Weekly Android IRC with Android developers
We can get help from the Android team themselves for this App
Testing hardware
High-end and low-end Android phones capable of testing the application on every major Android release from 1.0 to the latest 2.2 and beyond. Better than emulation testing.
Android app builder
We have special access to Googles own app builder which will reduce time for developing GUI and coding in access to Android-specific APIs
Cloud-to-phone
Allows a server to send instructions directly to the device. Can be used to send new and updated data as well as instructions from a remote server.
http://code.google.com/android/c2dm/index.html
Gestures
Allow for input by simply drawing on the screen. Eliminates the need for using keyboards entirely (though the option is still there)
http://developer.android.com/resources/articles/gestures.html
Performance-Zipalign and JIT
http://developer.android.com/resources/articles/zipalign.html
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/05/dalvik-jit.html
Emergency contacts/to-do/medication/foods
Persistent notifications
A persistent icon that goes in the status bar and is accessible through the launcher. Allows for quick and immediate access to the application without scrolling through app drawer.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/NotificationManager.html
Application Widget
Quick access to functions
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/appwidget/package-summary.html
Text-to-speech
Synthesize speech from text for immediate playback or to create a sound file.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/tts/package-summary.html
Speech Recognition
Provides access to the speech recognition service.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/package-summary.html
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