Thank you very much. That covers my questions. -pro
On Sep 17, 5:55 am, Jeffrey Blattman <jeffrey.blatt...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 9/16/09 8:32 PM, pro wrote: > > > I'm also very new to Android. And I would like to have the following - > > > 1) I want to add and / or del any apps I want to - For this just any > > phone would do it? Or I need an unlocked one? > > unlocked means it is not tied to a particular provider, so that is > irrelevant to the question. you can normally add / remove any apps you > want on a standard android phone. > > i've heard that if your phone is rooted (google if you don't know what > that means), then you can only add non-copy protected apps. my phone is > rooted and i've never found an app that won't install, so i'm not sure > if this not true anymore or if no one chooses to copy protect their apps.> 2) > I would also like to craft part of OS and / or base framework - For > > this, Is it enough to have an unlocked phone ? I'm getting a T mobile > > G1 unlocked, is it fine for (2)? > > you need a rooted phone to patch / install a new OS. yes, the G1 from > t-mobile is fine. you'll need to go through the rooting process.> 3) I think > the emulator should allow us to test out various form > > factors, since it might not be possible to buy and test all available > > phones out there... > > http://www.android.encke.net/ > > > -pro > > -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
