I know with Android 2.x there is the ability to tap into Microsoft Exchange, for at least email, if not calendar and contacts. I would like to see how this was accomplished. Particularly because Microsoft Exchange exposes SOAP web services, and I understand there is no native Android support for SOAP. Since this is open source, shouldn't I be able to find something in the Android source? If so, can you point me in the right direction of where to find it in the ~4Gig (!) source? I want to develop an application that accesses Exchange contacts and calendars, but don't want to reinvent that piece. Any ideas?
It is possible to use SOAP from android KSoap2 library is working ok.
http://code.google.com/p/ksoap2-android/
Android 2.2 (Froyo) has full exchange "push" support including contact and calendar sync. However the 2.2 source has not yet been published by google so you won't be able to investigate the source yet. When it is released you can find it at https://android.googlesource.com
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I want to integrate voice and video call feature in my android as well as web app using sip.The scenario is like the end user can call from android app or web app to my support team which would be on web app.The scenario is similar to a call center where user call from app to support team.I did some research on found lot of javascript and android sdks available but they don't provide cross platform functionality.Is there any open source library which could be used to achieve cross platform functionality and flexibility to use our own sip server.
Please have a look at the Restcomm platform
It contains Android SDK that uses SIP, Web SDK (that uses sip over websockets) and a Telephony Application SIP Server called Restcomm-Connect that allows you to build applications very easily through HTTP APIs or Visual Designer
TBH, the only thing I found till now is Linphone. They use an LibLinPhone SDK to implement things, but it is open sourced under GNU. I am still looking for other SDK alternatives, as they don't have the best documentation in the world.
How to integrate Aweber in android ,i research lot but there is no source code for this, so please help and should be appreciated
AWeber doesn't currently have a ready-made Android client library. You can approach this in a couple of ways:
One possibility is to implement your own API code. AWeber's API uses REST-based resources over standard HTTPS, and uses oAuth 1.0a for authentication. There should be libraries available for Android development that can accomodate your needs - I know that there have been successful "home-rolled" Java, .Net, and other integrations done by third parties so I don't see why Android should be any different.
In this case, I would suggest using the official Python or PHP library as an example of how your code can be implemented. In particular the PHP library has all of the oAuth code out "in plain sight" so it's useful in gaining insight into how authentication works.
Another interesting possibility is to attempt to use the AWeber Python module along with some of the open source projects out there that purport to allow developers to use Python on Android. I find this possibility personally intriguing but I haven't had the spare time to try it out.
While AWeber doesn't currently offer support for Android itself, the API team has documented the authentication process in some detail here:
https://labs.aweber.com/docs/authentication
That reference may help you out if you decide to go the route of rolling your own library.
If you run into any issues with your library, definitely contact the API Support team at api#aweber.com - while they may not have direct support for Android right now, they can often be of assistance in debugging your own library based on what they see on the server side.
I want connect sales Force from my Android Program please suggest which one is correct way to achieve this I am new to sales Force I have some knowledge in Android Application Developement.
Thanks in Advance.
You definitely want to use the REST API for mobile apps. The SOAP API is really heavy, and is better for Server-to-Server integrations. The best way to get started building an Android app for Salesforce.com is to take a look at the Salesforce Mobile SDK for Android:
http://wiki.developerforce.com/page/Mobile_SDK
There's a very helpful getting started PDF linked on that page.
However, the SDK is meant mostly for starting new apps, so you'll have some work ahead of you integrating it into an existing application. The main things you want are the oAuth 2.0 User-Agent login and REST wrappers.
You may also find this app useful -- I put it together for a presentation at Dreamforce '11, which was shortly before the Mobile SDK for Android came out, so I wrote the oAuth and REST stuff myself. Might be a simpler starting point for you.
https://github.com/tomgersic/DreamforcengerHunt
Hope that helps!
You can either use the RESTful interface or the SOAP webservices. The latter is a bit easier to deal with IMHO.
