The developers at Myriad are working on porting Android apps to the iPad. Alien Dalvik 2.0 is a project that aims to run apps coded for Android in the iPad’s iOS environment.
Alien Dalvik effectively wraps Android apps in runtime packaging to create a seamless experience for the user. Android apps can be run on the iPad’s home screen like regular App Store apps.
“Myriad Alien Dalvik brings Android applications to non-Android devices, allowing OEMs, operators and application stores to leverage the Android eco-system across a much wider range of mobile devices. Android applications run unmodified and with no loss of performance on non- Android platforms.
From a user perspective, Alien Dalvik is completely transparent. Ported applications appear as native and can be seamlessly installed on the user’s device without user disruption. All the user sees is that he now has access to a wider range of applications, thus encouraging a higher frequency of downloads and increased ARPU.”
Myriad wants the Android platform to become ubiquitous across all types of devices. That means that iPad, eReaders, etc. would all be able to theoretically run standalone Android apps next to native apps.
Developers from the company will be demoing the project at the CTIA 2011 conference next week. It’s an interesting idea to say the least, so we’ll be curious to see what comes out of Alien Dalvik in the future.
(via SlashGear)
