Minimum Specs for Android App?
I'm not sure if there's been any official word on this, but I'm curious if it's possible to find out what the minimum Android OS version will be for the Logos app. I'm looking at a couple different tablet options (love my iPod Touch but the screen is a bit small; iPad is too expensive) and want to make sure I'm not throwing money away buying something now if the app will require Android 3.0 or something. Would 2.2 potentially be supported?
Thanks.
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Disclaimer: personally looking forward to Logos iPad application update (hearing split screen soon).
Apple has refurbished iPad's for sale (only box is marked refurbished), Wi-Fi models discounted $ 70 to $ 100 => http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad
After iPad 2 ships, anticipate 1st generation price drop. Rumor has 3 versions of iPad 2 => http://www.macrumors.com/2011/01/13/next-generation-iphones-referenced-in-ios-4-2/ potentially shipping sooner than Android tablets announced at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week.
Found an article about 3 non Apple Tablets to watch => http://www.tcgeeks.com/ipad-alternatives-keep-your-eye-on/
Another article has 11 CES tablets to watch => http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9204258/CES_11_tablets_worth_watching - noted anticipated lowest price is $ 400 (which is $ 29 less than refurbished 1st generation Wi-Fi iPad with 16 GB)
Daniel Lee said:Would 2.2 potentially be supported?
Learned Sony has an Android 2.2 device that cannot be upgraded => http://blogs.computerworld.com/17627/sony_android
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Found article about upcoming Verizon iPhone that compares Apple and Android hardware => http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/01/13/iphone_4_and_ios_vs_android_on_verizon.html Apple offers more storage space with higher display resolution and graphic processor - bit more hardware to run Logos display engine.
Wonder what Android devices will be capable of running Logos application ? Given Logos penchant for resource intensive application, would not be surprised if recommended Android device needs dual core processors - shipping later this year (along with Android 3.0).
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Look, I appreciate your trying to help, but I'm not interested in an iPad. I got a NookColor Android tablet. Even at the $250 list price for the NookColor, a refurbished iPad would be $150+ more.
We'll see what the Android app requires. The NookColor will support at least Android 2.2 and I have reasonable hope that B&N or other developers can figure out how to run 2.3 on it. So Logos should work hopefully either way.
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Daniel Lee said:
Look, I appreciate your trying to help, but I'm not interested in an iPad
Apologies - personally enjoy Kindle and Nook applications on an iPad along with many others - bought a Wi-Fi only model.
Daniel Lee said:Even at the $250 list price for the NookColor, a refurbished iPad would be $150+ more.
Concur with cost observation NookColor is less expensive than an iPad. Also, NookColor has noticeably slower hardware than an iPad (e.g. CPU is 20 % slower)
Daniel Lee said:We'll see what the Android app requires. The NookColor will support at least Android 2.2 and I have reasonable hope that B&N or other developers can figure out how to run 2.3 on it. So Logos should work hopefully either way.
Appears NookColor hardware capabilities similar to current Android phones => http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_%26_Noble_Nook_Color
Engadget has NookColor article with couple updates => http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/14/nook-color-getting-android-2-2-and-market-in-january-current-ha/
With Barnes & Noble setting up their own store (not using Android Market), loading Logos application on NookColor could be interesting. If NookColor usable for Logos (including network access), wonder if Barnes & Noble would add Logos application to their NookColor store.
For Logos application on iPad, wish had an option to copy resource files from computer for offline use. If NookColor can run Logos, wonder if AT&T or Barnes&Noble would have an issue with Logos resource downloads using AT&T's 3G network to NookColor.
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Not an Android expert but I know on the device I have used (Archos 70) you can download apps outside the app store. On mine you had to allow unsafe package installation but after that you could download APK's from where ever you choose. This can be highly insecure but is useful if you know what you are doing. The Android platform is quite a bit more open than iOS. That is good and bad though. Good in that you don't have one party controlling your content (an irritant for me but one I deal with) but bad in that it almost guarantees the platform will be compromised.
