Thanks for the feedback Mark! It turns out that the device has a menu button in the status bar, and the user wants me to not display my app full frame in order for him to access it. I wonder if devices without a dedicated menu button will be a major issue in the future. I really don't want to design my app with a title or status bar showing unless its necessary.
Best, Stephen On Nov 21, 9:17 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Stephen Lebed <srle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have a couple of apps currently in the marketplace and they follow > > the Android design guidelines as close as possible. One of the people > > who purchased my app says he's using it on a device without a 'menu' > > button. The device is a Eken M0002, a 7" tablet running Android 1.6 > > > I know that tablets are not officially supported yet. My question is, > > has anyone started dealing with this potential issue, and if so how? > > For applications distributed via the Android Market, all devices the > app is installed upon should have a MENU button, as that is required > by the Compatibility Definition Document. Hence, the scenarios in > which your app will not encounter a MENU button include: > > -- The device manufacturer has pirated the Android Market app > > -- The user is running a pirated Android Market app (e.g., included > incorrectly in some modded ROM, like SlateDroid) > > -- The user is running a pirated version of your app > > -- You are distributing your app outside of the Android Market > > Of course, there's a big difference between the first three and the last one. > > Here are some options: > > -- Offer each option menu also as a context menu on some likely > widget, or perhaps on the activity background > > -- Only do the context menu trick on devices known to lack a MENU > button (use android.os.Build) > > -- Display the menu yourself on some overloaded key for such devices > (e.g., Eken M001 has "MENU" printed on the up direction of its > navigation ring/D-pad-ish-thingy), or based on some gesture using a > gesture library, > > -- Ignore them, if you are distributing solely on the Android Market > > Tactically, for the Eken M002, the MENU button may be in the status > bar. It is that way on the ARCHOS 5, plus on the Eken M001 running > Slatedroid. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android App Developer Books:http://commonsware.com/books -- 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
