| The process of developing Android applications for | | | | fits into any developer's suite of development |
| the new Verizon Droid phone is very similar to what | | | | software thus making the task of developing Android |
| one might do while developing iPhone apps. Google is | | | | applications a piece of cake. It can easily be |
| the powerhouse behind the Android operating | | | | integrated into the Eclipse IDE to give developers the |
| system that runs on Droid phones. Many tech heads | | | | added advantage of being able to manage multiple |
| and computer aficionados have lauded the Android | | | | projects, both for Droid phones and other platforms, |
| operating system for its stunning simplicity that | | | | with little to no hassle. In many ways, the Android |
| makes Android application development, its execution | | | | operating system and the Droid phone are a |
| and use; a breeze. More and more people want to | | | | developer's dream combination. Most of the |
| know what Droid phones and the Android application | | | | functionality on the Droid is completely open source. |
| development platform have to offer the smartphone | | | | Computer geeks and technophiles have been waiting |
| world. | | | | a long time for a device that runs solely on software |
| A company that wants to get into Android app | | | | made by Google. |
| development will first have to go to the Android | | | | What will happen with the Android platform remains |
| developers' website to download the Android | | | | to be seen, but the beginning is looking very |
| Software Development Kit (SDK). This kit is very | | | | optimistic. The Droid phone loaded with android apps |
| similar to the one used for iPhone application | | | | promises to be an elegant and extremely fast |
| development, though it is a little less easy for the | | | | smartphone with limitless options. There will always |
| layman computer programmer to understand. Just like | | | | be a market for the tech savvy among us. The Droid |
| its iPhone counterpart, it also features a Droid | | | | phone caters to this market by offering a |
| emulator that software developers can use to test | | | | streamlined smartphone experience with an operating |
| the functionality of their Android application. This is | | | | system that is designed from the ground up. With it, |
| monumentally helpful as no developer would want to | | | | users are no longer held back by bloated legacy |
| have to load a piece of software onto and off of a | | | | systems that offer erroneous functionality. The Droid |
| Droid phone over and over again during the testing | | | | phone when released will soon be giving iPhone |
| phase. | | | | application developers a run for their money. |
| Another nice perk of the Android SDK is how well it | | | | |