Bryan Ashby wrote: > I am looking for information on traffic filtering options on the > Android platform. That is, filtering Internet traffic such as HTTP, > and IM. For example, on the desktop this can be achieved via a device > driver such as NDIS, Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) or a Layered > Service Provider (LSP). > > What options exist on the Android platform? Is it possible to access > the network / TCP/IP stack?
Only if you are creating your own firmware or are contributing modifications to the Android open source project: http://source.android.com Ordinary Java applications can use Java sockets, but only for their own application -- they cannot affect other applications' network activity (e.g., filtering). Discussion of such firmware changes are best suited for one of that project's lists: http://source.android.com/discuss > We would like to initially create a Web/HTTP filter then move on to a > Instant Messaging filter as well. We would like to do this via > filtering 3rd party applications (e.g. any application installed on a > Android device) or via a custom browser & prevent usage/installation > of external browsers. Note that "prevent usage/installation of external browsers" runs counter to Android's user-centric model. That's not to say it cannot be done, but you definitely will be swimming uphill. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android 1.5 Programming Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
