Oh also, the media app still does support the proper way to have it pick a music track for you, through GET_CONTENT if audio/*.
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]>wrote: > The music app is an implementation detail; I don't do the app, but I assume > this was done because people shouldn't be relying on the implementation > detail of it being implemented as separate activities. > > The media provider is still in the SDK, and is the same thing the media > application uses for this UI. > > You can just copy the code you want and use it in your own activity. > > This didn't "lose its openness" for third party developers in any way, > shape, or form. If you want to define openness that way, well then Linux > desktops aren't open because they don't allow apps to launch pieces of other > apps at all. > > > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Daniel > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Btw, the problem is not that something was changed (yes I know it was >> not documented). But the platform lost some of its openness for 3rd >> party developers. >> >> On 26 Feb., 21:26, Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Well I don't think so. It was really cool to build apps like a mesh up >> > of activities others implemented. >> > I know a lot of developers who used exactly this intents and this >> > change really killed all of them. Only Google apps like "Search" are >> > still able to use these intents. This is not what I expect from an >> > open platform where 3rd party developers should be able to write apps >> > with the same quality as Google. >> > But ok if your argumentation goes that way, what shall I say, well >> > done my app is dead. I'm pretty sure others too. >> > >> > On 25 Feb., 20:03, TreKing <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Daniel < >> [email protected]>wrote: >> > >> > > > The activities ArtistAlbumBrowserActivity, AlbumBrowserActivity >> > > > and TrackBrowserActivity cannot be started anymore by an Intent >> (e.g. using >> > > > action.PICK and "vnd.android.cursor.dir/album") since the attribute >> > > > android:exported is set to "false" for those activities since >> Android 2.3 >> > >> > > Is (or was) it documented somewhere that this is the proper way to do >> this? >> > >> > > That is really annoying because the Intent stuff was once one of >> Android's >> > >> > > > strength's and now you are not allowed to use this stuff any more. >> That's a >> > > > shame... >> > >> > > Intent stuff is still one of Android's strengths - when used >> correctly. It >> > > looks like you were exploiting private implementation details to get >> this to >> > > work. You should not be surprised that it has changed. >> > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------------------- >> > > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - >> Chicago >> > > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en >> > > > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > [email protected] > > 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. > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] 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 [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-developers?hl=en
