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====== Which Android Port should you use? ======

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There are two ports of Orx on Android that are available for developers:

  * Native
  * Non-Native

Native does not refer to the use of the NDK and C++ code. In that sense, both of the ports are native.

Native refers to ''NativeActivity'', how the draw surface is laid out.

The differences are:

===== Native =====

  * You cannot install your own custom layout
  * No support for banner ads
  * Cannot use the virtual keyboard

===== Non-Native =====

  * You can install your own custom layout
  * Support for banner ads
  * Can use the virtual keyboard


In the Orx project file tree, there are both Android and Android-Native versions of:

  - The Orx Library for Android ''orx/code/build/android'' and ''orx/code/build/android-native''
  - The Android demo: ''orx/code/demo/android'' and ''orx/code/demo/android-native''

For any instructions regarding building the android or android demo, if you want to build the android-native version, just substitute: ''android'' for ''android-native''. The method to set up either is the same.

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