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I am beginning to develop a few Android applications and would like to know if I should get the Android Developer Phone. What if I get a normal Android phone? Does the Android Dev Phone provide any benefits other than custom Android builds. Plus I also read somewhere that the Dev Phone "does not enforce signed system images", what would that mean and is this limitation a showstopper?
Thanks for your time with this question.
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Yes you can learn android dev without having a device, although it is really good to have one if you are into dev.
The simple tools that you need for Android app development are just a Mac or Windows PC, any type of Linux, and Eclipse, the ADT Plugin, and the Android SDK—all of which are free.
If you have an android phone, you must have installed few apps of your need. It's also quite possible that you also wanted to build your own app, Don't Worry it's not difficult as you were told , you can even build apps for phone within your phone.
Is the demand for android developers high? There is an extremely high demand for android developers, both entry-level and experienced. Android apps continue to grow in popularity, creating a wide variety of job opportunities. You can work either as a permanent employee or as a freelancer.
From: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html You can use any Android-powered device as an environment for running, debugging, and testing your applications. The tools included in the SDK make it easy to install and run your application on the device each time you compile. You can install your application on the device directly from Eclipse or from the command line. If you don't yet have a device, check with the service providers in your area to determine which Android-powered devices are available.
From: Personal experience. Unless you plan on doing some stuff that requires root, any device will be fine. The SDK provides an Android emulator which is pretty robust, but rather slow. Also having to emulate an SD card can be annoying.
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