title: Android 1.5 Multitouch
body: <p>Does anyone know if it's possible to use Multitouch on an Android 1.5 device?</p>
  
  <p>I have a HTC Hero, and it's still running 1.5 (HTC have been a little slow on getting the 2.1 ROM out).</p>
  
  <p>The Android MotionEvent documentation shows the constants (ACTION_POINTER_1_DOWN, ACTION_POINTER_1_UP.....etc...) I need to implement multitouch as only avaliable from API 5 :(</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way round this other then waiting for HTC to get the update out or buying a 2.1 handset?</p>
  
  <p>Code Snippet:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public boolean onTouchEvent (MotionEvent event) {
      //TODO: determine if the event object is an ACTION_POINTER_DOWN etc...
  
      //for ACTOIN_DOWN it is
      if(event.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
          //do something here.....
      }
  }
  </code></pre>