It is pretty unfortunate that so many existing devices measure battery temperature then....
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 5:50 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Because that is what developers expect from the specifications, and to make > it mandatory would be crazy. Knowing the external temperature around a > device isn't something that is a requirement for any smart phone. > > Al. > > > > On 21 Jan 2011, at 09:59, Rui Hao wrote: > > > Inside 2.3 it mentions below : > > Device implementations MAY but SHOULD NOT include a thermometer (i.e. > temperature sensor.) If a device implementation does include a thermometer, > it MUST measure the temperature of the device CPU. It MUST NOT measure any > other temperature. (Note that this sensor type is deprecated in the Android > 2.3 APIs.) > > > > Can anyone help to explain why this is not allowed to measure outside > temp as ACD mandatory requirement ? > > > > thanks > > Hao Rui > > > > -- > > 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://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 at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
