CamerAlert for other devices

marc_holmes · Lifetime Member Joined: Jan 02, 2007 Posts: 49

So those of us people who don't subscribe to the "Apple Must Dominate The World" view are yet again disadvantaged.

By what technical process are CamerAlert users receiving immediate updates that can't be utilised by Windows Mobile devices? Is it just a case of somebody writing an app to do it?

MaFt · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:10 pm Post subject:

foxdie · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:22 pm Post subject:

marc_holmes · Lifetime Member Joined: Jan 02, 2007 Posts: 49

@MaFt, sorry should have said "more frequent updates" instead of immediate, didn't mean to imply they were pushed. But the question stands regarding the ability of non-iPhone users to receive more frequent updates. And I'm not in anyway implying that I expect PGPSW to write it, but to allow others too if they have the skills/requirement.

@Foxdie, I'm no expert on timing but some platforms (i.e. Symbian, Windows Mobile) have been around a lot longer than the iPhone and Android. So why was something not developed before (and again I'm not saying I expect PGPSW to develop it, but maybe just provide the access mechanism)? How long have we all been whinging about TomTom not releasing more uptodate version of Navigator, yet they seem happy to release new versions for the iPhone.

(I felt compelled to put the first statement in my original post to ellicit a response. It worked. Job done.)

MaFt · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:48 pm Post subject:

if an app is sold in the appstore it WILL work on the iphone 3g and 3gs etc.

symbian, winmo and android are available on hundreds of different devices with different memory and cpu configurations as well as different screen resolutions. this makes programming far more difficult. also, their associated 'app stores' are far less mature than apple's. this makes potential numbers of users far lower. hence we opted for the iphone first.

i've spoken to the team and the next development of CamerAlert is for the legacy Nokia devices (3210 etc). it will be SMS based - you send me a premium-rate SMS with your location and i reply with your local cameras. shouldn't take long to set up.

MaFt

marc_holmes · Lifetime Member Joined: Jan 02, 2007 Posts: 49

And there lies the crux of the problem - non-standard devices.

If rumours are to be believed and WM7 will enforce standards on devices ala iphone then it should make app development easier. But unfortunately at what cost (re: customisation).

So there's no chance they could develop a very simple app (i.e. low graphics so its works on most phones) for WM or Symbian, etc that would allow camera updates to be downloaded on demand as per the CamerAlert?

I assume there must be quite a difference between the delivery mechanisms, website (full download) vs. iPhone (updates)?

mikealder · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:08 pm Post subject:

diesel_dog · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 08, 2009 Posts: 6

Sorry to be a bit of a pain but where can i put a request through for a app for the blackberry storm?? Cheers.

BigPerk · Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:35 am Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:58 am Post subject:

ok, for the record, here is a copy of an email query and the reply:

fxgopher · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 34

I've got the cameralert and the tomtom maps on my Iphone. In an ideal world I'd like to put the cameralert cameras onto the tomtom maps like I did on my PND.

Is this possible & if not directly - is there a workaround?

At the moment I have tomtom app running in background & the cameralert app running as a main app

Thanks

Frank

MaFt · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:45 pm Post subject:

v1.2 will run in the background on 3GS and i4 running iOS4 and above.

MaFt

fxgopher · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 34

Cheers

Look forward to it - so much better than tomtom cameras.

Franl

doctorwhen · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 20, 2004 Posts: 5

I just thought I'd break my lurking status and register my interest in any potential Android version of the CamerAlert app.

Whilst I enjoy taking the mickey out of Steve Jobs' Army of Fashion Sheep, I appreciate the additional burden of programming for the Android platform, so it's not my intention to demand the app, I'd just like to add my voice to let you know there is at least one more user who would pay for an Androind flavour CamerAlert!

Keep up the good work,

All the best,

Dr. W.

burtonian · Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:00 am Post subject:

Another vote for an Android version, please.

The Android market place is growing rapidly, in line with the number of Android phones now being sold. CamerAlert would sit nicely alongside the Maps, MyTracks and Turn by Turn apps I currently have installed; I can see the day when I don't need a separate SatNav or handheld gps device Very Happy

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