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Android Buttons and the iPhone/iPod touch Equivalents
When you're booted into iDroid, you will notice that buttons don't work the same as they might in iOS. This is because Android devices have a few extra buttons that get mapped to different buttons in iDroid. We've listed the most common buttons below, but for a complete list of button mappings, visit the iDroid User Guide.
iPhone's home button - Opens the application-specific menus in Android
iPhone sleep button - Acts as the "back" button in Android apps
iPhone Volume Rocker Down - Returns to the home screen in Android
Home Button down + Power Button down - Sleeps the device
iDroid Shortfalls
Even though you may have Android on your iOS device, there are some things that your iPhone will not be able to do when booted into iDroid. Here’s the list:
1. Camera doesn’t work
2. Graphics Acceleration Drivers don’t work (this means no 3D, video, or YouTube)
3. Power management is iffy; be prepared for your battery to be drained
4. iDroid will run Android slower than on an actual proprietary device
5. Wi-Fi drivers are available, but can be buggy
6. No Android Market, so you can’t get legitimate apps
Disclaimer
Although the steps listed above are relatively easy to follow and the likelihood you brick your device is relatively low, please keep in mind that if your device breaks, we will not be responsible. Also, you shouldn’t hold us responsible if you happen to have panic attacks about green, fuzzy Androids attacking you in your sleep.
Abdelrhman7
May 10, 2013 at 1:48pm
i successfuly installed boolace on my ipodtouch 1st - running Whited00r6
but there is a problem , when i go download openiboot there is a message saying "Firmware couldn't be retrived from apple"when i download iDroid there is an error also
idon't know what should i do
Thanks
awesomeguy
July 28, 2012 at 8:01am
will you still be able to boot into ios after booting into android
talktothetoe
December 05, 2010 at 11:10pm
...ok how do the buttons on your iPhone work for android???? how do you wake it up?
talktothetoe
December 05, 2010 at 9:20pm
Can I connect my iPhone to my computer if I have disabled "Open iTunes when iphone is connected"?
I also disabled iPhoto auto launching if that helps.
Just I lost my power adapter :(, but if iTunes doesnt launch i think its ok. Can someone clarify?
redparkz
November 18, 2010 at 10:28pm
You missed an important iDroid shortfall: It doesn't support a SIM-Pin. You will need to disable the pin if you want to use android, because the Lockscreen won't accept you're PIN. To do that just use the Settings.App Settings --> Phone --> SIM PIN
zachsterza1994
November 18, 2010 at 2:39pm
Cool although I did this about a month ago. Wouldn't be so bad if it was faster and have android apps.
corybohon
November 18, 2010 at 2:45pm
Agreed, it would be much better if you could get apps from the Android Market. However, you can still install applications you download from various places online. On the iPhone, it wasn't extremely slow, but I'm hoping speed improvements are in future updates for iDroid in addition to better graphics drivers that could allow gaming.
