Android Gingerbread on the N900

Nokia N900 sure is one solid piece of hardware. The features are great and the quality of the device is superb but the area where the cellphone lacks is it’s OS. While Maemo seemed like a promising OS but lack of support on Nokia’s part didn’t let the N900 flourish.

It’s actually Google’s Android that’s making it to the top these days. The OS is widely popular and is grabbing the market share like fire. Developer support for the OS pretty good, so the Android Market is flooded with apps.

Now what if we pair the N900′s quality hardware with Android? Certainly seems like a great combination. Well this is possible!

I recently installed Android Gingerbread on my N900 on dual boot, meaning I can both use the default Maemo as well as Android. This is possible through a project called NITDroid. The project is active and the people involved are working hard to make Android a better experience on the 900.

While the OS works fine on the device, support in some areas is missing. For instance the call feature is missing. You can make/receive a call but won’t be able to hear the other person. However you can send/receive text messages. The camera app is also not working. But these issues will hopefully be sorted out in the future.

I’ll be posting a tutorial on how to install Android on your N900 soon. So stay updated!

Update: Install Android on N900

Android Gingerbread on the N900

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