Thursday, March 21, 2013

What the hell r u doing, oh installing android apps on windows...



Creating the way to run apps across windows/android mobiles:

Description:
I think today's scenario every one has smart phones and most of them are android due to penetration of the same is more in current market.
But people wants to have different phone with gr8  different looks, UI, speed (which windows can provide) and with lot of apps(on which android is the number one).
I am sure for windows it will take hell lot of time and work to reach till android, and we don't know by the time some otherbody will be in the market.
So to differentiate and to have all the android apps on windows need to have frame work to run the apps across the platform.


Here are the option to achieve the same.


OPTIONS: 
1. By providing the cross compiler (android / windows) to app developers, which he can use to provide the libraries.   
  • This will be good in terms of time will it take to provide the app to market.
  • This will increase the size of library of app.
2. By giving option to boot the phone in LA and windows both.
  • Provide better way as will not require much testing and bothering about changes, much easier and quick to market, OEMs needs to take care here.
  • Need to define the H/W specification and memory size separately
  • Will increase the cost to end user.

I will go for the option 2 as it has much brighter chances to lead the industry.

3 comments:

  1. Hi All,

    Can you please review it?
    -Mukul

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  2. Mukul,
    Possibility of having Android apps on windows phone is really amazing. The idea per say is really appealing and it surely has lot of scope for acceptance. But technical challenge in implementing such solution is humongous. The two approaches suggested by you could be a good way to start. I personally would go for option one because it saves me the hassle of rebooting my device using new OS just because I want to use app from other platform. It is good if cross platform flavor is available just by compiling it using a cross compiler. Extra size shouldn't be a problem over the pain if rebooting the device. However I must say that I appreciate your approach and wish you all the best in taking this idea forward.

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  3. thanks for the comment Puranik, will see how we can go further in choosing the approach

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