DeviceAnywhere, a provider of platform for mobile application developers, has now included Google’s mobile operating system, Android (News - Alert) G1 to its portfolio.

 

The Android G1 is the latest platform to join the DeviceAnywhere service, which covers 1500 handsets including the popular smartphones such as the iPhone 3G and the Blackberry Bold.

 

As a result of this addition, application developers can now test, monitor, and develop applications for the Android G1 from anywhere in the world.

 

Using their online service, developers can interact with virtual G1 just like they would if they had a real one.

 

 “Users from anywhere in the world are now able to interact with the G1 as they would if the device were in their hands,” DeviceAnywhere said in a press release.

 

DeviceAnywhere enables access to real handsets connected to live cellular networks via the Internet.  That means by logging onto its Web site, developers can interact in real- time to make sure that everything works in real life scenarios as opposed to just using an emulator and blind faith.

 

Users can interact with the device’s touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, using the one-click Google (News - Alert) Search feature, and access the device’s high-speed 3.5G network connection and 3.2-megapixel camera.

 

“We have always been supportive of the wireless industry’s move towards open source,” commented Faraz Syed (News - Alert), CEO of DeviceAnywhere. “We are pleased to offer our developer community a convenient and cost-effective way to develop content and applications for the Android G1 through our T-Mobile (News - Alert) Virtual Developer Lab program,” he added.

 

The method devised by DeviceAnywhere is superior because its service uses actual, physical handsets to provide developers with the same experiences as having the devices in hand.

 

To access the Android G1, users have to register their name on the Web site. Once registered, they get access the system for three hours free of cost. Existing users can access the Android G1 through their standard DeviceAnywhere subscriptions, the company said in a statement.

 

DeviceAnywhere says its intention is to enable mobile application developers to bring enhanced content to the market faster.