[android-beginners] Re: Is the emulator good enough for production?

2009-07-02 Thread Carl
Thanks everyone for your good advice. I think I'll wait until I have a device. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Beginners group. To post to this group, send email to

[android-beginners] Re: Is the emulator good enough for production?

2009-07-02 Thread David Turner
You should definitely try to test on a real device before that. The emulator will never give you more than an approximate experience with regards to physical user experience (e.g. touch screen, track ball, keyboard, etc...) On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 6:41 AM, ayush ayushv2...@gmail.com wrote: a

[android-beginners] Re: Is the emulator good enough for production?

2009-07-01 Thread Balwinder Kaur (T-Mobile)
It is never advisable to release software based on emulator testing. Thorough testing on the device(s) you are targeting is the recommended practice for any mobile application, Android or other. My two cents :) Balwinder Kaur Open Source Development Center ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The

[android-beginners] Re: Is the emulator good enough for production?

2009-07-01 Thread Will
Based on personal experience you should test your program on a real device before you release. Interacting with your program through the device is very different than interacting with it through the emulator. The device screen is smaller, the keyboard (if there is one) is in a different

[android-beginners] Re: Is the emulator good enough for production?

2009-07-01 Thread André Cipriani Bandarra
What would that google group be? On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Will sem...@gmail.com wrote: Based on personal experience you should test your program on a real device before you release. Interacting with your program through the device is very different than interacting with it through

[android-beginners] Re: Is the emulator good enough for production?

2009-07-01 Thread ayush
a few more thoughts in favour of actual on-device testing rather than just emulators: 1) what happens to ur game when it is interrupted by an incoming call / SMS? 2) the touch events in the emulator are triggered by mouse-clicks. however on the device the user will use his fingers ... finger