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Ubuntu Phone SDK Experiments

by | Tue 15 Jan 2013

When we announced [Ubuntu for phones](https://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone) on the 2nd January we also announced the [developer preview of the SDK](https://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/gomobile/). The SDK includes QML and the *Ubuntu Phone Components* that provides a set of controls for building applications. It includes a comprehensive development environment.

If you want to play with the developer preview, go and [get it](https://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/gomobile/), then [follow the tutorial](https://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/app-developer-cookbook/mobile/currency-converter-phone-app/), and be sure to [ask questions](https://askubuntu.com/questions/ask?tags=mobile,application-development) if you get stuck.

We have already been seeing some interesting experiments going on on the [Ubuntu App Development Google+ Community](https://plus.google.com/u/1/communities/111350780270925540549) with people writing applications and playing with the SDK developer preview. I just wanted to share some of this work here.

*Francisco Gómez García* has been working on cProg inside a terminal:

*Stuart ‘Aq’ Langridge* has been working on a game:

*Martin Kaistra* has also been working on a Reddit reader for the phone:

*Micha? Pr?dotka* has also been experimenting with QML for his app:

[See the video here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qxct-1iwaHo).

*Daniel Wood* has written a simple calculator:

We have also seen some interesting ideas and mock-ups for apps for the phone such as this from *we Love Ubuntu*:

And lastly, *Mark Johnson*, who obviously has far too much time on his hands, has ported his “JonoBoard” app to QML, thus unleashing the mighty power of community:

[See the video here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw_wNsTov-0).

Remember, if you want to play with the developer preview, go and [get it](https://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/gomobile/), then [follow the tutorial](https://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/app-developer-cookbook/mobile/currency-converter-phone-app/), and be sure to [ask questions](https://askubuntu.com/questions/ask?tags=mobile,application-development) if you get stuck. Enjoy!

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