Sorry I can't help you, I know about the framework but not the telephony layer or individual apps like SMS.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Seer <gilligan.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dianne, > Thanks for the reply. The problem is I am not sure there is not > already an API for it. That is what i am trying to find out but no > one is really responding to say there is or there is not. I find it > really strange that there would not be some way of hooking into the > lower layers or to do what i am trying to do and that is why i keep > asking but getting no responses. > > All i want for the min is someone in the know to tell me if it is > possible or not to intercept outgoing sms so that i can redirect them > over the internet instead of the gsm network. Writing your own sending > app and having users use that does not work as most uses will reply to > sms and the reply part that sends the message is built into each sms > client. The only place to intercept the sms is at a lower level than > that as far as i can tell and it seems to me that anything on that > level is not accessible. That said i am only learning Android and > that is why i am asking for help to see if there is any options or > anything i have over looked. Maybe on i am on the wrong discussion > group i don't know. If i am can you point me to the correct one? > > I really want to do things correctly and not use hacks but i am having > trouble trying to find info on the correct way to do this. > > Regards, > > Chris > > On Mar 18, 8:59 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > 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. > > > -- 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. 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