Android for my MDA Compact IV (HTC Diamond)

Sometimes you tumble over software-projects that make really incredible toys for a geek.

This time it was XDAndroid for me, an Android-Distribution for my slightly aging Smartphone. It allows to install Android parallel to Windows-Mobile on the internal storage/storage card of many HTC phone (excluding the HTC HD2, which has a different (newer) CPU-Plattform).

You can find it at:
http://xdandroid.com/wiki/Main_Page

(not my phone, just as an example :) )

Works really nicely, except for some small pieces. I especially like the exchange-enabled calendar and the broad availability of Apps :)

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