Under setup in salesforce, download the partner or enterprise WSDL (partner = generic, enterprise = specific for your SF-instance). Now with wsdl2java you can create Stubs for those wsdl entries. Import those into your android app and use them. See here for a Java Exampe by Salesforce.com.
Be sure your user has the permission to "do API". You might want to look into SSO if you want to make a "production"/commercial app. Also, to login, remember to use the correct password, you might need to add the API key (generate using the Setup tab in SF). Hope this helps.
Try checking out some of the open-source SDK projects the developer evangelists have added to the forcedotcom github
Lots of good examples on different platforms, including android with phonegap/html5 and a native SDK for android (iOS and Android) to get you past authentication and onto building your app.
Salesforce Provides mobile SDK for development on mobile device, here is the link for android SDK:
http://wiki.developerforce.com/page/Getting_Started_with_the_Mobile_SDK_for_Android
You need to:
Download SDK.
Add a sample project included in SDK's native/SampleApps folder(make sure you check include to the workspace while importing the project).
Get your remote access form salesforce and update in your app.
--This should get you started with a sample app form salsforce.
After this you need to modify existing code to your own code.
You can go to trailhead and start browsing on it, while working with your own application you will have to learn a lot about smartStore and smartSync,
I did implemented A smartStore App with using salesforce as database provider, if you want i can upload it to drive and share a link to you and
if you have any doubts about using or understanding the flow be free to ask..
It has been a couple of weeks and I am having so much trouble making C2DM work. I've read a million guides and watched video tutorials but have had no luck. I just need a way to communicate with my server and my phone in the simplest way. Any help?
If you're still interested in trying C2DM, try installing the Google Plugin for Eclipse and use it to generate the Android / App Engine sample project. It should be able to generate a skeleton project that is able to communicate between AppEngine and a basic Android application. You could verify that the sample works and use it as a basis to debug your custom application.
There was also a related AppEngine + Android session at Google I/O this year.
The easiest way to get push into your app is to use a third party push provider like Urban Airship or Xtify. Instead of writing the code to interface with google directly you integrate the third party SDK into your app and they handle the messy stuff.
Additionally, you don't have to worry about scaling if your app gets (or already is) big. And going cross-platform (iOS, Blackberry) is that much easier.
I want to develop a application on Android platform to connect to salesforce. From what i have found salesforce provides service API's which can be used to connect to salesforce servers by creating a Web service from the client side application.
Salesforce developer site has examples of creating such a Web service by using Apache Axis as the SOAP client and using the WSDL file downloaded from the salesforce website. I want to know can this be done from Android platform?
Is there a version of Apache Axis ported for Android? I did some googling and could find that Android does not have a inbuilt SOAP client and usually Ksoap is used on Android.
But I have also read that KSOAP doesnt support WSDL.
I have seen the above question asked before but quite a while ago, As Android platform has emerged eversince I want to know what is the current situation and options of doing this.
Also, Since I am new to Android and development on Android if anyone can direct me to a sample code snippet, which creates a Web Service from android to connect to salesforce, I would be higly grateful.
Thanks in Advance.
Edit: Is there any other way to develop an Salesforce client on Android without the above approach? I am running out of ideas :(
Not really an answer, but...
There will be a webinar about REST API for Salesforce soon. With pure HTTP and JSON you might be able to avoid SOAP problems :)
It's a "developer preview", meaning that probably this functionality will be officially released this autumn/winter.
https://www.developerforce.com/events/rest_developer_preview/registration.php?d=70130000000FV4P
At the end of they day, SOAP is just XML over HTTP, Android (at least 2.1 and up, not sure about earlier versions) have built in XML parsers and serializers, so you could manually build/parser the relevant soap messages that you care about (this is probably not a big deal if you only need to make a few different types of calls, but will be a chunk of work to do them all). Depending on your timeframe, you could wait for the REST API, which'll let you do json instead of XML. (this is currently in pilot)