Can you use a G1 (HTC Dream) in 2019?

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  • Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
  • After unearthing my original G1 from a junk drawer I got to thinking, is it possible to use this phone in this current day and age? Has technology really gone so far in the past 10 years...

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  • @Nooptema
    @Nooptema 4 года назад +24

    I loved this phone so much. It was my first phone when I joined the Navy. Only problem I had with it was the battery life was god awful. Still, one of the most fun phones I’ve ever owned.

  • @god-son-love
    @god-son-love 4 года назад +10

    Never had any HTC phone yet I watched this video in 2019. Work of art.

  • @Final_Fantasy_7
    @Final_Fantasy_7 4 года назад +9

    This phone was way ahead of its time...and it easily trumps the sidekick..I really wish T-mobile would have released a limited edition retro remake of the phone but with modern technology built in..the slide out keyboard was innovative and it worked like a charm rather than a gimmick...you could of text your messages to the receiver faster with the physical keyboard than u would if you used the virtual keyboard...I really missed that feature about the phone it’s the most important to me.

  • @HUrbieta
    @HUrbieta 4 года назад +6

    wooahh! One of my favorite phones of all time. Loved using this thing- last physical board I had. The nub control on it was great too.

  • @Ralph_Sandwich
    @Ralph_Sandwich 4 года назад +8

    Man I miss my G1. I got it in 2009 when it first came out. I've been with Android since day 1. I'm on the Galaxy S9 now.

    • @ForgedEggs
      @ForgedEggs 4 года назад

      Same, I got the G1 after I busted my Motorola V3i, I never left Android since! I'm on a OnePlus 7 Pro these days, I had a 5 before.

    • @SBTheBully
      @SBTheBully 4 года назад

      Same here. Got the G1 & G2 and currently have a S9

    • @shayne7885
      @shayne7885 4 года назад

      Woah we're same

    • @shayne7885
      @shayne7885 4 года назад

      Woah we're same

    • @EternalMinimalist
      @EternalMinimalist 3 года назад

      Yes me to

  • @ofoofo
    @ofoofo 4 года назад +12

    Got an HTC Dream, uses the virtual keyboard...

    • @damienhartley3222
      @damienhartley3222 4 года назад

      ofo ofo.net right the g1 dose not count as the first Android it it can't use proper pc version of basic website

    • @qwertykeyboard5901
      @qwertykeyboard5901 4 года назад +3

      @@damienhartley3222 your an idiot

    • @s_aku
      @s_aku 3 года назад

      @@qwertykeyboard5901 nice trap bud

    • @AGVYT
      @AGVYT 3 года назад

      @@damienhartley3222 It's the first Android Version!!! FIRST ANDROID Version!! Come on man, phones were still innovating back then.

    • @damienhartley3222
      @damienhartley3222 3 года назад

      @@AGVYT Android 4 is the best android ever to this day because low memory but very snappy.

  • @JadeIsler
    @JadeIsler 5 лет назад +3

    oh my god you downloaded grindr; hope you had fun

  • @CreeperG3
    @CreeperG3 2 года назад +1

    4:11: oh look at that, ebay's working like a char- *SON OF A-* (he def spoke too soon)

  • @LukeironlegLindsay
    @LukeironlegLindsay 4 года назад +2

    I am watching this on a HTC dream and I would really recommend buying one

    • @Tom2404
      @Tom2404 4 года назад

      I just got one for my collection along with an original iPhone 2G. It's an awesome device, the physical keyboard and trackball make it so much more interesting than other old phones. I also have an HTC Magic, the second ever android phone. It doesn't have the Keyboard, but a trackball as well. But unfortunatly that phone has stopped working completely.

  • @toooldfortwowheels2048
    @toooldfortwowheels2048 2 года назад +1

    I had one of these and adored it, it lasted me a decent while for the period it was released in.
    Modern websites are way too ad heavy and data intensive for the browser (and memory in the phone) to cope with.
    I'd buy a modern remake in an instant.

    • @JTechWorkshop
      @JTechWorkshop  2 года назад +1

      A modern version of this would be amazing, or better yet, give me a modern high end Sidekick!

  • @loniepaglicawan9525
    @loniepaglicawan9525 4 года назад +4

    I still have dis how can still use this

  • @scottcol23
    @scottcol23 Год назад

    I had this phone in white. Traded my first gen iPhone 2G 4gb for it. Loved it. Had it until I upgraded to the HTC hero in '09, then the Evo 4g. I loved HTC.

