Thanks a lot Mark for the clarifications. It helps. > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:03:58 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Developing browser plugin for Android web > browser > > > ajay thapar wrote: > > From your email, I understand that with Android 1.5 SDK (pre), Android > > application developers cannot develop and install new Web Browser > > plug-ins based on NPAPIs using C/C++ language or Object-C. It is only > > possible today through the firmware modifications, via the Android open > > source project. > > Correct. > > > *Please clarify the following:* > > * > > **What is the technical limitation for disallowing the Android > > Application developers to create and register new Web browser > > plug-in (say based on NPAPIs using C/C++ language)? ** > > There is no means to distribute and install C-compiled shared libraries > at the SDK level. In particular, there is no means to distribute and > install C-compiled shared libraries for every possible chipset at the > SDK level. As I understand it, that is the aim of the android-ndk project. > > > ****Where this limitation is officially documented? ** > > That is like asking "where is the limitation on Windows running UNIVAC > applications documented?" > > Documentation rarely covers all of the things that cannot be done, > preferring to devote more space to the things that can be done. > > The issues surrounding the means to distribute and install C-compiled > shared libraries for every possible chipset at the SDK level has been > covered in the official Android Google Groups many times over the past year. > > > ****Any plans to remove this limitation?** > > Step #1: http://groups.google.com/group/android-ndk > > > * > > **How websites which are based on plug-ins (e.g Flash plug-in) > > will work in Andorid Browser.** > > Generally speaking, they do not work. > > More specifically, Web sites that require Flash have a big empty space > wherever the Flash animation would reside on the page. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, $35/Year > > >
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