RFE: Add BlackBerry 10 (Android Runtime) Build Target

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The steps involved:

1. Ensure the build hint "android.min_sdk_version" is 10 or less
2. Build an Android .apk 
3. Run apk2bar against the .apk using the repackaging command-line tools 
(http://developer.blackberry.com/android/tools/)
4. Sign the .bar file 
(http://developer.blackberry.com/android/documentation/signing_multiple_apps_201
6838_11.html)

This would also require a new property page in the Project Properties to store 
the BB10 signing keys.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by 1815...@coolman.ca on 12 Jan 2013 at 6:16

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Great 1.1 feature and probably trivial to implement.

Original comment by shai.almog on 12 Jan 2013 at 6:36

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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I'm very interested in supporting BB 10, I welcome the support of targeting the 
"android player". Although I'm hoping this would only be a stop gap because the 
Android Runtime on BB10 doesn't support many things, such as Google Maps, 
Bluetooth, NFC ect.

I know CN1 doesn't support Bluetooth and NFC yet, but because of the Android 
limitations it means you can't for BB 10. My main concern though is, well I'm 
assuming, that Native Interfaces will not work then for BB 10? at least I can't 
see how it would? this is an issue for me because my next project will require 
Bluetooth (won't be starting for a while) So I'm thinking it will be impossible 
to support BB10.

Thanks

Original comment by tomchatf...@gmail.com on 17 Feb 2013 at 5:26

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Android native interfaces mean Dalvik code so it will work just fine on BB10 
when we launch support for it.

Original comment by shai.almog on 17 Feb 2013 at 6:43

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I think Thomas is referring to this:

http://developer.blackberry.com/android/apisupport/unsupportedapi_blackberry10_o
verview.html

BlackBerry is working on expanding support to ICS, so this may over time 
resolve itself.  

Original comment by 1815...@coolman.ca on 17 Feb 2013 at 7:39

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Yes I'm refering to the unsupported API's. Hopefully you are right Eric. 
Although I don't think Blackberry will spend much time on this now, Android 
support was only to get the app numbers up I reacon, obviously they would 
prefer people making native apps for the platform, so I cannot see them 
spending much more time on supporting Android although I maybe wrong. Guess 
it's just a waiting game now. 

Original comment by tomchatf...@gmail.com on 17 Feb 2013 at 9:21

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If that turns out to be the case I don't mind collaborating on a BB10 port.  I 
should have a device in hand in the next week or so.  I was playing with the 
Z10 in walmart yesterday... they did a great job

Original comment by 1815...@coolman.ca on 17 Feb 2013 at 11:35

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I would help out with a BB10 port where ever I could. Getting my Z10 in a few 
weeks, really impressed with them. I think BB10 is going to prove much more 
popular than windows phone 8.

Original comment by tomchatf...@gmail.com on 18 Feb 2013 at 8:18