  • @jamez2fly92
    @jamez2fly92 3 года назад +1

    Man crazy I had the first smart phone didn't really realize the importance this phone was . Before the hype train. Another phone I miss is the sidekicks

    • @swoopstudios1104
      @swoopstudios1104 2 года назад +1

      I believe this phone was the response to the release of the iPhone, but it still counts as the first Android phone

  • @thesolomind
    @thesolomind 4 года назад +2

    great memories

  • @neelsmostert
    @neelsmostert Год назад

    You can use a G1 in 2019/20/21/22/23 as long as you only use it for calling. Unfortunately Google changed the security for apps like Gmail and Market in 2018 if I remember correctly, which means that nothing older than Android 4.4 could any longer connect to those services. It's basically not the phone's fault, it's Google's. You should however b e able to use other app stores on the phone as well as use POP or IMAP for a third party mail client to get Gmail running, although why anyone still uses Gmail alludes me.

  • @andonygarduno
    @andonygarduno 10 месяцев назад

    I was thinking it would be cool to have another one after dropping it in front of me while running I kicked it ahead of me straight into the wall who knows how many years ago. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity

  • @mortalballdc
    @mortalballdc 3 года назад +1

    LMAO 🤣🤣 You need more than RUclips in your phone to be able to use it. That was really funny. Lol 😆😆

  • @sj3614
    @sj3614 2 года назад +1

    i wonder if this phone supports any good custom roms... that would be cool

  • @1949crewchief
    @1949crewchief 4 года назад +1

    Watching this video and reading a few comments reminds me of how old i am...i my early 20's I was issued a beeper when I was on alert...it was like hanging a swingline stapler on my BDU's...i thought i was cool. Lol

  • @roryrevolution2348
    @roryrevolution2348 Год назад

    Makes me sad you didn't even use the physical keyboard to type with lol thanks for this video I remember I wanted this phone so bad back in the day. Got the Droid instead since I was on Verizon.

  • @rockstarr1153
    @rockstarr1153 3 года назад

    My first smartphone, I loved this phone

  • @rjohnhacker
    @rjohnhacker Год назад

    Lol what was that Grindr stuff you clicked on 😂

  • @alfarosiarsita
    @alfarosiarsita 3 года назад +1

    Try older version of these apk mate

  • @hvacdr
    @hvacdr 2 года назад

    dude you threw the phone on the ground like that. I bet that phone is worth a lot of money now.

  • @j3sv1n
    @j3sv1n 3 года назад +1

    You sound like Karl in MrBeast's video!

  • @cauldron1291
    @cauldron1291 5 лет назад +1

    I had so many memories with my dads nexus s running jellybean when I was 4 and the nexus s is now stuck in the drawer

    • @lehiemmerson8811
      @lehiemmerson8811 4 года назад

      Best phone ever. I want a nexus S so bad

    • @god-son-love
      @god-son-love 4 года назад

      don't throw it away.

    • @Pasi123
      @Pasi123 3 года назад

      You were 4 in 2012? You make me feel old, I was 12 back then

  • @alexdev404
    @alexdev404 6 месяцев назад

    You gotta feel bad for the guy 😂

  • @kionne123
    @kionne123 4 года назад +1

    HTC phone use to be the shiz back in the day. HTC Dream G1, the first android phone. HTC evo, the first 3D phone that took 3D pics with built in kick stand. HTC HD2, the first 4.3 inch largest screen. HTC One, the first phone with Bose speakers. HTC use to have the best phones. IPhone were good but only available on the AT&T network at the time with a premium price and service plan and no phone warranty. Then Samsung started to blow up with the galaxy series

    • @JTechWorkshop
      @JTechWorkshop  4 года назад

      HTC used to be the best, I had many HTC phones back in the day including the hd2, one of my favorites!

    • @kionne123
      @kionne123 4 года назад

      J-Tech Workshop me too. All the ones I listed plus the HTC sensation. Some had the aluminum back that was indestructible. After the HTC 1. I switched to Samsung Notes . Now I have my first IPhone the 8+ with 256 GB. I have really enjoyed seeing the progress with phones. My 1st phone was a Nokia 3310 GSM with black & white screen & snake game 🤣

  • @sknayak13
    @sknayak13 4 года назад +1

    HTC DREAM WAS THE STARTING OF ANDROID.

  • @Tom2404
    @Tom2404 4 года назад

    I have one, but sadly it's white and not in the best shape. What version of Android are you running?

    • @Tom2404
      @Tom2404 2 года назад

      @JustASurvivalcraftWolf nope. They got updates, so almost none of them is still running 1.0.

  • @madisonmali99
    @madisonmali99 2 года назад

    *Oh my god* sound like Jueves 10 by Junior H

  • @mrbringer2403
    @mrbringer2403 5 лет назад

    so that's better because it's a small phone and i te mini phone that you can keep anywhere

  • @diceroll2843
    @diceroll2843 4 года назад

    Okay sir so unfortunately the g1 is not the first real Android because the real first Android was the HTC Evo in 2010 but the g1 was a great first attempt. Also any Android with 4.0 exactly not 4.0.1 is the most rearest Android.

    • @Chato-zg1jb
      @Chato-zg1jb 4 года назад

      Dice Roll y que me dices si te digo que el HTC g1 salió en 2008?

