Android Developers, Check This Out…
The Problem. If you’re an android developer, you probably realize the value of being able to test your code on multiple android devices. The problem is, buying every new android phone released just isn’t economical. Here at Froogloid we have 2 G1’s, 1 MyTouch, 1 DROID and 1 Nexus one which helps us cover several of our testing needs, but certainly not all. There are tons of other android devices out there such as the Hero, Moment, Cliq, Galaxy, Eris, Behold II etc. To test these devices I used to have to do what I referred to as the “wireless carrier 500″. I would literally drive to a T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon store to physically test each device. As you can imaging this is very time consuming, not to mention the retail associates think I’m crazy! Once I told them what I was doing everyone was pretty cool about it and many would start asking questions about our apps / android development. As much as I love showing off our products, this process is wildly inefficient. More »
