Tata Sky + android app?

[frnd08]

Any of you guys pestered tata sky for an android app?

time to do that. tey have an iphone and a feaking blackberry app and still no android one. why? dunno, beats me.

 

[prankey]

Even I am looking. Tried immediately after I got TS+HD, however till date, didn't come across it.

Nevertheless these software and Internet based features seriously lack conflict checking feature which works only from the STB (probably they can't get this info from STB and can only PUSH the commands). If you schedule more than 2 programs at a time, you are bound to loose some of those randomly.

 

[frnd08]

Even I am looking. Tried immediately after I got TS+HD, however till date, didn't come across it.

Nevertheless these software and Internet based features seriously lack conflict checking feature which works only from the STB (probably they can't get this info from STB and can only PUSH the commands). If you schedule more than 2 programs at a time, you are bound to loose some of those randomly.

this maybe because android has so many phones. testing the app for each phone can be a nightmare for a developer. but seriously, if they price it at something like Rs. 50 ($1), i'm more than willing to pay.

 

[kneo]

The development is not a challenge even with the multiple handsets. I guess it's more of what TS wants to do at this stage. It should not be a large investment for them to make an Android app actually.

 

[prankey]

this maybe because android has so many phones. testing the app for each phone can be a nightmare for a developer. but seriously, if they price it at something like Rs. 50 ($1), i'm more than willing to pay.

Dude, a simple app which just use the Phone's application platform only is not bothered about different phones. You are talking like developing op codes for different cpu model machines Kidding.. nothing like it. One app will work on all as anyway Android works on JAVA virtual machine and NOT the phone hardware. JVM needs to take care of interacting with the hardware.

OT - Only system apps which needs to interact with the hardware of the phone needs to be thorough with all type of devices to work well on different hardware (again such apps are very rare for Android as usually each type of hardware has a different similar system software developed by part time programmers).

Most of the apps on Android is free and TS can also provide it if they INTEND to Might come very soon, I am positive about it as it may not take more than a few days for someone to develop the software.

 

[frnd08]

Dude, a simple app which just use the Phone's application platform only is not bothered about different phones. You are talking like developing op codes for different cpu model machines Kidding.. nothing like it. One app will work on all as anyway Android works on JAVA virtual machine and NOT the phone hardware. JVM needs to take care of interacting with the hardware.

OT - Only system apps which needs to interact with the hardware of the phone needs to be thorough with all type of devices to work well on different hardware (again such apps are very rare for Android as usually each type of hardware has a different similar system software developed by part time programmers).

Most of the apps on Android is free and TS can also provide it if they INTEND to Might come very soon, I am positive about it as it may not take more than a few days for someone to develop the software.

cool, am not a developer so didnt know these details.

in any case, i thought those innumerable comments on android market saying "not running on droid x etc." meant that programs had to configured differently regardless of them being system apps.

anyway, i guess making android apps for tata sky makes more business sense too, coz frankly there are way more android users in india than iphone's.

 

[prankey]

cool, am not a developer so didnt know these details.

in any case, i thought those innumerable comments on android market saying "not running on droid x etc." meant that programs had to configured differently regardless of them being system apps.

anyway, i guess making android apps for tata sky makes more business sense too, coz frankly there are way more android users in india than iphone's.

Right, system apps needs to be tested on all different type of platform. A regular app like for TS+ wont. Don't confuse it with a system app. Its NOT. Just an interface to send updates through internet to TS uplinking facility to get pushed on our STBs.

 

[vishalp]

So the android app finally shows up in the android market but I am not able to configure the settings. It does accept my subscriber id :-(

 

[vinylrecord]

So, where can I find the blackberry app?

Thanks

 

[satan]

The Android app works great to record shows.

Features a Universal Remote function as well that requires purchasing an IR dongle (available through Tata Sky).

 

[anuragn]

The Android app works great to record shows.

Features a Universal Remote function as well that requires purchasing an IR dongle (available through Tata Sky).

Sounds interesting. Anyone tried the remote functionality?