On May 30, 3:51 pm, Brian Conrad <[email protected]> wrote:
> People will always want apps for situations where they can't get a good
> connection or for things that just don't work well as an Internet app.
> This just seems to be another form of the "cloud computing" fad that is
> going on at the moment.
>
>
When I posted this, I thought the browsers were more coordinated in
their geolocation efforts. But AFAIK, it wouldn't be that easy to code
a web app that uses Location and have it work on the IPhone and
Android. Android will have it through Gears and IPhone through an api
on Safari. Though it might be possible if you hacked it? That's a big
question.
Outside of Games, the issue would be the use of sensors and camera,
etc. We're not talking XHTML in the browser but HTML-5 (with the
Canvas) with Ajax stuff using GWT. Then the Browser will have Gears so
there's no need for a good connection all the time. That article said
Google has given up building native Android apps as far as Google
Services. There's no need to!
The great difference for the developer is you don't usually get paid
that much with Web Apps except for maybe using Google Adsense.
- Juan
>
> jtaylor wrote:
> > Wave Goodbye To Native Android Apps From Google?
> >http://www.androidandme.com/2009/05/news/wave-goodbye-to-native-andro...
>
> > Google Losing Focus on Android SDK In Favor of Mobile Web Apps’
> > Offline Functionality? (Part II)
> >http://mobilestance.com/2009/03/02/google-losing-focus-on-android-sdk...-offline-functionality-part-ii/
>
> > --
>
> > It crossed my mind why the Browser couldn't handle many of these
> > android apps. I was naively thinking that it didn't have the write UI,
> > as if that really is going to be a problem.
>
> > I wanted to check out just how many winning apps in the ADC I were
> > good for web apps implemented using HTML-5 with Geolocation browsers
> > and instead. I just quickly estimated that about 1/3 of the Apps could
> > be implemented in the browser instead. What about Media though?
>
> > The Browser has Location and Social. Any sensors like accelerometer,
> > camera functionality, etc. you need a native app. Media?
>
> > If this is so, then there will only be so many good native Android
> > Apps. I can see one app that can allow you to change all kinds of UI
> > stuff. A good virtual beer drinking app, a good translation app, etc.
> > Even with that, there may be Hooks to the Web. Why can't you have some
> > of this sensor info go to the browser and Soon?
>
> > + Juan
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