Corona SDK *IS* Compatible with new Amazon Kindle Fire
Posted on Wed, 2011-09-28 07:37
The news is fresh, and the ink has not dried yet.
Yes, Corona SDK is fully, 100% compatible with Kindle Fire.
For the time being, you can build to Galaxy Tab, Android 2.2 and it will work.
There are hundreds of Corona SDK based apps already gracing the Amazon app store and you should not have a problem building for the Fire.
As per the usual disclaimer, we are just getting the news just like you are. Fresh. So, we are confirming what we already suspected. :-)
Do not ask me if we have the hardware because I can't say either yes or no.
When do we plan to ship an updated version of Corona that builds to Fire?
Yes. We have NO ETA at the moment
When do we plan to ship an updated version of Corona that will have the Fire Kins?
Soon.
Are you guys going to raise the price to allow to build for Amazon?
The current plan is NO
Why would it change?
support costs We don't know yet how the tablet will perform in real world situation etc, and what nuances it may have in terms of building for it, uploading apps, etc. That still remains to be seen. Although I feel it is gong to be a great device, and do well for the holiday season, the performance, and components are yet to be determined.
Carlos
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Posted on Wed, 2011-09-28 08:49
#2
The app sale in Amazon is really lame (even for free version). I guess for most of Android device owners, they probably will download apps from Android Market instead of Amazon appstore. Since the annual fee ($99) for the first year is free, why not posting app to Amazon appstore. If they are really going to charge me $99 for the annual fee, I don't think I will pay for it. I don't think I can get the money back through Ads and paid version. Obviously only Android Market and Apple's app store are the only ones worth paying annual fee.
Posted on Wed, 2011-09-28 10:38
#3
Submitting to the Amazon Appstore can be slightly wonky, and takes time, so get ahead of it. Just yesterday we were posting updates to "Innocent Harp" and "Playful Piano". They have an FTP uploading process for apps over 5MB ( previously 30MB ) that takes 30 minutes to activate, and another 10-30 minutes to be registered before you can submit the app. And then there's about 1 week for a response. Get ahead of it guys = )
Posted on Wed, 2011-09-28 11:35
#4
thats awesome, love corona)
Posted on Wed, 2011-09-28 12:05
#5
I've never wanted to build for Android because as a poor indie developer I can't afford dozens of gadgets for testing -- but I'm thinking I may develop for the Kindle Fire, and if it works on other Android devices, that's gravy.
So now I know what I'm getting for Christmas, I guess. :)
Jay
Posted on Thu, 2011-09-29 02:58
#6
Amazon Kindle Fire, I'm still waiting for Nook support.
Posted on Thu, 2011-09-29 03:13
#7
Guess that answers the question as to which Android device to get as an entry level development machine.
Can you keep the thread updated as soon as you find out other details, such like
Is the device multitouch enabled
Can you install your own apps (what kind of developer certificate etc do you need?)
etc etc
8-)
Posted on Thu, 2011-09-29 09:29
#8
Posted on Thu, 2011-09-29 10:20
#9
Yesterday I wrote a blog post on my site (http://matthewredler.com) about the new Kindle Fire, & about Ansca supporting it!
You can find it here - http://matthewredler.com/2011/09/28/kindle-fire-released-corona-supports/
great news
finally closed a major memory leak in current project so development can proceed now and I'm thinking this will be my first to go to amazon