The "can't get a good connection" argument is fading away fast. Smartphones will flood the market this year and carriers will be more than happy to see their internet traffic grow.
Google made it clear they are pushing web apps more than anything. They have not created any native app (apart for maps) for the phone/ android, and opted for mobile versions. I 'm 100% with them. If your application is an online service, go for a web application. Now, if you want to make a pastime game, go for a native app. On May 30, 10:51 pm, Brian Conrad <[email protected]> wrote: > People will always want apps for situations where they can't get a good > connection or for things that just don't work well as an Internet app. > This just seems to be another form of the "cloud computing" fad that is > going on at the moment. > > > > jtaylor wrote: > > Wave Goodbye To Native Android Apps From Google? > >http://www.androidandme.com/2009/05/news/wave-goodbye-to-native-andro... > > > Google Losing Focus on Android SDK In Favor of Mobile Web Apps’ > > Offline Functionality? (Part II) > >http://mobilestance.com/2009/03/02/google-losing-focus-on-android-sdk...-offline-functionality-part-ii/ > > > -- > > > It crossed my mind why the Browser couldn't handle many of these > > android apps. I was naively thinking that it didn't have the write UI, > > as if that really is going to be a problem. > > > I wanted to check out just how many winning apps in the ADC I were > > good for web apps implemented using HTML-5 with Geolocation browsers > > and instead. I just quickly estimated that about 1/3 of the Apps could > > be implemented in the browser instead. What about Media though? > > > The Browser has Location and Social. Any sensors like accelerometer, > > camera functionality, etc. you need a native app. Media? > > > If this is so, then there will only be so many good native Android > > Apps. I can see one app that can allow you to change all kinds of UI > > stuff. A good virtual beer drinking app, a good translation app, etc. > > Even with that, there may be Hooks to the Web. Why can't you have some > > of this sensor info go to the browser and Soon? > > > + Juan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
