Not to put in a shameless plug for my project, but I am working on a project to resolve some of the issues you mentioned. Android could use a standardized benchmark app similar to what PCMark and SysMark provides -- I think some kind of performance metric / score could be used to communicate expectations & minimum system requirements, though enforcing that would be somewhat difficult. For anyone who's interested, check out the DroidMark project:
http://code.google.com/p/droidmark On Dec 12 2008, 9:06 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > blindfold wrote: > >> Seriously though, do you think AndAppStore, Marketplace, SlideME, etc. > >> should be looking to include something like CaffineMark > >> (http://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/apps/4189) in their > >> clients to warn users about performance issues? > > > Of course not: > > That's a relief. I started to have nightmares about the performance > noticeably degrading if the user had a lot of apps installed and/or running. > > > just add an extra edit field where the developer can > > state any "known issues" like "this app is still an alpha version; > > please report any problems such that we can try to fix them" or "this > > app still runs too slowly for practical use for lack of a JIT compiler > > or equivalent", or something similar about the currently absent JNI > > support on phones. Don't try to automate what the developer probably > > knows best. The single edit space of 325 characters on the Market is > > too tight for this without sacrificing a decent description that must > > already be very short. > > One of the problems is that users rarely read beyond the first line or > two. AndAppStore can take a fair amount more than 325 chars in the > description, but few developers use the extra space, and even if they > did I'm not sure that users would get to the end.> Secondly, in my app I have > my own built-in benchmark that checks > > whether speed performance is adequate for real-time use. No need to > > have an unrelated benchmark that will give irrelevant figures. > > It's good to hear you're on top of it, my concern would be that adding > in a benchmark to every app is going to cause some bloat due to > duplicated code. Maybe the OpenIntents guys could work with other > developers to produce a benchmark app where third party apps can say > "Whats the GPU performance?" or a similar type of query and make a > decision based on the result of the test. > > Al. > > > > > Regards > > > On Dec 12, 5:25 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I feel a Vista style performance rating coming on... .:) > > >> Seriously though, do you think AndAppStore, Marketplace, SlideME, etc. > >> should be looking to include something like CaffineMark > >> (http://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/apps/4189) in their > >> clients to warn users about performance issues? > > >> At the moment we (AndAppStore) are in the process of adding > >> functionality to allow developers to (optionally) say which devices an > >> app has been tested on. Do you think we should look to go further and > >> test each users device when the client is run and show required > >> performance levels? > > >> Al. > > >> blindfold wrote: > > >>> Yes. In part for that reason I have now added runtime JIT compiler > >>> detection to my app such that a message shows up indicating why speed > >>> performance is still (way too) low, but it would be good to have some > >>> more options up front on the Market to indicate to would-be users what > >>> they may expect performance-wise, and why, before they download and > >>> install. > > >>> Regards > > >>> On Dec 12, 4:33 pm, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Eric, > > >>>> I have also noticed the same issue. Some people are being so vile that > >>>> it is embarrassing to read. > > >>>> I like your ideas for the user rating features, but I would also add a > >>>> feature on the app side that could help people know what they are > >>>> getting before they respond with insults. I believe all apps in the > >>>> Market should be flagged in the apps list with particular identifiers: > >>>> e.g., Trial, Advertisements Included, Beta. This would also help to > >>>> tone down thenegativefeedback we have been seeing. > > >>>> --Ed > > >> -- > >> ====== > >> 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. > > -- > ====== > 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 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
