Of course the ADC, with its overall 10 million dollars of prize money, was attracting even more software developers to create a bunch of really useful applications. On the other side many voices said, that this was no good choice from google, because it would lead to less code sharing, as many would fear sharing their ideas with a community, during the first important months after the SDK release.
There were two Challenges planned:
- Android Developer Challenge I (ADC I): Submissions up to April 14, 2008
- Android Developer Challenge II (ADC II): This part was launched after the first handsets built on the platform become available in the second half of 2008
Applications submitted to the Challenge were supposed to be innovative and demonstrate all the capabilities of the Android platform, like location based services, media consumption, gaming and social networking, to enrich mobile experience.