Is there a way to 'emulate' Android on a PC? The reason I ask, is that there are so many interesting looking ROM's on xda, that I would like to try out before I flash on my phone.
Is this at all possible, and if so, how?
Thanks
download the SDK. There's one in there.
although there IS an emulator included with the android SDK, it's not like you can just load up a "update.zip" equivalent off this site and expect to "flash" it in the emulator... its got a vanilla version of each major release of android that it can load, its for devving and debugging android programs, not as useful as you'd think, slow too.
christ almighty....
http://tinyurl.com/ydhlkwu
Meltus said:
christ almighty....
http://tinyurl.com/ydhlkwu
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Kudos for that.
Related
what steps do you need to take to change a android app to the G1?
What exactly do you mean? Android is the OS and the G1 is the hardware.
did he mean "install" instead of "convert"?
i have a app that a German company made for the android os , early in the year before the G1 came out and i cant just install it like an app i have to change something, I'd like to know what that is?
The app was probably made using an outdated and unsupported version of the Android SDK. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is wait until the developers update it (unless you have the source and are willing to manually review it)
i could post the APK
santaninja said:
i could post the APK
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The thing is, the source code can't be extracted from an .apk file. It's like taking an .exe on windows and then trying to edit the source code of the program itself. So unless the developer updates the program or provides the source, you're SOL.
Sorry.
have you enabled the G1 to install applications that are not from the market?
Settings> applications > unknown sources?
of course, this will allow you to install it, but if it's out of date and the programming needs updating, you're still SOL.
Adobe.com won't download to a non-Nexus. Anyone have a link to the apk to see if we can install on G1?
el_smurfo said:
Adobe.com won't download to a non-Nexus. Anyone have a link to the apk to see if we can install on G1?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would think it would need 3d drivers and froyo to work which we don't have. The rendering is done by the graphics card for flash.
Yeah, it's really 2.2 that's required...
I doubt it's 2.2 since it has only been released to SDK so far. It hasn't actually been released as a ROM yet.
from what i read is that you need the new market in order to download it. and the new market is only available for the nexus as of right now. we need someone to port that over to even download it. then someone can try to port over flash10
saprano614 said:
from what i read is that you need the new market in order to download it. and the new market is only available for the nexus as of right now. we need someone to port that over to even download it. then someone can try to port over flash10
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is for my G1/Mt3g buddies. This is now available on the market for 2.2 users (currently only Nexus one).
If you guys wanted to try and getting working (And yes, you have to have 2.2 to use this) you could try it, it's also available on the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686736
How nice. Personally I'll wait until someone ports FlashBlock to the Browser before installing this........
In the meantime, get-flash-videos is always an option.
thanks...
...for posting this in inside xda-developers > HTC Dream:G1 > G1 Apps and Games...
I know everyone wants it!
Bah, G1 is getting set on the back burner again. "Not Enough Storage" we'll show them and get the Froyo working better on the sophisticated G1 then on the N1!
Someone get busy and make me a 2.2 rom! ;D
http://rapidshare.com/files/409719336/Bbrip.apk
This is the ripped apk from the droid x
I got a dev over in their forum to get it for me but it's unable to install on our aria's
hoping to get it working for us cause that would be awesome
any ideas?
ERROR: Application requires API version 8. Device API version is 7 (Android 2.1-update1) looks like you will have to test drive the new froyo for aria if you want to test this unless there is a way to update api on the android, and i doubt it.
magicbyrdman said:
ERROR: Application requires API version 8. Device API version is 7 (Android 2.1-update1) looks like you will have to test drive the new froyo for aria if you want to test this unless there is a way to update api on the android, and i doubt it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
used Astro on the new a003 Froyo. Does not install
panda703 said:
used Astro on the new a003 Froyo. Does not install
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ya i was just about to post that i went ahead and tried on a 2.2 VM and it gave same error.
maybe someone with a droid X can run the manifest viewer from here https://www.isecpartners.com/mobile_application_tools.html
and see what all its checking for.
Moved to Themes and Apps, as this is not Development related.
This app is now available in the Android Market.
pcruz said:
This app is now available in the Android Market.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is it? I just searched for Blockbuster, didn't find it.
It was published to the Android Market by Blockbuster on accident, apparently it has to be optimized for each device so they pulled it. I installed it but I haven't tried it at all.
pcruz said:
It was published to the Android Market by Blockbuster on accident, apparently it has to be optimized for each device so they pulled it. I installed it but I haven't tried it at all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
can you upload a copy maybe its different from the first one linked
How do I get the APk? Let me know and ill put it up.
download appsaver from the market and you can save the apk... just upload it after that.
