Re: [BLUG] Simple wish list for Android

My major (and unrelated) wish is for carriers to stop jerking around with holding back OS updates. The single-most useful feature to me is tethering, and I absolutely resent paying extra for this while having the same data plan (which is not something universal among all carriers), so I went and bought an iPhone, jail broke it, and installed MyWi on it rather than setup tethering for an Android phone. I was concerned that if I bought a particular phone that within a period of time AT&T/Verizon would pull the plug on that phone and I'd be stuck with the version I have. I don't need the latest and greatest, but I didn't want to be paying the same price and locked into a phone that may be lacking nifty features available in future versions, or stuck with an OS version that is not widely supported anymore.

As much as I recognize the risk of relying on jail breaks to use tethering with my iPhone, I do appreciate the whole concept of a single OS version that is available for all versions of the iPhone for as long as the hardware is supported (and my second generation iPod Touch ran the latest iOS version, so it seems like Apple is done a fairly good job at supporting older gear). Technically speaking, I believe that the AT&T and Verizon iPhone versions are different right now, but as far as user features and overall experience go the two versions are identical, and if Apple hasn't already done so I'm sure they will consolidate on a single version.

One other rationale I had (flawed or not) was that since I'm not much of a phone person I just wanted something that just worked without having to tinker (please let me know if this assumption on my part was stupid so I'll know for next time :). Finally, because I'm doing web development for these devices I figured not relying on the simulator to get a feel for the entire experience would be smart. At some point I'll have to look into setting up the Android simulator.

Simón Ruiz April 20, 2011 10:10 PM

HTTP proxy settings for the WiFi interface.

It really sucks that I can set up our students and faculty with iOS devices to get out to the Internet through our proxy, but not the Android users.

Anyone know of a good apk that might give me HTTP proxy functionality on Android?

If I could at least offer them an app to install, that'd be *something*.

Simón

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Re: [BLUG] Simple wish list for Android

Huh, looks like another case where Android behaves differently on
certain devices.

I've got a Nexus One running stock Android that has always connected
automatically to IU Secure. This has been the case on both 2.2 and
2.3.

Josh

On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Chris Shelton <cshelton@indiana.edu> wrote:
> Andrew,
>
> On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 at 1:08pm, Andrew Dabrowski wrote:
>
>> As someone who is toying with the idea of getting an Android phone
>> and/or tablet, I'd appreciate it if you would explain the problem
>> more precisely. Does this mean Android users can't use IU's wifi
>> system?  Is this only an issue with phones, or tablets too?
>
> Regarding accessing IU secure with an android phone, it works with
> only minor tweaking and is documenting here:
> http://kb.iu.edu/data/azle.html
>
> I have an LG optimus T running android 2.2, and it connects without
> problems to IU secure.  The only minor nit is that it doesn't
> automatically connect; I have to tell the phone to connect to IU
> secure.  The phone connects to my home wireless network automatically.
>
> chris
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Re: [BLUG] Simple wish list for Android

Andrew,

On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 at 1:08pm, Andrew Dabrowski wrote:

> As someone who is toying with the idea of getting an Android phone
> and/or tablet, I'd appreciate it if you would explain the problem
> more precisely. Does this mean Android users can't use IU's wifi
> system? Is this only an issue with phones, or tablets too?

Regarding accessing IU secure with an android phone, it works with
only minor tweaking and is documenting here:
http://kb.iu.edu/data/azle.html

I have an LG optimus T running android 2.2, and it connects without
problems to IU secure. The only minor nit is that it doesn't
automatically connect; I have to tell the phone to connect to IU
secure. The phone connects to my home wireless network automatically.

chris

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