Hi Incognito, thanks for the reply. My submission *does* need an additional executable to be installed *besides* the .apk which is what concerns me. I hope you're right but part of the beauty of my app (IMHO of course) is how easily it handles doing something with a handheld which up until now has been a pain in the rear! "Dumbing down" the process for accomplishing this for a non-tech user was a big portion of my idea.
thanks, Adam On Apr 23, 3:47 pm, Incognito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't see why they should eliminate you. From what I read above you > provided an easy way to install apps into android. Completely valid. > > >>Was it documented somewhere that judges would not be a part of the > >>install process for the apps? > > Dan Morril was referring to those people that required complex > installations besides just th apk. i.e, installing a ROM, or an > executable file on the computer. This goes above and beyond just > installing an apk. However, if what you provided is an apk that then > allows you to search and find more applications and install them with > ease then you should be ok. Even if you provided a link to a website > that allows a user to do this I still think you are OK although > borderline. > > No, I don't think you will be eliminated. > > On Apr 23, 3:36 pm, Adam S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dan, > > > Please note that this reply is NOT meant to be inflammatory, so please > > don't take it as such. > > > Perhaps you guys (Google, OHA) didn't completely think this one > > through. You wanted developers to create applications for the Android > > platform that would differentiate it from the other mobile platforms. > > However, did you ever consider that such differentiation could come > > about via the development of software designed to support a mobile > > Android device that doesn't actually run on that device? What if part > > of the differentiation, and the draw for an application, comes from > > its ease of installation versus existing mechanisms for doing the same > > thing on other platforms? I know that this sounds kind of vague but > > it's a very important point. For a concrete example of what I'm > > talking about please check out my submission (it will be under Adam > > Spencer). There is a flash video at my site (referred to via the > > documentation for my submission) that demonstrates my point much more > > clearly. The reason I'm not giving the site out here (in a public > > forum) is because it's only meant for ADC judges at the moment. > > > The reason why I want you to check it out is because I believe that a > > huge part of the "public appeal" of my app is the simplicity for the > > end (non-technical) user in regard to using it - which includes > > installation. However, this is something that can only really be > > appreciated by a judge actually walking through the install process. > > You wanted us to think out of the box for this contest, I did ... and > > now I kind of feel like before the judging even really gets started > > I've been punished for it. > > > Was it documented somewhere that judges would not be a part of the > > install process for the apps? If it was then I missed it. If not, > > then you just eliminated some segment of your submitted applications > > based on criteria that weren't previously disseminated. Sure, maybe > > that segment is small but those could be some of the best apps! > > > regards, > > Adam > > > On Apr 8, 11:08 am, "Dan Morrill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, Mark! > > > Each application will be tested separately in a clean installation of the > > > emulator (i.e. using the -wipe-data option.) Judges will not be able to > > > install pre-requisite or dependency .apk files. > > > > You should definitely package your application (including all platform > > > components) into a single .apk file, one for each submission. > > > > - Dan > > > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 7:26 AM, whitemice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>...we will test all of the submissions to make sure that they actually > > > > run on the version of the emulator specified in the submission > > > > application...<< > > > > [The Android Developer Challenge Judging Process] > > > > > I have made an "application platform" and will be submitting a number > > > > of separate entry's that require this to be previously installed on > > > > the emulator in order to run. I.e. install executable (a) then > > > > install executable (b). > > > > > If you try and first install executable (b) it will show a "helpful" > > > > error message saying you need to first download executable (a) from a > > > > website. I will include this file as part of the documentation ZIP, > > > > as well as document the installation process the readme file. > > > > > Is it likely that some of my non-standalone applications be rejected > > > > out of hand (i.e. by the poor guy who has to test each of the > > > > thousands of buggy submissions)? > > > > > Regards > > > > Mark- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
