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I don't want my platform to restrict what software I can run, especially not based on license. Is there any mobile platform these days that doesn't try to be yo

I don't want my platform to restrict what software I can run, especially not based on license. Is there any mobile platform these days that doesn't try to be your nanny as well?

elehack 16y ago
Maemo/MeeGo, but its future is, err, uncertain. WebOS might be good in that regard, but its supported development model is limited to web apps so far as I know.
- dagw 16y ago
  Depends on what you mean by web apps. Yes, you write your apps in javascript, and build your UI in HTML5 and css, but the apps are installed and run natively on the device and there is no 'web' involved. You can also write your own plug-ins in C/C++ which you can call from javascript.
bitwize 16y ago
You haven't cracked root on your Android phone yet?
- jancona 16y ago
  There's no need to root most Android phones to install any software you want. Just go to Settings/Applications and check "Unknown sources Allow installation of non-Market applications" AT&T (and perhaps other carriers) disable that option, but even in that case, there's a workaround that doesn't require rooting. (Google "android non-market adb".)
  - bitwize 16y ago
    It's still a brass bitch to run anything that isn't a simple apk with restricted permissions on a non-rooted phone. This is useful, and I think more of what the OP was looking for.
- wladimir 16y ago
  I know it's possible to crack firmwares to get around any restrictions. But I think it's silly to have to hack your own device to have control of it. I'd prefer a platform in which that is the default...
  - bitwize 16y ago
    1) Google Nexus phones do come with this as the default. 2) For many Android devices (kit from MOT excepted), the hacks are pretty trivial. I suspect the protections on HTC phones are more of a "Warranty void if removed" sticker than something to really bar you from gaining root.
- theBobMcCormick 16y ago
  You don't need to root your Android phone unless you want to re-flash a different version of the OS. If you're just looking to download apps from outside the market (direct from SourceForge or GoogleCode for example) all it takes is to check one little checkbox in the setting screen.
rmc 16y ago
Mobile targetted websites?

I don't want my platform to restrict what software I can run, especially not based on license. Is there any mobile platform these days that doesn't try to be your nanny as well?

elehack 16y ago

Maemo/MeeGo, but its future is, err, uncertain. WebOS might be good in that regard, but its supported development model is limited to web apps so far as I know.

dagw 16y ago
Depends on what you mean by web apps. Yes, you write your apps in javascript, and build your UI in HTML5 and css, but the apps are installed and run natively on the device and there is no 'web' involved. You can also write your own plug-ins in C/C++ which you can call from javascript.

bitwize 16y ago

You haven't cracked root on your Android phone yet?

jancona 16y ago
There's no need to root most Android phones to install any software you want. Just go to Settings/Applications and check "Unknown sources Allow installation of non-Market applications" AT&T (and perhaps other carriers) disable that option, but even in that case, there's a workaround that doesn't require rooting. (Google "android non-market adb".)
- bitwize 16y ago
  It's still a brass bitch to run anything that isn't a simple apk with restricted permissions on a non-rooted phone. This is useful, and I think more of what the OP was looking for.
wladimir 16y ago
I know it's possible to crack firmwares to get around any restrictions. But I think it's silly to have to hack your own device to have control of it. I'd prefer a platform in which that is the default...
- bitwize 16y ago
  1) Google Nexus phones do come with this as the default. 2) For many Android devices (kit from MOT excepted), the hacks are pretty trivial. I suspect the protections on HTC phones are more of a "Warranty void if removed" sticker than something to really bar you from gaining root.
theBobMcCormick 16y ago
You don't need to root your Android phone unless you want to re-flash a different version of the OS. If you're just looking to download apps from outside the market (direct from SourceForge or GoogleCode for example) all it takes is to check one little checkbox in the setting screen.

rmc 16y ago

Mobile targetted websites?