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A introduction on Porting your android app to BlackBerry and why it should be done. It was given as a 1 hour lunchtime lecture at Appsterdam in Amsterdam on 5 February 2014. More information about porting your Android app to BlackBerry can be found here: http://bb-community.nl/en/android-naar-blackberry/
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Free MoneyAndroid on BlackBerry
Titus Braber & Rik Scheffer
Overview
● Why BlackBerry● How?● Demo’s● Win a phone!● Questions?
The BlackBerry User
● Multitasker● Connected● Secure● Efficient● Willing to pay
Obama and Cameron making a selfie with the Danish PM on a BlackBerry Z10.
Source: CrackBerry
BlackBerry World
● 130.000 apps● High visibility● Free app publishing● High average app price
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/phuongnam4/mobile-app-stores-report-2013-
make-money-from-telcos#
BubbleSpin
Downloads on Android:500-1000 in 12+ months
Downloads on BlackBerry:5000 in 4 months
Android runtime
● Android runtime on QNX● Updated to 4.2.2 Jelly Bean● Most API’s supported● Shazam demo
APK to BlackBerry
● APK is inconvenient● APK to bar● BlackBerry APK Packager● Demo
Eclipse
● Plugin● Easy● Create bar● Debug● Demo
Keep in mind
● No Google Play services● In app purchase -> use Billing API 2 or lower● No widgets and alternate home screen● Only one Launch Icon● BlackBerry replaced services
Other waysWebWorks => HTML5 apps● Full Apache Cordova/Phonegap support● Most powerful webinspector
Game frameworks with export to BlackBerry● Unity● Marmalade
Win a phone!
● Contest● Raffle: win a phone● More ports = more phones
● http://bb-community.nl/appsterdam/
Follow up
● Date, time, location: TBA● Sign up here for more info
● http://bb-community.nl/appsterdam/
Resources
● http://bb-community.nl/appsterdam/● http://developer.blackberry.com/android/
