I wasn't actually thinking of hardware requirements. As hypothetical example, the G1 in Germany is tweaked to the local market at version x. Android evelopment continues and version x+1 is out which is already quickly adopted in the US. Some interfaces in x+1 break the x version of apps, so you need version x of an application for OS x, and version x+1 for OS x+1. The G1s in Germany stay a while longer on version x as some small development is needed to tweak x+1 for the german market..
If you would want to distribute 1 application on the 2 OS'es the appstore would need to carry them both (different compiled versions) and dish up the right version for the right OS version. I can also think of more complex scenario's as some hardware company may take the android source code and specifically change it for their own hardware (to differentiate themselves e.g.) Regards, Sven 2008/12/29 Stephen <sjbay...@gmail.com> > > This is a good question, but I think that is the point of android. > > Software allows the same applications to be run on each phone. The > front end development of android will be the same for each phone... > applications will just check to verify you satisfy the requirements. > For example, if a phone comes out with no accelerometer... then you > wont be able to download those applications. > > The way that the back-end will work in code with the phone hardware is > all handled by android and isnt important... as long as the functions/ > api continue to stay the same. > > Steve > > On Dec 28, 1:03 pm, Sven Boden <boden.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Anyone has an idea on how future app distribution will work on > > android? I see a possibility for some issues. > > > > Right now you have the G1 phone... probably - except for developers - > > everyone is on the same version of the OS. How will app distribution > > work in the future when multiple versions of the OS are being used. > > Possibly even tweaked on new/other phones (e.g. some firm branching > > off the official android platform to provide more custom > > functionality) > > Unless no interface is broken, some applications could run on 1 > > version but not on another version. > > > > Regards, > > Sven > > Living in one of those "ape" countries that only allow sim unlocked > > phones :( > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
