During this lunchtime lecture, you'll get familiar with the options from Research in Motion provides to run your Android application on the BlackBerry Platform. Learn about the advantages you will have by offering your Android Application in the BlackBerry AppWorld and get examples from other Apps that already have successfully ported to BlackBerry. Dom't miss out, you might actually double your developer income after this lecture.

1. Double your money
Port your Android App
D.Reumer - 21 November 2012 - @reumerd

2. Overview
Why Port ?
Some Background
How to Port ?
Considerations
Conclusions and followup

3. Who is the BB user ?

4. Who is the BB user ?
Connected

5. Who is the BB user ?
Connected
Getting things done

6. Who is the BB user ?
Connected
Getting things done
Organised

7. Who is the BB user ?
Connected
Getting things done
Organised
Cash to burn

8. Who is the BB user ?
Connected
Getting things done
Organised
Cash to burn
Higher klout scores

9. Who is the BB user ?
Connected
Getting things done
Organised
Cash to burn
Higher klout scores
http://gizmodo.com/5829139/blackberry-users-are-
more-important-than-iphone-or-android-users

10. App Revenue
June 2012
http://gigaom.com/mobile/which-mobile-oss-apps-
make-most-money-surprise-its-blackberry/

11. Development effort
BlackBerry’s has relatively low cost of developing for
the platform. The typical BlackBerry app costs $15,181
to bring to market, compared to an average of $27,463
in iOS and $22,637 in Android development costs, the
Vision Mobile study of June 2012 found.
http://gigaom.com/mobile/which-mobile-oss-apps-
make-most-money-surprise-its-blackberry/

12. The New Platform - BB10
QNX - PlayBook/BB10 - C/C++, Qt/QML, Flash/Air,
HTML5, Android 2.3.3

13. The BB Android Runtime
Android open source version 2.3.3 aka “Gingerbread”
application framework running on top of BlackBerry
PlayBook and BlackBerry 10 OS
Enables ported Android apps to be installed and
operate on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0+ and
BlackBerry 10
Deep integration with BlackBerry native framework with
the objective to make Android apps indistinguishable

14. Conversion Tools
Tools
Online Conversion Tool - Quickest way to get apps converted
Eclipse Plug-in - For most Android developers
Command-line Tools - Advanced development options
Simulators - BlackBerry PlayBook and BlackBerry 10
Code Signing

15. Considerations
API Support - http://developer.blackberry.com/android/
apisupport
InApp Purchasing / Advertising
Integration with BlackBerry Platform Services
Code singing and Vendor Portal
No one-offs ! - Integrate in your lifecycle of your app.

16. Success Stories
PineLake Communications on Porting Cubifice to
BlackBerry 10
Ported existing OpenGL
Android application
Porting process took 1 hour
25x more downloads in App
World versus Google Play

17. Summary
Great market to be in (high exposure)
Easy to port
Integrate into your App Lifecycle, it’s not a after
thought.
Know the constraints and opportunities (integrate with
BB Platform Services)

18. Resources
BlackBerry Runtime for Android apps homepage:
http://developer.blackberry.com/android/
BlackBerry Runtime for Android apps Roadmap:
http://developer.blackberry.com/android/tools/roadmap/
Repackaging and Development Tools:
http://developer.blackberry.com/android/tools/
Getting started tutorial:
http://developer.blackberry.com/android/documentation/
gettingstarted.html

19. Follow up
Upcoming Guru session on Android Porting:
Bring your App and we’ll you get to port it and
submit it all by yourself that same day !

20. Contact info
Monthly social meetup on 3rd Thursday of the Month
(29 November 2012)
WebSite: http://bbdevgroup.nl
Email: info@bbdevgroup.nl
@BBDevGroupNL

21. Q&A