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Can Android be downloaded on my Touch Now?
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Posted by: dzzone

I saw the video of Android on Google
It was mentioned that its now available for download free.
So can i download this software on my HTC Touch?
and what will happen?

Posted by: FL1134

No.

It won't work.

Posted by: Jonbo298

You can download the SDK which is just the 'innards' of Android so that people can develop the applications. But other then that, not until a full release occurs which is probably months away still.

Posted by: RogerPodacter

do you guys know if android will work on non-touch screen phones? lets say i picked up a secondary crap phone to play around with android once a version is out, could it be loaded on any cheap nokia or moto?

Posted by: zammykoo

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Originally Posted by RogerPodacter

do you guys know if android will work on non-touch screen phones? lets say i picked up a secondary crap phone to play around with android once a version is out, could it be loaded on any cheap nokia or moto?

it looks like it does not have to be a touch screen, but at least a smartphone.... as this demo looks like

Posted by: FL1134

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Originally Posted by RogerPodacter

Android is currently made for PDA/smartphones using ARMv5 and above. That is not to say that it cannot be compiled for older hardware.

http://tuxmobil.org/phones_linux.html
http://elinux.org/Products#Mobile_Phones
http://www.linuxdevices.com/
All of the new LiMo phones announced.

Due to proprietary drivers and licenses, you may be able to sucessfully load linux on your handset but not all the features may work (camera, gps, etc). It depends on the manufacturer.

Posted by: RogerPodacter

i was thinking along the lines of any nokia s60 smartphone, since that is mostly what i use. just curious.

Posted by: FL1134

The closest thing nokia would be their internet tablets 770/800/etc.

Posted by: sfdteam

of course there will be many hacks from volunteers to port Android on some old WM or Symbian devices, but there will be no official support or migration kit from any Android device manufacturer like HTC atc. Android will come with completely new devices, state of the art devices by functionality and design.

The Android phones will not be expensive though, comparing to other modern Windows Mobile, Symbian or Palm devices.

As said above the only things for Android which you can already download now are the SDK and some applications and games.

Despite the rumors that some small companies successfully Android to older Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs, I couldn't see any of such packages available for download.

Posted by: Grave

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

You can download the SDK which is just the 'innards' of Android so that people can develop the applications. But other then that, not until a full release occurs which is probably months away still.

what can be done with the "innards"..can i make phone calls and browse the web??

Posted by: FL1134

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Originally Posted by Grave

what can be done with the "innards"..can i make phone calls and browse the web??

You're just emulating Android hardware on the PC; this is not on a phone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlEQV0xKLPY