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Re:Jolla Tablet by lmedinas on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @06:38AM (#8629444)
How do they archive the Android compatibility ? Have they used Dalvik ?

Also how is the performance of this compatibility layer ?

Re:Jolla Tablet by garretraziel on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @06:47AM (#8629478)
They are using product called "Alien Dalvik" (http://www.myriadgroup.com/products/device-solutions/mobile-...). And performance is not bad, you can play 3D games on it.
Re:Jolla Tablet by pflanze on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @08:42AM (#8629912)
Huh, how comes they claim "We believe in privacy" and then use a closed-source product instead of the Apache-licensed Dalvik?

"There are no back doors or anything third parties could use for monitoring your activity. Together with the open source community, we’re continuing to strengthen our privacy capabilities at every opportunity."

Re:Jolla Tablet by Brakenshire on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @09:29AM (#8630160)
It would be interesting to know, as you say, why they don't just use Dalvik directly.
Re:Jolla Tablet by eloisant on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @07:56AM (#8629702)
How do you install apps on it, can you get the Play Store?
Re:Jolla Tablet by psykovsky on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @08:39AM (#8629903)
Re:Jolla Tablet by ch_123 on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @10:05AM (#8630382)
Officially, you are not able/allowed to install the Play Store. In practice, it can be installed easily and it works fine.
Re:Jolla Tablet by dagw on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @08:01AM (#8629724)
You can use other App stores like the Amazon app store or Aptoid.
Re:Jolla Tablet by dagw on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @06:45AM (#8629469)
They use a proprietary Android compatibility layer, basically a clean room Dalvik re-implementation.
Re:Jolla Tablet by air on Wednesday November 19, 2014 @07:40AM (#8629653)
It's not a re-implementation, just a port. Dalvik is licensed under Apache License 2.0 which allows proprietary derivatives.