1 community=true 2 page.title=IRC and Twitter 3 @jd:body 4 5 <p>In addition to the <a href="community-groups.html">Android developer forums</a>, you can participate in the Android developer community through IRC and you can follow us on Twitter. </p> 6 7 <h3 id="irc">IRC</h3> 8 9 <p>Several IRC channels are available for discussions about developing Android applications.</p> 10 11 <table> 12 <tr> 13 <th>Channel</th><th>Host</th><th>Description</th> 14 </tr> 15 <tr> 16 <td>#android</td> 17 <td>irc.freenode.net</td> 18 <td>General discussion about Android (and Android development).</td> 19 </tr> 20 <tr> 21 <td>#android-dev</td> 22 <td>irc.freenode.net</td> 23 <td>Discussion focused on developing Android apps.</td> 24 </tr> 25 </table> 26 27 <p>If you haven't used IRC before, check <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IRC_clients">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IRC_clients »</a> for a helpful list of IRC clients. Alternatively, you could also use this <a href="http://java.freenode.net/index.php?channel=android-dev">web interface »</a>, which does not require any installation, to join discussions on the Android IRC channels. </p> 28 29 <p>Here are some tips for using IRC:</h4> 30 31 <ul> 32 <li>Set your nickname before you join the channel.</li> 33 <li>Registering your nickname prevents others from using your nickname or impersonating you later: 34 <pre class="no-pretty-print" style="width:50%;">/nick <yournickname> 35 /msg nickserv register <password> <email></pre> 36 <p>Afterwards, when you connect, you'll need to supply a password:</p> 37 <pre class="no-pretty-print" style="width:50%;">/connect irc.freenode.net 38 /nick <yournickname> 39 /msg nickserv identify <password> 40 /join #android-dev</pre> 41 </li> 42 </ul> 43 44 <h3 id="twitter">Twitter</h3> 45 <p>You can follow us on Twitter at this account:</p> 46 47 <p style="margin-left:2em;"><a href="http://twitter.com/androiddev">http://twitter.com/androiddev</a></p> 48 49
