Re: [android-developers] Does all Android Devices support Map API
The answer is NO. For example, Lenovo LePhone is an Android 1.6 based device, but it doesn't support any of Google APIs, it even doesn't support Google search, the default search engine on this phone is Baidu not Google, you cannot install GTalk/GMail/Market and other Google apps on this phone. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Jingwen Xiong jeanie_...@hotmail.comwrote: Hi all, I am currently developing an android application that uses android google map API. I am wondering does all android devices support this add-on api?? If not, how could I detect wheter the device support or doesn't support map API programatically. Any comments and suggestion are welcome. Thanks very much! Jingwen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] Does all Android Devices support Map API
Once a device doesn't have Market on it, any and all bets are off. Android is open source. People can do anything in the world they want with it and nobody can stop them. There are, however, strict compatibility requirements in order to be able to include Market. That said, including Google's maps API is not one of those requirements... on the other hand, if a manufacturer is taking the step of getting Market on their device, not at that point also including maps should be pretty unusual. On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Alex Xin xinxi...@gmail.com wrote: The answer is NO. For example, Lenovo LePhone is an Android 1.6 based device, but it doesn't support any of Google APIs, it even doesn't support Google search, the default search engine on this phone is Baidu not Google, you cannot install GTalk/GMail/Market and other Google apps on this phone. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Jingwen Xiong jeanie_...@hotmail.comwrote: Hi all, I am currently developing an android application that uses android google map API. I am wondering does all android devices support this add-on api?? If not, how could I detect wheter the device support or doesn't support map API programatically. Any comments and suggestion are welcome. Thanks very much! Jingwen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
[android-developers] Does all Android Devices support Map API
Hi all, I am currently developing an android application that uses android google map API. I am wondering does all android devices support this add-on api?? If not, how could I detect wheter the device support or doesn't support map API programatically. Any comments and suggestion are welcome. Thanks very much! Jingwen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] Does all Android Devices support Map API
As far as I know, yes, but this is not a guarantee. This is not something you need to worry about, because to use the maps API you need to have uses-library in your manifest, and Market will then hide your app from devices that don't have the library. You can also do this yourself on newer platforms by making the library optional and when running use the normal Java facilities to check if the maps APIs are available in your ClassLoader. On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Jingwen Xiong jeanie_...@hotmail.comwrote: Hi all, I am currently developing an android application that uses android google map API. I am wondering does all android devices support this add-on api?? If not, how could I detect wheter the device support or doesn't support map API programatically. Any comments and suggestion are welcome. Thanks very much! Jingwen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comandroid-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
