T-Mobile's NEW myTouch Slide Espresso 2.1 Sense UI on my G1 (Part 2 of 2)

This is PART 2 of my video PREVIEW of what to expect on T-Mobile's upcoming Mytouch Slide.

This video will mostly be covering what new T-Mobile apps to expect with the Mytouch Slide as well as the performance of the ROM.

Binary over on XDA got a hold of the system dump from the Mytouch Slide and Domenuk was able to port it to his Mytouch 3G/G1.

I am SO surprised that even in its early state you can see how well this runs on my very limited G1. This may very well be the first SNAPPY 2.1 ROM for the G1 =)

The Mytouch Slide (Mytouch 3G but with a physical keyboard) will be T-Mobile's FIRST phone with Android 2.1 and HTC's updated Espresso Sense UI and should be released sometime in June.

T-Mobile went to great lengths to make Android a little more user friendly to mainstream customers and not just power users like myself. Its also more appealing to currently displaced Sidekick users and I feel like this is who T-Mobile is trying to target with this new version of their Mytouch 3G.

T-Mobile had a LOT more influence with this Android phone than any others before it. You can see their apps strewn about this phone and although most are pretty useless, I can see how some Android virgins may find them useful. One I particularly liked was the Mytouch Music app which is essentially a streaming radio station with the top 100 hits and you can even skip ahead to tracks. Nice!
Most of the other's were apps that overlapped with a lot of other fuctions already found on Android (like Settings). Other's seemed like T-Mobile trying to cash in on some of the more unsuspecting Android newcomers.

Overall, this ROM on the G1 is faster than ANY other 2.1 Sense UI ROMs I have tried. Its crazy. Especially given the fact the Mytouch Slide is much more powerful than the G1. This Sense UI is a little different than traditionaly Sense in that its technically a new version called Espresso. You can see some of the graphical changes such as the bubbles around the apps. Again, I can see what HTC was going for with this and trying to get a more uniform look to the app icons. Either you love it, or hate it. I personally don't mind it at all.

If you want this ROM, head over to http://andrd.me/bvS8pl

As of now, the only things not working in this ROM are Browser and Gmail. Although, I'm sure all of these will be fixed before I even finish this sentence. =)
The Android community has been really great in pulling together and getting everything up and running. So much progress in so little time!

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Thanks for watching! =D




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[ebendude]

wow u suck at reviewing...

[EmoGamer]

@ebendude You suck at life.

[rburke123]

In case anyone wanted to know the song that was playing.

The Go! Team - Huddle Formation

[canascot02]

my friends come to me with their android problems as well, I usually say.... get an iPhone. Usually solves the problem.

[Kilmonjaro117]

Is there a way to go to the basic sense

[quixoticoaf81]

I can't live a day with my cup of coffee! I got some good blend tips at coffeeloverstipsandtricks (.) com

[technoheart100]

if u like it merry it

[technoheart100]

keep on paulsing on 47XD

[Kingsworld1HD]

How long does the battery last?

[TheGary14]

A my touch slide new rom coming out 6/20/10

[Noelerz]

the links dont work, can u provide me with a working link so i can download the rom? please

[irishbearsfan12]

How do you put like a GAMEBOY or SNES games on the mytouch 3G slide? ive been researching this for some time and been coming up empty...keep up the cool vids