Google TV API

[lifemichael]

Does anyone know whether Android SDK 3.0 includes the Google TV API
bundled when released this quarter (2010 Q10) or should we expect the
Google TV API to be released separately?

I plan to cover Google TV API in the 'Smartphone Applications
Development' academic course I start teaching next week.
http://www.lifemichael.com/en/?p=1820

Any information about this issue will be highly appreciated.


Thanks in advance,

Haim.

[Dianne Hackborn]

There is currently no Google TV API.

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[Dianne Hackborn]

Also, there is currently no Android 3.0, and anyone who tells you they know what that is let alone what is in it is most likely making things up.

[Haim Michael]

According to an interview Gaurav Jain gave to Calcalist, an israeli economic newspaper, Android 3.0 will be released for the holidays. before the end of this year. 

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/07/02/google-music-android-3-0-gingerbread-tipped-for-holiday-2010-release-android-product-manager-gaurav-jain-states-google-music-will-launch-with-android-3-0-in-time-for-the-2010-holiday-season/

Releasing a new product for the holidays means releasing it most likely this month (October 2010). I am in this industry for years. You can trust me on that. Releasing it in November might be too late for making money out of it. Companies, such as HTC, do want to make money when they make an effort and develop new mobile telephones and ship them for sale. 

My only questions is whether we can expect Android 3.0 to include the Google TV classes... or maybe these classes will be released at a later stage as add on to Android 3.0. 

It isn't about revealing secrets... it is just about assisting others (individuals, companies, lectures etc) to get ready accordingly. 

Thanks,

Haim.

www.LifeMichael.com

[Eric Finseth]

Hi Haim,

If you noticed Diane's email address ( hac...@android.com ) and her
rich posting history on Android mailing lists, they indicate that you
should listen to what she says.

Gingerbread is the next Android release. The public does not know
what Android version it will be. If Diane says it is not 3.0, then we
might guess that Gingerbread is Android 2.3 or 2.5.

This site:
http://www.google.com/tv/developers.html
Suggests that the API for Google TV will be available in early 2011.
Whether it is a future Android release (likely) or a separate release
(unlikely) is not defined, but it is too late for your class this
semester anyway.

In any case, the latest rumors (and they are just rumors) are that
more information will be publicly available in the next week or two,
so that may answer your questions:
http://androidcommunity.com/android-gingerbread-rumor-alert-20101012/

-Eric

[Dianne Hackborn]

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Eric Finseth <eric.f...@gmail.com> wrote:

Gingerbread is the next Android release.  The public does not know
what Android version it will be.  If Diane says it is not 3.0, then we
might guess that Gingerbread is Android 2.3 or 2.5.

I didn't say Gingerbread is not 3.0.  I said 3.0 doesn't exist.  This is because during Android development work goes under a code name (like Gingerbread) and no version number is assigned to it until very late in the process.

Basically if you see people talking about a release code name along with a version number as if they are the same thing, you can assume they don't actually know what they are talking about unless that release is basically done.  (And yes, there is some time between "release done" to "announced" in which this correlation could actually be true without there being an official statement.  That window is generally pretty small, however.)

[Eric Finseth]

Thank you for the clarification, it is appreciated.

-Eric