Good point - and I think the Nexus S is a bit overpriced. I had G1 phones for a while (both the development and the retail versions) running 1.6 but I have not been able to upgrade the retail ones to 2.1 or 2.2. I am assuming the only images I can find are the Cyanmodegen ones?
A Verizon developer told me they are developing on primarily Motorola phones and it seems that they are still using Droids which makes your point valid. I did check out the pie chart of the Android OS distribution on devices and yes 2.1 is still at 18% and the bulk of it is on 2.2 etc. So it makes sense to take it easy on the platforms I should use. Is it easy to root such phones? I know that it is not necessary to go through the risk of rooting phones since non rooted phones can suffice. On Sep 21, 12:59 pm, Christopher Van Kirk <[email protected]> wrote: > The "original" developer phone was the G1. > > Then came the Magic/G2. > > Then came the Nexus One. > > The current developer phone is the Nexus S, but it's an open question > whether you really want to get one. The Nexus S is always closest to the > bleeding edge of the phone operating system. The rest of the market, > however, is still pretty far behind (I think something like 60% still > runs Android 2.2, and if you look at Verizon's stable of phones, very > few are > 2.2). So if you're developing for mass consumption it might be > better to get something a bit more "retro." > > On 9/22/2011 12:17 AM, Kristopher Micinski wrote: > > > > > > > > > The original development phone was the nexus one, however the concept > > of an official "development phone" hasn't been around for a long time, > > and people just generally use their own devices for development these > > days. As long as you buy a nice device (for what you want to do with > > it) you should be fine, optionally one that you think you can quickly > > root. > > > Kris > > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:55 AM, kypriakos<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, > > >> the Market lists only one phone, the Nexus One and it says it is not > >> longer > >> available. Does that mean that Google is out of stock or does it mean > >> that > >> they are simply switching to a new phone and so this was off their > >> pages? > > >> Thanks > > >> On Aug 18, 1:26 pm, Mark Ayers<[email protected]> wrote: > >>> The Nexus phones will always get updates quickest, though I'd be willing > >>> to > >>> bet that after the Nexus Prime, they will all be made by Motoogle. > >>> On Aug 18, 2011 6:06 AM, "ColorTheorist"<[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > > >>>> "Sorry, that was just a throwaway comment. Eventually Motorola will > >>>> become the gold standard for Android phones due to their proximity to > >>>> the software, but in the short term they're no different than any > >>>> other > >>>> device. If whoever it was needs a phone today any of the phones that > >>>> are > >>>> out there should be fine." > >>>> That's not entirely true. Motorola phones are still on top of their > >>>> updates faster than most other devices, while other cheaper phones > >>>> might not receive updates at all, or take quite an extensive amount of > >>>> time to get the newest releases. As a developer it is useful to get > >>>> the newest updates in a timely manner if you plan on using them > >>>> anywhere near the newest OS release. > >>>> -- > >>>> 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 > >> -- > >> 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 -- 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
