Android and iOS, Together At Last?
An upcoming software application, Alien Dalvik 2.0, will purportedly allow Android apps to run on multiple platforms, including the iPad. Its premier version has successfully launched to allow Android apps to run on not jail-broken iPhones and iPod touch devices.
The new, iPad optimized version will make its debut at this year’s CTIA Enterprise & Applications conference in San Diego.
In a press release, the application’s developer, Myriad Group, has set out to make operating systems interrelated by breaking down the brand barriers.
According to the Wall Street Journal, immediately after the announcement was made, people were wringing their hands in fear as to whether this type of program would compromise the security of the iOS operating system. The fear being that, “Alien Dalvik 2.0 would create a virtual machine on iPads and other devices to allow Android apps to run,” which means that malicious apps could sneak into the untainted device easier.
According to Engadget, this is not the case. Olivier Bartholot, Myriad’s VP of Business Development spoke with Engadget, explaining that Alien Dalvik 2.0 exists in a cloud-based program where another server does the work.
Because Alien Dalvik 2.0 runs “in the cloud” (I’m still not used to saying that), it acts more like a window for users. They are not actually running Android on their non-Android device, but running a video, if you will. This means that users will also not be able to download apps from Google’s Android Market. Instead, they will be using Myriad’s own app store.
Although it may not purely be Android and iOS, together at last, it is an interesting development in the technological world to see the integration of the two most popular mobile operating systems in the world.