Android 2.3 Platform

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Post by mcxx » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 3:55 PM UTC

Android 2.3 Platform
developer.android.com

Re: Android 2.3 Platform

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Post by keltex » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 4:04 PM UTC

This page discusses the highlights over 2.2:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html

Re: Android 2.3 Platform

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Post by tshtf » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 4:08 PM UTC

The integrated SIP stack look excellent, but from http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html:

"Support for the platform's SIP and internet calling features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers and associated carriers."

This is disappointing, but not unexpected.

Re: Android 2.3 Platform

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Post by kgutteridge » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 4:15 PM UTC

I remember discussing gestures and NFC back at Motorolas conference the day the iPhone 2g launched in the UK and back then all of us thought NFC would happen in the next 12 months! Glad to see its finally arriving, though this patent is going to prove interesting http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/12/03/35337...

Re: Android 2.3 Platform

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Post by mike-cardwell » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 4:16 PM UTC

tshtf wrote: post #3

The integrated SIP stack look excellent, but from http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html : "Support for the platform's SIP and internet calling features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers and associated carriers." This is disappointing, but not unexpected.

You can always install a SIP app, but yes, I'd much rather have access to the integrated client.

Re: Android 2.3 Platform

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Post by thinkcomp » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 4:21 PM UTC

Anyone want to help us integrate NFC into our Android app?

Re: Android 2.3 Platform

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Post by charlesdm » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 4:22 PM UTC

FUCKING FINALLY, Audio access from native code. This is going to be awesome.

Re: Android 2.3 Platform

#8

Post by tocomment » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 4:33 PM UTC

What's a SIP account?

Re: Android 2.3 Platform

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Post by wzdd » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 4:34 PM UTC

charlesdm wrote: post #7

FUCKING FINALLY, Audio access from native code. This is going to be awesome.

In general it looks like they are moving closer to pure-native app support -- native life cycle and more access to Surfaces as well. This is interesting as even quite recently the official position was apps would be written in Java with JNI portions to accelerate the slow parts. It's a good shift imo.

Re: Android 2.3 Platform

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Post by gcb » Mon, Dec 06, 2010, 4:36 PM UTC

Finally. Google waited until the telcos told so to enable voip.

Remember most telcos a while ago removing the unlimited data plan? And apple forcing skipe to only using wifi on all platforms.

Truth that google allowed work arounds for being evil this time... you could use sip with the buggy sip app. And you could even get free sip from google voice if you had an old gizmoproject account.