Nokia job listing hints at Android in the future

4. MichaelHeller posted on 30 Nov 2012, 12:59 8 0

Good point. I updated the article to reflect that Nokia killed Meltemi back in June.

45. Bernoulli posted on 30 Nov 2012, 16:03 3 0

Wouldn't there be a possibility that nokia is helping Jolla out? Or that Jolla is nokia' s back up lol

47. aaronkatrini posted on 30 Nov 2012, 16:55 0 1

What if Nokia never stoped its Linux line but let the developers "free", so if WP8-M$ fails, they could get in no time on the track with Linux-like-Android-similar-compatible?

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59. smartphone posted on 30 Nov 2012, 20:21 0 0

Or they can make a Linux based tablets that can run android apps, becoz a windows based tablet doesn't make much sense.
And Microsoft is working on a surface phone so Nokia can work on anything they like.

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58. smartphone posted on 30 Nov 2012, 20:10 0 0

Or may be it has to do something with the Nokia Air concept that was leaked months ago and their future disruption with mobile cloud computing.

81. Nadr1212 posted on 01 Dec 2012, 10:23 0 0

I'd be surprised if Nokia actually made an android device, even I can't see that!

53. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 30 Nov 2012, 19:02 1 0

I really doubt that Nokia will cooperate with Google to make Android phones, but Android is possible.

Nokia has a everything for a full ecosystem: maps, music, apps... This is too much to throw away.

But I can see they go Amazon way and take a version of Android and develop their own OS from it.

21. xtroid2k posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:49 12 3

Why would you thumb this dude down. That is genius I would buy a dual boot phone. Android plus WP, no brainer for me. Top notch Hardware, yup that would be the day.

39. networkdood posted on 30 Nov 2012, 15:11 7 1

I would buy one, too.

46. Whateverman posted on 30 Nov 2012, 16:17 3 1

I love that idea...+1 sir!

55. dickwyn posted on 30 Nov 2012, 19:21 4 2

triple boot with meego, android and wp

62. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 30 Nov 2012, 20:37 0 0

I'm still waiting for a good dual boot Android & Ubuntu phone.

5. drahmad posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:00 12 0

new os? do you realize how much efforts it would require? i am pretty darn sure nokia isn't that stupid.

13. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:27 3 0

Agreed, getting a new mobile OS built is tremendous work. Even Samsung admitted it wasn't an easy task. I'm sure they did consider Android and MS at the same time and decided with MS having less OEM's, it would be easier to take off there. If they ever did make an Android handset though, I'd buy one.

29. darac posted on 30 Nov 2012, 14:21 0 0

It would go perfect with their philosophy if they make a Maemo-looking interface : )

32. wendygarett (limited) 4 days ago posted on 30 Nov 2012, 14:57 0 1

Isn't the Jolla team know more on Linux stuff?? Just re-recruit them lol

36. gwuhua1984 posted on 30 Nov 2012, 15:03 0 0

Build quality and cameras differs based on manufacturers. I'm sure if Nokia goes with Android, they will have their own camera with own build quality.

9. chaoticrazor posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:14 9 4

mate your need an attitude adjustment, besides why arent you doing this job if its so easy. bet your educational level aint half what they have. maybe P.A should do an article on whinny muppets you can be the star

seriously look at yourself before you show attitude to others

16. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:29 3 0

You can make a point without the insults. In fact, it'll be received as well.

20. almiki posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:44 3 0

Symbian is Linux huh? Are you thinking of Meego?

25. protozeloz posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:54 0 0

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeeGo

24. protozeloz posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:53 0 0

Show proof or your argument is invalid

44. MichaelHeller posted on 30 Nov 2012, 15:48 11 0

We do our research. Symbian is based on the EPOC kernel. Android uses the Linux kernel. Therefore, you are wrong, and you have no reason to be such a jerk.

15. chaoticrazor posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:28 3 6

already late...hmm weird the 920 seems to be doing well, plus everyone even most fanboys acknowledge nokia are excellent for build quality and a good 2 years ahead when it comes to camera's

and even if you dont like it, wp8 is gaining traction and has fix most of what 7 was missing/lacking

but you wont like that, insted you will have a tantrum they didnt choose android first

33. anywherehome posted on 30 Nov 2012, 14:58 2 3

It's simple: no, numbers show you are not true :-)

17. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 30 Nov 2012, 13:32 2 1

Nokia isn't going anywhere, their phones are too solid for them to close the doors. It would take a monstrous effort to get back to where they used to be, but anything is possible. Just because you probably don't like W8 doesn't mean Nokia is in trouble.

43. anywherehome posted on 30 Nov 2012, 15:23 1 2

So you say Nokia is not in troubles? :-)

50. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 30 Nov 2012, 17:43 2 1

Being in trouble and shutting down business are two different things. They do have all the potential to turn it around and put themselves back on the map, their recent phones have garnered a lot of attention.

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37. gwuhua1984 posted on 30 Nov 2012, 15:06 0 0

I'm sorry, but I don't see Sony using WP... Just can't see it...

68. asseek posted on 30 Nov 2012, 21:14 0 0

he didn't mean that sony is using WP, he meant that Sony should work on WP along with Android, and Nokia should work on Android along with WP

87. gwuhua1984 posted on 04 Dec 2012, 12:05 0 0

I know what he meant, but I still don't WP running on a Sony device.

Can you picture Sony running WP? Personally, I think it be pretty weird with the current Sony phone designs. Having bunch of weird colors just to matching WP's colors... HTC's design concepts are perfect for it, but Sony... nope.

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66. asseek posted on 30 Nov 2012, 20:56 0 0

lol keep dreaming about it

41. chaoticrazor posted on 30 Nov 2012, 15:21 2 2

you do know this is nothing more then speculation, people are jumping the gun

57. lyndon420 posted on 30 Nov 2012, 19:56 1 0

Absolutely. I can still dream though lol. But there was a few times over the last couple years where it was noted how Nokia may have regretted not going with Android...or at least tried the waters like everyone else. I see no reason why they couldn't have messed around with the droid for a handset or 2 while ms was getting their ducks in a row...probably would have saved them a few jobs and stock points. Keeping a more reasonable presence in the mobile markets during their transition wouldn't have hurt them either...and there's more than a few people out there who have been screaming for some Android with Nokia hardware.

61. chaoticrazor posted on 30 Nov 2012, 20:31 2 1

see i get lots are sold on android and have become closed minded but i think its a bad move right now (obviously it aint happening in the forseeable future just saying) wp8 was the smarter choice as nokia can be the dominate presence (like samsung is to android) and seeing as nokia needs to regain there presence this seems much smarter

and before people say im a android hater, i actually would go buy a android nokia if it was good i.e. camera to match the 808. but with samsung basically been the first thing people think of when android is mentioned nokia would find it hard to get there foot in the door (remember the general public dont see nokia the same way as people on here do its just another manufacture to them). id say nokia (if there planing this) should wait till mid 2013 let other companys play there cards and one up them in a big way

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67. asseek posted on 30 Nov 2012, 21:11 1 0

for me i would buy an android nokia, honestly i don't hate android, but some ignorant commentors just piss me off (some even went further in their obsession, from Apple fans) i was going to get an android device, but the most thing i hate is a laggy phone (at the time of samsung galaxy s 2) as i read i think they had fixed that issue now. and i even convinced 3 of my friends to buy the galaxy s 2 lol

for me the best os is Maemo 5 (i still use it till now) then Symbian (never tried WP or MeeGo) but i got a hands-os on both

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88. gwuhua1984 posted on 04 Dec 2012, 12:06 0 0

Android Nokia definitely...

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