[Feature Request] Fresco for Android

Hello @Andreas3525956241rr,

Thanks for reaching out. I understand that having Fresco on Android is important to you, and I apologize for its unavailability at this time. Would you mind upvoting this UserVoice (https://adobefresco.uservoice.com/forums/919786-adobe-fresco/suggestions/44090415-fresco-on-android) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this request, and you will be notified of any updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Thanks,

Anubhav

Hello @Mikhail33993129798x,

Thanks for reaching out. I understand that having Fresco on Android is important to you, and I apologize for its unavailability at this time. Would you mind upvoting this UserVoice (https://adobefresco.uservoice.com/forums/919786-adobe-fresco/suggestions/43818732-fresco-on-android) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this feature request, and you will keep getting all the related updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Thanks, 
Anubhav

Thanks for your elaborate speculations. My main point is this: "not a word from Adobe"

Speculations should not be necessary. If they actually care, why don't they just say how it is?

Like "nope, not gonna do it", or "working on it, done next year".

Hello @Mads02,

We understand that having Fresco on Android is important to you, and apologize for its unavailability at this time. Would you mind upvoting this UserVoice (https://adobefresco.uservoice.com/forums/919786-adobe-fresco/suggestions/43818732-fresco-on-android) and adding your comments there? Doing this will help us prioritize this feature request, and you will keep getting all the related updates.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Thanks,

Anubhav

That "UserVoice" is a dead end. Almost 800 votes, lots of angry comments, not a word from Adobe.

Hi there!
I understand where you're coming from. I am a commited Windows user, and an avid Fresco enthusiast, so I feel like I'm in the same boat. I bought an Ipad so I could use Fresco on the go, I currently use Fresco on the desktop too (something that Mac users cannot enjoy as of now, you can't have everything!). I also use software from other companies (on mobile), that I won't name here.
None of them have solid, stable, professional applications currently running on an Android tablet. I am not saying they are right, I'm just saying there might be a reason. (And yes I know that there are some decent drawing apps on Android as well)
In a way, fresco users who don't want to buy an Ipad can still work on a mobile PC (HP, windows surface etc), and yes they are awfully expensive (In fact I bought an Ipad because it was the cheaper option, one has to cry out loud!).

From what I am gathering - and I don't claim to know the thruth - is that the Android system is comprised on an incredibly heterogen array of devices, with layers of OS/user interface on top of the original android OS, which apparently makes difficult to implement. I assume that it would still be possible if restricted to say Samsung Galaxy Tabs (again expensive) where the interface is relatively stable and known. Actually the biggest Galaxy tab on the market is a Windows run one, so can be used with Fresco. I saw demos online and wow!

Now the real answer will only come from the Adobe devs, and they repeatedly said there was no plan for Android compatibility as of now. Maybe that will change!

Unfortunately the majority of people on the forum are users and we have no idea of Adobe's release dates. They tend not to give a specific timeframe that way they are not bound by a date.

Other responses to this question have suggested that it is taking longer for an Android version because there are so many variations of the Android OS. You could of course add your request onto the many threads already existing within the Fresco UserVoice pages, but as previously noted Adobe are well aware of the request and have indicated they are working on it.

Fresco isn't ONLY for Apple and it's not even on all Apple devices,  it's not on Macs as much as I'd love to see it on Macs. It's also available on Windows devices.  It came out first for Apple devices because iPadOS and iOS devices have very similar specifications and 95%+ use the most recent version of the OS. It came out slightly later for Windows devices, because there's more variation in terms of processors,  graphic cards, and capability, so much that there's a list of Window devices that can use it. Android is like the Wild west, there's devices all over the place with wildly different capabilities and using multiple versions of the OS, which even that gets even more skewed because of the versions of the OS that are altered for certain manufacturer's devices.  It's not that they don't want it on Android, they want Fresco in as many hands as possible.  But the more variations make it increasingly more difficult to develop, because as much as they want Fresco in as many hands as possible, they also want to make sure that it works.  If anything, I can see it coming to the Galaxy Tab devices,  but if it ever comes to Android, it's going to be very limited to where it is.  As I told others in the past, if you want it on Android, go to the suggest features thing Adobe has (don't know the link off the top of my head) and suggest it. 

There's always a chance,  but it's going to be awhile. It came out for iPadOS first, because most machines are on the current version, and its the same across all devices and they have very similar specs.  Windows came later, because specs of devices vary more and not all machines are currently running the current OS and things are more customizable.  Android is like the wild west. Depending on who is making the device, makers have their own versions of Android and what version is all over the place. I could see a version coming for the Galaxy Tab devices,  but I have no idea.