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Pinch to zoom ported over to DROID along with rest of Milestone firmware

Pinch to zoom ported over to DROID along with rest of Milestone firmware

Posted: 17 Dec 2009, 12:37, by Alan F.

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Pinch to zoom ported over to DROID along with rest of Milestone firmware

Thanks to AllDroid's mad scientists, firmware from the Motorola Milestone was ported over to its American version, the DROID with outstanding results. The pinch-to zoom feature that seems to be the one itch that DROID owners can't stop scratching, is supported as you can see from the accompanying video. Because of the different radios used in the two Android devices, the ROM is not stock and should drop in a few days according to AllDroid's founder, Brent Fishman. And Google Navigation is not harmed at all. So if you are planning on taking the risks involved just to avoid double tapping, or because you really, really like pinching, it shouldn't be too long before you will be able to multi-touch your life away on your DROID.

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source: EngadgetMobile

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1. vzw fanman posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0 0

cool.

2. josuearisty posted on 17 Dec 2009, 14:03 0 0

greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat finally

3. jrg11 posted on 17 Dec 2009, 14:17 0 0

Awesome, i can't wait to start using two fingers to zoom instead of one. So much time and effort I'll be saving I won't know what to do with myself.

4. Illyich posted on 17 Dec 2009, 15:12 0 0

I lol'd

9. vzw fanman posted on 17 Dec 2009, 17:19 0 0

now you will need two hands to zoom instead of one!...i wonder if it's a feature that we can turn on and off.

5. vzwman posted on 17 Dec 2009, 15:17 0 0

What's the big deal about pinch&zoom I dont mind the double tap if you want pinch&zoom go get an iPhone

6. doitall76 posted on 17 Dec 2009, 16:42 0 0

Why don't you just use the dolphin browser to accomplish Pinch & Zoom????

7. vzw fanman posted on 17 Dec 2009, 17:17 0 0

i hated dolphin browser. imo, the pinch and zoom was twitchy and it didn't seem as clean as the android browser.

8. dandirk (unregistered) posted on 17 Dec 2009, 17:17 0 0

While I can see a benefit for pinch zoom for photos, not so much for web. Though it would be nice to custom tailor zoom % easily. I have been really happy with just the double tap. A friend at work has the Hero and he actually liked the idea of double tapping over pinch... He said with the screen size, one handed pinch was a pain and double tab may be better... To each his own though, options are always welcome.