Hi all,
Just got an Email from Amazon that at september 14, the new Kindle Fire and the Kindle Fire HD will be released at september 14.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083Q04IQ/ref=fs_2
Is the latest version of Corona compatible to build for the Kindle Fire HD?
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We’ve ordered a couple of Kindle Fire HDs for testing, so we’ll find out once we’ve received them. That said, Corona does support Android 4.x devices… so, fingers crossed.
Although, I do expect the [lua]display.statusBarHeight[/lua] property to return the wrong value. This is because Amazon applies their own custom theme and there is no standard Java API to retrieve this information, so we have no choice but to hardcode it once we’ve figured out what that height is. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122930[/import]
All specs for the new models, including the new android.os.Build.MODEL names, the “soft key” sizes, and the Top (System) Toolbar pixel spacing can be found here:
https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/specifications.html
The status bar on the original Kindle Fire was 27 pixels. The new base model remains the same, while the 7-inch HD has a 35 pixel status bar, and the 8.9-inch HD has a 40 pixel status bar. [import]uid: 81695 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122932[/import]
Nice find. Very helpful. Thanks!
It’s looking like we’ll need to add x-hdpi app icon support ahead of schedule too. Otherwise they’ll come out blurry on the large Kindle Fire HD device. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122934[/import]
Also they now allow you to build for just the Kindle Fire devices
https://developer.amazon.com/help/faq.html?ref_=pe_132830_25708000#DeviceTargeting [import]uid: 8697 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122940[/import]
I think it’s important that we get Amazon IAP as well, with Amazon sitting at #2 in the Tablet market it will be a must [import]uid: 8697 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122941[/import]
We’ve ordered a couple of Kindle Fire HDs for testing, so we’ll find out once we’ve received them. That said, Corona does support Android 4.x devices… so, fingers crossed.
Although, I do expect the [lua]display.statusBarHeight[/lua] property to return the wrong value. This is because Amazon applies their own custom theme and there is no standard Java API to retrieve this information, so we have no choice but to hardcode it once we’ve figured out what that height is. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122930[/import]
All specs for the new models, including the new android.os.Build.MODEL names, the “soft key” sizes, and the Top (System) Toolbar pixel spacing can be found here:
https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/specifications.html
The status bar on the original Kindle Fire was 27 pixels. The new base model remains the same, while the 7-inch HD has a 35 pixel status bar, and the 8.9-inch HD has a 40 pixel status bar. [import]uid: 81695 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122932[/import]
Nice find. Very helpful. Thanks!
It’s looking like we’ll need to add x-hdpi app icon support ahead of schedule too. Otherwise they’ll come out blurry on the large Kindle Fire HD device. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122934[/import]
Also they now allow you to build for just the Kindle Fire devices
https://developer.amazon.com/help/faq.html?ref_=pe_132830_25708000#DeviceTargeting [import]uid: 8697 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122940[/import]
I think it’s important that we get Amazon IAP as well, with Amazon sitting at #2 in the Tablet market it will be a must [import]uid: 8697 topic_id: 30679 reply_id: 122941[/import]