Android Programming in C?

[SuperStinger]

Hi all!

( I think this is the right forum for this, Android is a linux distro isnt it? )

I have been enjoying the procedural language of plain C for quite some time now and Im wondering if i can develop with it on a mobile platform, AKA Android.

I understand that Android has its applications written in Java using the Android Software Development Kit. However, I would like to stick to C or even C++ with my development as there are some drawbacks with Java that I do not accustom to.

I heard that there is a Native Development Kit that allows programming in C/C++. However, Im not sure if it will retain the power and speed of C/C++ as it might use a Java wrapper ( Please let me know if there are any flaws in my knowledge here ).

Can C be written natively on the android platform?

Many Thanks,
Super_Stinger

[Avilius]

Pretty much every cross-platform mobile game engine uses the NDK. You can get an environment set up with the instructions that they give you. It's pretty solid.