Nokia surprised at the Mobile World Congress fair with something that had been rumored for a long time. Despite now belonging to Microsoft, which has its own platform Windows Phone, it has launched some curious terminals capable of installing applications of the operating system Android, in addition to those of the mentioned Microsoft platform.They are the Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL
The curious thing is that, after the Finnish company's own tests, it has been discovered that 75 percent of the applications available on Google Play can be installed as is on these devices, as long as their developers publish them at Nokia Store A real plus point for users who want to have the quality of a Nokia terminal but with the variety of applications of the platform Android
Regarding the remaining 25 percent of applications, not all is lost And its incompatibility is related to using Google services, with which Nokia and Microsoft They are not compatible.That's why Nokia has released a SDK or toolkit so that developers can tweak such applications, remove and replace incompatible issues and allow installation on new Nokia X
These services and tools that should be replaced are those issues that Google offers to developers on Android to use things like Google maps, push notifications , in-app payments and more. Issues that should not be lost on the way to the Nokia X so that the applications continue to be functional and effective. Thus, with the tool published by Nokia it is possible to replace the maps of Google with those of HERE Maps , same as notifications and payments.
Thus, developers who want to can start filling Nokia Store with applications originally developed for Android without modifying anything or, using the tool that they have published. Something that according to those responsible for Nokia can be solved in less than eight hours of work.
This means removing all possible barriers between Android and Nokia , showing the strong interest of the Finns in giving possibilities to this curious platform that combines the quality of the terminals with the variety of applications and possibilities. One point that, however, can do a lot of damage to the Windows Phone platform is that developers can easily choose to port their applications Android with tools for Nokia X, and not working on Windows Phoneif this new platform ends up working.
At the moment all are facilities and possibilities for some devices that pose something really new in the market of smartphones We will have to see if Finally, the developers offer their creations for the terminals of Nokia Some devices that are designed for emerging markets, but that can give a lot of play if they are well received.
