to be honest without looking i don't even know what protocol version they now use (was 1.1 and 1.2 when i last looked in 2007) which was available well before Android was even a thought
as for the ipod stuff, i've no idea though i can only hope that if i can get the plug-in working again normally then the modifications abu made to the plug-in will still work with the ml_ipod+AS plug-in setup - i don't have an ipod or a need for one so i'll never be able to test that out.
i know what the cause of the crashes is (is due to the code framework used on the config dialogs) so is all revolves around converting everything either to native code or using a different framework (the native version was where i was going when i started on the changes but obviously never finished it off).
-daz