Ubuntu Explorer wrote: > I want to purchase an Android developer phone. It seems to be bit pricey > at $399 (including international shipping). Is it an absolute necessity > for testing applications before uploading to market?
The ADP1 and ADP2 are for people building replacement firmware. For ordinary Android application development, any phone that has the Android Market on it will do. > Also, I wonder what the device provides that the emulator does not. It makes phone calls! :-) > I would imagine the answer to the above depends on what features of > Android I wish to use in my app. However, I would like to know the > extent of device emulation provided by the emulator. > > Does it support accelerometer, camera, maps and other sensors? Accelerometer, camera, sensors: not in any meaningful fashion. Maps: yes. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Online Training: 10-14 May 2010: http://onlc.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android 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
