Developers Frustrated Over Lack Of Android Updates

A growing number of Android developers are becoming increasingly upset regarding the lack of new Android updates and the overall secrecy of the Android platform.

Over on the official Android discussion group, independent Android developer Nicholas Gramlich has expressed his concern in an open letter to the company. Gramlich goes on to detial his dismay at the way Google is keeping the Android development updates to itself.

Gramlich notes it has been some five months since a major update has been made available, "In order not to lose many highly encouraged developers, I think its [sic] time to release some news about the development process of the SDK. Maybe let us know why we have to live with these long cycles."

Following Gramlich's message, many other members of the Android discussion group chimed in with their own frustrations regarding the lack of new updates.

"I'm afraid (at the same time excited) that by the time the next Android SDK
is released (close to EOY 2008 I guess), many developers here have already
released software on the iPhone platform, a platform with 20+ million users
versus ZERO user install base for Android."

"It's not a hard decision to make after all. Hopefully someone wakes up sooner than later."

As reported back in May, new Android SDK builds were to be only made available to winners of the Android Developer Challenge, but whether this latest backlash from the very core of Android developers changes Google's mind remains to be seen.

[via Arstechnica]

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