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BoingBoing reports that folks on Freenode’s #android IRC channel are already getting down and dirty with the device, trying to unlock access to some of the device-level functions (like GPS) that currently require signed code to access:
I hacked my camera’s firmware manually by using an exploit to cause it to execute arbitrary code – and then blinking out the entire firmware in 0’s and 1’s on the autofocus LED – read in by a photo transistor attached to a sound cable plugged into my microphone port – and then put back into 0’s and 1’s…
Then disassembled the ARM9 code in it and worked on porting CHDK to it…
I’m pretty sure having a whole OS at my disposal should make this a lot easier
I don’t even know what that meant… so I’m impressed.
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October 24th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
I thought the whole point of the Android platform was that you can run whatever apps you want without hacking it. They released a SDK for it already didn’t they?
October 24th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Jigsaw,
Almost… the softare platform itself is wide open, but to make use of some of the device capabilities that make calls to external services like GPS still require a signature.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
yo how can i hack my G1 to get other apps than the one on the market
February 16th, 2009 at 11:42 am
The problem with the current GPS is that they’re trying to charge $9.99 a month to run your G1’s GPS system like a Tom Tom where it reads you turn by turn directions. That price for this service is bogus and should be free. If the hackers can access the GPS without needing a signed code, then programmers can begin coding apps that do the same for free.
February 20th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
how can i break the g1 security code