> > Really? Couldn't those apps be bundled into the phone without being part of > > the OS? I suppose that that's what happens with GMail and Maps for new > > phones.
While Gmail, Maps, YouTube etc. are proprietary apps distributed through marked as well as bundled on Google experience phones, Google obviously defined a minimal functionality standard for Android, which is why we find certain core apps in AOSP. In fact, it is trivial to track down the specific commit relating to the above SMS bug: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Mms.git;a=blobdiff;f=src/com/android/mms/data/WorkingMessage.java;h=9dd76bbe23b1b4b350fd490fa0f4bbe3b1527e2e;hp=7e84e748244828a3055965a0b08a127c82efbae3;hb=eae4b7e0cfff6b835736f5c35becb9afc229cf17;hpb=1cb1e68d2fbc1fa2b180bc9eb855c9b748466e7f I suppose this shows bugs can show up anywhere, and that it would be smart to factor these into the Marked as well... except then what about the Android devices which do now have access to Marked? If Google made Android depend on their proprietary app channel, people would certainly wine over that as well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
