There is no need for a new type of ContentProvider. A ContentProvider is just a very abstract interface to a structured data store. I can't imagine anything about a "virtual contacts provider" that would require a new kind of basic content provider.
As far as device to device communication, yes, one of the things we need to do is have some other way to manage users. We don't have anything to talk about for it at this point, though. On Aug 28, 1:18 pm, jtaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Correction: I was meaning a 'Virtual Contacts Provider' not a new type > of Content Provider. However, I ended up meaning probably both a > Provider (like contacts) and a new type of Content Provider. > > - Juan T. > > On Aug 27, 4:17 pm, jtaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The problem with Contacts in mobile devices is that there are two > > types of Contacts. One is what I call Personal Contacts (family and > > friends) and the other is Virtual Contacts (social app friends/ > > multiplayer games). The Virtual Contacts don't go in the same place as > > Personal Contacts. So where do Virtual Contacts go? > > > Some apps will have Virtual Contacts in the browser (on the web) and > > others within the mobile app on the device. So speaking of those that > > are part of a mobile app on the device, where should virtual contacts > > go? If you put virtual and personal contacts together, separating > > virtual contacts with a column/field value, what happens when an app > > simply requests all contacts considering them all personal contacts? > > So I don't see how a group field would work. > > > So I think one has to set up a totally new Content Provider for > > Virtual Contacts. Either from scratch for each application or unified > > and having that group field so new apps can just use the 'Virtual > > Contacts Content Provider'. > > > So can we have that? A 'Virtual Contacts Content Provider'? > > > - Juan T. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new Android 0.9 SDK beta! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/08/announcing-beta-release-of-android-sdk.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
