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For all the hype about tablets and smartphones these devices still lack the versatility of a Personal computer in one major area. On your laptop or PC you can choose to practically rewire the platform, an entire operating system, irrespective of whatever was pre-installed on it. I can install an Ubuntu, Windows 7, windows XP, Vista, Linux etc. And there would be no issue resulting from that choice. No “force close errors”, no loss of internal memory or functionality of any device built-in. All you have to do was to obtain the device drivers from the OEM and install it. All PC devices have all the major software developers supporting it and OEM manufacturers have software for all the devices available for free download. Microsoft office can install on any of these just like any other application that I need. That is what the current tablet and smartphones are incapable of doing. This is the next level for the smartphone and tablet and the on-board device makers.
It would be fun to boot into a bootable external Micro SD card (Micro SD card with a boot image) and from there format and install my an OS to run the latest and greatest, whichever I choose: Android, iOS, BADA, Symbian etc.If the Bluetooth driver module (for instance) is not on the ROM I should be able to download it from Samsung, Huawei, Apple, Sony etc. and similarly install it on the device. That is the next level.
it will be fun to have a tablet that can run Android, Apple iOS, Bada, Symbian, Blackberry OS or whatever else the customer wants. May be the customer likes the iPad but does not want the restrictions of the iOS he should be able to flash the ROM and download Gingerbread and install it on his device. How about that. Android honeycomb is now shipping but the ROM is nowhere readily available (i.e. Android 3.1). Ice Cream sandwich is on its way (v4) but most devices including mine is stuck at 2.2.2 What is the fun? Must I now go and buy another device simply to have 3.1 or 4? What if I like a Samsung Galaxy but I want an iOS operating system? the same goes. Currently many nerds are hashing out 3.1 and Gingerbread ROMs and people are upgrading to those at risks of bricking their devices and or force close issues.
A virtual OS is also an option. An OS that can run on top of another much like a Virtual machine on Windows. Android is open source so it may be easier for it to achieve this status first of all. Why can’t Google release the OEM image publicly same time as it releases it to manufacturers? That way I could have my own special version of Android personalized to my unique needs and installed on my tablet and smartphones. Even if all I do is to tinker the User Interface. What about that?
In principle here is a How-to steps for installing Android on an iPad:
(Disclaimer: You can try this at your own risk. Task Jo, This website and all contributors hereunder will not accept any responsibility for the correctness, practicality or otherwise of this procedure)
Step 1: download the OS ROM (source wanted)
Step2: Connect your tablet to a PC and enable USB debug mode
Step 3: Flash the ROM
Step 4: Install the new OS you downloaded
Step 5; Welcome to the world you created.
Goodluck, Taskjo
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