services, it'd be best to hang on to your One...
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2014-06-25
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Originally Posted by aspeckt1
Yes, I was trialling it out for a bit since last.fm killed there radio service.
Do you know if QSpot allows for tracks to be saved to device for offline listening? Spotify Premium is the same price as Google Music so I don't mind switching. I only have 1GB of 3G a month though, which is why saving to the device is such a big thing for me, I download it all on the WIFI at home.
I seem to have found few minor bugs in QSpot, I have been told this is due to the version of libc on N900. However, it's still perfectly usable.
http://qspot.garage.maemo.org/
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=55589
Originally Posted by Copernicus
Exactly.
The truth is, Google services and Android apps are going to work much better on an Android device than on an N900 (if they work at all), so if you're happy with those services, it'd be best to hang on to your One...
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2014-06-25
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Originally Posted by aspeckt1
No idea about Chrome, but in Chromium through ED, every option/feature works perfectly. Just keep in mind, that you will be limited to Squeeze-backports version of Chromium for unidentified amount of time (due to more recent version of Chromium not working for armel). Maybe forever.
Hi Guys,
1) I've had a search and I can see Google Chrome works, but how good is the bookmark syncing?
Originally Posted by aspeckt1
Probably no, except if port for Maemo or Debian exist, or someone is willing to port it. Doesn't apply to closed source things, obviously.
4) Do any other Android apps work (Flipboard, etc)
OTOH, most things that Android programs do have better programs to do the same in Maemo, FOSS way.
No idea about the rest.
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2014-06-25
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The N900 is a very dated device by today's standard, not only hardware-wise, but software-wise as well.
MicroB (the web browser of the N900) is more than 5 years old and it shows - it's based on Firefox 3 (which was a memory hog, especially compared to today's Chromium).
A possible solution to this problem would be running regular Debian in a chroot so you can run Chromium, except...
The few apps out there are all pretty high quality stuff and they run great, but there are almost 0 service-specific apps (no Google Drive, <INSERT YOUR CARRIER APP>, Parkmobile).
Hardware faults/dated components.
Despite all this, I love it to death.
Honestly, the main reason people get the device these days is either because they lost their old one (meaning they were already long-time fans of the N900) or for the qwerty keyboard.
I cannot recommend it to anyone these days, especially someone who's "spoiled" (don't mean to offend you) by the Android ecosystem & hardware.
If you really want a small gadget to mess around with, just get yourself a Acer C720/second hand Thinkpad.
Or wait for the Pyra if you want something a little more portable
MicroB (the web browser of the N900) is more than 5 years old and it shows - it's based on Firefox 3 (which was a memory hog, especially compared to today's Chromium).
- Has a slow/outdated (and thus incompatible with the modern web) javascript interpreter, which takes ages to process scripts and it will bring the weak CPU down to it's knees.
- It has a tendency to crash your entire device (low RAM means the slow eMMC (N900's 32GB storage) is used as extra RAM, which completely destroys all I/O because the qeues for memory access take too long to process).
A possible solution to this problem would be running regular Debian in a chroot so you can run Chromium, except...
- Low amount of RAM etc. -> See the text above.
- Limited to Debian Squeeze (which is now oldstable and it will soon be obsolete) because Wheezy doesn't run on the N900.
The few apps out there are all pretty high quality stuff and they run great, but there are almost 0 service-specific apps (no Google Drive, <INSERT YOUR CARRIER APP>, Parkmobile).
Hardware faults/dated components.
- Low resolution/brightness screen.
- USB port can get loose.
- Keymats wear down over time.
- Solder balls get cracks.
- SIM slot can break.
Despite all this, I love it to death.
Honestly, the main reason people get the device these days is either because they lost their old one (meaning they were already long-time fans of the N900) or for the qwerty keyboard.
I cannot recommend it to anyone these days, especially someone who's "spoiled" (don't mean to offend you) by the Android ecosystem & hardware.
If you really want a small gadget to mess around with, just get yourself a Acer C720/second hand Thinkpad.
Or wait for the Pyra if you want something a little more portable
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2014-06-26
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Originally Posted by ffha
and microB's no longer works on youtube desktop page.. html5 anyone?
The N900 is a very dated device by today's standard, not only hardware-wise, but software-wise as well.
MicroB (the web browser of the N900) is more than 5 years old and it shows - it's based on Firefox 3 (which was a memory hog, especially compared to today's Chromium).
i really hope there's a solution comes from neo / freemantle.
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2014-06-27
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Youtube & friends are working perfectly via dedicated FOSS program, cuteTube (with possibility to playback retrieved content in OMP/Mediaplayer, which is, was, and always will be better than any playback in browserwindow).
I'm hoping for a little bit of advice. Long story short, I had an N900 back in 2009-2010 and I loved it to pieces. It broke after 9 months and Nokia refused to do anything about it and instead offered me an N97 (insulting, right?) in its place. I swore blind Nokia would never get a penny of my money ever again, took the N97, sold it and got my first Android device (a G1) and I've been using Android since.
I'm now pining to have an N900 again since you can pick them up for around £60 as I'm bored of Android, and none of the other platforms take my fancy. I'm not stupidly invested in Google's ecosystem and could give most of it up fairly easily, however I'd like to find out if there is any compatibility/a workaround for some of these things, if anyone could shed some insight it would be really appreciated.
I'm also considering just keeping my HTC One and just keeping it in flight mode to use it as more of a media device. However if I can find a satisfactory solution to all of my above queries then I would just throw the One in a draw and use it if I really had to.
Last edited by aspeckt1; 2014-06-25 at 12:47. Reason: I'm an idiot