Re: [android-developers] Re: Plug-in for email client
To repeat: the built-in email client is not part of the Android SDK. It's behavior and capabilities, and even it being installed, are not guaranteed. Some manufacturers make changes (HTC), some users install alternatives (K9, based on Android code, MailDroid, written from scratch). Now, if you want to look at the source, to find some way to integrate, despite the risks (the code you rely on changing or being removed at any time), you can find it here: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Email.git;a=tree;h=refs/heads/froyo-release;hb=froyo-release One thing that is pretty significant in the manifest is that the data provider can only be accessed by applications that are in the system image or are signed with the platform key, but not by third-party applications. -- Kostya 13.12.2010 10:37, Joey Tribbiani пишет: Thanks a lot Kostya for your reply. Your reply made me understand the complexity little clearer. But still my requirement makes me come back to you to ask the question, this time more specifically. We are interested in developing a plugin to the Android native email client. This plugin will make certain changes to the email before it is dispatched. As an example, the SpellChecker utility of Outlook that makes changes to the email before dispatch. We need to know if developing such a plugin would be possible and your views regarding it. Thanks again. On Dec 8, 5:35 pm, Kostya Vasilyev wrote: Joey, "Sitting on top" of the default Android email client is probably not a good idea, since the internals of this application (or even its existence) are not part of the Android SDK, and there are no guarantees whatsoever as to how to interact with the internals. Just to give an example, HTC has a customized email client at part of their Sense UI. Did they change the internals? Who knows, but they could have. I assume you've already looked at K9 - it would be a good place to start, since they've already made it build as a "regular" application, that only uses the SDK, and builds without internal build tools. -- Kostya 08.12.2010 15:19, Joey Tribbiani пишет: Any body please help out On Dec 7, 2:45 pm, Joey Tribbianiwrote: hello fellow developers, I am required to develop a add-on/plug-in which will sit on the top of the native email client of android phone. I DONOT want to develop a whole new application (like Gmail or K-9) and then tweak it further as per my need, instead I just want to develop a plug-in with which will do a specific task. I want to know: 1. If this possible to do so? 2. Will the native email client will support my plug-in? 3. And if it is possible then how and where can I start? This is a very gray area for me so far, so please any guidance will be appreciated. Looking forward for an early reply. -- Kostya Vasilyev -- WiFi Manager + pretty widget --http://kmansoft.wordpress.com -- Kostya Vasilyev -- WiFi Manager + pretty widget -- http://kmansoft.wordpress.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
[android-developers] Re: Plug-in for email client
Thanks a lot Kostya for your reply. Your reply made me understand the complexity little clearer. But still my requirement makes me come back to you to ask the question, this time more specifically. We are interested in developing a plugin to the Android native email client. This plugin will make certain changes to the email before it is dispatched. As an example, the SpellChecker utility of Outlook that makes changes to the email before dispatch. We need to know if developing such a plugin would be possible and your views regarding it. Thanks again. On Dec 8, 5:35 pm, Kostya Vasilyev wrote: > Joey, > > "Sitting on top" of the default Android email client is probably not a > good idea, since the internals of this application (or even its > existence) are not part of the Android SDK, and there are no guarantees > whatsoever as to how to interact with the internals. > > Just to give an example, HTC has a customized email client at part of > their Sense UI. Did they change the internals? Who knows, but they could > have. > > I assume you've already looked at K9 - it would be a good place to > start, since they've already made it build as a "regular" application, > that only uses the SDK, and builds without internal build tools. > > -- Kostya > > 08.12.2010 15:19, Joey Tribbiani пишет: > > > > > Any body please help out > > > On Dec 7, 2:45 pm, Joey Tribbiani wrote: > >> hello fellow developers, > >> I am required to develop a add-on/plug-in which will sit on the top of > >> the native email client of android phone. I DONOT want to develop a > >> whole new application (like Gmail or K-9) and then tweak it further as > >> per my need, instead I just want to develop a plug-in with which will > >> do a specific task. > > >> I want to know: > >> 1. If this possible to do so? > >> 2. Will the native email client will support my plug-in? > >> 3. And if it is possible then how and where can I start? > > >> This is a very gray area for me so far, so please any guidance will > >> be appreciated. > > >> Looking forward for an early reply. > > -- > Kostya Vasilyev -- WiFi Manager + pretty widget > --http://kmansoft.wordpress.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] Re: Plug-in for email client
Joey, "Sitting on top" of the default Android email client is probably not a good idea, since the internals of this application (or even its existence) are not part of the Android SDK, and there are no guarantees whatsoever as to how to interact with the internals. Just to give an example, HTC has a customized email client at part of their Sense UI. Did they change the internals? Who knows, but they could have. I assume you've already looked at K9 - it would be a good place to start, since they've already made it build as a "regular" application, that only uses the SDK, and builds without internal build tools. -- Kostya 08.12.2010 15:19, Joey Tribbiani пишет: Any body please help out On Dec 7, 2:45 pm, Joey Tribbiani wrote: hello fellow developers, I am required to develop a add-on/plug-in which will sit on the top of the native email client of android phone. I DONOT want to develop a whole new application (like Gmail or K-9) and then tweak it further as per my need, instead I just want to develop a plug-in with which will do a specific task. I want to know: 1. If this possible to do so? 2. Will the native email client will support my plug-in? 3. And if it is possible then how and where can I start? This is a very gray area for me so far, so please any guidance will be appreciated. Looking forward for an early reply. -- Kostya Vasilyev -- WiFi Manager + pretty widget -- http://kmansoft.wordpress.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
[android-developers] Re: Plug-in for email client
Any body please help out On Dec 7, 2:45 pm, Joey Tribbiani wrote: > hello fellow developers, > I am required to develop a add-on/plug-in which will sit on the top of > the native email client of android phone. I DONOT want to develop a > whole new application (like Gmail or K-9) and then tweak it further as > per my need, instead I just want to develop a plug-in with which will > do a specific task. > > I want to know: > 1. If this possible to do so? > 2. Will the native email client will support my plug-in? > 3. And if it is possible then how and where can I start? > > This is a very gray area for me so far, so please any guidance will > be appreciated. > > Looking forward for an early reply. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
