Q1 - not today. We're working on this. Q2 - not easily.
Is this a common scenario for you? Regards, Robert On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:02 AM, genedyne <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the scenario: > > A smart phone is used to interface to a piece of equipment via WIFI (i.e. > the equipment provides limited access point capability, and the phone > connects to this). > An application on the phone wants to send an email. > It appears that (at least DEFAULT) behavior on phones is to route email > via WIFI if connected, and the cellular provider if not connected via WIFI. > Since the WIFI link in this case does not provide internet connectivity, > the email SHOULD be routed to the cellular provider. > > Q1: Is Android smart enough to figure out that the WIFI link is NOT to the > internet, and route the email to the cellular provider? If so, is this > basic to android, or is it a feature that may or may not exist depending on > the version and/or brand? This is the preferred solution, and I've noted > Windows can determine if a network has internet access or not (but might > know by doing something dumb, like pinging microsoft servers, etc.) > > Q2: Assuming Android is not 'smart enough' or cannot determine the WIFI > link is not internet capable, is there a way for the application attempting > to send an email to SPECIFY the email is to be routed via the cellular > provider? I'm guessing this is unlikely, as a poorly written (or > intentionally badly-behaved) application could rack up $$$ using cell data > transfer when a perfectly good WIFI link was available. > > Thanks. > > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
