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I'm currently reading much about the new Ubuntu mobile (phone) OS and now I'm wondering if there is the possibility to test applications. I know that QtCreator is the recommended IDE and an emulator is currently in the works and will hopefully be available shortly (see this Post by David Planella).

But this emulator is not available yet and the tip to test applications as an Ubuntu desktop app seems not to be the best solution to me. Also the QT qmlviewer isn't able to emulate the interaction of the applications with the Ubuntu OS like the integration into the notification bar and the Ubuntu Dash.

So my question is if there is an extension for the qmlviewer or if it will be a good idea to run Ubuntu mobile, which will be released at the end of this month, on a virtual host using VMware or VitrualBox, which will enable the developer to test the look and feel of his/her :-D application within the "real" OS.

EDIT: Found the QtQuick 2.0 TestCase class which could be used for test driven development using Unit Tests.

EDIT: The thread about Running Ubuntu Touch on the Android Emulator is also very interesting.

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Load Ubuntu Touch apps by installing qmlviewer:

sudo apt-get install qmlviewer

See complete development info at Ubuntu Developers.

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Qmlviewer ist not the right tool for viewing QtQuick 2.0 applications. You should use Qmlscene. Furthermore I did not ask how to launch or load Ubuntu Touch apps rather then how to test them. – Avedo Mar 24 at 16:17

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