[android-developers] Re: Which device is best for testing development?
Is it possible to use devices from Samsung or HTC? There seem to be many sites that provide easy ways to change the firmware version to 2.1 (though not reliably). On May 9, 9:16 am, TreKing treking...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 1:14 AM, kevin0228ca kevin022...@gmail.com wrote: which phone is good for testing? or is emulator good enough? For development, the emulator should be good enough to make an app, though you'll definitely want to test it on devices. It's great to have a Droid or other popular / powerful phone, but don't forget that many many people are still on older devices and older platform versions. So one could argue that the best device is the oldest, crappiest, slowest phone that is still in active use (G1 FTW!) so you can code your game as efficiently as possible and have it run on old hardware. Then you can pretty much assume it will run brilliantly on any more powerful phone after that. - TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered deviceshttp://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] Re: Which device is best for testing development?
On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Ubuntu Explorer ubuntuexplo...@gmail.comwrote: Is it possible to use devices from Samsung or HTC? You can use any Android-based phone for development. - TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
[android-developers] Re: Which device is best for testing development?
The emulator is absolutely not good enough lol. Even with a high end computer it is still slower than an actual device (because its doing hardware emulation). If you want some serious performance out of your game then get a Nexus One, Droid or Incredible. Otherwise feel free to pick up whatever. G1's are relatively cheep if you get it used but are stuck on 1.6 as of now. -Chris --- Creator of My College Life http://mycollegelife.org On May 7, 2:14 am, kevin0228ca kevin022...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone. I am starting android development which phone is good for testing? or is emulator good enough? I am doing game devlopment, thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
[android-developers] Re: Which device is best for testing development?
Right now, the Droid is probably the least expensive development phone you can get. There are hundreds available on e-Bay for around $250-300. One of the most popular devices out there now for Android is the Droid, so if you're going to develop for the masses, then the Droid (or the Milestone as a GSM version) is the device to have. Many of the devs who received a Droid in the Market seeding program are selling or have already sold their phones, the US based attendees for Google IO received Droids as well and a lot of those people will be selling them also. I have two of them myself and ATT as my carrier so they can only be used as development devices... want to buy one? -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
