[android-developers] Re: new 50mb expansion pack functionality, api < 11... no easy dice?

Hello there,

I just implemented the downloader service and have noticed some things (and one severe bug). First of all, documentation says the downloader service needs a minimum of API level 4. The service provides two different kinds of user notifications, one for API level 3+ one for API level 11+ - the latter should allow better looking notifications. But...!

Sadly the provided SDK package just tests for the existence of the Notification.Builder class, which is available since API level 11. This is not enough for setting a progress via the setProgress() method, because this method was introduced with API level 14. Thus, devices with an API level of 11, 12 and 13 will definitely not be able to use the downloader upon fixing this issue.

If you need further information, feel free to ask.

Greetings,

David Schreiber

PS: You have to compile your application (or your downloader package) against api level 14+. This should work with all devices (but with the bug I described above)

Am Freitag, 9. März 2012 01:54:23 UTC+1 schrieb BFL:

I was playing with implementing the new expansion pack stuff, and kept
running into things that make me think you need to use an api > 10 if
you want to use the downloader that comes with the sdk.  In fact, the
library project seems to require api14.  Am I missing something
trivial?  This is for stuff in the package
com.google.android.vending.expansion.downloader.

* TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_LTE - api11
* TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_EHRPD - api11
* TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_HSPAP - api13

I really want to use the stuff out of the box from google here... but
it looks like you need to finagle around this api stuff for the 87% of
devices still on api8 or api10
(http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html).

tia

Am Freitag, 9. März 2012 01:54:23 UTC+1 schrieb BFL:

I was playing with implementing the new expansion pack stuff, and kept
running into things that make me think you need to use an api > 10 if
you want to use the downloader that comes with the sdk.  In fact, the
library project seems to require api14.  Am I missing something
trivial?  This is for stuff in the package
com.google.android.vending.expansion.downloader.

* TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_LTE - api11
* TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_EHRPD - api11
* TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_HSPAP - api13

I really want to use the stuff out of the box from google here... but
it looks like you need to finagle around this api stuff for the 87% of
devices still on api8 or api10
(http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html).

tia

Am Freitag, 9. März 2012 01:54:23 UTC+1 schrieb BFL:

I was playing with implementing the new expansion pack stuff, and kept
running into things that make me think you need to use an api > 10 if
you want to use the downloader that comes with the sdk.  In fact, the
library project seems to require api14.  Am I missing something
trivial?  This is for stuff in the package
com.google.android.vending.expansion.downloader.

* TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_LTE - api11
* TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_EHRPD - api11
* TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_HSPAP - api13

I really want to use the stuff out of the box from google here... but
it looks like you need to finagle around this api stuff for the 87% of
devices still on api8 or api10
(http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html).

tia

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