mscwd01 wrote: > Hey, > > Has anyone else encountered problems where their application may work > fine on some devices and completely break on others? > > I have a fairly popular app which works fine on my own phone (an HTC > Hero on the Orange UK network), however I have had numerous complaints > that it will force close on G1, G2/Magic and even Hero devices on the > T-Mobile network!!! > > Now this would be fine if everyone who has a G1, G2 etc experienced > force close issues as it would mean I have obviously made an error > somewhere - but this is not the case. I have other users who have said > my application works fine on their G1, G2, Hero phones!!! > > So how on earth can we developers please everyone when their is > absolutely no consistency between all Android devices? It's a > nightmare that can only get worse. > > I'd be interested to here if any others have had similar issues.
There are a number of mechanisms available for you to collect exception details from remote devices. Some are integrated into analytics packages (e.g., Flurry). Some are independent (http://github.com/CarmenD/DroidDrop--Remote-Logging). Pick one, add it to your app, distribute an update, and see what you learn. It is possible the problem is different devices. It is possible the problem is different ROMs. It is possible the problem is multilingual input via soft keyboards, or proxy servers, or sequence of user actions, or background processes consuming too much CPU, or any number of other things. Collect more data, come up with conclusive evidence of the source of your problems, *then* cast blame. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _Beginning Android_ from Apress Now Available! -- 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=.
