Ventrilo is unearthed for smart phone hopefuls in the form of Mangle. After being a suggested app by motorla DROID users (or any android based smart phone and gamer enthusist), it seemed welcomed into realization even after a period were no news or future developement would seem to continue. Well it has, and it will allow users to connect to 3.xx ver ventrilo servers via a internet capable phone perfectly well in its open beta release which this auther is already using. I must say it was also very clear.

Taken from www.droidforums.net
“There is no official Ventrilo support for Android, or Linux for that matter, despite a project being “in the works” since 2005. But that hasn’t stopped the open-source community from developing its own Ventrilo client. And this is exactly what a team of devs have been working on since September, 2009. Dubbed Mangler, Linux’s first Ventrilo-capable client was born. Since then, Mangler has made great strides, eventually growing into a full-featured stable Ventrilo substitute for Linux. But, the question remained, would we ever see Mangler on Android? The same developers behind Mangler began to toying with an Android port of its open-source Ventrilo client in December, but after a few roadblocks, and the lack of a UI, the project was put on hold for awhile.

Mangler UI

However, the project picked up steam as interest for an Android port in the community grew. And finally, on June 12th, the first alpha for Mangler was released to the public. Truly a monumental occasion! Since June 12th, and tons of bug fixes and feature implementations later, Mangler Android 1.0 alpha 4 was released on July 7th. I have had a chance to play with Mangler Android 1.0alpha 4 for a few days, and let me tell you, for an early alpha, it is was a pleasure to use. The UI is somewhat clunky, which takes getting used to, and the audio quality is a bit tinny. That being said, the latest release is very stable, and once you get the feel of the application, it is easy to navigate. Basic functionality does exist, including opening/disconnecting chats, listing/joining channels, perusing user lists, and a simple "push-to-talk" button (screenshot above). You can't ask more from an open-source Ventrilo client, considering an official client will likely never be released. You will find a few screenshots at the end of the article.