Google announced a brand-new version of its Android TV developer hardware platform at I/O today. The ADT-2, sequel to the ADT-1, is being given out to attendees of the conference in Mountain View (they'll ship at a later date). The ADT-2 takes on a Chromecast-like dongle form factor, and was first outed in an FCC certification listing around a month ago. The ADT-2 will not be sold to consumers. Speaking to Googlers on the Android TV team in a briefing ahead of the show, we learned that the ADT-2 is intended to provide developers a "typical" Android TV experience in terms of hardware capability. It's equipped with an AMLogic 905X chipset, the same one used in the 2017 Amazon Fire TV 4K dongle, so it's one with a lot of developer support. It's also the same chip in the Xiaomi Mi Box, which has often been derided for poor performance, but Google says it believes this hardware will provide a good experience on Android P. It does support 4K60 and HDR, so it's a fairly capable - if cheap - … [Read more...] about Google’s new Android TV dongle for developers supports 4K, HDR
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BlackBerry Jam Americas event hopes to stir up developer support
In case you didn't realize, today starts the "BlackBerry Jam Americas" conference in San Jose, CA. We're not kidding, RIM is holding a conference right now. You may be surprised to learn about this since there has been no real news about it, and many of us were surprised to find out about the event. It certainly hasn't had the buzz preceding it as have recent events from Microsoft, Nokia, Apple, Motorola, or even HTC. RIM is holding this developer conference in order to try to build up some developer interest in the upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform, which isn't expected to hit the market with its first devices until the first quarter of 2013. This conference is designed to be more like Microsoft's developer preview of Windows Phone 8, rather than a product announcement like the other events recently, but even Microsoft's developer conference got big attention (which is why we always say that you can't discount Microsoft in this game, no matter what the current market share for Windows … [Read more...] about BlackBerry Jam Americas event hopes to stir up developer support
Comments for : XDA developer gets Android Wear to (partially) power the Samsung Gear 2
0. phoneArena posted on 27 Apr 2015, 01:28 So let's assume that you own the Tizen powered Samsung Gear 2, but what you really want is for the watch to be powered by Android Wear. After all, with Android Wear you can use Google Now, use voice recognition, and take advantage of the much larger developer support for the platform. Well, you could always purchase the Samsung Gear Live which is indeed powered by Android Wear, but who wants to have to purchase a new watch?... This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here posted on 27 Apr 2015, 05:09 0 1. Neros (Posts: 1016; Member since: 19 Dec 2014) Say hello to tons of useless apps, lags, and poor battery life. No thx, I'm enjoying my 4-5 days of battery life with tizen. … [Read more...] about Comments for : XDA developer gets Android Wear to (partially) power the Samsung Gear 2
As the revenue gap to iOS shrinks, why aren’t developers supporting Android tablets?
The numbers have been studied, and all signs point to the fact that while developers still generate more revenue on iOS in the iTunes App Store than in the Google Play Store for Android devices, the gap is shrinking. We've also seen some pretty impressive new Android tablets on the market and on the way, so why aren't developers working harder to support 10" Android tablets? We've seen the vicious circle of app support a number of times: a platform has trouble gaining traction because of lesser app support, and has lesser app support because it doesn't have enough market traction. It happened early on for Android, and is something that Windows Phone is still struggling with. The strange thing is that it's also been a problem for 10" Android tablets, even though Android has definitely been gaining momentum in the market. The days of the iPad being the de facto choice for a tablet are gone . The last set of numbers showed that Apple 's once dominating lead had fallen … [Read more...] about As the revenue gap to iOS shrinks, why aren’t developers supporting Android tablets?
Comments for : As the revenue gap to iOS shrinks, why aren’t developers supporting Android tablets?
posted on 12 Nov 2012, 09:57 5 1. Mxyzptlk (unregistered) One thing is app piracy. People sideload apps on Android and developers aren't willing to risk that chance. They make more money off iOS so the game is still quite huge. posted on 12 Nov 2012, 10:06 32 5. aahmed215 (Posts: 169; Member since: 18 Jun 2012) There is app piracy on the iPhone too. posted on 12 Nov 2012, 11:25 18 29. HäckeMáte (Posts: 168; Member since: 28 Feb 2012) Wow Mxy, ever heard of Cydia or Installous?? its actually far worse than sideloading apps on Android. I've even used it to download LogMeIn Ignition (a $99.00 app) posted on 12 Nov 2012, 12:43 4 35. JunitoNH (Posts: 1941; Member since: 15 Feb 2012) Yes you're correct, you have to jailbreak the device. Most use Cydia to get all their black market apps. Unlike Android, you can get them, and side load them practically from anywhere. Furthermore, you need not root device to use pirated apps, so the process easier, … [Read more...] about Comments for : As the revenue gap to iOS shrinks, why aren’t developers supporting Android tablets?