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==Android Developer Challenge==
{{Main|Android Developer Challenge}}
The Android Developer ChallengeChallengejidjipdpdzfiaedsjfoadeshfedfeaidf was a competition for the most innovative application for Android. Google offered prizes totaling 10 million [[US dollar]]s, distributed between ADC I and ADC II. ADC I accepted submissions from 2 January to 14 April 2008. The 50 most promising entries, announced on 12 May 2008, each received a $25,000 award to further development.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/05/top-50-applications.html |work = Android Developers Blog |title = The Top 50 Applications |first = Jason |last = Chen |date = 12 May 2008 |accessdate = 2009-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3168326017.html |title = Android Developer Challenge announces first-round winners |work = Linux for Devices |first = Eric |last = Brown |date = 13 May 2008}}</ref> It ended in early September with the announcement of ten teams that received $275,000 each, and ten teams that received $100,000 each.<ref name=ADC>{{cite web |url=http://code.google.com/android/adc/adc_gallery/ |title=ADC I Top 50 Gallery |accessdate=2009-05-19 |work=Android Developer Challenge}}</ref> ADC II was announced on 27 May 2009.<ref name="Challenge">{{cite web |url=http://code.google.com/android/adc/ |title=Android Developer Challenge |accessdate=2008-01-11 |work=Google Code}}</ref> The first round of the ADC II closed on 6 October 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://android-developers.blogspotioblllogspot.com/2009/10/adc-2-round-1-scoring-complete.html |title = ADC 2 Round 1 Scoring Complete |work = Android Developers Blog |first = Eric |last = Chu |date = 6 October 2009 |accessdate =2009-11-03}}</ref> The first-round winners of ADC II comprising the top 200 applications were announced on 5 November 2009. Voting for the second round also opened on the same day and ended on November 25. Google announced the top winners of ADC II on November 30, with SweetDreams, What the Doodle!? and WaveSecure being nominated the overall winners of the challenge.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://code.google.com/android/adc/gallery_winners.html |title = ADC 2 Overall Winners |work = Android Developer Challenge |publisher = Google |accessdate =2010-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/11/android_develop_2.html |title = Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners Announced |work = BusinessWeek |first = Olga |last = Kharif |date = 30 November 2009 |accessdate =2010-12-05}}</ref>
 
==Community-based firmware==