tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post8670601033256612572..comments2024-03-10T08:33:47.120-07:00Comments on It's a blong, blong, blong road...: Delphi for Android (aka Delphi XE5 aka RAD Studio XE5) has appearedblonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15865043713752235355noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-79490400112320503972013-09-19T13:33:35.822-07:002013-09-19T13:33:35.822-07:00Nice! Thanks for coming back with details on that ...Nice! Thanks for coming back with details on that conveniently budget-priced device.blonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865043713752235355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-3875358102761168112013-09-17T04:17:16.267-07:002013-09-17T04:17:16.267-07:00Following on from my earlier post, as promised, I ...Following on from my earlier post, as promised, I can confirm that the rather cheap Digimate T-704S is indeed compatible with Firemonkey apps - cost me £46 delivered from Aria (UK). It's certainly no show stopper, but it's good enough to test on if you need an actual device (e.g. for wifi support which isn't available in the emulator). There's no readily available drivers for it unfortunately, but I've modified the stock Android Tools driver with support for it: http://www.innuendo-eu.co.uk/PublicResources/XE5/T704SDriver.zip<br /><br />In order for it to work on Windows 8, you'll need to disable driver signature enforcement (http://sixcolumns.com/t/how-to-disable-and-bypass-driver-signature-enforcement-in-windows-8/151/2) but it could easily be 'fixed' if someone was able to sign it. Feel free to copy the android tools USB driver and replace just the .inf file as that's all that was changed. Likewise, you could modify it to work with any Android device by simply editing the hardware ID's specified in the inf file (found through Windows hardware manager).<br /><br />From there, you simply hook it up via USB and set it as your deployment target device. I've verified that FMX applications will run on it and again, while the tablet is relatively low quality, it's sufficient for testing and much easier to work with than the emulator.SPritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910188988172700450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-3691562847812159372013-09-14T16:39:17.547-07:002013-09-14T16:39:17.547-07:00If yours does ARMv7 and supports NEON and runs the...If yours does ARMv7 and supports NEON and runs the right OS version, that should cover all the required bases. Sounds a steal at that price! Sure, it will have no bells, and I'm fairly confident it will be bereft of whistles also. But at that price, you can justify it as a replacement for the emulator for the most part.<br />The emulator is still useful to test different screen sizes etc., but running on the device first to iron out the logic bugs is most important.<br />I just hope you can readily get the USB driver for it.blonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865043713752235355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-44099413462826191312013-09-14T09:45:44.680-07:002013-09-14T09:45:44.680-07:00There's plenty of cheap Android tablets out th...There's plenty of cheap Android tablets out there, but the problem with this is that it means there's no real standard set in stone when it comes to hardware (compared to Apple's offerings). I've looked around, and did find one at £46 shipped (UK) which features a Cortex-A8 -- apparently is ARMV7 and does support NEON, and Mali-400. It's a basic model, nothing special, but I figured that it's good enough as a test platform (and for running my own apps as a mobile companion to the desktop/mobile data display -- I have an iOS device, but I'm not prepared to buy into a mac and a yearly dev sub, and then have to deal with all the issues surrounding setup and deployment).<br /><br />However, I had assumed that all Android tablets would be compatible provided they were running on ARM instructions. I'm not yet sure whether the tablet mentioned above will be sufficient, but on the surface it certainly appears to be (and I'll certainly post a model name and number once I receive it and test it out to confirm the situation - I do imagine a large majority of devs have one already, but for those like me who want just a test platform, this model may be ideal on both price and specs).SPritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910188988172700450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-56192151042494914392013-09-13T03:26:43.408-07:002013-09-13T03:26:43.408-07:00No, I didn't put any pricing info in. I'm ...No, I didn't put any pricing info in. I'm hoping most customers will be on Enterprise SA, at which point they'll just download it.<br />To be honest I have no idea what the price of the product is. I was, however, rather disappointed that they turned the Android support into a new release - I'd hoped they'd make it an update. But alas, not.<br />But with no obvious new shiny things currently being chased after (bar the C++ support for iOS and Android) hopefully at least we'll get some solid bug-fixing time.blonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865043713752235355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-18347087953500371642013-09-13T02:32:56.904-07:002013-09-13T02:32:56.904-07:00Unfortunately, you didn't write about prices a...Unfortunately, you didn't write about prices and best/cheapest way to buy it.<br />I read this post couple minutes ago:<br /><br />http://delphihaters.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-delphi-xe5-bait-switch-promotion.html<br /><br />and expecting a clear explanation, if there's any.Rivalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06772394220277224669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-53735459908359361032013-09-12T14:29:13.843-07:002013-09-12T14:29:13.843-07:00RAD Studio XE5 already contains C++ for Win32, for...RAD Studio XE5 already contains C++ for Win32, for Win64 and for Mac OS X. RAD Studio XE4 also did. <br />iOS and Android support for C++ will be along later in the year, I gather.blonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865043713752235355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-30864012895603142013-09-12T13:27:30.323-07:002013-09-12T13:27:30.323-07:00Unfortunately they forget that the majority of cod...Unfortunately they forget that the majority of coders do not go along with Delphi anymore as it seems to be a forgotten programming language.<br /><br />I contacted a reseller today and it does not seem that Embarcadero has an upcoming C/C++ version for RAD Studio on their wair any soon. TTht's so far so bad and would prevent a big boost on RAD Studio sales.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935402118901657134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-52254735319678690382013-09-11T16:27:25.563-07:002013-09-11T16:27:25.563-07:00Oh. Oops. Apol.s.
Allow me to pop up and correct ...Oh. Oops. Apol.s.<br /><br />Allow me to pop up and correct that.blonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865043713752235355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853768304794693097.post-91140575458220803262013-09-11T16:24:08.267-07:002013-09-11T16:24:08.267-07:00I'm afraid you've given me credit for a po...I'm afraid you've given me credit for a post I didn't write - 'XE5 News: Coming in September, With Android Support' is from Joylon Smith's blog, not mine.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560741389745871142noreply@blogger.com