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Published on August 15th, 2010 | by Kyith

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XDA Developers working on an Android Port to Non Camera HTC Touch2

It looks like HTC Touch 2 is the flavor of the month as it became the latest high spec (sort of) phone that DOES NOT COME WITH CAMERA.

This would be good for people working in secure locations. No more do they have to secretly bring in their iPhone and Desire always hoping that they won’t get caught.

But the question is why doesn’t HTC come up with an Android one since Android is the popular choice currently?

Simple. They are doing this to clear HTC Touch2 stocks most likely. That is the ulterior motive.

I would really hope they come up with one non-camera android one but fret not!

We might have a solution. The folks from XDA Developers are attempting to port and create a functional Android ROM for HTC Touch2, bring us closer to a non-camera Android.

These specs looks like that of the HTC Magic and HTC Dream. Not fantastic but it means the custom rom needs to be very optimized.

Just to let you know that porting from a Windows Mobile to Android have been done before on the HTC HD2

 

[Check out the news on the Custom Android ROM >>]

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  • CW

    “But the question is why doesn’t HTC come up with an Android one since Android is the popular choice currently?”

    Simple, because Google has strict restrictions on what hardware specifications are to be met by manufacturers before they can install Android on their phones. One of the requirements is to have a camera.

    • http://www.productiveorganizer.com/ Kyith

      thats very sad really. wish they would seriously amend that but likely they will not. folks like us do not stand to benefit.

  • CW

    http://source.android.com/compatibility/android-2.1-cdd.pdf

    See link for Android compatibility requirements.

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