vendor.net wrote: > Please vote for +1 if you agree that google should do something to > allow developers with ADP1 to access the paid and protected apps and > finally to release the new firmware we all are waiting for ADP 1.1 .
I don't think there is a vote necessary on the ADP 1.1 firmware -- that will be released when it's ready, and the core Android team has been fairly explicit and consistent in saying that it is not ready. The fact that it is taking so long is regrettable, but I see no reason to doubt that, when it's ready, it'll be released. AFAIK, ADP 1.1 covers the paid apps access, meaning the only gap is in copy-protected apps, which the G1 supports and the ADP1 does not. With respect to "allow developers with ADP1 to access the...protected apps": -1 This vote is based on a guess: they won't be able to develop an ADP1 firmware that supports copy-protected apps *and* can be used for firmware development. We'll either get one or the other, and a +1 vote means we get copy-protected app access and no ability to replace the firmware. Right now, and for the foreseeable future, there will be more devices capable of accessing copy-protected apps than will be usable for firmware development. In fact, it's not completely out of the question that the ADP1 will be the only device *ever* truly usable for firmware development...if the other Android-based phones are all locked for carriers' use like the G1 is. Right now, developers who have an ADP1 and need a G1 for the copy-protection issue can at least buy a G1 (e.g., one of the few hundred available on eBay for less than the ADP1 costs) and resell their ADP1. If the ADP1 gets locked down to allow copy-protected apps access, firmware developers are screwed, possibly forever. If there's some evidence to suggest that the ADP1 will truly be able to support both roles (more than JBQ's assertion that dual-role was the original plan, since that may not reflect current reality), that could easily sway my opinion. Or, if firmware developers chime in and claim they don't need an ADP1 for firmware development, that too might sway my opinion. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com Android Training on the Ranch! -- Mar 16-20, 2009 http://www.bignerdranch.com/schedule.shtml --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
