Question

Hello Stackoverflow Community.

I’m doing some research about the most common operating Systems for Smartphones and the license (signing) conditions for developing .

At the moment i have some trouble with getting the needed informations about the Bada OS.

The Situation:

Let’s say I have 10 Bada Smartphones and developed an App for them. Is it possible to install it directly on the phones (Like the apk File in Android)? If yes, are there any Restrictions like developer signing (36 month license / restricted access to System Resources, etc) ?

If this is not possible:

This would mean that the installation is only possible over the samsung store right ? I found some informations about this way on this site: http://developer.bada.com/support-publish . There was something mentioned about a certification process. Does any fees come up with this (like in symbian)?

I already used google a lot with all kinds of Keywords.
Perhaps I just missed the right word to search for.

It would be very nice if someone got some answers for me (in the best case with a resource that confirms the statements)

many thanks

Answer 1

Ok after some more days of finding answers, this is my final summarize:

First Way:

• you have to create an account at developer.bada.com
• secondly you have to upload your app to your account and generate there an Manifest File
• finally you can download it on (max. 5) Devices (if you need more you have to generate a new Manifest => Repeat this process)
• they’re no restrictions for the app (you can use it the whole time without functional restrictions like no access to the network)
• they’re no fees coming up with this process (Registration/Upload/Download etc)

This way is just a short summarize. You have also to use the “Test Kit” which Peyman Irani noticed.
( http://developer.bada.com/article/Using-the-bada-Test-Kit )

Second Way:

• create an account at http://seller.samsungapps.com/main/sellerMain.as
• Upload the Application to the seller site.
• Now you can download that Application to all bada devices
• there no fees coming up with that (! As far as I know without testing it !)
• Once the App is uploaded, it is available for all other people (So this is probably not the best Solution for an App that is intended for private purpose )