Android programming---open source??

[celi]

how much of the android coding has been open source...pls share ur thoughts.

[N`Chync]

"On 24 September 2009, Google issued a cease and desist letter to the modder Cyanogen, citing issues with the re-distribution of Google’s closed-source applications within the custom firmware. Even though Android OS is open source, phones come packaged with closed-source Google applications for functionality such as the application store and GPS navigation. Google has asserted that these applications can only be provided through approved distribution channels by licensed distributors. Cyanogen has complied with Google’s wishes and is continuing to distribute this mod without the proprietary software. He has provided a method to back up licensed Google applications during the mod’s install process and restore them when it is complete."

As Android users say, Android is open source but Google has a tight hold on it. And then u have to worry about Fragmentation since one App can work on one Android phone and not on another.

[N`Chync]

The FPS capped was by HTC. Hacks are hacks and you root to get root access. App creating is open source as you have access to to whatever with no strict guidelines.

[N`Chync]

By providing an open development platform, Android offers developers the ability to build extremely rich and innovative applications. Developers are free to take advantage of the device hardware, access location information, run background services, set alarms, add notifications to the status bar, and much, much more.

List of open source Android applications
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_Android_applications


10 Open Source Android Apps which every Android developer must look into
http://sudarmuthu.com/blog/2010/04/03/10-open-source-android-apps-which-every-android-developer-must-look-into.html

"I used to read code from popular open source projects to see how others implement certain functionalitie s and also to learn from them. (I am a firm believer of the fact that you have to read good code to write good code)
Recently I have been following up a couple of good open source Android apps and thought of listing them here so that it could be useful for others.
Sample Apps by Android Team
Could there be a better way to start without looking at the code of the developers who developed the framework?  These are 15 different android sample apps created by the core developers of the Android framework. These include a couple of games, photostream, time display, home screen shortcuts etc."


But yea ur right, unless the creator makes the app open source then it's not.