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Have you Tried the Google Open Source Android Emulator?

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What operating system is running on your phone? At some point in the future, it may be Google’s operating system… dubbed Android. It’s open-source, and available for all operating systems. Those of you who don’t really know what an SDK is. In light terms, it’s a package of tools and examples given to software developers so that they can develop platforms.

I downloaded Android, and didn’t even really have to install anything. I simply clicked on it, and up pops this Android virtual device. Normally, this would be a touch-screen device for your phone, of course. On this emulator, it will show you what the dialer will look like. The interface is very clean thus far. Google maps is integrated into Android, as well! There’s a satellite mode, and a traffic mode.

Android will ship with a set of core applications including:

an email client
an SMS program
calendar
maps
browser
contacts

The Android platform is a software stack for mobile devices including an operating system, middleware and key applications. Developers can create applications for the platform using the Android SDK. Applications are written using the Java programming language and run on Dalvik, a custom virtual machine designed for embedded use which runs on top of a Linux kernel.

If you’re interested in developing something for Android, feel free to download the SDK. What operating systems and phones do you have? What do you prefer, and why?

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cananito

June 24th, 2008
at 10:53am

Seems really interesting, I think iPhone’s OS is still better tough.

It would be nice to see android working together with cocoa touch.. I don’t know, I don’t like the idea of “google vs apple” I just love both of them.

seany

June 24th, 2008
at 5:03pm

I don’t think Google would’ve created something like this if Apple, Samsung, LG, and all the other brands hadn’t done it first. I think the market flows down one river, and no one ever branches out. They stay in the same current. They’re now in the current about touch interface mobile phones.

Donny

June 25th, 2008
at 7:06am

Hey guys, theres some goodies provided by Google, where you can find nice wallpapers.

http://code.google.com/android/goodies/index.html

Yeraldo

November 10th, 2008
at 7:52pm

I couldn’t try the emulator because whenever I run the SDK executable jar file, it says “Failed to load Main-Class manifest attributes.” Is there a way I can fix this?

Have you Tried the Google Open Source Android Emulator?

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