Market is Google's application, not a part of the Android open source platform. I don't know about browsing the market, except that there is probably some dependency of having you logged in or otherwise registered through that connection to know what to do. Keep in mind that Market deals with a lot of sensitive things like forward locked applications, the user's money, and simply causing apps to be installed on the device.
Maps mostly doesn't get pushes from Google servers; it just pulls data as needed, and doesn't even need to have the user logged in to do that... though I wouldn't be surprised if things like Latitude are broken without the GTalk connection. On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 9:19 PM, westmeadboy <[email protected]>wrote: > This is a branch off an existing thread where I asked: > > Why is it necessary to sign into Google Sync to access the Market for > free non-protected apps? > > and the response was: > > On Nov 29, 12:54 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > As far as market relying on Google Sync -- all of the Google services > funnel > > through a single underlying network connection that drives all of the > sync > > tickles, updates, and everything else going on with the google services. > If > > this doesn't work, they will all be stuck getting anything pushed from > the > > google servers. Market operates by pushing to the device a request to > > install the app, so if you can't get those pushes, it won't install. > > Thanks, that explains why Google Sync is required to install an app. > But what about to browse the Market? > > As a developer without Google Sync access, it would still be > incredibly useful to at least read comments on my apps in the Market. > > Also, do you know how it works with Google Maps? I don't have any > problems using that - i.e. there appears to be no Google Sync > dependency. > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- 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
