If there are features missing from the current system (such as an actual API for applications to integrate with the low-level telephony SMS layer), you can look at adding those to the platform and contributing patches to have the feature in a future version. In that case, you can start a discussion on android-platform with the telephony and other engineers to come up with a design that everyone likes and will be accepted for the platform.
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:54 PM, Seer <gilligan.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So if that is not the way you are meant to services such as alternate > SMS gateways, what is? Using intents will not work as most of the sms > apps have the reply for a thread built in. This is the only way i > have been able to discover to capture all outgoing sms so i can either > redirect them over the web or over the mobile network. I find it sort > of strange that the developers of Android did not think that people > would want to also use alternate networks and mediums to the gsm > network for things like calls and sms. With sms prices as high as > they are in Australia the internet can be up to 5 times cheaper to > send them and even with data costs that is still much cheaper. > > I know all apps are meant to be equal but some apps / services need to > be able to do things on a much lower level or have intents or > something for the lower level services of the phone as well. > > I am open to any ideas you have. > > On Mar 17, 3:31 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > You can't do this. Especially from the SDK, on so many levels: > > > > 1. ServiceManager is not public. The features it contains are not > available > > in the SDK. > > 2. None of the interfaces of the services published in the service > manager > > are published in the SDK, so you wouldn't be able to redefine them > anyway. > > 3. And even if any of this were in the SDK, applications are not allowed > to > > modify what is published in the service manager, and they never will be > able > > to. > > > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Seer <gilligan.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Is there a way to access this class in the SDK or is there another > > > class that does the same thing? I need to rename one of the services > > > listed in the servicemanager so that it will call my service instead > > > and then pass calls i don't handle onto the original service that i > > > have renamed. > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > hack...@android.com > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public > > forums, where I and others can see and answer them. > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
