Thanks for the clarification, Tom.
On Apr 3, 11:36 pm, "Megha Joshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > The Android applications like GTalk use the standard gmail accounts, users > can use their already established gmail accounts. As some of the android > applications require a gmail account, there will be an option on the phones > to register for gmail accounts, that is the model used with applications > like Gtalk. On the other hand, what Dan said was in a different context. > The question he replied to was whether the judges will execute the > contestant's server application, client application and his android > application. Users/Judges are not expected to run your desktop applications > or run applications from your site, etc. and then execute your Android > application. > > Thanks, > Megha > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 2:49 PM, tomgibara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This seems to be somewhat inconsistent with this post by Dan Morrill: > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge/browse_frm/thread/25... > > > The application I am planning to submit is already being adopted by > > companies, even though it was written specifically for the Android > > platform. This means, in my case, that I need to properly authorize > > user accounts. I can't do this on the emulator because there is no > > device identifier and no email support (so that I can confirm the > > supplied email address). So I can't allow users to sign up via the > > emulator. > > > Based on Dan's comment that they can't be expected to go to the > > website to register, I guessed that my only option was to pre-register > > an account for them on my server (though they can register a different > > account if they want to), but this is not treating the judge as a > > 'first-time user'. What do you suggest? > > > Tom. > > > On Apr 3, 10:13 pm, "Megha Joshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The judges will be judging the applications as if they were a user who > > > downloaded the app for the first time. Thus, unless every user is > > expected > > > to access specific gtalk accounts, the user should be responsible for > > > creating whatever accounts are needed themselves. This also applies to > > > server interactions, specific files that need to be loaded on SD cards, > > etc. > > > The judges should be treated as first-time users who have just visited > > the > > > developer's web site and installed the application. > > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:12 PM, tberthel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Why not send both? > > > > > On Apr 3, 11:14 am, Hazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I would like to know if I have to submit my application completely > > > > > developed or if I can submit a functional DEMO of my application and > > > > > then use the $25,000 grant to complete it. > > > > > > Thank you very much for your time, > > > > > > Pablo Ferrari --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
