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Apps on iPhone over 3G

  • 14-07-2008 12:07pm
    #1
    iplogger1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭


    I have an iPod touch so I've been able to preview some of the (free) apps on it over the weekend.

    However, I've an interest in developing mobile apps and I've been doing MIDP/J2ME/Mobile Java development for the past couple of years.

    I am interested to know how the new (AppStore) apps on the iPhone behave when they need to use the network when you are away from a wifi connection. How is the user experience ? Does the app warn you that you are using the 3G (or GPRS/EDGE) network or does it just use the best network available ? (eg, wifi if near a hotspot and 3G if out and about away from wifi access)

    One of the annoying usability issues of Java mobile apps is the annoying security dialogs whenever an app is about to use the network/air interface, camera, etc. The Java mobile spec went a bit too overboard on this aspect of security to the point that it interfers with the user experience. Just wondering how network aware apps behave in similar circumstances on the iPhone (2.0/3g)?

    --Ian


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Just jumps onto the best available network.


  • #3
    iplogger1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭iplogger1


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    Just jumps onto the best available network.

    Very good.. and no warning popups when apps need to use 3G/EDGE/GPRS ?
    Interesting - Java MIDP games/apps which need to use the network, etc can (under some circumstances) be plagued with annoying security nag screens and dialogs and when that occurs the only solution is to get the app signed. However, app signing is a bl**dy mess because some certs work on some phones and others don't (eg, on branded phones where the root cert lists have been modified by the operator,etc). I can see why MIDP started out with this very conservative security model but I think it has made network aware apps very brittle in terms of usability (the cost of egregious security policies).

    It looks like the iPhone platform is the killer platform for info/web service type apps. I'm tempted to ditch MIDP development and focus on developing for iPhone ...

    --Ian


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