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==History==
[[Image:Android mobile phone platform early device.jpg|thumb|200px|Early Android device.]]
Android is created by the Open Handset Alliance which is lead by Google.<ref>[http://androiddevelopmenttutorial.net Android Development Tutorial ]</ref> The early feedback on developing applications for the Android platform was mixed.<ref name="MixedFeedback">{{cite web |url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071219-google-android-plagued-by-dysfunctional-development-process.html |title=Developing apps for Google Android: it's a mixed bag |accessdate=2007-12-19 |last=Paul |first=Ryan |date=2007-12-19 |work=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> Issues cited include bugs, lack of documentation, inadequate QA infrastructure, and no public issue-tracking system. (Google announced an issue tracker on 18 January 2008.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/01/you-cant-rush-perfection-but-now-you.html |title=You can't rush perfection, but now you can file bugs against it |work=Android Developers Blog |first=Dan |last=Morrill |date=18 January 2008 |accessdate=2009-09-03}}</ref> In December 2007, MergeLab mobile startup founder Adam MacBeth stated, ''"Functionality is not there, is poorly documented or just doesn't work... It's clearly not ready for prime time."''<ref name="Bugs">{{cite web |url=http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB119800856883537515-lMyQjAxMDE3OTE4ODAxMDg4Wj.html |title=Glitches Bug Google's Android Software |accessdate=2007-12-19 |last=Morrison |first=Scott |date=2007-12-19 |work=The Wall Street Journal |publisher= }}</ref> Despite this, Android-targeted applications began to appear the week after the platform was announced. The first publicly available application was the [[Snake (video game)|Snake game]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.android-freeware.org/download/snake |title=Snake |accessdate=2008-01-26 |work=Android Freeware Directory}}</ref><ref name="Snake">{{cite web |url=http://www.mobiles2day.com/2007/11/14/first-android-application-snake/ |title=First Android Application — Snake |accessdate=2008-01-07 |date=2007-11-14 |work=Mobiles2day |publisher= }}</ref>
The [[Android Dev Phone]] is a [[Subscriber Identity Module|SIM]]-unlocked and hardware-unlocked device that is designed for advanced developers. While developers can use regular consumer devices purchased at retail to test and use their applications, some developers may choose not to use a retail device, preferring an unlocked or no-contract device.
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