I am just a n00b and idk anything about programming except some C++ stuffs
So i installed android SDK on Windows(SP2) and was planning to make some Apps like personalised android launcher for my mini..but after installing the .exe I just sat around like dumb..i just dont know what to do...
So here are my qwestions
1) How to connect my phone to SDK (GT-S5570 Cyanogen music edition by Crazy K_P and android version 2.3.4)
2) how to develop some random small apps as just for getting started
3) i found out an youtube video on how to make Android Launchers but nothing was mentioned on how to run SDK and stuffs
Am posting the video link soon
Hoping to get help from all of you guys here
-Rik(Rittik)
you first need to download the android, open sdk manager n select wich android you want to download, when it finished open avd manager n create new virtual devices, n there you go, start it and you got virtual devices running..
btw sdk is for testing your apps, not creating. CMIIW
Yes, after downloading SDK you have to open the SDK Manager and select the stuffs you need to download like which Platform (Android 2.2/2.3/4.0 etc. ), code samples, documentations etc. Select only the required stuffs like any Android platform or its gonna be a hell lot of time required to wait to finish downloading.
After that you have to connect the SDK with Eclipse using ADT plugin. There are many Youtube videos regarding this, so it won't be a problem.
PS: Before you start with all these stuffs, its always good to have look on several ebooks on Android development, as you're a fresher.
umm thanks to u guys now i am kinda connected..do you guys know how to make apps wid it ?
Sent from my GT-S5570 using Tapatalk 2
Rittik said:
umm thanks to u guys now i am kinda connected..do you guys know how to make apps wid it ?
Sent from my GT-S5570 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For that you need to start from beginning like creating New Project and coding the stuffs, deploying in an Emulator or you can test run the app in your own phone by installing the apk file. As I previously mentioned start by referring some tutorials, and get in touch with what you are doing.
I have built an LOS 15 image for the Nexus 6, but do not want to flash it on my phone, as I cannot afford to use unstable ROMs on it. I would still like to test it out however, and the best way that I can think of to do this would be to try running the ROM in an emulator. How could I go about doing this? I've been searching for a solution to this online for an hour and a half, but every tutorial that I find is for older versions of AVD and is not applicable anymore.
Download Google's Android Studio to your PC. It should include an emulator you can use. If the emulator requires any special configuration to accept your ROM package I do not know, as the few times I worked on apps and the like I used my device to test.
Max with Omni did this maybe it could be helpful but I believe this was only on 8.0 not 8.1
https://gerrit.omnirom.org/#/c/25068/
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Download Google's Android Studio to your PC. It should include an emulator you can use. If the emulator requires any special configuration to accept your ROM package I do not know, as the few times I worked on apps and the like I used my device to test.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I do have Android Studio installed, and I know how to use the emulators, but I do not know how to make the emulators run a custom ROM. I'm afraid that using a ROM is not as easy as what you've said. When configuring an emulator, you're not able to pick an image to use. Instead, the emulators use the stock emulator images.
camcory said:
Max with Omni did this maybe it could be helpful but I believe this was only on 8.0 not 8.1
https://gerrit.omnirom.org/#/c/25068/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, but I'm afraid it wasn't helpful at all. :crying:
David B. said:
I do have Android Studio installed, and I know how to use the emulators, but I do not know how to make the emulators run a custom ROM. I'm afraid that using a ROM is not as easy as what you've said. When configuring an emulator, you're not able to pick an image to use. Instead, the emulators use the stock emulator images.
Thanks, but I'm afraid it wasn't helpful at all. :crying:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't think you can use an emulator for this.
To be useful, the emulator would have to emulate the exact phone hardware. And such an emulator doesn't exist.
runekock said:
I don't think you can use an emulator for this.
To be useful, the emulator would have to emulate the exact phone hardware. And such an emulator doesn't exist.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh well that's unfortunate. I suppose that there is not any known way to build a ROM specifically for an emulator? Ideally for an x86 or an x86_64 emulator since the ARM-based emulators are horribly slow?
David B. said:
Oh well that's unfortunate. I suppose that there is not any known way to build a ROM specifically for an emulator? Ideally for an x86 or an x86_64 emulator since the ARM-based emulators are horribly slow?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why not buy an old phone to play with? For instance a used Galaxy Nexus could probably be found for very little money. And it has custom nougat roms with source that you can start with.
runekock said:
Why not buy an old phone to play with? For instance a used Galaxy Nexus could probably be found for very little money. And it has custom nougat roms with source that you can start with.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I suppose that is a reasonable option, although I would still rather get a custom ROM to work with the emulators.