I am doing some research on the feasibility of RIM's rumored "ambition" of running android apps within the Blackberry Playbook.
As many of you know, this has been "discussed" on several blogs over the past several weeks (can't post links as a new user): news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20031474-17.html
this is where my question to the developer community comes in: what do you guys think of this venture? Will the experience be seamless? would it require extra effort for you to get an Android app to work on a Blackberry device (whether it be a tablet or a smartphone)? Would be curious from a developer point of view how you guys view this transition. Finally, what do you think the user experience would be like with a RIM device? would it be seamless for users in terms of experience. There are news reports that blackberry won't be using dalvik to try to pursue this transition, so im curious also if this changes things:
appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/10/rim_playbook_to_run_android_apps_but_fears_oracle_lawsuit.html
Curious to get thoughts...thanks
Greeting to fellow developers,
First thing's first: I'm a programmer, experienced in Java, C,C++ (mainly MSVS, unix/linux), and a few other (i.e. no longer fashionable) programming languages ... And I'm planning to start developing Android based Apps. Currently I'm in the phase of selecting the most suitable phone for my future endeavours.
The Question: What is the best, most suitable, Android phone which fulfils following criteria:
[1] is based on Android OS
[2] has a front-facing, i.e. secondary, camera. This is a must (!!!)
[3] is suitable for development & testing front-facing camera Apps. A must (!!!)
[4] would also be suitable for development of other Apps
[5] phone has to have a company promise of at least 12 months of security updates and updates on newer Android OS vers. (Due to ongoing developing, App debugging, etc.)
Where I come from (Slovenia-land) following are the phones which are available and achieve upper five features: Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S 2, Samsung Nexus S, HTC Sensation, HTC Desire S, LG Optimus 2X, Samsung I8000 Omnia II, .... (These are all phones available through telecommunications companies - i.e.: by investing into a 24 month usage plan. There's also a few other, promised, scheduled to be pushed on the market, phones. But without any certain launch dates, there's no point in me mentioning them!)
What I'm looking for is an advice from seasoned developers, who are / were already developing front-facing-camera Apps, which Android phone is best for me to buy (to be used for a whole App life-cycle: learning, developing, testing, updating)? Due to Android phone fragmentation this choice is really mind-boggling me, and is very difficult for me to make, and I would really not like to buy two or more phones right from the head-start. - For the past few months I've been reading a lot about Android development, and the thing that frightens me most is Android fragmentation. The way I understand negative effects of this fragmentation is: Let's say I develope an App, which exploits some front-facing-camera functionality (like a new skype, fring, or sth. like that), and start marketing it on various Android App Markets. Which phone is best for me to buy, to be able to avoid, those "doesn't work on my htc", "doesn't work on my gingerbread SGS", etc. negative Customer Experience and Evaluations? ... In short: I'd like to buy an Android phone w/ an Android OS, that would ensure me a developed App on that phone, is giving me confidence and peace of mind, that my App will work on all, or at least most, front-cam Android phones. I'm looking for an advice on which phone to invest in, so that my developed App will work on all, or at least most, Android 2.3.* (or later ver.) phones?
Currently I'm rooting for a Nexus S, but have read a few negative evaluations about them on Cnet and Google Customer Support forums . And I'd really not like to buy a $600 phone, which front camera or Wi-Fi doesn't even work the way it's supposed to! ...
I hope I'm not asking sth. that's not even remotely possible? And most certainly I hope I'm not shooting goats? ... Like I said, I am experienced in desktop Java, linux, etc. development, ... but the World of Android development is totally new for me! But I don't the have money to buy all of the latest front camera Android Phones out there.
I've searched this forums extensively, but found no answer to my thoughts and questions! I've also asked on fellow developer forums, got a few weak answers, but no strong ones. As You can see, I have a few blind spots in my knowledge ... And hopefully w/ Your help, I can fill these spots!
Thank You very much for any advice!
-- Lucky Star
Anyone? ... .. I'm just looking for an advice on which front-cam Android phone is best for me to buy for development purpose (to ensure that my App will work on all Android 2.3.* phones, i.e. best phone to fight Android fragmentation) ... Any kind of advice will do.
Thank you for your help.
Have a nice day,
-- Lucky Star
I think your best choice is the Nexus S as it is the official Google puppy and very easy to develop for.
Why is the Nexus S, as you say, "very easy to develop for"? - Is the development process on e.g.: SGS2 more difficult than Nexus S? They are using same OS, same SDK. SGS2 only has different UI.
2nd Question: How do I ensure my developed Apps on, let's say, Nexus S will indeed work on all, or at least most, front-cam Android 2.3.* phones?
Thanks for any and all advice!
Keep em' coming!
-- Lucky Star
+1 i am i also seekin a good suggestion
Bump ...
Come on people ... There must be some enthusiast on XDA developing Apps and exploring Android's FFC functionalities?
Still in search for a good advice ...
Many thanks!
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So I recently got into water-cooling for my desktop & was wondering if any such attempt had been made for phones yet. I know there are tons of cool liquid cooled devices out there including some guy who used it on his Raspberry Pi !
A quick Google search came up with NEC as potentially eyeing the concept of water-cooling phones.
What do you guys think about water-cooling for mobile phones/tablets?
EDIT: Apparently users with less that 10 posts can't use external links, so I couldn't link the Pi & NEC. But they're easily found online.
Hi All,
As Chinese phones get better, I'm looking to build a resource of news and reviews on products. XDA is great for ad-hoc discussion, so this is my primary resource as a lurker, but I need your advice on finding a diversity of sources:
MobileTechAsia.com (New Entrant: Chinese Phones/Tablets News & Reviews)
GizChina.com (Large Resource for Chinese News & Reviews)
SlateDroid.com (Slow Recently)
TechTablets.com (Tablets Only)
AndroidAuthority (Mixed Feelings, Flashy & Pretty, Some Useful Content)
It's getting harder to find websites that aren't hawking crap. MobileTechAsia is a good light resource for mobile friendly viewing. GizChina is good for general news but lacks the quality video reviews of MTA. TechTablets is great for tablet reviews but Chris (the owner) refuses to do phone reviews. XDA is excellent for having large user base of diverse opinions and expertise (it's still my main resource).
How does the community get it's news and reviews?
What large used phone has the most development currently?
By large I mean 5.9" & up. I'm currently rocking a Nexus 6, 6" 16:9 so most everything seems dinky & too narrow. I'm on AOSiP 8.1 & happy with it. I'm thinking the PIE ROMs are going to be it & I haven't read about 1 that I would use.
I'd like something a couple years old so I can justify the luxury & not get ***** by the big 4 postpaid carriers. A couple other older threads didn't specify LARGE so this thread.
I very much appreciate the developers & all the helpful XDA members.
But I'm looking for a phone that'll be viable for a couple years through Android 11 (~2 yrs).
Thank you.