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Besides making an HTML5 app (which may very well be the answer to this question), are there any other languages I can develop in for android besides Java?

+4  A: 

check out this google i/o session, it points out the various ways in which you can develop applications for the android platform.

How Do I Code Thee? Let Me Count the Ways

koss
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You can also use .net with Mono:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/214615/will-google-android-ever-support-net

OscarRyz
+1  A: 

I recommend Java, or HTML 5. If you target the browser it's also easy to make a thin Android java client. Plus if you target webkit, you can deploy your product... well most anywhere.

MK
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You can use Ruby via Rhodes, JavaScript via PhoneGap or Titanium Mobile, Scala via...well...Scala, C/C++ via the NDK, etc.

Here are three blog posts I have on the subject from last year.

CommonsWare