The Samsung Wave introduced the bada operating system by Sammy, but could it be that now, nearly a year after its launch, the handset might turn out to be capable of running Android? If you ask Polish/Russian/Belarusian developers from the Androbada project the answer would certainly be yes.

The quest to make the smartphone experience on the Wave even richer with the huge choice of apps that Android offers has not yet come to an end though. The hack uses security holes, which allow porting the operating system without affecting the security of the platform. But Android on Wave is still in its alpha form, which is plagued by performance issues including improper management of the Wave’s 512MB of memory and 1GHz CPU.

We’re thrilled with the opportunity, though, especially given the Wave’s excellent camera and premium build materials, so we’ll follow this closely, but in the meantime you’re welcome to check out Android running on the Wave yourself in the video below.

source: Androbada via XDA Developers

Symbian is officially a “burning platform”, and it seems like Samsung is in a humanitarian mood as it’s reported that the Korean manufacturer is more than happy to offer shelter (in the form of its own OS – bada) to the Symbian refugees.

It’s said that Samsung has sent an open invitation to a number of Indian developers who are working on Symbian, but are disillusioned with Nokia’s decision to make WP its main smartphone strategy. The letter encourages them to start developing for bada. The exact words are:

“If you are a Symbian developer unhappy about Nokia’s recent announcements, and are hence looking for a new platform to showcase your talents, we say “Hello!” and “Welcome to bada!” If you’re new to the bada development, or are moving your app from Symbian, we’d like to welcome you with the ‘Quick guide to bada development’. In about 15 minutes, you can learn how to build your first bada app!”

We guess this is a win-win situation for both Samsung’s OS and these developers. It would be great for bada if there is an influx of developers who are seasoned veterans, and if this happens, we hope we would see the fruits of their labor pretty soonish.

source: Samsung Hub