How to run Android app on Java phone? [Answered]
Everyone wishes there was a way to do that. Even though Android phones these days are available at incredibly cheap prices, there's always some defaulter you know who just won't give up on the Java phone. (Some people must really love their 'firsts', eh?) There are even people out there with phones that just can not be connected to a PC because they lack the USB slot.
And still somehow, there are so many people who ask me if it can be done. 👀
Best answer: It can't be done. If it's a very popular Android app that you want to run on your Java phone, all you can do is search for the Java version of it on the app's official website. If it's there, problem solved. If it's not, just go get yourself an Android smartphone already. It is cheaper than Rs. 5K these days.
I hope people searching on this topic will stop browsing further.
Argument: Can't I run an Android app that's written in Java using Android default libraries in a Java phone by converting the .apk file to .jar file?
Answer: If you compare the application runtime environments of an Android device and a JavaME device, from what I know, there's nothing in common between those two.
Argument: Can't I make the Android OS run on a Java phone?
Answer: Yes you can. There are ways, but you really ought to know what you are doing because you may end up damaging the device if things go wrong. Moreover, most java phones have too small RAM size to run the Android OS and the apps on top of it.
Recommended Reading: Java to Android - Operating System Change?
If anyone can add some more information to this, please do so in replies. 👍 Thanks!
And still somehow, there are so many people who ask me if it can be done. 👀
Best answer: It can't be done. If it's a very popular Android app that you want to run on your Java phone, all you can do is search for the Java version of it on the app's official website. If it's there, problem solved. If it's not, just go get yourself an Android smartphone already. It is cheaper than Rs. 5K these days.
I hope people searching on this topic will stop browsing further.
Argument: Can't I run an Android app that's written in Java using Android default libraries in a Java phone by converting the .apk file to .jar file?
Answer: If you compare the application runtime environments of an Android device and a JavaME device, from what I know, there's nothing in common between those two.
Argument: Can't I make the Android OS run on a Java phone?
Answer: Yes you can. There are ways, but you really ought to know what you are doing because you may end up damaging the device if things go wrong. Moreover, most java phones have too small RAM size to run the Android OS and the apps on top of it.
Recommended Reading: Java to Android - Operating System Change?
If anyone can add some more information to this, please do so in replies. 👍 Thanks!
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