10-22-11 07:27 AM
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  1. easydoesit99's Avatar
    easydoesit99
    ive been reading many threads about android 2 but not about android 3 on PB. tell me this isnt so. or if so, whats the word for android 3 to be coming?
    10-21-11 02:52 PM
  2. samab's Avatar
    samab
    The answer is NEVER --- because Google will NEVER release the source code for Honeycomb.
    10-21-11 03:08 PM
  3. ifarlow's Avatar
    ifarlow
    Which further limits the usefulness of the Android player on the PlayBook, right? In other words, as Android matures and apps adjust to support the newer flavors of Android, won't the player on the PlayBook be left behind sooner rather than later?
    10-21-11 03:13 PM
  4. easydoesit99's Avatar
    easydoesit99
    i was hoping to be able to buy the mobile version of Slingmedia, but it requires Android 3.0 or higher.
    10-21-11 03:19 PM
  5. samab's Avatar
    samab
    Originally Posted by ifarlow
    Which further limits the usefulness of the Android player on the PlayBook, right? In other words, as Android matures and apps adjust to support the newer flavors of Android, won't the player on the PlayBook be left behind sooner rather than later?
    No, it doesn't matter because there are not many Honeycomb apps.

    Google has said that they are releasing the source code for Ice Cream Sandwich --- so RIM can upgrade the Android Player to Android 4.0.
    10-21-11 03:27 PM
  6. ifarlow's Avatar
    ifarlow
    Ah, got it. Thanks.
    10-21-11 03:27 PM
  7. easydoesit99's Avatar
    easydoesit99
    Android 4! That sounds great!

    Not being a developer i have an obtuse question; will i be able to buy this Slingmedia product?
    10-21-11 03:37 PM
  8. Blacklac's Avatar
    Blacklac
    Originally Posted by samab
    No, it doesn't matter because there are not many Honeycomb apps.

    Google has said that they are releasing the source code for Ice Cream Sandwich --- so RIM can upgrade the Android Player to Android 4.0.
    A couple weeks after Nexus Prime launches, right? Thought I read that somewhere. (ICS source code release)

    So how does this effect us, besides getting newer Apps that weren't released prior to ICS (in the future of course)?
    10-21-11 03:44 PM
  9. samab's Avatar
    samab
    It doesn't affect anything --- Android 2.2 has the most users at the moment, so Android developers still have to support that.
    10-21-11 03:55 PM
  10. chrism_scotland's Avatar
    chrism_scotland
    Its Android 2.3 Gingerbread that is in the Android Player I believe - which is the most current Smartphone version at the moment, I'd imagine it will be well into 2012 before there are massive volumes of 4.0 phone users.
    10-21-11 04:17 PM
  11. anon(1049620)'s Avatar
    anon(1049620)
    Originally Posted by easydoesit99
    Android 4! That sounds great!

    Not being a developer i have an obtuse question; will i be able to buy this Slingmedia product?
    The photo you attached should answer your own question. Android 3.0 = no. Unless you can get the phone version to run.
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    10-21-11 05:55 PM
  12. cbvinh's Avatar
    cbvinh
    Google's intent with Android is that it is Open Source, which means source code will be released. However, that doesn't guarantee timely releases of source code. And that doesn't mean all of what you see in Android is open source. Components like Gmail, Google Maps, etc. are Google's and they decide who is allowed to access those components.

    Ice Cream Sandwich, aka ICS, Android 4.0, has already had its source code released and ported to the Nexus One, the first "Google phone".
    10-21-11 06:11 PM
  13. samab's Avatar
    samab
    Originally Posted by cbvinh
    Google's intent with Android is that it is Open Source, which means source code will be released. However, that doesn't guarantee timely releases of source code. And that doesn't mean all of what you see in Android is open source. Components like Gmail, Google Maps, etc. are Google's and they decide who is allowed to access those components.

    Ice Cream Sandwich, aka ICS, Android 4.0, has already had its source code released and ported to the Nexus One, the first "Google phone".
    Source code has not been released, it was a hack using the ICS SDK (which doesn't contain any source code).
    10-21-11 07:04 PM
  14. cbvinh's Avatar
    cbvinh
    Originally Posted by samab
    Source code has not been released, it was a hack using the ICS SDK (which doesn't contain any source code).
    I stand corrected regarding the port to the Nexus One. I still think Google will release source in a month, keeping with their release history.
    10-22-11 03:24 AM
  15. xsacha's Avatar
    xsacha
    Playbook currently uses Android 2.3.3

    Android 4.0 source comes out soon.
    RIM can then update Android Player to 4.0 which is better suited to tablets, is better suited to devices without hardware buttons, is better suited to dual-core hardware and has the latest API to support the latest applications.
    easydoesit99 likes this.
    10-22-11 06:06 AM
  16. ifarlow's Avatar
    ifarlow
    Now the question is: will they, and how long will it take?
    10-22-11 07:27 AM
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