    • @Tom2404
      @Tom2404 4 года назад

      In 2010 we already had Adroid 2.2 on the first Samsung Galaxy S, the Motorola Milestone and a ton of other Android flagships by LG, Sony, HTC and many more. In fact the widely popular Android 2.3 was released in December of 2010.

    • @diceroll2843
      @diceroll2843 4 года назад

      @@Tom2404 Yes I know that Android 2.3 was insane for 2010 but Android 4.0 was the price and hardware point that Android a realistic replacement for a laptop for home business selling on ebay/Amazon.

    • @OggyGTA
      @OggyGTA 2 года назад

      So Android 4 was the first Android? You can't qualify the word "first" just because it didn't have the features you consider to be the "real" Android.

  • @vappyenjoyer24
    @vappyenjoyer24 Год назад

    ah man, android gingerbread :)

  • @user-id1ky4ro2e
    @user-id1ky4ro2e 2 года назад

    معي نفس الهاتف بس لمن لشغله يطلع لي علامه الاندرويد كأنه يحتاج حساب اومادري يطلع ثلاثه مربعات فارغه ايش الحل

    • @jaycreations2k12
      @jaycreations2k12 Год назад

      There is no solution, this phone is too old to use anymore.

  • @qwertykeyboard5901
    @qwertykeyboard5901 3 года назад

    Lol. This thing can play youtube but an ipod touch 2g can’t

  • @nofreenameforme123
    @nofreenameforme123 4 года назад

    I know the struggle on my Samsung i7500. Flashing it would probably help. 🤣

  • @maoy149
    @maoy149 3 года назад +1

    Can it run WhatsApp?

  • @narutosucksabigball
    @narutosucksabigball 4 года назад

    What did he mean witthout the stigma of looking like a teenage girl?

    • @somepunkasskid6864
      @somepunkasskid6864 4 года назад

      The T-mobile Sidekick became a stereotypical teen girl phone because almost every movie from 2002-2013 with a teenage female character was product placed to use that phone.

    • @Tom2404
      @Tom2404 4 года назад

      @@somepunkasskid6864 I have a T-mobile G1 in white, so it looks even more like a phone for teenage girls. And that's because it is.

  • @IvanovskRus
    @IvanovskRus 2 года назад

    А я вот хотел себе такой телефон в 2022 году...

  • @BulkyHealthyCat
    @BulkyHealthyCat 2 года назад

    Download from pc and transfer it in mobile by usb EASY

  • @user-id1ky4ro2e
    @user-id1ky4ro2e 2 года назад

    كيف اشغله

  • @muratsaints4247
    @muratsaints4247 4 года назад

    How can I buy and what's price currently

    • @thecoppergolem2239
      @thecoppergolem2239 4 года назад

      Ebay

    • @qwertykeyboard5901
      @qwertykeyboard5901 4 года назад

      $69

    • @Pasi123
      @Pasi123 3 года назад

      @jwathas The ones in good condition are usually expensive because it was the first ever Android phone and they are quite rare.

  • @cosmindinu3086
    @cosmindinu3086 4 года назад

    Wow

  • @aprithul
    @aprithul 4 года назад

    You sound a lot like Bill Gates XD

  • @Chadontey
    @Chadontey 3 года назад

    The answer is no

  • @murlidwivedi3752
    @murlidwivedi3752 5 лет назад

    mujhe isi video ki zaroorat thi
    thanks

  • @EternalMinimalist
    @EternalMinimalist 3 года назад

    2020 lol mine is working on wifi

  • @GOODFELLA-uk6rz
    @GOODFELLA-uk6rz 4 месяца назад

    Terrible then terrible now 🤣

  • @marcfield1234
    @marcfield1234 Год назад

    I guess the answer is no, and that was 4 years ago let alone 2023

  • @정사각형square
    @정사각형square 3 года назад

    What the hell

  • @FromThe3PointLine
    @FromThe3PointLine 3 года назад

    I can't believe I made my parents buy me that trash back in 2009 when I was in high school. Such a waste of money. Kids are a waste of money especially when they are useless high school teenagers like me who made them get into a 2 year contract for that garbage

    • @SuperTechGuy32
      @SuperTechGuy32 Год назад

      I can't believe you disrespect HTC Dream. It's my favourite!

  • @pleaseusechip8996
    @pleaseusechip8996 5 лет назад +1

    Grindr lmao

    • @Viktor007
      @Viktor007 5 лет назад +3

      He got the big gey

  • @BrownPuppy420
    @BrownPuppy420 3 года назад

    🤣 put it out of its misery

    • @OggyGTA
      @OggyGTA 2 года назад

      The G1 isn't miserable, it is basking in it's golden reputation! It's sipping margaritas by the pool while other clone phones are trying to be first at everything ... the G1 was first!

  • @lewiscrise-walker8227
    @lewiscrise-walker8227 2 года назад

    Watched this bad video on my Motorola Edge S!
    🌟