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Daniel Lee said:
Look, I appreciate your trying to help, but I'm not interested in an iPad. I got a NookColor Android tablet. Even at the $250 list price for the NookColor, a refurbished iPad would be $150+ more.
We'll see what the Android app requires. The NookColor will support at least Android 2.2 and I have reasonable hope that B&N or other developers can figure out how to run 2.3 on it. So Logos should work hopefully either way.
Daniel,
I, too, have a Nook Color. It is a fantastic choice. It you root the Nook, it will become even more functional. Among other things, you can install the Android Market on the Nook and download apps. I use the xScope web browser on www.biblia.com and it works really well.
Right now there is even a 2.2 development ROM available. You can install it on a micro SD card and boot into it. It is becoming quite usable. Head on over to www.xda-developers.com and look for the Nook forums. Lots of good stuff there.
Bill
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Knowing Angry Birds game has list of unsupported Android devices for full game => => http://www.rovio.com/index.php?mact=Blogs,cntnt01,showentry,0&cntnt01entryid=47&cntnt01returnid=58 - wonder which Android devices will be usable for Logos application ?
By the way, appears Oracle's lawsuit against Google for copying and distributing copyrighted code in Android has merit => http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-evidence-supports-oracles-case.html
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Daniel Lee said:
I'm not sure if there's been any official word on this, but I'm curious if it's possible to find out what the minimum Android OS version will be for the Logos app. I'm looking at a couple different tablet options (love my iPod Touch but the screen is a bit small; iPad is too expensive) and want to make sure I'm not throwing money away buying something now if the app will require Android 3.0 or something.
Be careful with the inexpensive Android Tablets out there. They are not very good. Someone mentioned the Nook Color. That takes some hacking so i you are not comfortable with that, don't bother. It won't run apps unless Barnes and Noble puts it on it and I can't see them putting any version of Logos on there. The decent Android Tablets at this point all cost more than the cheepest iPad. There is really only one that is as good as the iPad ... the Samsung Galaxy. All the others are vapor ware at this point. You said you won't be buying now, which is good. More Android Tablets are coming. A good site to learn about them is the sister site of the one I write for ... Gottabemobile.com. They are on top of tablets. If one exists they know abou tit.
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Bill Anderson said:
Daniel,
I, too, have a Nook Color. It is a fantastic choice. It you root the Nook, it will become even more functional. Among other things, you can install the Android Market on the Nook and download apps. I use the xScope web browser on www.biblia.com and it works really well.
Right now there is even a 2.2 development ROM available. You can install it on a micro SD card and boot into it. It is becoming quite usable. Head on over to www.xda-developers.com and look for the Nook forums. Lots of good stuff there.
Bill
Thanks Bill. I did root it. Also, I tried xScope but found myself reverting to the default browser. I might give some other browsers a try. Did you use the 2.2 ROM at all? I was a bit hesitant because I don't want to take a ton of time getting stuff to work, but I'll probably seriously consider it once it has Market access, etc.
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Kevin A. Purcell said:
Be careful with the inexpensive Android Tablets out there. They are not very good. Someone mentioned the Nook Color. That takes some hacking so i you are not comfortable with that, don't bother. It won't run apps unless Barnes and Noble puts it on it and I can't see them putting any version of Logos on there. The decent Android Tablets at this point all cost more than the cheepest iPad. There is really only one that is as good as the iPad ... the Samsung Galaxy. All the others are vapor ware at this point. You said you won't be buying now, which is good. More Android Tablets are coming. A good site to learn about them is the sister site of the one I write for ... Gottabemobile.com. They are on top of tablets. If one exists they know abou tit.
Ditto on the inexpensive tablets not being very good. I tried a Velocity Micro Cruz tablet. The hardware was acceptable but the screen wasn't as crisp as I hoped, and the tech support was horrible when my apps kept crashing. So I returned it.
I know B&N doesn't plan to allow every app but there are fairly simple ways to work around that. So far they don't seem to care; we'll see if that continues to be the case.
The iPad is really nice and polished but I can't bring myself to spend double the cost of the Nook Color for an iPad, plus I really like the 7" screen size, which it seems Jobs and Apple don't want to produce. We'll see what comes around from that.
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