Android apps support will be provided to the new Samsung Z1 smartphone which will be running the Tizen OS. This will be made possible via OpenMobile ACL. We have seen many operating system rendering apps from Android owing to their limited number of apps. Jolla and Blackberry are two OS which has added Android app compatibility. We have heard similar conjectures regarding Windows Phone also although it’s not confirmed. But this happens with newbie OS and small OS who does not have that strong platform but wants to give its users copious apps. So the only way these mini OS can create a good app ecosystem is with help from Android.
- OpenMobile ACL bringing Android apps to TIZEN Enable your Android apps on the Tizen platform with OpenMobile Application Compatibility Layer™ (ACL™). With our ACL technology, your Android apps can run seamlessly alongside native Tizen and web apps on any Tizen platform.
- Tizen OS contains OpenMobile Application Compatibility Layer which means that some modern Android apps can be installed and used in Tizen devices without any problem. However, not every app supports OACL which makes users look for android to tizen app converter.
Samsung Z1 is a budget smartphone which is releasing tomorrow in India at a price of Rs. 5,700 which approximates to $91 USD. This phone will run Tizen OS which is indeed a well known platform. Tizen also has a constraint in app support hence users who would want to download as many apps they want, should seek help from OpenMobile’s Application Compatibility Layer (ACL). This ACL can be downloaded from the Tizen app store. It is knwon that Tizen does not support Android apps officially but if a user install the ACL, the ACL will aid to run a large number of Android applications. Not only that, the apps will run seamlessly with same speed and flexibility.
Enable your Android apps on Tizen platform with OpenMobile Application Compatibility Layer™ (ACL™). With our ACL technology, your Android apps can run seamlessly alongside native Tizen and web apps on any Tizen platform. Getting started is easy, as ACL allows unmodified Android apps to execute on the millions of Tizen devices expected to ship in 2014.
You can watch this video to see how ACl helps Tizen to run WhatsApp application.
Yesterday we did an article that the Samsung Z1 would have applications such as WhatsApp released and ready to Install at launch. Talking about launch dates, it looks like to could be tomorrow !!!. Well today we have some more details. It was in-fact an Android application that was installed using Open Mobile’s ACL Technology, which has tens of thousands of Android Apps as part of its catalogue.
Having thousands of Android applications at launch will certainly help attract users to the Tizen Smartphone platform whilst native and HTML5 Tizen apps are being developed. There is a video at the end that shows you the performance that is achieved using this solution, and you can't tell the difference between running the same App on an Android phone compared to a Tizen phone. There is a little hit on battery but overall a Tizen device will out perform a similarly powered Android device in terms of performance and battery. Period.
Initial Installation Instructions
- Go to the Tizen Store
- Find and Install WhatsApp
- Sign in with your Samsung Account
- Download the ACL App via the popup
You will only need to Sign in to your Samsung account and also Install Open Mobile’s ACL Technology app once, subsequent Android application installations are done with one click. Check out the video below to see it in action.
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQaJEwQ-0ek
You can see the potential of Open Mobile's ACL solution below:
Tizen Smart Tv Apps
OpenMobile at the Tizen Developer Conference 2014
Open Mobile Acl For Tizen Free Online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URXmQniMOWM
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