Actually the technique for pushing data into webbrowsers goes by the name of COMET nowadays. Wikipedia seems to have a nice article explaining it. (Basically it's about keeping a socket open so that the server can send notifications immediatly. Similiar to IMAP idle, which is despite contrary claims push email, considering that most mobiles are hidden behind a noncooperative NAT router)
Andreas String <[email protected]> hat geschrieben: > >On Apr 8, 2:07 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There is no push email to a web based app. Its also a pain in the *** >> to have to keep launching the browser and open a favorite. > >Well, *push* is a bit of a funny term with a web app. Where would the >email be pushed to? I agree that you'd get no notification of new mail >with the web app alone, but that's not quite the same - and could be >accomplished with a much smaller app than the native Gmail client, if >it comes to that. > >It's also so easy to shortcut a favorite on the Android desktop that I >don't think the PITA argument holds much water. :^) > >Having said that, I don't see the advantage of the web app anyway. >It's a different UI, but not particularly better, IMHO. > >String > -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9. Please excuse my brevity. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
