On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]>wrote:
> Because languages take up space, so device manufacturers typically > only ship the languages of relevance for where they intend to market > the device. > > > Because these are Nexus devices, variables such as carrier skinning and > > manufacturer skinning/custom OS builds are out of the question > > Not really. Google presumably negotiates with device manufacturers on > all sorts of features based upon costs and such. Which languages to > support would be one of those features. > Interesting, but I suppose this makes sense. It's frustrating to Android adopters who live in countries where some devices support their native language and others do not. I've noticed with iOS that the languages supported are the languages supported, period, which is a win on the consistency side. The same consistency across "pure google" devices would be nice and ensure consumer confidence in some of these presumably smaller markets, but I'm preaching to the choir here. I suppose that short of an official answer from someone at Google, this will have to do. Thanks Mark. -- 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
