Thanks for sharing this info. On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 2:17 AM, Biosopher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm at Apple's WWDC conference right now and have spoken with their > developers about recreating my Android app for the iPhone. Currently > the iPhone has MAJOR limitations on the mapping side and some > limitation on the video side as well. > > For mapping, no API exists for easily interacting with anything like a > MapView. The iPhone developers I've spoken with have come up with > creative solutions that require javascript, writing your own queries > to Google Maps, or implementing sophisticated View overlays on top of > the default iPhone maps. All of these are quirky and time-consuming > solutions that shows Apple still does not take location-based services > seriously...or just wants to limit the mapping functionality for some > odd/unknown reason. Perhaps this will change with the new GPS-enabled > iPhone coming in July but no word yet. > > As for video, the Apple API doesn't provide the same level of control > over accessing a video view as we have in Android. You must pass your > video to the iPhone to display and lose control at that time. > > So as the OHA has said, Android is still MUCH more open than the > iPhone. > > - biosopher > > > > > -- take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://cookingcapsules.com - nourish your droid. http://mobeegal.in - find stuff closer. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
