There's a hack to get Market on an Archos device, but it's not sanctioned by Google, not supported by Google or Archos, and relies on users willing to apply the hack knowing they won't get any support, and so is probably not widespread.
Archoses devices tend to fall short of Googles requirements for the compatibility test (most noticeably due to their lack of an inbuilt camera) and thus don't get the Google apps, so they don't make good development device candidates due to the missing bits of functionality. Al. On Jul 9, 7:06 pm, Nathan <nathan.d.mel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very good points mentioned so far. > > In November 2009, I decided to get a G1 for cheap from craigslist when > I was just starting. At the time, that was the right choice. > > The G1 has two advantages: > 1. It's likely to be the slowest real hardware, which is good to see > how your app performs. > > However, now, I am trying to acquire a Nexus One, for these reasons: > 1. Like John said, more people in the US have these larger screens, > 2.x android versions. > 2. Multitouch doesn't work on 1x devices, and it doesn't work on the > emulator. So far, I haven't done anything with multitouch, even though > it would benefit the users, because I won't be able to tell how it > works without hardware. There could be other examples of things that > won't work on G1 that you will need hardware to test. > 3. I can't adequately see the full user experience for people using > the emulator. > 4. G1 is unlikely to ever get an official 2.x update. For me, there > are good reasons to have official ROMs - this choice may vary for you. > Nexus One is the first to get 2.2, and has a better chance than > others, including the Droid, to get anything beyond 2.2. > 5. I don't have a Verizon plan, nor any plan, but I do have a TMobile > prepaid SIM and wifi, so I could use it for my phone. > > For me, having hardware that I can use as a phone helps me get into > the customer's world a little better, and may help me come up with > more ideas. > > On Jul 9, 6:03 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > > > -- devices that never had the Market (e.g., ARCHOS 5 Android tablet) > > Mark, I have a person with an Archos 5 who has bought my product (one > of the few). He told me around May 30th that he could see the Market, > though it was fairly new for him. His name showed up in Google > Checkout, so a I assume he can see paid apps too. I don't know how > many Archos people can see the Market as of today. > > Nathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
