I'm developing a solution that would allow a company to remotely download apps on to the devices and allow app updates- remotely to their numerous Android tabs, without any user interaction. I'm thinking about developing a custom Android ROM to facilitate this. They initially want to manage around 10 tablets on one location and then scale to a couple of hundred devices in various locations- which all need to be managed remotely.
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First of all, I just want to say I am a software developer, but I am not an Android developer. However I usually walk around and think on stuff. AndI've been recently thinking all the news concerning how fragmented Android is getting, with different Android versions and tweaks by different phone manufacturers, and then for developers you have different size formats. An example would be that HTC Tattoo might not be able to run everything that another phone might run, due to different screen formats, etc. And now the Android tablets are coming with different Android versions and different screen sizes, all from 5" to 11". Will this make developing Android applications harder? Apple has it safe here since they manufacturer all devices that run the iPhone OS: the pods, phones and now the pad so they can easily control and make sure not to loose any customers by introducing a new device. When Apple introduced iPad they had to make sure that all the old iPhone applications would work on the iPad. They solved that neatly by saying that iPhone applications will simply be stretched out to the double size and it would fit on the iPad. Unfortunately Android does not have the same luxury to do this. As I said, I am not an Android developer. Just a curious software developer For you guys who work actively in the Android community, does Google have a solution for this? Will you be able to run phone applications on the tablets? Is there a bridge between the devices? Are there any standardizations or will Android development become even more fragmented? you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-devel
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am currently travelling at Hongkong, here in Mongkok district of Hongkong, there are hundreds of shops selling mobile phones at 'quite cheap' prices. I just bought a HTC desire, it was sealed with plastic, and the storekeeper said that it was a HTC desire with warranty. For HKD 4100. I wanted to buy 2 units, one for my sister. But the store only has 1. So I went to a store next door, and the storekeeper said what I just bought must have been a 'refurbished' one. He said the normal price in HK should be around HKD4250 - HKD4300. Question is, Are there really any method to check whether this new phone I just bought isn't a refurbished one? or a second hand sold as a new unit ? seeing me as a foreigner, they would think I am easier to trick.
View 9 Replies View RelatedThere is an class android.os.Build that got static variables cointaining device info, but when i try to access it I allways get a runtime exception. E.x on how I try to access it: String model = Build.MODEL; I always get an Exception like this: 04-14 14:57:45.266: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(770): java.lang.VerifyError: com.mypackage.Main I cant find any info about needing any special security permission on this.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI purchased 2 Evo's today & see that 1 has a Sandisk pre-installed & the other has Samsung. I would just like a general consensus on which ones EvO owners had pre-installed. Also, I'm wondering why the brand alternations.
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View 17 Replies View RelatedI was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice on which car stereo to choose. It doesn't look like there are many brands that officially support the HTC Hero's bluetooth functions. I want to be able to make and receive calls from the head unit or, at the very least, patch my phone calls through the car speakers for handsfree use. I would love to hear if anybody has managed to get their Hero working with any particular car stereo brand/model.
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View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a black desire (from orange). it is unlocked and i'm using an o2 sim. when froyo does come out - who do i get my froyo update from?
and more importantly, will i still be able to upgrade to froyo without having to de-brand or root?
I would like to know which SIMs are supported by x10 mini. This error is caused by a SIM incompatibility:http://talk.sonyericsson.com/thread/3671?tstart=0 The problem is that the phone doens't support or doesn't like some new SIM models, so, I need to ask my operator sell me a old one meanwhile SE fix this problem.I was looking over the internet and most of people that have this problem have fixed using/buying an old SIM.
View 15 Replies View Relatedanyone use DaVinci Team to de brand?
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View 10 Replies View RelatedI briefly spoke to SE UK on the facebook page and asked about de-branding the phone, I was told that was would void my warranty but the only explanation given was that 'thisis classed as tampering. It is also not something we would recommend as this could damage your handset'
I followed up with a couple more questions but have recieved no reply so thought I would bring it over here instead.
First up, de-branding the phone does not involve rooting it so the process of rooting can't be the reason for the void.
I want to know why updating the phone with an official, SE approved update voids the warranty?
I also want to know why Sony themselves don't provide an option of just updating the phone with the generic update instead of making us wait for the networks to release it?
Or is this all simply about money, are Vodafone etc paying SE a healthy amount to not let us de-brand and remove the useless unused app's that they put on?
Does anyone know what the brand is? I'm selling mine on craigslist and a potential buyer is asking me this question and i left it at work.
View 4 Replies View Relatedmy sd card has erased and reformatted 3 times. i took my old sd card out of my mytouch into this one. can't remember anybody know what brand sd card comes with the phone from factory? i have a used sandisk 4gb in it.
View 1 Replies View RelatedIs it possible to port from SGS the Samsung Keyboard and aply in other brand phone, like alcatel OT-995 ? (800x480)
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a new tablet now (Toshiba Regza AT570) with Android 4.0.3 - it's possible to rooting this gadget? It has no branding.
Maybe in the outside of Japan is the tablet called as "Toshiba Excite 7.7"
I appear to have gotten myself into a bit of a pickle. I recently bought a 3 Mobile HTC Hero and unlocked it successfully. After putting in my Vodafone sim card and starting up the phone, it doesn't seem to be letting me access Vodafone internet. I'm guessing this is because I have the 3 version of the ROM. Is there any way I can download the brand free rom or even just fix this internet problem? This is my first smart phone and I really didn't think this would be a problem. I assumed with android boasting it's open-source-ness that branding wouldn't be an issue.
