Um. People. Google TV does not have Market on it. This didn't happen by accident. The platform isn't yet ready to give apps and their users a good experience on such devices. You know, a deliberate decision to not cause unreasonable pain for developers. As has been the case at pretty much every point the range of compatible devices for Market has been expanded.
It is a little premature to start freaking out about Google TV and making up stories (OMG we'll need to maintain multiple .apks!) about how horrible things are. On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Spiral123 <cumis...@gmail.com> wrote: > ah I see what you mean now. Interesting. > > The situation you are referring to is already upon us: GoogleTV it > comes with its own controller that works well and I can also get a > separate Logitech app that runs on my Phone that works as a remote > controller, effectively replacing the GoogleTV controller. > > So...yes I agree that you will need to make 2 separate apks. > Initially I didn't understand what you meant by 'integrated' - my bad. > > However, I think I would extend your thought a little. I suppose > there are now really 2 types of app: > - Complimentary apps where an app on one platform is optionally > extended and enhanced. These can be managed as separate (but not > independent) entities, as I don't need the extension to be able to > perform the main function. > - Integrated apps where 2 different devices are actually required in > order to deliver some functionality. This case is the one where it > would be nice to have a bundling mechanism like you describe. > > With the introduction of iOS and the expansion of Android to multiple > platforms I think the age of the truly 'Standalone' app has gone. In > fact, as developers we should welcome the proliferation of device > types as it should increase our ability to deliver cool stuff, add > value and opportunities to monetize our efforts. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
