Hi, There are a few ways you can get Android on your smartphone device. I have listed them below:
1. You can use HaRET to 'load' the Android OS onto your device. Currently, HaRET is at version 0.5 which is not that stable right now. Actually, I am interested in doing the same for my WM5 device (I mean installing Android on my WM device). But, personally, I will probably wait until HaRET 1.0 is available so it is more likely to work fine. Here is a video on YouTube about installing HaRET 0.5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bed6KIxZ6zI 2. You may want to wait until Google releases the source code for the Android OS. It should be available in a month or two. At that time, (hopefully Google is reads this) the Android OS source code will be easy to install on existing devices (like have an installer feature for it). This creates a couple of opportunities: 2a. Existing devices will have the Android OS so developers will have a physical device to test their apps with and leverage their skills better for the upcoming Developer Challenge known as ADC II (http://code.google.com/android/adc.html) 2b. Out of the box, Android is not ready for business users because those features (like Remote Desktop, Telnet client, etc) have not been created yet. Therefore, having the code of the OS for developers to work with will allow them to work with features such as Remote Desktop, etc. 3. As you may know, the first device that includes the Android OS built-in is the T-Mobile G1 which is avail. Oct. 22nd (in the USA). I have read that in India (for sure) and probably Europe will be getting the G1 by the end of the year (2008; or early 2009). So if you can, you may want to get that if you have T-Mobile already or are willing to switch to it. If not, in a couple of months (probably early Q1 2009) you will begin to see many more smartphones that have the Android OS built-in. Hope this helps. Good luck, :-) Sincerely, Nikhil On Oct 8, 2:55 pm, "Hazem Farahat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Hazem Farahat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:56 PM > Subject: Availability and installation > To: android-beginners@googlegroups.com > > Dear Androiders :-), > I have some questions it may not related to development but at least it > relates to Android,, Anybody knows if the HTC G1 will be available outside > US?? and if there is any approximate timing for an international release?? > > Another thing,, Can I somehow Install Android on a normal HTC Touc Pro for > example just remove the Windows mobile and install android?? any Idea??? > > Thanks in advance > -- > Hazem Farahat > Tel: 010 7447783 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Hazem Farahat > Tel: 010 7447783 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
