Thanks. Working on it today means it can't be relied upon, even when finally released, as there are allot of old phones out there...
We are just bringing an industrial tool to market that operates as described. I don't believe there is an easier way to configure the system (using bluetooth instead of WIFI might work, as it would not divert email routing into a black hole, but we need the range of WIFI). The current work around is having the user drop the WIFI link, send the email, then turn the WIFI link back on (if required). Cheers, Robb. On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 2:28:14 PM UTC-4, Robert Greenwalt wrote: > > 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]<javascript:> > > 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]<javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> 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] <javascript:>. >> 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.
