Comments on: Android Applications and Backward Compatability http://phandroid.com/2009/04/28/android-applications-and-backward-compatability/ Android Phone News, Rumors, Reviews, Apps, Forums & More! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:44:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: C. Enrique Ortiz http://phandroid.com/2009/04/28/android-applications-and-backward-compatability/#comment-25287 C. Enrique Ortiz Mon, 18 May 2009 13:13:04 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2377#comment-25287 Maintaining backward compatibility is a pain in the neck, but it is the nature of the beast; same should happen w/ iPhone 3.0. And this is why the manifest is for. What is better from the user's perspective, to have a bunch of versions of same app, or just one that works in the current app market regardless of Android version? ceo Maintaining backward compatibility is a pain in the neck, but it is the nature of the beast; same should happen w/ iPhone 3.0.

And this is why the manifest is for.

What is better from the user’s perspective, to have a bunch of versions of same app, or just one that works in the current app market regardless of Android version?

ceo

]]> By: Thomas http://phandroid.com/2009/04/28/android-applications-and-backward-compatability/#comment-21993 Thomas Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:30:13 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2377#comment-21993 Apple are Google are very close. The Google CEO is also on the board of the directors for Apple, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_E._Schmidt . I'm guessing that's why Android doesn't have multitouch out of the gate and Iphone has so many google apps. Both companies also aren't on friendly terms with Microsoft and visa versa! I just wish the android market had an offical or well designed facebook application. That is such a big hole in the market. Who cares if google messed up and backup the wrong horse (myspace) and microsoft has a stake in facebook. I'm the only one hurting... Apple are Google are very close.
The Google CEO is also on the board of the directors for Apple, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_E._Schmidt .

I’m guessing that’s why Android doesn’t have multitouch out of the gate and Iphone has so many google apps.

Both companies also aren’t on friendly terms with Microsoft and visa versa!

I just wish the android market had an offical or well designed facebook application. That is such a big hole in the market. Who cares if google messed up and backup the wrong horse (myspace) and microsoft has a stake in facebook. I’m the only one hurting…

]]> By: Phil http://phandroid.com/2009/04/28/android-applications-and-backward-compatability/#comment-21984 Phil Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:17:52 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2377#comment-21984 @ Jon go ahead and trade in your G1. but I have 2 ask 2 things 1) Why did you buy the G1 the first day if you thought it was "unfinished"? Don't try to tell me you just decided that now 2) If you love iphone so much, get off an android news site! Don't tell me that you don't love the Android if you're on this website da <- figure that one out @ Jon

go ahead and trade in your G1. but I have 2 ask 2 things

1) Why did you buy the G1 the first day if you thought it was “unfinished”? Don’t try to tell me you just decided that now
2) If you love iphone so much, get off an android news site! Don’t tell me that you don’t love the Android if you’re on this website

da <- figure that one out

]]> By: Robert Oschler http://phandroid.com/2009/04/28/android-applications-and-backward-compatability/#comment-21969 Robert Oschler Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:36:58 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2377#comment-21969 You have a bad link in your post. The link with the anchor text "Android Developer Blog post" has a bad href attribute (destination). I tried to send this to you via your Contact form, but the CAPTCHA method is busted, at least on FireFox and Chrome. Thanks, Robert You have a bad link in your post. The link with the anchor text “Android Developer Blog post” has a bad href attribute (destination). I tried to send this to you via your Contact form, but the CAPTCHA method is busted, at least on FireFox and Chrome.

Thanks,
Robert

]]> By: Jon http://phandroid.com/2009/04/28/android-applications-and-backward-compatability/#comment-21940 Jon Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:02:24 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2377#comment-21940 I had the G1 since the first day of its release, and it's been a disappointing seven months or so. I like the idea of open-source market, but it's being cluttered with crappy wallpaper apps and such. I gave up checking the market altogether as a result. Now I'm left with a phone that is marginal at best. I'm sick and tired of talking about potential, and waiting for an update that is taking forever to arrive. The HTC Magic should have been the first Android phone... I don't see why they rushed an unfinished product. And for what it's worth... iPhone>>>G1 at this point... and there's no need to cry about the first gen iPhone and how long it's been out. I've been running both phones for a little while now and they both have what I consider to be deal-breaking setbacks. Android 1.5 and iPhone 0S 3.0 will be the deciding factor for myself, and perhaps thousands of others... and that's says alot considering I will have to hand T-Mobile $200 to get out of my contract. I had the G1 since the first day of its release, and it’s been a disappointing seven months or so. I like the idea of open-source market, but it’s being cluttered with crappy wallpaper apps and such. I gave up checking the market altogether as a result. Now I’m left with a phone that is marginal at best. I’m sick and tired of talking about potential, and waiting for an update that is taking forever to arrive. The HTC Magic should have been the first Android phone… I don’t see why they rushed an unfinished product.

And for what it’s worth… iPhone>>>G1 at this point… and there’s no need to cry about the first gen iPhone and how long it’s been out. I’ve been running both phones for a little while now and they both have what I consider to be deal-breaking setbacks. Android 1.5 and iPhone 0S 3.0 will be the deciding factor for myself, and perhaps thousands of others… and that’s says alot considering I will have to hand T-Mobile $200 to get out of my contract.

]]> By: Earl Roosa http://phandroid.com/2009/04/28/android-applications-and-backward-compatability/#comment-21877 Earl Roosa Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:22:48 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2377#comment-21877 what's cool is that google doesn't insist on anything re: the platform, but leaves it to the market to decide what works, or doesn't. if your app needs to be compatible, you can make it so, and if you don't care, limit your audience (users) to the 'early-adopters'. what’s cool is that google doesn’t insist on anything re: the platform, but leaves it to the market to decide what works, or doesn’t. if your app needs to be compatible, you can make it so, and if you don’t care, limit your audience (users) to the ‘early-adopters’.

]]> By: Ricky http://phandroid.com/2009/04/28/android-applications-and-backward-compatability/#comment-21862 Ricky Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:31:25 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2377#comment-21862 What I dont understand is why this is Google vs. Apple if they seem to be pretty close. There are plenty of mobile OS's out there. And I'm pretty sure Google isn't competing against Apple. It seems more like they are competing against Microsoft since they both do the same thing. Make the OS, someone else makes the Hardware. But Google looks more responsible, and I think that's what they're trying to prove. Idk. *shrugs* What I dont understand is why this is Google vs. Apple if they seem to be pretty close.
There are plenty of mobile OS’s out there. And I’m pretty sure Google isn’t competing against Apple. It seems more like they are competing against Microsoft since they both do the same thing. Make the OS, someone else makes the Hardware. But Google looks more responsible, and I think that’s what they’re trying to prove. Idk. *shrugs*

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