Android Development without G1?

**wall0645** · 02-20-2009, 06:30 PM

Hi, I'd like to get into developing stuff for Android, or at least try it (I'm a computer science major in college at the moment). Problem is, I won't be getting a G1 for at least a month, so I wouldn't have a device to test anything I develop for Android. Should I just wait until I at least have a G1 to play with, or could I actually do a little Android programming without one?

**constellanation** · 02-20-2009, 06:31 PM

Yes you can there's an emulator for developers, and then there's us for beta testing!

**joshtheitguy** · 02-20-2009, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by wall0645

Hi, I'd like to get into developing stuff for Android, or at least try it (I'm a computer science major in college at the moment). Problem is, I won't be getting a G1 for at least a month, so I wouldn't have a device to test anything I develop for Android. Should I just wait until I at least have a G1 to play with, or could I actually do a little Android programming without one?

download the SDK there is an emulator with it

http://code.google.com/android/download_list.html

**ickyfehmleh** · 02-20-2009, 06:41 PM

I'm in the same boat: I (still) don't have a G1/ADP1 but have been actively writing code in the meantime.

The emulator will get you most of the way there but some things (eg the camera) you need a phone for. GPS can be mimicked via the 'geo' commands in the emulator and the emulator even provides some last call data for you (not sure if this is editable as none of my pet projects make use of it), for instance.

**Simon** · 03-16-2009, 08:55 PM

When you develop your own apps you will always be using the Emulator with the SDK anyway and not your phone.

I have also been developing apps without owning a handset yet, you don't really need one.