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Originally Posted by VenturingSoul
That is NOT TRUE! As another poster said, other tablets CURRENTLY have market access.
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Do you mean native access without a hack? I did a few minutes of searching, and I still mostly find things like this: (from
http://www.androidhype.com/android-b...android-market)
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Google's Android Marketplace Issue:
It would appear for the time being that the issue with getting approved by Google to pre-install the Android Marketplace app onto any of these Android tablet devices will not be resolved anytime soon. Much of this has to do with Google's position that the current versions of Android (currently 2.2, aka - "Froyo") do not support the tablet "form factor", and even their hardware compliance documentation specifies a screen size no MORE than 5.8" measured diagonally - which would theoretically disqualify all tablets of any usable size from receiving the license to pre-install the market app, though Google has shown that it is willing to grant exemptions on certain hardware items, at least to its friends in the Open Handset Alliance.
Google's hardware requirements for licensing the Marketplace app also dictatet that compliant devices must have among other required hardware; mobile carrier antannae, GPS, rear-facing cameras, accelerometer, Bluetooth, and a long list of hardware requirements that are not necessarily essential for creating an effective tablet with Android, and certainly not conducive to achieving the lowest price point possible.
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From:
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/09/09...arket-tablets/
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Google has certain hardware requirements to allow a company to be able to use their Android Market and Google Applications. Some won’t make the cut (remember the Kogan or the Augen Tablet?) as they didn’t come with the hardware specifications that Google believes will ensure the best user experience. Some may argue that this is not being “open, as Google preaches so much about, but I’m rather glad they have these requirements, as it will let the true contenders jump ahead in the pack.
Hugo Barra, Google’s mobile product development director told PaidContent UK the following during a briefing today,
“It could be any number of things – form factor, the limited number of pixels, does it have a GPS on it?
“We’re concerned that users will get a good experience at the end of the day.
“You can have Android if it leads to a good implementation. We have to make sure that every device meets the criteria for a good experience for Android Market.
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I was able to find a tablet that reported market access, but it has a GPS. In the Viewsonic forum at Androidtablets.net people seem to be installing a Gingerbread ROM in order to access the official market (It seems to come preinstalled with its own market, but not the official one from what I can tell).
Do any of the tablets you are thinking of not meet the hardware requirements, run only Froyo (or less) and not require some kind of rooting/install to access the market? Has Google's position on the market place changed? (Everything I found was from Sept/Oct, when Google came out as saying they wouldn't support access to devices that don't fit the criteria.)