Its pretty apparent that Apple has given Adobe a firm wave of the middle finger in the name of "tailoring the user experience"
Geeks that know better might replace tailor, with limit...
I would not be surprised to see Adobe and Google strengthen their bond over the next year. Non geeks don't realize what a huge difference in philosophy this is. I prefer this approach. Open it up.
Can you clarify what's meant by the FM radio section? The Desire, for instance, has an FM radio app shipped by HTC that works just fine - is the update providing an Android-level (as opposed to an HTC- or Sense-level) FM radio app, or exposing hooks for other apps, or what? Do other phones with FM chips have radio apps? I'm rather ignorant on that, I guess.
Also, as far as flash support, is that something that also differs by phone? On 2.1, I see flash ads in my standard web browsing. I don't get Hulu or play Farmville, though, so I don't know if those are different, and flash video tends to play in a separate app (launches the video in an HTC flash player or what have you), so this could be another case of HTC doing its own thing.
Clarification for the uninitiated? Is HTC just doing a lot of extra awesome work with Android above and beyond skinning it with Sense?
I'm still waiting for flash support on the Droid. We were told when the phone was released that it would support flash a few months after the phones release, feb-march, and here we are entering may.
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KwitkoSheriff of Banning (Retired)By the thing near the stuffIcrontian
edited April 2010
I'm still waiting for my carrier to update us from 1.5 to 2.1.
I'm still waiting for flash support on the Droid. We were told when the phone was released that it would support flash a few months after the phones release, feb-march, and here we are entering may.
The big problem is that Flash 10.1, the version of Flash that Android handsets will be compatible with, has been delayed a few times. Motorola has still confirmed support in the June/July timeframe.
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Geeks that know better might replace tailor, with limit...
I would not be surprised to see Adobe and Google strengthen their bond over the next year. Non geeks don't realize what a huge difference in philosophy this is. I prefer this approach. Open it up.
Also, as far as flash support, is that something that also differs by phone? On 2.1, I see flash ads in my standard web browsing. I don't get Hulu or play Farmville, though, so I don't know if those are different, and flash video tends to play in a separate app (launches the video in an HTC flash player or what have you), so this could be another case of HTC doing its own thing.
Clarification for the uninitiated? Is HTC just doing a lot of extra awesome work with Android above and beyond skinning it with Sense?
The Nexus One, for example, cannot play FM radio or display these adds, because it doesn't have Flash or a native FM radio driver.
Flash 10.1 is taking beta testers for their Android client, right? Wonder if that's exactly what'll go in 2.2.
-Bobby
The big problem is that Flash 10.1, the version of Flash that Android handsets will be compatible with, has been delayed a few times.
Make of it, what you will.