Dianne has covered the reasons Market isn't widely available in http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform/msg/e9182beba1c7d8db
A big obstacle for anyone developing on the Archos device is that ADB is disabled on the device making it a pain in the a** to do any development on, but even if that was worked around Google have shown little to no interest in providing their apps on non-Google experience devices and according to http://www.t3.com/reviews/ipod-and-mp3-players/all-mp3-players/archos-android-5-internet-tablet-review ; "Without a camera or a compass Google wouldn’t give the green light to this product so don’t expect any Market Place action..." so I wouldn't expect to see Googles apps on it any time soon. Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try 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. On 8 Oct 2009, at 13:39, Charbax wrote: > > Now that Android 1.6 is out, how soon will Google provide 800x480 and > 1280x720 support for the Android Gmail client, Maps, Contacts, Talk, > Listen, Voice and more? > > How soon will Google release their Google apps on http://appslib.com > or on any other open URL where users of such new WVGA tablets as > Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android can simply download the .apk and > install and use them? > > When will the Google Marketplace .apk file be available for other WVGA > devices and provide the filtering of apps based on the ones that are > optimized for 800x480, those that are optimized for 1280x720, those > that work on devices with added or removed hardware features. For > example for Archos first Android tablet you would have to filter out > compass and camera apps, while you could add support for new types of > apps that can use 720p video playback, OpenGL acceleration, hard drive > storage, ARM Cortex A8 and more such hardware filterings. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
