Frankly, they should just release future devices with more internal memory. People with older phones will probably just become collateral damage.
On Aug 17, 2009, at 2:14 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: The TomTom iPhone app launched in the last 24 hours, and the smallest version of the it I could find (The UK & Ireland version) weighed in a 241MB, which, if it were an Android app, simply would not install on any current device, and that to me is a problem that needs solving. I know that theoretically a chunk of it could probably be downloaded post-install, but this brings up a whole host of extra issues such as; - What happens if the user gets the app and then finds TomToms download server is temporarily offline? (I can see users flocking to the 24 hour refund button). - How does the TomTom server determine which version was bought (e.g. UK & Ireland, Western Europe or Global)? (yes, this could be done by having different apps available, but that would require TomTom to maintain multiple apps with different packages just to achieve something the Apple App Store does easily). - What happens if the user doesn't have enough SD card space to download the map? (There no way to check this prior to purchase and install). I'm sure we're all familiar with the technical reasons why apps on SD cards hasn't happened, but the thing is we're being judged by users, the devices and apps are bought by users, and, quite frankly users don't want to know the details they just want more space for apps (See http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1151 if you need more convincing). Given all of this, I believe the longer apps on SD is put off for engineering or time reasons the more users are going to get annoyed with it, and the more users are going to take the view that Android is an inferior alternative to the iPhone. </rant> Al. -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
