I would like to apologize for the tone of my previous reply -- it was uncalled for.
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 6:47 AM, Suraj Gopalakrishnan <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Then, what does TelephonyManager.getDeviceSoftwareVersion() return? > > First, that refers to software, not hardware. Devices are hardware. > Device software is software. Hardware is not software. Software has > versions, which may change over the life of the device. Devices have > models, which do not change over the life of the device. > > Second, the documentation for that method states: > > "Returns the software version number for the device, for example, the > IMEI/SV for GSM phones. Return null if the software version is not > available." > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, One Low Price! > -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, One Low Price! -- 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
