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Android is one of the many distributions that currently work on the Openmoko phones. You can compare a distribution with an Operating System on normal computers. It gives the phone all the software needed for operating. For more information about the different flavors, see distributions.
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NOTE: The Android for FreeRunner development has moved to http://code.google.com/p/android-on-freerunner/. |
Android usage provides a brief overview to get started. This page is the central place for documentation about Android on the Neo 1973 and FreeRunner handsets.
Android is a software stack for mobile devices developed by the The Open Handset Alliance. Although Android is publicized as being open source software (most of the source code has been released) parts of the code have not been released yet.
A lot of work is being done to get Android functioning properly on the FreeRunner and it is likely, in the near future, to be the distribution most suited for using the FreeRunner as a phone.
Inside the FreeRunner 3 software components are working:
See: Android usage for detailed instructions on using Android on the FreeRunner.
Android is gaining functionality on the FreeRunner all the time and with Michael Trimarchi's (panicking) images, and Koolu Beta 7, it is possible to use as an everyday phone!
Michael has announced he is working on the Glamo (screen aceeleration) code. Prerequisites for Michael's good work are:
You can then hope to achieve :
Caveats
Installing Android on Openmoko Freerunner
Currently the development is done on Google andr oid-on-freerunner (http://code.google.com/p/android-on-freerunner/)
See: Android porting