HTC Dev is officially open for business. Developers looking to add deeper integration into HTC’s code can now take advantage of the new OpenSense SDK. For now, developers can use an early access version of the OpenSense SDK which provides APIs for Common Controls, Stereoscopic 3D, and the Tablet Pen. Over time, HTCdev will be supporting new features and additions to the OpenSense SDK to enable deeper integration into the HTC Sense experience. HTC Dev will also be the home of HTC’s bootloader unlocking tool for the HTC Sensation, HTC EVO 3D, and other HTC devices once it is made available.
Since we’re not developers, we’re not exactly sure if the OpenSense SDK will be beneficial to the development community. Hopefully these new tools will take a little of the guess work out of the equation for devs who create apps that work specifically for HTC devices. Our biggest hope is that developers will take advantage of the Tablet Pen SDK and enable pen support for their apps for the HTC Flyer and upcoming HTC Puccini.
OpenSense SDK
- Common Controls API
Common controls are UI widgets and components that will provide developers with the ability to provide the Sense UI look and feel to their applications. API documentation and sample code are provided as part of both the phone and the tablet add-on extensions to the Android SDK. - Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) API
API documentation and sample code that illustrates how to programmatically enable the 3D display mode of the parallel barrier based screen for various types of applications. This API is provided as part of the phone add-on extension to the Android SDK. - Tablet Pen API
API documentation and sample code for providing a framework for fully fledged drawing and painting applications as well as full access to the pen events at a low level. This API is provided as part of the tablet add-on extension to the Android SDK
