Does anybody know if when android comes out it will be installable into other phones like my Cingular 8125 and the iPhone? I've contemplated getting an iPhone, but I also want to have android as an option when it comes. I'm all for open source and I hate how apple restricts you to using iTunes and locks down everything.
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I'd imagine support wouldn't be as easy as just copying it onto the device, however I'm sure a group of hackers will emerge that are comitted to porting it.
I'd imagine support wouldn't be as easy as just copying it onto the device, however I'm sure a group of hackers will emerge that are comitted to porting it.
"Android" isn't installable software, but it's a platform and framework for developing the OS and applications on a mobile platform. What companies choose to do with it is entirely up to them.
Open source is only as good as what people do with it. It's going to be a long while, I'll bet, until something as slick as the iPhone appears on the Android platform. It's going to be awhile until we see *anything* on the Android platform. Is preferring to use open-source software really worth sacrificing usability and features--especially on a mobile platform?
Yes, I suspect there will be installations for legacy phones.
People are already checking to see what it'll look like, by running the Android simulator on their PC, and a virtual desktop connection to it on their handheld.
Android as seen on a Q
People are already checking to see what it'll look like, by running the Android simulator on their PC, and a virtual desktop connection to it on their handheld.
Android as seen on a Q