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This is kind of true. Though you're the first person I've heard say it without complaining that GPS isn't in AOSP. Amazon has done a pretty decent job keeping
by Navarr 11y ago
This is kind of true. Though you're the first person I've heard say it without complaining that GPS isn't in AOSP.
Amazon has done a pretty decent job keeping up their version, as far as I know - and they try to maintain API compatibility.
This could be solved by some good third party architecturing a solution, but overall it's Google dominating by providing the better developer tools and ecosystem.
- s73v3r 11y agoA third party solution would have to provide some compelling benefit to get app developers to add support or switch. Otherwise it's not worth the time and effort to switch just to benefit the tiny amount of users who don't have GPS.
- guelo 11y agoAOSP has GPS APIs. Maybe you're referring to the combined wifi/cell/gps location API in Play Services. It's built on top of the AOSP location API. Anyone can write a similar library.
- Navarr 11y agoI am, yes. And while anyone can always write a similar library, it increases the cost of switching out of the Google ecosystem.