Same answer as in http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/msg/b71caf66580b9cd0:
Good point. Not currently, but this I can (and will) easily fix by checking if the Android Market app is installed, in the same way that I check if ZXing is installed. However, doing so will AFAIK still not suffice to comply with the Amazon Appstore requirements, because my app would still perform a search on Android Market if the Android Market app is installed and ZXing isn't. If Amazon only wants graceful degradation in cases where users do not have the Android Market installed, that is fine with me, and I'll gladly comply with that. On Jan 14, 11:56 pm, Streets Of Boston <flyingdutc...@gmail.com> wrote: > If your app can be installed from another market than the Android > Market, you cannot assume that the "market:" intent/scheme is handled > on every device. > > If users without Android Market on their device download your app from > Amazon Market, how would your app react if fails to find ZXing (i.e. > if it fails the "market:" intent)? If your app fails gracefully and > your app is still (fully) functional, Amazon shouldn't complain. But > if your app just raises an error and, for example, quits your app, > Amazon has a point of rejecting your app. > > If your app handles a lack of the "market:" scheme/intent gracefully > but Amazon just tried it on a phone *with* Android Market installed > and didn't like the fact that the Android Market activity was started, > then I think Amazon is wrong. They can require apps to handle missing > functionality gracefully, but they should not forbid any searches > using the Android Market if Android Market is installed. > > On Jan 14, 4:26 pm, blindfold <seeingwithso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > My app got rejected by Amazon Appstore today because it searches for a > > third-party app (the well-known free ZXing barcode reader) on Android > > Market if the user tries to launch it from my app and it is not > > installed. The barcode reader acts as a functional extension to my > > app, launched via an intent, and I would not even know if it will come > > to Amazon Appstore. So I'm not pleased with the Amazon Appstore > > restrictions, and do not know of an elegant way to deal with this use > > case. There is a related and ongoing discussion in the android-discuss > > thread "Amazon Market - First red > > flag"http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/browse_thread/thread/1... > > > On Jan 5, 11:05 pm, Leon Moreyn-Android Development > > > <lmor...@earthcam.com> wrote: > > > The almighty Amazon.com feels that is should police the Android > > > Market for proper applications. On one hand I think this could be a > > > good idea but on the other hand this feels took much like an Apple iOS > > > development clone. With Amazon developing its own market place and > > > limiting which apps can appear there you are guaranteed a visible > > > market for your application. People who pursue amazon will know that > > > your app may meet some sort of standard and may consider buying it. > > > But just as good as that is, if Amazon is backed up with testing your > > > application and like apple takes two weeks to reject your application > > > based on some sort of merit what is to stop me from just uploading my > > > application directly to the market place. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. As > > > someone who develops on both sides of the spectrum I don't see the > > > implement of this Amazon App Market place as a good idea. I am curious > > > as to other developers take on this and how many plan to actually > > > develop to meet the amazon market guidelines.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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
