Google’s (GOOG) Android mobile-operating system is winning over an important group of allies in its fledgling rivalry with Apple: application developers.
More than half the 2,733 developers surveyed by Appcelerator, a mobile-software tools provider, see Android as having the greatest long-term potential among operating systems. About 40 percent of respondents said Apple’s (AAPL) iOS would have the best long-term outlook, according to the survey released today.
Read on via Google’s Android Gains on Apple iOS – BusinessWeek.
Among mobile developers, the iPhone is still the most favored platform, ahead of Android smart phones. But the future may tilt in the favor of Android, according to a new developer survey by Appcelerator.
Developers see the iPhone and increasingly the iPad as the hot opportunity right now, with their shared iOS operating system coming out on top in seven of ten categories including best app store, biggest market for consumer apps, best devices and best near-term outlook.
But the Android operating system, which placed second in all seven of those categories, came out on top for most capabilities of an OS, most “open” platform and best long-term outlook.
Read on via The Technology Chronicles : Developers love iPhone and iPad but are excited about Android’s upside.
Google Earth on Android looks to be a killer application. Too bad you need the newer devices to run it. Time for an upgrade maybe?
Official video of Android 2.0 features released on the Android Developers channel at YouTube.
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Google has ordered a custom Android developer to stop distributing his software because it includes the search giant’s proprietary applications such as YouTube, Gmail and Maps.
The programmer of the CyanogenMod ROM was served a cease-and-desist order because Google took issue with the software for modifying and distributing its applications.
CyanogenMod ROM is an Android modification created by developer Steve Kondik that offers all the same functions of the standard-fare mobile OS, but also provides bundled applications, faster runtime and additional features that can’t be found on conventional Android.
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On the official Android Developer Blog it has been announced that Android is now open source! While Google has been saying all along that Android would be open, today became the official day that the code was released to the world.This should prove to be a huge impetus for other companies to jump on the Android bandwagon, since they can build upon an already established code base with a large developer community and be free of licensing fees and closed source code.
Kudos to Google for keeping their promise and congrats to the Android community. May you rock the mobile phone world with your apps, ideas and innovation!
Part 3 of 3 in an overview series on the Android platform. In this segment, Mike gives an overview of a few of the APIs available on the platform.
Part 2 of 3 in an overview series on the Android platform. In this segment, Mike explains the application and process lifecycle as a user navigates through different applications.
Part 1 of 3 in an overview series on the Android platform. In this segment, Mike gives an overview of the system architecture.
