Android and Java, match made in heaven?

ButterflyMelissa · 11-02-2011, 10:31 AM

Hi,

Okay, so, a local store has this Android tablet for sale for E 89 I guess some 70 $ if calc serves. Now, I need something mobile that can run Java Applets. Can Android do this? I Wikipedia is to be believed, Java seems to be a core piece of Android...

Just before I get out and get me some piece of toy I may not be able to use

Tnx

Thor

PS - I posted this here because I dont have a login for adriodquestions.org - unless I'm in the "blink"...

SigTerm · 11-02-2011, 11:47 AM

You may want to check this:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2...-or-blackberry
http://android.stackexchange.com/que...let-in-browser
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_applet

The short version is that android does not support Java applets. I do not have the device, so I might be wrong about it.

I've read about this technology (Android) before, and decided that I should stay very far from it. It is not linux and it is not pure java.

ButterflyMelissa · 11-02-2011, 12:06 PM

Thanks for the conclusive reply, and the verdict is...

Quote:

I've read about this technology (Android) before, and decided that I should stay very far from it. It is not linux and it is not pure java.

and

Quote:

The short version is that android does not support Java applets.

...that the tablet would'nt do me any good...

Thanks!

Thor