[Qt-interest] Qt on Android

[Jason H]

Saw this on /. today:

http://cool900.blogspot.com/2009/10/comparing-freedom-on-maemo-and-android.html



----- Original Message ----
From: Jason H <scorp1us at yahoo.com>
To: Thiago Macieira <thiago at kde.org>; qt-interest at trolltech.com
Sent: Mon, October 26, 2009 10:17:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Qt-interest] Qt on Android

Well, Thiago, I've been thinking this for a while, so you're quoting me, you just don't know it. ;-) At least great minds think alike. 

Windows Mobile is not mentioned because, well, I put such horrors out of my mind. But you are right. Having coverage like that should launch Qt to the top. So I ask this, is there a Qt-mobile development site? I figure a collection of resources on how to target/support each device would be in order. Qt Mobility interfaces should alo be listed here, as each platform will have its own quirks with the different hardware...

In a real example:
I use a firefox extension, called Read It Later, like bookmarks, but it stores it to an on-line resource. My browsers - home- work, etc. all use that list. My iPhone has a RiL app, that lets me bring that list up on the iPhone as well. I'd hate to be the developer that has to write an app for each platform. Expecially when it is free.



----- Original Message ----
From: Thiago Macieira <thiago at kde.org>
To: qt-interest at trolltech.com
Sent: Mon, October 26, 2009 12:30:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Qt-interest] Qt on Android
> 
> Also, as the line between phones, MIDs, tablets etc, blurs, habing able to
>  have the same app on your phone as a netbook would be a good thing as
>  well. But Qt will scale up to the PC too. Learning one tool for all phones
>  and PCs will ensure its success. Nokia could then use the developers it
>  captures and lure them into supporting Nokia as a first-class platform.
>  Which would really benefit Nokia phones.

You're basically quoting my presentation at Dev Days about Convergence (except 
the part about Android and iPhone ports). I was making the case about using Qt 
to cross any kind of device boundary: from desktop PCs to laptops to MIDs and 
tablets to mobiles. And also about using the web where it makes sense.

But I'd like to point out that you forgot one of the three biggest players in 
the list above: Windows Mobile. It's still larger than Android and Qt supports 
it.

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