> Handset vibrate. > Bluetooth profiles > Fine location > Wifi > Camera > Flashlight > Audio Recording >
This is the kind of problem I'm talking about. > My previous experience is developing for Nokia devices (Not touched an > iPhone as yet), and I know from that there can be a lot of variation > in > hardware when you're looking at a product range which spans many price > points. Symbian was plagued by this. Especially after the divorced the UI from the OS though hopefully that won't be happening here. > Even on the cheapest Kogan device there is no mention of GPS, WiFi or > vibrate, so I think this could be a bigger problem that people are > currently thinking it will be if apps are being developed on the > assumption that, for example, the 'phone will always provide GPS fine > location facilities, or will always vibrate to provide feedback to > the user. I bet lots are. S > > > Al. > > Raymond Rodgers wrote: >> Yannick Stucki wrote: >>> Yeah right, that's Apple propaganda if you ask me... Developers have >>> always been coding for different screen sizes and different >>> hardware... On a desktop you also don't know if someone has a webcam >>> if you are coding a chat programm or not... I see that it is a bit >>> more difficult on handsets... but still, it's not like devs can >>> write apps that work on more than one device >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:53, Al Sutton <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> One of the problems I can see with multiple platforms is app >>> incompatibilities. >>> >>> With the iPhone app store when you buy an app you know the app >>> will >>> work. With more Android devices coming out and the current >>> state of >>> Market I'm concerned that users will end up buying apps which >>> either >>> don't work on their screen resolution, or simply need features >>> that the >>> devices don't have. >>> >>> Hopefully the powers that be have thought about this and have >>> plans in >>> place already for more than just endorsed devices like the G1. >>> >> Other than screen resolution, I think there will be little to worry >> about as far as incompatibilities are concerned. Unless someone takes >> the underlying operating system and starts stripping out significant >> parts of it or adding them, the OS itself will likely continue to >> function as we have gotten used to it. Likewise, the API and the >> actual apps we write will likely be immune to most of those changes. >> The SDK is based on Java for this reason: it's a cross platform >> language, and each application is in its own virtual machine. The >> features of the phones themselves obviously will change, but as the >> most significant features I can think of are internet access via >> Edge, >> wifi, or other means, and GPS are common in modern phones, I don't >> think we need to worry too much about them being present or not. From >> what I've seen (admittedly just a small amount at the moment), the >> API >> will let us know if the features aren't available for whatever >> reason. >> >> Now, as for screen resolution, I presume that there's probably a part >> of the API that will tell you exactly what the resolution of the >> device is. I *presume* this because OpenGL drawing often depends on a >> view port size, which is often set to the full screen size. Also >> knowing some of the pasts of a few of Google's engineers, I know that >> they've most likely already thought of this, so I think that if your >> application is sensitive to the screen size (and orientation), >> chances >> are you can get this information from the API and use it to adjust >> your user interface appropriately. >> >> Of course, I could be wrong... :-) >> >> Raymond >> >>> > > > -- > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > subsidiaries. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
