170°
Submitted by SquishyGorilla 126d ago | opinion piece

Editorial: The Android design guide is not enough. Close the OS

NRM: "So the Head of design at Android, Matias Duarte, officially unveiled the Android design guide via a live Q&A session on The Verge: a set of in-depth guidelines for app developers and OEMs alike to keep within sync of the design language in Ice Cream Sandwich. Instantly, this is already a much better direction, with an aim of ecosystem defragmentation in mind; but then we began to think of what we thought to be the failings of Android phones we have owned in the past." (Android, Photo, Software)

Read full story >>     Comments (6)
Comments (6)
Vames  +   126d ago
The OS doesn't need to be closed, and they should ever do that it would backfire.
#1 Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
fatstarr  +   125d ago
Correct!
#1.1 Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Racer-X  +   126d ago
Not a chance. The whole success of Android was based on it's Open Source component. That's why so many people jumped the iPhone ship. If this ever happens, I will go back to my old iPhone.
#2 (Edited 126d ago ) | Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
ThirstyforFanta  +   125d ago
Exactly
#2.1 Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Brawler  +   125d ago
He was saying close the modification of the crappy skins like touchwiz sense,Motorola and lg's skins. And keep the hardware similar and on same update pattern.

I agree with most of that touchwiz,sense and the others get in the way of the beauty that is ICS.
#2.2 Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
fatstarr  +   125d ago
they shouldnt close it just give the option for default android.
#2.2.1 Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report

Add comment

You need to be registered to add comments. Register here or login
Remember
Rules & guidelines
New stories
No stories found