Question about deploying to Android phone with Verizon

[kharless]

Gang,

With the imminent release of the HTC Incredible on Verizon I would like to confirm that the phone can be developed for using the downloadable SDK and Plug in for Eclipse. I would hate to purchase this phone and find out that I can't write my own apps for it without having them published on the marketplace or authorized by Verizon.

Thanks in advance

[gonnadie4thegov]

The Android OS is an open-development platform. How/why would they change that for just one phome?

[kharless]

I understand the open source nature of the android OS. What I am wondering is how Verizon locks it down for deploying your own written apps to your own phone. Can this be done, or do I have to go through some Verizon approval process to run my own apps on my own phone?

[Champers]

Verizon doesn't lock the phones to marketplace apps only, but it can be done. Look at AT&T, they do it.

[shpen]

I understand the open source nature of the android OS. What I am wondering is how Verizon locks it down for deploying your own written apps to your own phone. Can this be done, or do I have to go through some Verizon approval process to run my own apps on my own phone?

No, you can install your application to your phone directly from Eclipse using a USB cable. That's how I test my applications because the emulator is slow.