Your remote-server-has-my-address idea could work. The only caveat is that if your phone is running a server for other phones, they need to be able to reach your IP address, which can be tricky if you are behind a firewall or network address translator; that's one of the problems a server proxy can solve.
Yusuf Saib Android ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. On Jul 8, 1:38 pm, mikek <[email protected]> wrote: > Currently, my Android app is client and talks to other clients through > a server proxy. I'd like to get rid of the server proxy if at all > possible. > > Is it possible for an Android application to implement a socket > server? If so, how would a client on the local network find it? I > could find imagine several solutions, for example, the Android server > app registers its address with a remote server and other clients check > with the remote server for the address or alternatively, display the > address in the Android app. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
