And I think your answer is wrong. ADPs should provide be the lowest common denominator of Android device software. That way developers don't end up locked into a single market or device because they've used features which aren't available in some markets or on some devices.
If you want to develop against latitude, then you can use your hack to add the feature in, but creating a build which includes every piece of software from every android platform that's on sale will soon become impossible due to the limitations of the ADP1 (i.e. there will be other devices using hardware the ADP1 doesn't have). Al. Portakal wrote: > This is probably the most rubbish answer I get from the first hand so > far. Since this is the "developer" version, it "must" include all the > available options on it, so a developer -living anywhere on earth- can > build a program and test upon it. > > And for the record, I live in Turkey, officially no Latitude support > here, however with just a simple query string parameter, I can easily > use it. > > - O. > > On Mar 10, 4:23 am, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Unlike consumer devices that are designed for specific regions or >> countries, the Android Dev Phone 1 is a worldwide phone, configured to >> be identical in all geographies. The Android Dev Phone 1 ships in >> countries where Google Latitude isn't available, and that currently >> prevents from enabling Google Latitude on the Android Dev Phone 1. >> >> JBQ >> >> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Mark L. Chang <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> JBQ - any insight into what the policies are @GOOG in determining what >>> gets left out of ADP builds? I can understand the Amazon MP3 stuff, >>> random TMO branding packages, and I can even live with the annoying >>> single-transport IM program. But no Latitude? The Latitude web page >>> (http://www.google.com/latitude/intro.html) shows: >>> >>> Google Latitude is a feature of Google Maps for mobile on these >>> phones: >>> * Android-powered devices, such as the T-Mobile G1 >>> >>> Guess we'll need an asterisk there* (except the Android Developer >>> Phone 1). >>> >>> Hrmph. >>> >> -- >> Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru >> Android Engineer, Google. >> >> Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private >> will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further >> warning. >> > > > > -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
