[android-developers] Re: Market expanding to technically non-compliant devices?

GoogleTV. My Logitech Revue has no touch screen - assuming the market
gets expanded to this device (yes please!) then I won't want to see
any apps where I need to touch the screen.

On Nov 30, 12:01 am, Peter Webb <r.peter.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looking at the Developer's console, I note (correctly) that my
> application needs permissions for touch-screen operation.
>
> I don't think it used to do that, but maybe I just didn't notice.
>
> Furthermore, touchscreen is a standard part of the google android
> hardware specification, and it is hard to see how it could be a
> security issue.
>
> Perhaps the market is being expanded to allow devices without
> touchscreen (and hence not android hardware compatible) to
> applications that they can run, in much the same manner as the market
> will filter out apps that need high res if you are on a low res
> phone ?
>
> Why else might they filter on touchscreen?

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