Your app is maybe not showing on the Tattoo because of the combination of Tattoo being a small-screen device and the screen settings in your app's manifest. There is a blog posting at http://d.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html that explains it well.
And on the comment of "They want everyone to use HTML5, web, etc, so that they can sell more ads. That's the direction they want to go with Chrome OS." The Chrome people are having the same reservations about their system relative to Anrroid and mobile AdSense :-) On Dec 1, 12:48 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi SoftwareForMe.com, > > Sorry for my ranting. I was/am really frustrated by Google's lack of > developer support, especially related to the Market. > > I really would like to have features like these: > > (a) When I upload my app, it would be nice for them to give me a > warning -- your app will not show up on these devices because of > reason XXX. > > (b) contact a user to address bad comments he posted about my app > > (c) see comments from users, in all languages, in real time via the > web > > (d) see ranking, per-country statistics, etc > > The Market has been operating for more than a year. I can't believe a > company who claims to be a web company can't even do such basic stuff. > > My only conclusion is -- Google doesn't want Android apps to be "too > successful". They want everyone to use HTML5, web, etc, so that they > can sell more ads. That's the direction they want to go withChrome > OS. So for developers like me who write a local, non-ad-based app, I > can go screw myself. > > On Nov 30, 9:06 pm, "SoftwareForMe.com SoftwareForMe.com" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Being a real lover of the Android platform, I'm a little frustrated that > > things aren't perfect, that there are some devices that can't [yet] see some > > apps, and that there are splinter devices (Archos) that won't have access to > > the de-facto Android App market. > > > Nonetheless, Google's market is amongst the top selling points for all > > Android phones, is a key point of comparison when pitting Android is pitted > > against Apple, WimMo, etc., and as such, will succeed and continue to grow, > > in my opinion. > > > I would very much like to chase phone models and make sure they can all see > > our apps--we want sales as much as the next team--but I really believe this > > thinking is backwards. OEMs should be the ones working to make sure their > > phones have access to the widest array of apps possible. > > > As long as we developers follow the standards, practice good development > > practices and do the 'right thing' to make our apps run on all phones, the > > continued problem of 'disenfranchised phones' will attract attention, and > > it's the OEMs who will pay (HTC, being that they are so far the kings of > > "can't do that"). > > > SoftwareForMe.com > > -- 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
