The Ubuntu SDK preview is just over 2 months old, but we’ve already seen a lot of development starting with it.  Read below for a high-level look at some of the apps that are currently being written.

Core Apps

Shortly after making Ubuntu Touch and the SDK preview announcements, we kicked off an effort to develop the core applications for Ubuntu devices in the open with full community involvement.  We identified a number of desired applications, recruited interested community contributors, and dedicated design and project management resources from Canonical staff.

The actual development phase for these apps has only recently started, but some of them have shown a huge amount of progress already.

Calculator

The Calculator app has made huge progress, and has been working closely with Canonical designers to work out the user interface and user experience.

Calendar

Likewise,the Calendar app developers have been iterating over their UI/UX with the design team, and are making fast progress on the front-end.

Clock

The Clock app is also sporting a functional, stylish analog dial that shows your current time, with screens staged for more features to come.

Weather

Even the weather app has seen some UI work recently

But wait! There’s more!

The Core Apps developers aren’t the only ones working with the Ubuntu SDK preview, we’ve seen a number of 2nd and 3rd party app developers writing new apps or porting existing ones.  Here’s a short list of the ones that I’ve seen in development:

More or Less

A simple number guessing game

Alternative Weather App

Community developer Joseph Mills independently created another Weather app

Gwibber/Friends

Gwibber microblogging client developer Ken Vandine has started porting it to a QML front-end using the Ubuntu SDK

 Sudoku Touch

Everybody’s favorite number puzzle, you can now play Sudoku on Ubuntu Touch using the SDK components.

Akari

Or the lesser known number puzzle: Akari

SameGame

If number puzzles aren’t your thing, you can always group and pop some bubbles with SameGame

Chess Engine

Vibhav Pant gives us hope that a mobile chess app will be available soon, by porting his chess engine to the Ubuntu SDK

Novacut

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