One of the major features of the G1 is the openness of the Google Android platform, which will enable application developers to build and distribute applications for the handheld. Users can find and download unique applications to expand and personalize their phone to fit their lifestyle.
At a press conference announcing the device, Christopher Schlaffer of Deutsch Telecom, said the G1 and the Google Android platform were designed to "open up the wireless mobile Internet" and "move away from walled gardens and closed portals."
