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VentureBeat: Android developers, start your engines: Google unlocks the G1

  • shivaas · 1 year ago
    so does that means that people can purchase this, and use it on any network they wish like ? irrespective of whether they are a developer or not !
  • MG Siegler · 1 year ago
    I suspect yes, as long as you're willing to lie and say you're developing an app. Doubt they'll enforce this too hard though.
  • jaymartinez · 1 year ago
    blah as an existing tmobile customer the cost of the phone is the same already. 399.00 without a contract extension or 349.99 with a 2yr extension. Pass.
  • Yuri Ammosov · 1 year ago
    Pardon me, but if you ARE an advanced developer you can unlock your phone yourself in about 10 minutes.
  • Eric · 1 year ago
    Except on the dev phone, even the bootloader is unlocked so you can flash custom builds of the android OS if you want to. You can't do that on the G1 unless you've jailbroken the phone.
  • Yuri Ammosov · 1 year ago
    Well, this is exactly what we do.
  • stb · 1 year ago
    why would do it if they already did it for you?
  • Shekhar Govindarajan · 1 year ago
    I payed for the Android Market registration and I did spot the link on my home page (@ Andoid Market) which says as follows:
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    Development phones
    As a registered developer, you can purchase an unlocked phone.
    Buy now ยป
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    But when I click on Buy Now, I'm shown the same home page. Nothing happens. I'm using Firefox 3 on Linux and registered for Anroid Market from India. I want to phone to be shipped to India.
  • Shekhar Govindarajan · 1 year ago
    Okay after several reties I can see the page to buy the phone. In the specs GPS is not mentioned. But G1 has GPS.
  • Arvind · 1 year ago
    I just had my dev phone delivered to India (Chennai). The Dev phone is identical to the G1 (except for the unlocked bootloader), and has a full GPS implementation. The phone rocks!
  • Mike_at_Wanna_Develop_COM · 1 year ago
    So now app developers have to develop for both... Great :)
  • Colin Waters · 1 year ago
    Alright this is what I'm talking about. I really enjoy the G1, although the blackberry storm really made me think differently about the touch screen keyboard. I'll definitely be looking into purchasing one after Christmas.
  • Vladimir Kelman · 1 year ago
    Did anyone successfully set up Android Dev Phone to work with AT&T? I received my phone today and need some guidance. Could you connect me at vkelman at gmail dot com?
  • HAROLD KATZ · 1 year ago
    have you been able to set up your phone to work with AT&T? if not i can help