[android-beginners] Re: Development Phone

[Jeffrey Blattman]

On 9/16/09 8:32 PM, pro wrote: I'm also very new to Android. And I would like to have the following - 1) I want to add and / or del any apps I want to - For this just any phone would do it? Or I need an unlocked one? unlocked means it is not tied to a particular provider, so that is irrelevant to the question. you can normally add / remove any apps you want on a standard android phone. i've heard that if your phone is rooted (google if you don't know what that means), then you can only add non-copy protected apps. my phone is rooted and i've never found an app that won't install, so i'm not sure if this not true anymore or if no one chooses to copy protect their apps. 2) I would also like to craft part of OS and / or base framework - For this, Is it enough to have an unlocked phone ? I'm getting a T mobile G1 unlocked, is it fine for (2)? you need a rooted phone to patch / install a new OS. yes, the G1 from t-mobile is fine. you'll need to go through the rooting process. 3) I think the emulator should allow us to test out various form factors, since it might not be possible to buy and test all available phones out there... http://www.android.encke.net/ -pro --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- --