[clue-tech] Google Android

[Jeremy Slade]

I've had my G1 for about 6 weeks now, and there's plenty to both like 
and dislike.  A number of issues will be fixed by the 'cupcake' update 
that should be coming very soon, but there's several more I'd like to 
fix myself.

First one that comes to mind: I want to control the duration of the 
vibration alert.  Can that be done via the SDK, or do I have to hack on 
the core (and possible fork ...) ?

I've played with the SDK, but I haven't done any java since JDK 1.02 
days, so I've got a bit of a learning curve before I can do much.  But 
I'm pleased with the possibilities.


Jeremy



Michael J. Hammel wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-01-05 at 12:24 -0600, erik at ezolan.com wrote:
>> I just picked up a white G1 over the weekend and I'm really enjoying it!
>> I was thinking about taking a crack at programing an app for it, and was
>> wondering if anyone else has tried writing anything for it?
> 
> I don't have a device but I downloaded the SDK for Android when it was
> first released.  It has a graphical emulator that allows you to test
> your application in a pseudo-live mode.  Includes different skins to see
> how your app might function in portrait or landscape.
> 
> I found it pretty easy to learn to program an app in Android.  The dev
> kit back then wasn't complete, but I suspect it's come a long ways since
> then.  Even so, even back then it offered quite a bit, even 3D support I
> believe.  They even offered advice on things you might not think about
> when writing desktop applications, like types of code that drain cell
> phone batteries.
> 
> The programming model is sort of event driven, but not like you might
> have with AWT/SWT (you'll need to know Java for use the Google SDK).
> Still, I just didn't find it that hard to grasp.  Play with the notepad
> example and you'll catch on pretty quick.