Yes this is the recommended pattern. Investigate the IntentService class, which works quite well as the backend service to communicate with webapps or web based services. There is a talk from Google I/O that might interest you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHXn3Kg2IQE
Jonathan On Jan 18, 7:44 pm, Kumar Bibek <[email protected]> wrote: > Should I make a service and communicate with service from activity and > delegate all <API to webservice> to service and just use intents ... > (sorry if this sound confusing) > > It's possible and recommended as well. > > Kumar Bibekhttp://techdroid.kbeanie.comhttp://www.kbeanie.com > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Nikola <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > I need to develop app that is consuming data from web service. > > > There is API which I have to use to communicate to web service. > > > I have to log on through API so I can use service, API maintains > > session. > > > Should I make a service and communicate with service from activity and > > delegate all <API to webservice> to service and just use intents ... > > (sorry if this sound confusing) > > > Could anyone provide maybe some kinda directions or ideas about given > > problem in terms of architecture? > > > Any books, whatever ...would be greatly appreciated. > > > Tnx in advance. > > > -- > > God is Real, unless declared Integer. > > J. Allan Toogood, FORTRAN programmer > > > -- > > 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]<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > [email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
