> So 4.3 fixes neither the ad-hoc WiFi issue #82 nor the audio latency issue #3434.
Low latency audio is "fixed" on the Android side, it needs better device support though. Apps need to actually support the fast path as well, which I don't think many do.
I don't know if the new Nexus 7 supports the low latency audio path, though. But Android itself does have low latency audio, it's a device-specific thing though.
Yes, there has been progress on this (separately on input latency and output latency). I don't think all the improvements have been pushed out yet (even on supported devices).
Is Ad-Hoc networking useful for anything other than creating an access point called "Free Public Wifi" and then installing viruses on the Windows machines that connect?
(OK, most wireless chipsets can simulate Infrastructure-mode networks these days, so not supporting Ad-Hoc mode doesn't help much in that department.)
You misunderstand. You can already create access point on Android. The bug is about Android not being able to connect to ad-hoc WiFi networks (say, one created on your laptop whose chipset doesn't support infra-mode). (edit: Also want to mention that iOS devices have supported this ad-hoc networking from Day 1).
It’s amazing – these two have been pending for more than 4 years. Google hasn’t cared to even comment on the former while thousands of users beg them to: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82