Are you passionate about computer science or real app inventors? Then you will be interested to know that Google has launched a space to promote the development of innovative apps, in order to broaden the horizons of the Android world.
After the success of Chrome Experiments, two weeks ago the corresponding version for smartphones, Android Experiments, was announced.
Developers and creatives, you will finally have the opportunity to see your projects published. The requirements to participate are simple:
- The apps must work with Android 4.4 KitKat or later operating systems.
- The submitted project must be open source.
The site also lists the tools offered by the platform, such as Android SDK and NDK, IOIO board, Processing, Cinder, Unity 3D, and openFrameworks, to develop new ways of interacting with the devices we use every day.
The platform is open to everyone and offers the possibility to create applications and games of all kinds, exploiting the functionalities of Android, modern technologies, and the hardware of smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches.
The Google team will then evaluate the projects presented, choosing the most innovative proposals that surprise them and spark their curiosity; the apps deemed interesting will be showcased on Google Experiments and made available to all users for free on Google Play.
Want to get an idea of the apps that the Google team likes? On Android Experiments, you will find the projects published so far, ranging from apps for drawing in 3D to those for taking “metaphysical selfies.”
Currently, only twenty apps are published on the site, but the company hopes that, with the help of developers, their number will increase quickly: now it’s up to you to design and create the app that could be available on all Android devices tomorrow!
