Hi,
I'm just curious..there is this pie chart at developer.android.com site, which shows the distribution of android OS...
Does anyone of you know a chart, that is not (only) based on the android OS version but also on the device?
For instance, let's say from these 8.1% that accessed the market with OS 2.3.3-.2.3.4 are 5 % from Galaxy S
I'm not aware of this - but as a developer, there are charts that give you the device name that have downloaded your app.
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Hello,
First off, apologies if I have posted this in the incorrect forum.
The company I work for is looking to update one of it's product lines and has been toying with the idea of using Android as a development platform. Up until now the philosophy has always been to develop simple, bespoke embedded software that provides only the functionality that is needed at the time. The device itself will be a medical device, and as such will have no telephony requirements (and associated things like contacts, calander and the large majority of the pre-installed Android apps).
I have read, and understand it is possible to re-compile Android from source and remove all of these non-required functionality. My question is really if that is worth doing? i.e. stripping out all un-needed applications that get build into a stock ROM. Or would it be a more efficient to use some form of OTS embedded Linux platform?
Something in Android 4.0 that does seem to be useful is the support for Bluetooth HDP.
Kind Regards,
Simon
Well there are other devices that aren't phones that use Android. Take the motoactv for example. It's a fitness watch that runs a stripped version of Android, but it's still Android and applications can still be programmed and installed to it.
Original Post : linkedin.com/pulse/google-android-guys-here-idea-you-prashantha-mundkod
Today, I have some business ideas for Google Android guys..
Idea
A tool (a desktop tool and/or android app tool ) for creating ROM and installing stock android.
This tool basically does 3 major tasks.
1. Reads hardware information of an Android device through the desktop/android tool and creates a stock android ROM for that device.
2. Creates a super user , roots the device , installs the ROM created in step 1.
3. Provides an option to keep/remove the super user after the installation based on user sophistication.
(Alternatively, tool will install a generic stock android and then look for appropriate drivers for the device after the installation)
Why do we need a tool ?
Here is what I found while playing around with stock android.
1. Majority of handset manufacturers simply don't bother provide updates . Even if they do, its ridiculously delayed.
2. The UI created by most manufacturers is not innovative or user friendly. They are loaded with ridiculous amount of bloatware. Since they don't bother to provide timely updates either, end user is stuck with an older version of Android regardless of device's capability to support newer versions of android.
3. For an average user, there is no simple way to install a stock android . Users are in mercy of tech forums and developers who volunteer to create custom ROM. Expecting a ROM from volunteers for all devices out there is unrealistic . Trusting those ROMs is another biggest concern as well. Despite the volunteer efforts , installing a stock android ROM still needs some level of IT knowledge , not the cup of tea of an average android user.
4. There is no generic stock android ROM. Reason perhaps is that, creating a package with drivers for thousands of manufacturers would be practically not feasible as the package size would be enormous.
User Experience
An end user who wants a stock android doesn't need to be an IT guy and the tool should be simple to user. Example : Click a button that would read hardware and create the package, next user interaction is a prompt asking the user to install the stock android ROM. All other user interactions such as retaining super user etc is an an option for advanced users.
Manufacturers
Any custom UI or App package a manufacturer wants to push for their device should be updated as App package from manufacturer over a pure android . (Example : Once user install the stock android, manufacturers like Samsung, can push their app like Galaxy gifts etc as a package. )
This would shorten the development cycle for manufacturers as well. Thus updating Android for their device becomes purely a app package for an android version , rather than individual device.
Advantages
For users, clearly the benefit is the ability to have most updated software and experience of pure android and freedom from abandonment of device from manufacturers.
For Google (and Android as a platform ), one of the biggest competitive disadvantage is , its fragmentation. One of the reason for fragmentation is that, for a large number of devices, simply there is no easy way to update the software. The tool could help solve fragmentation issues.
The tool may be included as part of Google's attempt for Android One initiative. Certainly , no explanation is necessary on how it benefits Google from having one single version of android in all (or at-least as many devices as possible) android devices.
For now, that's it . When i am free, I will post the details on how exactly they should do it .
Experts... What do you think ?
Disclaimer : Views expressed are my own.
The possibility Smartphone Android Operating system will be long with high hardware specifications, and may not be the new Software Brand OS, and also IOS keeps running but depending on the Developer application developers. Just reading maybe Java will make Device Smartphone make New OS, but Android has developed rapidly
Will 'alternate' ROMs appear 'rooted' to mobile device management systems (for example vmWareAirWatch)?
I'm talking about alternate ROMs like Nitrogen or some other Android 7.1.1 and later that bring a version of Android that has current software updates, patches and risk reduction features.
Hoping to find out before I spend time installing alternate ROM.
Thanks!
Hi All,
On my Windows 10 desktop PC I could run old DOS apps using a DOS emulator app that runs within a window on my Win10 OS.
With that in mind, does an Android 4.4.2 emulator app exist which can run within my Note20 Android 11 OS? My goal is to run an old apk file called "Beyond Tetris". I tried installing it on my Note20 and it does not work. I realize the Google Play Store has various Tetris games for download but none of them are as good as Beyond Tetris.
Any info regarding this matter will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Just a follow-up. The link below is about Anbox.
https://anbox.io/
It's an open source project for an Android OS emulator designed to run within the Linux OS. Has an Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat emulator like Anbox been developed that runs within Android 11?
Or is a better option to run virtual machine software such as VMware within my Note20? As shown in link below:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vmware.view.client.android&hl=en_US&gl=US
Any opinions welcome. Thank you for your time.