Do I need a physical phone to test run the build from android source or can do it in emulator?

I am now downloading the android source code in ubuntu 10.开发者_高级运维10.

Just wanted to be sure that, I can build the OS from the source and test run it in the emulator just like any other Android application I run in emulator?

Thanks for your help.

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You should be able to, since the emulator counts as a connected device.

BUT chances are it probably wont work on very many phones, if any. Since all the phones are slightly different.

For instance a droid rom wont load properly on my nexus one and vice versa.