What about this secret API: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5052
There is a video-param-encoding-bitrate parameter in MediaRecorder, which allows the native Camcorder app to record high quality videos. But, it is not available in the SDK, so I am limited to the default (low) bitrate, making my users wonder what I am doing wrong in my code. When I try to use MediaRecorder.setParameters(), Eclipse is complaining, as there is no official setParameters() method in MediaRecorder. Anybody knows how to get around this problem? Robert -- DailyRoads - upload your journeys http://www.dailyroads.com/voyager Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 5:33:22 PM, you wrote: > You have failed to understand the distinction between ANDROID and > GOOGLE APPS. > These are quite different. > ANDROID, the PLATFORM, does not have google apps. Yes, Market/Maps/ > Signin/etc. are private closed source stuff. That doesn't mean that > ANDROID has private/hidden/inaccessible APIs. It means that some stuff > added in ON TOP of android does. > I realize that it is difficult for one to rationalize the fact that > google is behind both sides, that doesn't mean that Android itself is > so disabled. > In fact, ANDROID is OPEN SOURCE! You can't have a private/hidden API > in something that is open source! > That, of course, doesn't mean that everything there you can "just > use"... for some of the security sensitive things, you need to sign > your APK with the sake key as the rest of the platform. This is just > to ensure that malicious applications don't go stomping around with > what amounts to root access. > If you want access to EVERYTHING, then you just need to get your hands > on the applicable signing key, or resign the whole platform with YOUR > key. > On Apr 28, 12:22 pm, GodsMoon <[email protected]> wrote: >> The google account thing I was talking about is detailed >> here:http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1073 >> >> 3rd party apps do not have permission to call that Intent but apps >> like Google Maps are. >> Sounds like a private API to me... >> >> David Shellabargerhttp://www.goldfishview.com >> >> On Apr 28, 7:05 am, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > 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 >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >> >> -- >> 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 >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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