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Android Emulator Skinning?

Maneesh Godbole
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Joined: Jul 26, 2007
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For me, using 3.1 the emulator shows up as the attached image. This looks more like a tablet PC. Is skinning possible? I would like the emulator to show up like a real phone.
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Hauke Ingmar Schmidt
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3.1 does not run on phones.
Maneesh Godbole
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Joined: Jul 26, 2007
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So, should I be using a pre 3.1 version then? If yes, which one?
Hauke Ingmar Schmidt
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The 3.x versions of Android are tablet-only.

The 2.x and earlier versions are for phones and some early tablets (when 3.x was not available). So if you want to design an application for phones use 1.5 to 2.3.4. With 2.1 as min version you will reach around 90% of all Android phone users. With the current version 2.3.4 it will be more like 0.3%.
Maneesh Godbole
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Joined: Jul 26, 2007
Posts: 7602

Thanks.
I am sure you have saved me lots of grief as well as time
 
 
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