I’m looking for recommendations for what people are using to get access to development hardware for developing and testing Android Apps. I see three choices that make sense:
1. Buy Nexus One devices off contract from Google’s developer program (http://www.google.com/phone/detail/nexus-one) 2. Buy used or new off contract devices from Ebay or other sellers 3. Buy devices from carriers with contract and carrier discount We have a small number of Nexus One’s we’ve purchased and some developers have their own Android phones from carriers, but I was hoping to hear ideas from others. What are you doing to get real hardware for development and testing? we have some application features that don't test well under the emulator, so we need real hardware. What do people think the benefits and drawbacks are for different devices? Have people had good or bad experiences with these choices? Anyone have any great ideas to save money buying devices? Any horror stories of things gone wrong and that should be avoided? Are there carrier offered devices that do not lend themselves to app development because they are locked down in some way? I am also concerned about QA coverage. I see posts like http://blog.tweetdeck.com/android-ecosystem and I wonder do you do QA on various devices? Is there a small set of devices could give you better test coverage? Any feedback appreciated. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
