Shane: if you have a CARRIER device - yes. They can lock the system. If however you have an open device - carriers will be able to do nothing. Trust me. I used unlocked devices on locked carriers and never ever had any problem, nor there is a way to hack the phone system by inserting a different SIM card.
YA On Apr 19, 7:37 pm, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lol. Carriers own the network. They can do what they want with devices they > subsidize. Davlik is going to have all sorts of security built on top of it. > To access certain features, will require the carrier signing the app. And in > certain cases, the carriers would not be wrong in doing so for security > reasons. > > Shane > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 4:41 AM, YA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If you use an Android handset, there is no way for a carrier to lock > > out any third apps except by tweaking the Android core or Dalvik to > > make is carrier-compatible only. A generic Android handset, however, > > will run over any network and will run any apps its owner pleases. > > > YA > > > On Apr 19, 2:38 pm, Hielko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Quote: If we (by we I mean all of us) don't have a large, organized > > > community with > > > content to deliver, what do you think the chances are a carrier is > > > going to > > > allow any non-approved application the "rights" to install other > > > applications? If not zero, then its close to zero. > > > > Members of the OHA have signed an agreement that they will not limit > > > the functionality of the android platform/the freedom of the users, to > > > install what they want. Members of the OHA include some large > > > carriers, so I'm not afraid of the scenario that you are painting. > > > Android is not like other platforms! > > > > On Apr 19, 11:41 am, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm just trying to clarify SlideME since the feedback we got was > > completely > > > > not the message we are intending to put out there. I'm not saying > > anything > > > > about number of submissions. I'm trying to clarify that we are not a > > catalog > > > > or database. > > > > > Shane > > > > > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 2:35 AM, Peli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Shane, > > > > > > You just announced your site a week or two ago. It takes time for > > > > > people to discover your site. Put a clickable link to SlideME into > > > > > every post you write in this forum and you'll get the traffic :-) > > > > > > Peli > > > > > CLICK HERE -->>>www.openintents.org<<<-- CLICK HERE!!! ;-) ;-) > > > > > > On Apr 19, 10:03 am, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > For some reason, I don't think we at SlideME have done a good job > > > > > > communicating what we are about. After reviewing a lot of feedback > > we > > > > > have > > > > > > gotten, it seems that many developers think SlideME is about > > searching > > > > > or > > > > > > browsing for applications. We are not a database. We are not a > > baby > > > > > > HelloAndroid. We are about stocking and delivery of applications > > to > > > > > > emulators and soon-to-be devices. We deal with the whole work flow > > of > > > > > > getting the application from the developer to the end user, for > > mobile. > > > > > We > > > > > > are building the server and Android client side components to make > > this > > > > > > happen by the time devices launch at the end of this year. > > > > > > > Shane- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
