GodsMoon wrote: > I'm not saying that Google is malicious, but if this NY Times article > is true that it is pure spin.
Most articles are. Heck, nowadays, most "news" is. In a world of blogs and video and stuff, I take things that come from intermediaries with a large grain of salt, maybe 12 inches (30.48cm) on a side... And note, I used physical dimensions for my salt! Screen density independence, FTW! :-) > Andy Rubin is VP of Engineering at Google and he started Android. Like I said, he's an executive. > I think this is much less a threat then allowing > apps to send SMS messages. Which is why there's a rate limiter on that API. One that others have complained about, I might add. > If timing is really the only issue here, then just let developers know > when the feature is coming in the interest of being "open". We can be > patient; just let us know when. No quibbles here on that point. OTOH, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you. :-( > The fact that you can't turn the screen off based on the proximity > sensor is ridiculous. This use-case is obvious and you should be able > to do that the completely open system that Andy is describing. Limiting the screen-off stuff to this -- say, a setProximityScreenOffEnabled() method somewhere, perhaps PowerManager -- would help to clear up some of the security issues a well. It might make a useful first step towards making it more generally available. > PS The Gmail account authentication API is private as well right? Did > I just make that up? Beats me -- I'm not sure what you're referring to. I haven't fussed with anything regarding Gmail on the device, largely because I don't use Gmail. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training...At Your Office: http://commonsware.com/training -- 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.
