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Isn't it a little short sighted to not have an android app? I get linked to the iTunes store on my phone. I also can't find it in the Play store.

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Google Now already does this on Android.

Not quite, as far as I know.

At Google I/O last year they stated that the Google Now cards which show flight arrival times would figure out when a flight lands and how far you are away from the airport (including traffic) to predict the best time to leave.

I picked up my parents from the airport last month. It showed me the time of arrival updated in realtime while I was going to the airport. At the airport, once the flight had landed, it started showing me the checked baggage collection belt number.

Yep, similar experience. I don't think it yet says "You should leave for the airport now" (I think the implicit use for it is for flights you're actually on) but it does everything else: showing you where the flight is, ETA, terminal, gate.

If you use the Google Now widget, it'll prioritize the flight and show you where it is.

The FAQ has a bit about Android: http://www.getjustlanded.com/iphonefaq

Why link the FAQ instead of pasting in:

  > When will Just Landed be available for Android?
  >  If you’d like to see an Android version, please let us know. 
  >  (links: mailto:support@getjustlanded.com?subject=Just%20Landed%20for%20Android. )

You can use FlightAware for Android. It does lots more. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flightawar...

I don't really want a lot more. I used to use JustLanded on my iPhone before I got my Nexus4. It's the quality of apps like this (let alone first party apps) being better on the iPhone that makes me think about going back. The 4.7" screen, however, it keeping me on Android (for the time being).

It's quite a bit more difficult to develop apps for Android, since the ecosystem is so fragmented and there are many different device types to take into account.

It makes a lot of sense to develop an iOS app and push it out as soon as possible so that you can start getting feedback from real users. Version 2.0 can include an Android version.

Quite a bit more difficult? Not at all. Maybe if you build your app like the iOS version. If you follow the guidelines and actually understand how the GUI works on Android, you only have to build it once and it works everywhere.

> It's quite a bit more difficult to develop apps for Android, since the ecosystem is so fragmented and there are many different device types to take into account.

Bullshit. As someone who develops for Android, this is nothing more than FUD thrown around by Apple fans/developers. Unless you're making a game or something, fragmentation is absolutely not an issue anymore.

I develop for neither Android nor iOS. I'm simply telling you my experiences as an end-user who has used countless apps on both platforms. iOS apps are the only ones I can rely on for consistent cross-device experience.

No. Building an Android version requires a large amount of time and effort. It's a huge waste of time to build an version of an app for a second plantform that you have not already validated the market for on the first.

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