Build a better mobile phone A commitment to openness, a shared vision for the future, and
concrete plans to make the vision a reality.
Welcome to the Open Handset Alliance™, a group of more than
30 technology and mobile companies who have come together to
accelerate innovation in mobile and offer consumers a richer, less
expensive, and better mobile experience. Together we have
developed Android™, the first complete, open, and free mobile
platform.
We are committed to commercially deploy handsets and services
using the Android Platform in the second half of 2008. An early
look at the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) is now
available.
Device concept
$10 million in prizes from Google
Cool apps that surprise and delight mobile users, built by
developers like you, will be a huge part of the Android vision. To
support you in your efforts, Google has launched the Android
Developer Challenge, which will provide $10 million in awards - no
strings attached - for great mobile apps built on the Android
platform.
$10 million in prizes from Google
Cool apps that surprise and delight mobile users, built by
developers like you, will be a huge part of the Android vision. To
support you in your efforts, Google has launched the Android
Developer Challenge, which will provide $10 million in awards - no
strings attached - for great mobile apps built on the Android
platform.
Build Your Favourite Mobile Application
We welcome all types of applications but are looking to reward
innovative, useful apps that make use of Android's capabilities to
deliver a better mobile experience. Here are some suggested areas
of focus to get you started:
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Social networking
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Media consumption, management, editing, or sharing, e.g., photos
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Productivity and collaboration such as email, IM, calendar, etc.
- Gaming
- News and information
- Rethinking of traditional user interfaces
- Use of mash-up functionality
- Use of location-based services
- Humanitarian benefits
- Applications in service of global economic development
- Whatever you're excited about!
