Android Developer Challenge
The Android Developer Challenge (ADC) was a developer competition organized by Google in 2 parts (ADC I and ADC II) in 2008 and 2009 to introduce the Android mobile operating system developed by Google .
The aim of the competition was to recognize mobile applications that were developed on the Android platform.
history
Android is software for mobile devices that contains an operating system , middleware and the most important applications. The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs to develop mobile applications that run on Android-based devices. The Android Developer Challenge was a competition for the most innovative application for Android. Google offered 10 million USD in prize money, divided between ADC I and ADC II.
All entries were judged by a jury of experts from all areas of the mobile industry (handset manufacturers, mobile telecommunications, software development or technological innovation). Google selected the jury from the member organizations of the Open Handset Alliance , Google and experts in mobile business.
Android Developer Challenge I.
The Android Developer Challenge was first announced in November 2007, running from January 2 to April 14, 2008. Participants from over 70 countries submitted a total of 1,788 applications. Thus, the ADC became an instant hit, and the Android Developer Blog reported 170+ submissions per hour on April 14th.
The 50 finalists were presented on May 13th.
The finalists were given until June 30, 2008 to prepare their submissions for the final round. The ADC I ended up publishing the 10 grand prize winners, each receiving $ 275,000, and ten teams, each receiving $ 100,000.
What was interesting about this competition was that Google released new versions of the SDK for the entire duration of the competition. On the one hand, it was interesting for developers to be there at the development of an operating system, on the other hand, constant changes to the code were necessary in order to adapt the software to be submitted to the latest SDK. Another difficulty was that there were no Android cell phones at the time. The first Android mobile phone, the G1 , was only released in the US on October 20, 2008. All of the 50 winners were presented at this launch.
Android Developers Challenge II
ADC II was presented on May 27, 2009. New to the ADC II were 10 special categories:
- Education / Reference
- Games: Casual / Puzzle
- Games: Arcade / Action
- Social networking
- Lifestyle
- Productivity / Tools
- Media
- entertainment
- Travel
- Misc
Applicants were only allowed to submit their applications in a single category. The winners were determined after two rounds by thousands of Android users and an official jury.
The ADC II winners were announced on November 30th. SweetDreams , What the Doodle !? and WaveSecure were overall winners.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Android Developers Blog . Android-developers.blogspot.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ^ Google: ADC I Top 50 Gallery . In: code.google.com , May 13, 2008.
- ↑ Android Developer Challenge . In: Google Code . Retrieved January 11, 2008.
- ^ ADC 2 Overall Winners . In: Android Developer Challenge . Google. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ↑ Olga Kharif: Android Developer Challenge 2 Winners Announced . In: BusinessWeek . November 30, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ↑ Android Developer Challenge . Code.google.com. Retrieved May 19, 2010.