I'm currently writing an application that will be downloading potentially large files from the net (50-100 mb). I am currently using a URLConnection and things are working great on my emulator. However, I'm fairly concerned about how this will work in the real world. I have found very little discussions or documentation on this subject.
What happens when the network connection switches (3g -> wifi / wifi - > 3g)? Will the download magically switch? Will it timeout/fail. If the download were on 3g and wifi came on, would it remain on 3g and succeed? >From a big picture level, I'm trying to answer the following questions: 1. Will I be able to reliably download large files without writing an extensive amount of retry / resume functionality? 2. Is it possible to give the user the option of enabling downloads only on wifi for reliability/battery purposes? I'm not sure if it will auto-drop to 3g/edge if the wifi connection is lost. Has anyone dealt with this? I would really appreciate any advice regarding these issues. Regards, Eddie --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
