Android API

I've found one more black hole in Android platform code.

It is java.net.Socket.

Unfortunately, current implementation doesn't fully support a proxy.
Class has the next constructor public Socket(Proxy proxy).
There are tree types of proxy: DIRECT, SOCKS, HTTP.

Android proxy on Nexus One

I've got Nexus One for testing purposes.

That is a fantastic device.


The main thing is that device successfully uses APN proxy settings for outgoing Browser requests.

It has firmware 2.1-update1. May be "update1" is a key factor, but may be only emulators have the proxy problem, but real devices not?

Android PDK

Today I've hit on the interesting link http://pdk.android.com

This resource provides the information about Android Platform Development Kit.
M-m-m..

That is a fucking awesome

No comments, look at that.

Apple iPad minuses

Apple has announced new iPad gadget.
It have to be revolutionary, but actually new Apple gadget has a lot of drawbacks.

Android 2.1 APN continuation...

I've tried to use TelephonyProvider.apk from Android 1.6 on Android 2.x in order to get using the proxy by browser.

Result is failed.

Google Chrome 4.0

Google has updated Chrome Browser under Windows to version 4.0.249.78 (36714).

It has extensions and synchronization of bookmarks.

Java amazing things

I've come across with the very interesting thing in Java language.
Example below illustrates that.

Android 2.1 APN continuation...

Today I tested the next case.
Android Emulator 2.1 + Browser 1.6.

I've got the predictable result.
The old version of Android Browser also doesn't work with proxy on platform 2.1.

That is interesting, but ...

I suppose that the problem is in the telephony provider which can be used by Browser.

Android 2.1 APN

Android 2.1 release also has the same issue as previously reported at http://uhanov.blogspot.com/2009/12/android-20.html

See also the Android bugtracker issue.

We do not have the official Google comments yet.

Android 2.1

Again and again...

Google made us happy once again.

New version of Google Android 2.1 platform is now available at http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.1.html.

API difference report you can see at http://developer.android.com/sdk/api_diff/7/changes.html.