It's worth mentioning that, since Android 2.3, you can make what's called a Native Activity[1] and circumvent Java entirely (as far as code you write goes).
It still runs in the Dalvik VM but you don't have to write a wrapper Java Activity - everything is C or C++.
For certain things, particularly opengl games, this can make a lot of sense.
Looks like in another 2-3 months, the market share for 2.3 support will finally reach 75%. If I was starting today, I would be comfortable targeting that API level. Wish I could say 3+ was doing so well...
[+] [-] AntiRush|14 years ago|reply
It still runs in the Dalvik VM but you don't have to write a wrapper Java Activity - everything is C or C++.
For certain things, particularly opengl games, this can make a lot of sense.
[1] http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/NativeAct...
[+] [-] corysama|14 years ago|reply
http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-ve...
[+] [-] chj|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] shareme|14 years ago|reply