To clear things up, the phone given away at Google IO was the HTC Magic (also named the "Ion"; and when someone referred to it as the "G2" at the fireside chat, the Android guys shivered, and clearly didn't like that moniker for it).
That phone is fully unlocked, and rooted. So, it is a true dev phone (I am not sure if we can call it ADP2). I would expect that they will make this phone available to the masses soon (but it will be expensive). The Magic phones given away are showing up on Ebay, if you really want to buy one (but I won't condone this). As far as what type of phone you use for development, it is pretty much up to you. The hardware is not that important to Android development (as long as the hardware meets the minimum requirements, which both the HTC phones do). Pick what phone you would like (biggest difference is one has a keyboard, and the other doesn't). It is also not necessary to have a Dev phone to develop. Getting a "locked" phone from a carrier (which comes at a subsidized price) will be adequate for most people trying to create apps that will run on the phone. On May 28, 4:53 pm, Bruce Boyes <bbo...@systronix.com> wrote: > So Google gave away hundreds of the newer HTC G2. Will there be a > developer version available soon, as the G1 is now? > > Is the G2 preferable for someone just starting with Android development? > > Thanks > > Bruce > > ------- WWW.SYSTRONIX.COM ---------- > Real embedded Java and much more > +1-801-534-1017 Salt Lake City, USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
