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.
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?
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.
yo how can i hack my G1 to get other apps than the one on the market
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.
how can i break the g1 security code