The 2.2 and 2.3 emulators work fine on decent hardware (e.g., dual-core 2GHz+, ample RAM). It is only the Honeycomb series of emulators that is an issue.
Given the low penetration of Honeycomb devices to date, it is perfectly reasonable for you to say "oh, never mind" for now and focus on Android 2.x, using <compatible-screens>, other manifest settings, or the Android Market distribution rules to keep you off of tablets. Nobody has a gun pointed at your head, forcing you to work on tablets until you can afford to. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Jimen Ching <jimen.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't deny that real hardware is needed sooner or later. But I hope > Google isn't restricting their developer ecosystem to multi-million dollar > software houses only. I am developing applications for multiple Android API > levels, multiple screen resolutions and screen sizes. Is Google saying > every developer should buy real hardware for each of these hardware > configurations? You need enough hardware to be confident in your product quality. How much hardware that is only you can decide. > Google makes billions of dollars net profit every year. It can afford to buy > hardware for each developer. You are welcome to attend Google I|O in 2012. Just be quick on the registration page. You are also welcome to use DeviceAnywhere, developer labs (e.g., the one I arranged at AnDevCon earlier this year), borrowed devices via a Meetup/GTUG/other form of user group, Samsung's virtual device access solution, etc. Or, as I mentioned, simply hold off on tablets until you can afford to. The sun will still rise in the east tomorrow, continuing to bake my part of the US to a crisp. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to *Advanced* Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! -- 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
