Hi Mark, I am pretty new to Android.
A question related to a real Android phone: I am keen to do some development on Android and experiment with a real android phone. Here in Australia, I am going to sign a HTC Magic (G2). What I am wondering is that whether I will be able to build my own app and test it on the real G2 straightaway once I do the purchase? Is there any app distribution fee involved (Not Android market, just my own phone)? Thanks very much for advice! Alex On Aug 15, 10:29 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > jbrohan wrote: > > On the emulator I've added a camera. > > I'm not sure what this means. > > > The camera app that comes already installed on the emulator > > does not work, it just shows a blank screen, without a title. Is this > > normal or am I doing something wrong. > > You should see a checkerboard with an animated ball. > > > can MY app work, or do I need to buy a real phone? > > I very strongly encourage you to get a real phone if you are going to > make and distribute apps, particularly ones that involve things that > cannot be completely emulated, like hardware (camera, sensors, GPS, etc.). > > For your own experimentation purposes, working completely off the > emulator may be OK. But distributing an app without trying it on a real > device is like building a car and never test-driving it before selling > it because you didn't buy tires. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 1.0 Available! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
