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I was thinking of getting into android development. Is this a real concern? Should I quit before I start?

• kgrin 17y ago
  Depends what you're doing... if you're making a fairly low-level utility, then I'd carefully check out the available APIs for whatever you'll need to mess with (i.e. SMS). Otherwise, as far as supporting device differences like, say, multiple screen sizes and resolutions, it's just a matter of being careful about the APIs. Compared to developing for a single device, yes, you definitely need to put more thought and care into platform differences (though you can also target individual phones and OSs, if your app requires e.g. a physical keyboard for some reason rather than an on-screen one).
• gte910h 17y ago
  This was exacerbated by the fact he was using very low level interfaces which were likely not consistent among models. Android is a tough platform to target, as its basically 8 platforms or so currently with differing OS versions and screen sizes.
  • rortian 17y ago
    You may have been alluding to this but all phones should/could be 2.1 OS in the future: http://androidandme.com/2010/02/news/all-u-s-android-phones-to-receive-android-2-1-but-some-will-require-a-wipe/ http://androidandme.com/2010/02/news/all-u-s-android-phones-...
    • gte910h 17y ago
      Striped and Buttered Pancakes! That will help the platform SO MUCH in many efforts if they force this update.