Comments on: Google Bringing Ringtones, Wallpaper To Android Market

By: Droideo.com

Droideo.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:02:34 +0000

Nice post, liking the new logo and will be checking back to see the redesigned site!

By: Rev. Spaminator

Rev. Spaminator — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:54:05 +0000

We don’t know if Google ever will charge for ringtones and wallpapers. The icons make it appear so, but they could have been put in the APK just in case a carrier insisted that Google charge for that stuff.

For most carriers ringtones and wallpaper are a source of revenue. What good is it to offer a handset that has a direct integrated link to a free alternative?

I’m not saying it is a good thing (I won’t pay for that stuff, I’ll just edit my own), but it could have been there to prevent a corporate exec from freaking out.

By: AndroidTapp.com

AndroidTapp.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:57:14 +0000

That’s an interesting find. I wonder what poking around other APKs reveals?

By: Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:00:45 +0000

Android and the G1 are currently PERFECTLY capable of using ringtones and wallpaper and as others have mentioned – and is mentioned in the article – Ringdroid is an application that makes ringtones on your phone and there are wallpaper apps as well.

The interesting thing to note here is that Google is essentially IMPOSING their own system of Wallpaper/Ringtone on the market instead of allowing 3rd party software and resources like Ringdroid and other Wallpaper apps to work it out themselves. The latter has been the more “open” approach that Google has taken.

By: erichansa

erichansa — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:32:16 +0000

Wait. This “open” system can’t do that already? Interesting

By: Michael Martin

Michael Martin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:50:56 +0000

I like the logo!

Any insight on when Flash 10 is coming out for Android?

I am starting to see signs post-demo that it could be soon.

,Michael Martin
http://www.googleandblog.com/

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:56:31 +0000

Actually, check this page out:

http://zeaster.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-to-decompile-dex-file-on-android_28.html

It has instructions on how to do this kind of thing.

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:54:55 +0000

I’m not sure about actually viewing the code, however a apk file is just a jar file and programs such as WinRAR can open them and let you view the resource files. I’m not sure how to get the code back from the Classes.dex file though.

By: jake

jake — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:47:02 +0000

i am wondering how you guys extracted and unzipped the apk file, i’ve been wanting to tinker with some apps to get a better feel for java.

loving the site keep it up.