Just wanted to chip-in and ask respectfully for an unlocked device for development purposes.
I came to Android from the Symbian world and there Nokia has this nice program where they loan phones to developers for a specified amount of time (don't remember exactly how much time it was, I think a month or so). It would be great if HTC would provide such a service! Of course, the developer would have to pay a yearly fee or so to be enrolled in the program. But I think it would be a huge success. Also, HTC could use this opportunity to create a "warm fuzzy feeling" within the developer community with such a program. Just my 2c. S. On Oct 28, 2009, at 14:11 , HTC Tattoo wrote: > > Thank you for your question. > > We expect the same look and feel between the QVGA emulator and the > device, so if the UI of your application does not have a problem > displaying on the emulator, then it should not have a problem on the > device. > > Regarding providing unlocked devices to developers, currently we don't > have such a plan. If we do receive enough demand from developers, then > we may consider to start offering our support in this area. > > > > > > On Oct 12, 2:37 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> First off, thanks for engaging with the android-discuss list. It's >> always great to see vendors becoming involved with the Android >> community. >> >> We've got AndAppStore working under the 1.6 QVGA emulator, but can >> you >> tell us if there is anything we should expect to see different >> between >> the QVGA mode of the emulator on 1.6 and the device itself so we can >> all get checking for any obvious problems which may not appear in the >> emulator. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Al. >> >> P.S. I already have aTattooon pre-order, but Is there any way for >> developers to get a SIM-free device from you directly, possibly >> with a >> discount as we'll be helping provide software for your device? >> -- >> >> * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://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 10 Oct 2009, at 16:40,HTCTattoowrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> HTCCorporation is set to launch theHTCTattoo™ — the first Android >>> phone with QVGA resolution — this month with major European and >>> Asian >>> operators. The QVGA screen has helped make theHTCTattooa very >>> affordable offering, while it still maintainsHTCSense and features >>> such as a 3 Megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS and 4-way D-pad navigation >>> to >>> ensure compatibility with your applications and provide an excellent >>> user experience. Because it was designed as an affordable, >>> customizable phone, we expect it will lead many new users to the >>> Android platform and create additional demand for Android Market >>> applications. >> >>> HTCTattoois powered by Android 1.6, also referred to as Donut, in >>> order to support the QVGA resolution. Due to the new Android >>> Market's >>> filtering mechanism, QVGA devices will only see applications which >>> have been recompiled with Donut. We strongly recommend that you >>> recompile your applications with Donut to ensure that it is >>> available >>> toTattooand other Donut devices that take advantage of new >>> resolutions on the market. >> >>> To help you reach your total potential customer base on Android >>> Market, we would like to share our experiences about the porting >>> process. We will be posting FAQs and porting suggestions on our >>> website so that you can leverage what we have learned and get your >>> QVGA compatible applications published quickly and effectively. >>> Furthermore, if you encounter problems not mentioned in our FAQ >>> section, feel free to email us at [email protected]. Our >>> engineering support team will try our best to resolve any porting >>> issues. >> >>> ForHTC–TattooQVGA Technical support, visithttp://developer.htc.com/ >>> For more information onHTCTattoo, >>> visithttp://www.htc.com/www/product/tattoo/overview.html- >>> Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
