<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I've always found that your app development needs to be on the leading edge of <span id="misspell-0" class=""><span>adequacy</span></span>(<span id="misspell-1" class="mark">tm</span>). If you need an app that will run on 2.3, build it there. If your app requires some of the capabilities on 3.0, you need to at least have that. Any app built for 2.3 will run on 4.0, but WILL NOT run the <span id="misspell-2" class="">other way</span>. The 'droid <span id="misspell-3" class="mark">APIs</span> are layered so that you can always be upwardly compatible, but you can not run an app on an earlier release, 'droid has checks for that. <br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>One of the biggest compatibility issues I've run into is the screen sizes vary so much between devices. There are
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style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:09 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [tclug-list] WANTED: advice on buying an Android device<br> </font> </div> <br>
The only reason I suggested a phone is for development. if you don't think <br>you'll need one then by all means, don't get one.<br><br>I do think that by the time you feel you want <span id="misspell-7" class="mark">ot</span> move to Android 4.0, 4.1 <br>or 5.0 or whatever the next version is called might be out. You're <br>shooting at a moving target which is why I recommend starting at the TOP <br>of the queue rather than the bottom.<br><br><br>On Wed, 23 May 2012, Jason <span id="misspell-8" class="mark">Hsu</span> wrote:<br><br>> Thanks for your suggestions. I have some answers and still some more questions.<br>><br>> Please note that this will only be my first Android device, not my last.<br>><br>> I'll go with Android 2.3. Most users are still on version 2.3.3 or earlier, and an app designed for Android 2.3 will work better on an <span id="misspell-9" class="mark">Anroid</span> 4.0 device than vice <span id="misspell-10"
class="mark">versa</span>. By the time Android 4.0 takes over, tablets and <span id="misspell-11" class="mark">smartphones</span> should be cheaper and/or much better.<br>><br>> I'm still not clear on why I should buy a <span id="misspell-12" class="mark">smartphone</span> instead of a tablet. I already have a <span id="misspell-13" class="mark">dumbphone</span> that I'm not even fully utilizing.<br>><br>> My tentative plan is to buy an Android 2.3 tablet now and buy an Android 4.0 <span id="misspell-14" class="mark">smartphone</span> later on. I'm sure that by the time Android 4.0 takes over or I outgrow my <span id="misspell-15" class="mark">dumbphone</span>, <span id="misspell-16" class="mark">smartphones</span> will be cheaper and/or much better.<br>><br>> What do you think?<br>><br>> -- <br>> Jason <span id="misspell-17" class="mark">Hsu</span> <<a ymailto="mailto:jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com"
href="mailto:jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com">jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com</a>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a><br>> <a href="http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list" target="_blank">http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list</a><br>><br><br><br>-<span id="misspell-19" class="mark">Yaron</span><br><br>--<br>_______________________________________________<br>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br><a ymailto="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org" href="mailto:tclug-list@mn-linux.org">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</a><br>http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br><br><br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></body></html>