RIM tablet PlayBook will support Android

Can PlayBook run Android programs? The dust has finally landed!

RIM announced yesterday that in order to bring applications into the PlayBook ecosystem, it will provide developers with tools to enable PlayBook to support Android applications. RIM is preparing to launch the software tool "App Players" to enable BlackBerry's Java and Android 2.3 programs to run simultaneously on the Playbook. With "App Players", you can download Java or Android programs from the BlackBerry App World and run them in PlayBook.

 

In addition, RIM will soon release the PlayBook SDK, which supports C/C ++ program development on the BlackBerry tablet system. At the same time, the company also claimed to have received support from two top game developers, Ideaworks Labs and Unity technology. developers can choose a cross-development platform, introduce your game to PlayBook.

Mike Lazaridis, the father of BlackBerry, said in the announcement: "PlayBook is a great tablet. Looking at today's mobile computing devices, we will create one of the most attractive program experience platforms. More BlackBerryJava and Android programs are coming soon in BlackBerryAppWorld, which will provide users with better program selection and show them the diversity of platforms ."

With high API compatibility, developers of BlackBerry or Android platforms can easily introduce programs to the tablet system.