We’ve seen Android 1.6 running on iPhone hardware before. But now the folks who brought us those unholy hacks have upped the game by porting Android 2.2 Froyo to run on the iPhone 3G.

You may wonder why anyone would want to install a bleeding edge version of Android on a phone that doesn’t even have the physical buttons necessary to work with all of Android’s features. Well, look at it this way: Apple is preparing to launch iPhone OS 4.0. And while the new version of the operating system has some long-requested features such as multitasking support, you’ll need an iPhone 3GS or new device to get the full benefit. That means if you’ve got an iPhone 2G or 3G lying around, you’re going to be stuck with an increasingly dated user experience — unless you take matters into your own hands like the fellow in the video below has done.

This is still an early hack. WiFi, GPU drivers, power management, and some other Froyo features aren’t working on the iPhone yet. It’s also pretty slow. And unlike iPhone OS 4.0, Android will only run on the iPhone 3G, 2G, or first generation iPod touch at the moment.

You can check out a demo ivdeo of Android 2.2 on the iPhone after the break. And if you’re the adventurous sort, you can hit up GadgetsDNA for instructions on installing Froyo on your own iDevice.

via Engadget and iDroid.it

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It’s been a few weeks since we first saw Google Android running on the iPhone 3G. Want to know how to do it on your own phone? PC World has step by step instructions.

There are a few things to note before you get started. First, this hack is only for the iPhone 3G. iPhone 3Gs users need not apply. Second, while you can make and receive calls and run Android apps on an iPhone 3G using Google Android, power management hasn’t been implemented yet, which means your battery will run down really quickly — like in about an hour.

On the bright side, if you follow the steps very carefully, not only will you probably wind up voiding your warranty, but you’ll also have a dual boot phone which can load either iPhone OS or Google Android, so you can still use your iPhone with Apple’s software most of the time and reboot into Android on occasion as a nifty party trick.

Google Android on the iPhone 3G

We’ve already seen Google Android ported to the iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G. But what about the iPod touch? Turns out that could be just around the corner.

The folks who brought us the original Android to iPhone hacks are working on a build that should work with the first generation iPhone touch as well. While there are already a couple of cheap  5 to 7 inch tablets running Google Android on the market, this would make the iPod touch unofficially one of the first phone-sized Android devices that’s not a phone. Not to mention it would just be pretty darn cool to be able to whip an iPod touch out of your pocket and dual boot iPhone OS or Android depending on your mood.

No word on when we’ll see iPhone 3Gs or iPod touch 2nd or 3rd generation versions of Android. But it seems like the iPhone to Android movement is picking up a lot of steam these days.

via Redmond Pie

It was just a few weeks ago that we first saw Google’s Android operating system running on an iPhone. But that particular hack was limited to a first generation iPhone 2G. Well now developer David Wang is back, and this time he’s managed to squeeze Google’s mobile operating system onto an iPhone 3G.

Audio isn’t working at the moment, but almost everything else is. Multiotuch works, and the iPhone can run Android apps, surf the web over WiFi or 3G, and do almost everything else you’d expect an Android smartphone to do. It can even make calls, but since audio doesn’t work, nobody will hear what you’re saying. But you can send text messages.

Wang’s Android port lets you dual boot the iPhone OS and Android on the same device. It takes a while to switch operating systems, as you can see in the video below. But once Android is up and running, you can quickly suspend the phone just by tapping the power button.

The installer file should be available for download soon. Bear in mind, this particular version of Android is designed for the iPhone 3G, not the iPhone 3Gs.

You can check out a video after the break.

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Like the open nature of Google Android, but prefer the sleek build quality of an iPhone to any Android handsets currently on the market? No problem. Now there’s a way to run Android on an iPhone.

A hacker going by the name of planetbeing has ported a debug version of Android to run on the iPhone’s hardware. It can make and receive phone calls, surf the web over WiFi, play music, and do pretty much anything else you’d want a phone to do. As an added bonus, you don’t have to completely wipe the iPhone operating system — you can dual boot.

There are a few catches. First, the version available for download today only works with the iPhone 2G. Second, the iPhone simply doesn’t have as many buttons as most Android phones. So planetbeing sacrificed the volume buttons to the cause and turned them into call and home buttons.

He says overall, Android on the iPhone is still a bit buggy and unstable. But for a first release it looks pretty impressive. Unfortunately the lack of physical buttons is going to be a bit of a hurdle for all future development.

You can check out a demonstration of Android on the iPhone after the break. And if you’re the adventurous sort, you can download the pre-built image yourself.

via Techmeme

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