You can test Android 2.0 applications in the emulator. I've been able
to correct a bug that I had on 2.0 even though I don't have a phone
that supports 2.0.



On 13 Nov, 13:57, WoodManEXP <woodman...@gmail.com> wrote:
> We have spent significant time & energy and $$ producing several
> Android applications on the bet/hope it will be able to cut into the
> iPhone market. Unfortunately little is happening.
>
> - The apps sales are sluggish (the apps are hardly even being pirated
> as far as we can tell).
> - ADP cannot be updated to Android 2.0 yet Google has pushed hard for
> development to be updated to 2.0 and the Droid phone is released. How
> is one to test?
> - The Google Market seems ineffective. Consider limitations like the
> short app descriptions for instance. Google Market has a way to go to
> catch up with the magic of iTunes.
> - There is void of two-way communication between Google and the
> Android developer base so rumor and conjecture and trial and error
> prevail.
> - Distribution license agreement is updated in a take it or leave it
> fashion (with no meaningful explanation or attempt to point out
> changes). What was that all about?
>
> The list of this dings goes on. Understandably it is a huge
> undertaking for Google/Verizon/HTC/Developers and the others to launch
> Android and support it to go after the market Apple iPhone has proven.
> On the plus side the SDK and ADP is obviously something Google has
> invested heavily in and the basic Android system is, IMHO, superior to
> iPhone system. So that's all good. Hopefully these developer
> irritations are part of the growing pains and will quickly be
> resolved.

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