Google announces unlocked G1 for Android developers – Android Dev Phone 1 almost here
By Will Park on Sunday, December 7th, 2008 at 3:08 PM PST In Android, GPhone, HTC, T-Mobile
Google is apparently committed to making their Android OS and the Android Market just as competitive as the iPhone and the App Store. Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) might have the market share now, what with their more than 2 million iPhone application downloads everyday, but Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is looking to hack away at Apple’s position. To help cultivate a developer community around the Android OS, Google has just announced the Android Dev Phone 1 for developer use.
As the name might suggest, the Android Dev Phone 1 is a SIM-unlocked and hardware-unlocked version of the T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) G1. The Android Dev Phone 1 with a system image that’s compatible with Android 1.0 and features a developer-oriented bootloader that allows a developer to use the handset with custom Android builds. And, with the ability to use any SIM card from any GSM provider around the world, the new Android Dev Phone 1 should give international developers a chance to put their skills to the test in the Android Market.
Anyone interested in the Android Dev Phone 1 will have to register as an Android developer through the Android Market ($25 registration fee applies). Once registered, Android developers will be given the option to buy the unlocked G1 developer-variant through their Android developer portal.
Google is pricing the Android Dev Phone 1 at $399 (including free shipping in the US), and will be available for purchase in 18 international markets, including the US, UK, Germany, Japan, India, Canada, France, Taiwan, Spain, Australia, Singapore, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Hungary.
With a developer-friendly G1 on the loose, the already-attractive Android platform will likely be giving Apple and the App Store a run for their money.
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Whats also different from this phone and the G1 is that it does NOT have GPS built in, which for developers is important to test for many future apps.
,Michael Martin
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I just recently bought the developer’s edition of the google g1 for $399.00 USD (http://code.google.com/android/dev-devices.html) which is completely unlocked and customizable. However, shipping to Canada is approximately $264.49 USD, but it is free to an American address. I am offering you a chance to pay 100.00 CAD shipping. You may ship it to my address in New York (I am a Canadian on an American student visa) and I will bring it back to Toronto or the GTA on the weekend (I come back home every weekend).
Contact me if you are interested and I will give you my address to ship to. (lisachauhan@hotmail.com)
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my Android Dev Phone 1’s screen is locked and forget about the password and the email id and the shap what i can do pease give me reply soon