Opera developers talk about location in the browser below. Location is the big deal as far as the "mobile" web apps. Looks like they're saying it will be a while before it takes off. It's disconcerting that everything is just held aloft in the air. But I guess if one thinks of it data-centricly or perhaps cloud-centricly, then the web or android- native interface is just a shell, a grand UI in which when the times comes, you can switch from one to the other if need be.
Developer Sandbox Interviews: Opera Software (beginning about 3:10) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAmqMHM4q0I - Juan On May 30, 4:12 pm, jtaylor <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 30, 3:51 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. > > When I posted this, I thought the browsers were more coordinated in > their geolocation efforts. But AFAIK, it wouldn't be that easy to code > a web app that uses Location and have it work on the IPhone and > Android. Android will have it through Gears and IPhone through an api > on Safari. Though it might be possible if you hacked it? That's a big > question. > > Outside of Games, the issue would be the use of sensors and camera, > etc. We're not talking XHTML in the browser but HTML-5 (with the > Canvas) with Ajax stuff using GWT. Then the Browser will have Gears so > there's no need for a good connection all the time. That article said > Google has given up building native Android apps as far as Google > Services. There's no need to! > > The great difference for the developer is you don't usually get paid > that much with Web Apps except for maybe using Google Adsense. > > - Juan > > > > > > > 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... > > > > -- > > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
