in addition to storing the access token somewhere , wouldn't it be better if twitter deliver mobile friendly version of the oauth pages?
On Aug 19, 12:14 am, JDG <ghil...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's what you should be doing. There's no reason to get a new Access Token > every time. Per the OAuth spec, you should probably code your app to handle > an expired token gracefully. The spec states that tokens MAY expire -- > Twitter currently does not expire theirs, though. However, that doesn't mean > that they couldn't in the future. > > 2009/8/18 André Arruda <arrud...@gmail.com> > > > > > I'm thinking about storing the access token in the phone so the user won't > > have to go > > through all the auth process everytime the program is opened. > > > I hope i won't find any new "surprises" by doing this. > > > 2009/8/18 Otávio Ribeiro <otavio.ribe...@gmail.com> > > > no.. just the same problem. > > >> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:09 PM, AArruda <arrud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> I've been developing a Java/MIDP Twitter client for the past two > >>> months, and i still need a couple more months to publish a beta > >>> version. A few days ago i found out that the update source (app name) > >>> is no longer customizable unless the client uses OAuth for > >>> authentication, which means that any update sent through my client is > >>> shown as "from API" instead of my app's name. > > >>> I understand that OAuth is important for many security reasons, but it > >>> still has important issues with mobile applications, forcing the user > >>> to open a page through a mobile device, writing down the PIN, > >>> switching back to the app and logging in again is just hell. Not to > >>> mention the smartphones that don't support programs running in the > >>> background. > > >>> The current API's methods shouldn't be restricted to OAuth unless > >>> these issues are solved first. We, developers and mobile users, would > >>> be thankful. > > >>> Is anyone using any other solution for OAuth and mobile devices, if > >>> there is any? > > -- > Internets. Serious business.
