For that matter, as the IoT grows, I'd expect there will be plenty of other situations where the same issue will arise. I really doubt we're the only ones to be so 'creative' ;-)
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.
