Those that are worried about the future of Google’s own Nexus One can put your fears at ease.
Google has announced on their developer’s blog that the well-loved phone is going to become their official developer phone, offered for $529. The phone will come with Android 2.1 installed, but will update to 2.2 as soon as it powers up. Accessories will also still be available from the HTC European store.
This is good news, as the Nexus One itself was an impressive device. Full release after the break.
Posted by Tim Bray on 05 August 2010 at 7:00 AM
We’ve always offered unlocked phones for direct sale to registered Android Developers. As of today, the Developer Phone is the Nexus One, at a price of $529. To see the details or order a phone, you need to sign in to your Android developer account and click on the “Development Phones” link.
The Nexus One combines an up-to-the-minute platform (Android 2.2), modern hardware, and the pure Android software suite. It’s a good choice both for people who want to build Android applications using either the SDK or the NDK, and those who want to experiment with modified versions of the Android platform. Note that the Nexus One still ships with Android 2.1 but will download 2.2 soon after you turn it on; make sure you’re near a fast network.
As well as being an outstanding developer platform, it’s a really nice everyday phone; we’re really happy to have connected the right dots to make this happen.
[via Android Developer's Blog]
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