View 3 Replies View Relatedwhy there are contacts loaded on my "brand new" S4 I received via Cell C in South Africa yesterday?
It is concerning me that they have supplied me with a re-worked/repaired phone that someone else has used previously.
There are about 10 contacts that show up, all are linked to google, not on the phone memory or sim memory. Numbers from friends, to "moms".
UK, American and local SA numbers.
I need the boot animation of Huawei Ascend y300 no brand, someone can send me the ''cust/'' folder?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI got a new Experia Z Tablet this morning and I'm ready to throw it out of the window in a minute. I have been on android for a long time with the same email. Gmail address. I received my new tablet this morning. Turned it on and after setting up logged in with my email that have used for years and am currently using on a HTC one but I'm getting the 403 error whenever try to download an app or even re populate the tablet with the same apps I have on my phone. I've researched lots and tried the deleting cash and stop services etc. Still no joy.
I've factory reset tablet. Kept on wifi and tried again. Still the same. I've made a new Gmail account. Tried again. Still the same. I'm at a loss to what to do. If even after making a new Google log in etc it won't work where do I go now. I don't want multiple accounts I just want to have the same account across my phone and tablet. Oh and it's the lte version by the way. I've tried not entering any mobile network details and using only wifi at first and it doesn't work. Then I tried not using wifi but only using the mobile network and still the same. Also the is no proxy setting in mine to delete. I don't mind factory resetting again as I've got nothing on here anyway as I can't download any apps. With any account. Old or new.
I've bought a Huawei u8860 today but when I try to switch on, it goes automatically ( without push any other buttons ) in recovery mode.
I've tried to wipe and format cache, but once rebooted it goes always in recovery mode. The phone is brand new, unboxed today from a box with security stickers.
I've tried to update software from sdcard with its original firmware but it fails with this error:
-- Install /sdcard/dload ...
update package's ext name error.
E: ota_pre_update error.
Installation aborted
I don't think it is a software problem, but an hardware error.
i'm thinking to start developing in HTC hero. I want to know if i will have any problem because this phone is using SENSE UI interface (an interface developed by HTC). Any suggestion?
View 2 Replies View Relatedi dont know about the java.How can i write application in 'c' for android.
And what are the steps?
I just wanted to know if there are tutorials on emulator development? For each new phone being launched we require to build new emulators to emulate the features and look and feel.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am trying to develop soft keyboard in my language, Amharic (Ethiopian language). I start developing the soft keyboard by using the sample soft keyboard with is included in the android SDK. But I have the following questions to ask:
1. How can I include keyboard setting options such as vibrate on key press, sound on key press, etc. such setting options are available in English soft keyboard. If you have any idea about this, please help me.
2. The other question is related to copyright issue. If I can succeed in developing the keyboard and want to sell it in market, am I going to violate the copyright law? Because I have developed this application by using the sample soft keyboard.
What is the best platform to develop apps for Android on? We have both Mac and Windows platforms available in our software team but are not aware of the pros and cons of each. If anyone could let me know what they prefer?
Should we also condider Linux?
I have a couple of apps working using eclipse and the emulator. I now want to try the apps on my htc aria. I went through downloading the usb driver as the Android Developers documentations sans and a usb driver folder now shows up in my sdk folder. However, apparently there isn't a driver for the HTC aria in the folder.
After research some people suggested using htc sync. I donwloaded htc sync and let windows check that I had the latest version. However, my phone keeps saying that it can't find htc sync on my computer.
When I plug in my HTC aria, the device manager on my lap top recognizes two devices as listed below: My HTc under Android USB devices and a HTC Android Phone USB Device. I clicked on update driver for both devices, Windows found them on-line and verified that they were the latest. I dont understand why there are two drivers, but My HT seems to have a problem as listed below. One thing that I should mention is that I am using the dreaded VISTA.
Device Manager: Android USB Devices: My HTC Device status: Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware. (Code 37) Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available.
Description: Windows was able to successfully install device driver software, but the driver software encountered a problem when it tried to run. The problem code is 37.
Problem signature: Problem Event Name:
CODE:.................
HTC Android Phone USB Device
Device Status: This device is working normally. Driver Provider: Microsoft Driver Date: 6/21/2006
So, the best I can tell is that there isn't a driver from the normal Android repository for the htc aria yet. And, for some reason my computer can't handle the htc sync drivers.
Will there be a usb driver for the htc aria that I can download from Android Developers in the future? Has anyone else been able to get htc sync to work with the htc aria? Is there anohter way to transfer my apps to the phone for development?
I guess that I can always use the ddms environment and transfer the app, but I really wanted a more graceful way to do this.
If it's possible to develop on an android device or if it will happen anytime soon?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am working on an app that has a homescreen. This homescreen should behave like the android homescreen where you can switch between several views by flinging your finger over the touch screen.
The solution is easy. I have 3 view instances, right, left and current view. I get this instances from the viewflipper that I initialized earlier. Since I have a HTC G1 my sreen is 320 px in width and 480 px in height.
Imagine you capture the down value of a action down motion event when you touch the screen. Then you move your finger and the screen should move in exactly the same way so you have to recalculate the view's position. It works for me so far but I am facing a strange problem. When you touch the right view without moving you finger but keeping it on the screen for less then a second the view disappears and shows the left view.
Here is my code:..........................
I think such a Homescreen for your own app could be a interestion UI element.