"writes a different layout library"?? On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 1:27 AM, Sivaprakash <sivaprakashshanmu...@gmail.com > wrote:
> If you really look at the fact for Apple device manufacturer is one guy > that is Apple. But that is the not the case for Android, if Google has > multiple versions dont you think that it will become an issue for a > developer in terms of testing the application in multiple device just in > case if any of the OEM writes different layout library on top of Android for > their Device? > > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Kevin Duffey <andjar...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Apple's iPad was really just to support bigger screens, but had less >> functionality than the iPhone os. The opposite is happening here.. Android >> 3.0 is a much better UI and more features. That to me is one of the biggest >> reasons Android tablets are going to beat iPads... not only is the UI more >> tailored towards tablets and information at our fingertips, it's not quite >> identical to small screen phone devices. We truly get a more tablet oriented >> OS while still maintaining the ability to write code for both with.. as far >> as I can figure out, no changes other than for screen resolution. >> >> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Ed Burnette <ed.burne...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> The phone and tablet source trees have diverged temporarily but it's >>> expected that the "I" version of Android will bring them back >>> together. The version number hasn't been decided - it might become 3.1 >>> or 3.5 or something else - just not 3.0. >>> >>> So when somebody says "Honeycomb is just for tablets and won't run on >>> phones" they're just saying that a particular version of Android is >>> just for tablets. There will be lots of versions after Honeycomb. >>> Apple did something similar with iOS - they had an iPad only release >>> and then a few months later came back with a phone-only release and >>> finally they had a converged release. >>> >>> >>> On Feb 14, 11:55 pm, Sivaprakash <sivaprakashshanmu...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > Hi >>> > >>> > Read from few of the articles that Google has forked Android is it so ? >>> > Which means I can not use 3.0 for my Phone application but only for >>> Tablet? >>> > >>> > Thanks >>> > Siva >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > > -- > - Prakash. > > -- > 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 > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- 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
