Send Data/Text from Web Application To Android

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I am trying to communicate between a web application and an Android device in the following way:

Log into my website with a unique id (eg. IMEI)
Send data from android to the web application the user has logged into
Send data from web browser to my application, e.g. with a simple html button

I know of the HttpUrlConnection class and other useful classes but I am unsure how to use them successfully. Let's say I just need to send GPS coordinates from my application to the user logged into my website, and then click a button in my website to send a message to my app.

I'm looking for some recommendations of various technology/methods I should use to help me achieve this!

Thanks!

Yes, you need webservices in your server. If your application do a GET request on your server, your server must return a response.. This response can be in form of an xml object. Here an example of get request imdbapi.org/… — StarsSky
– StarsSky, Commented Feb 3, 2013 at 14:11
Thanks You , this Answer my Question , i will Find More Infos about Web Service — Nikita
– Nikita, Commented Feb 3, 2013 at 14:16

Swayam · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-03 15:22:52Z

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Use SQL Server to manage the data on your desktop and create a web-service in .NET on Visual Studio.

Then connect to the web-service in your application and set/get data from the DB, using web-services.

Links which might be useful :

How to make a web-service in .NET (does not include the implementation in Android) : http://srikanthtechnologies.com/blog/dotnet/wsdaljava.aspx

How to connect your service with Android :

http://seesharpgears.blogspot.in/2010/11/basic-ksoap-android-tutorial.html

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/304302/Calling-Asp-Net-Webservice-ASMX-From-an-Android-Ap

http://adrianandroid.blogspot.in/2012/05/access-c-net-web-service-in.html

answered Feb 3, 2013 at 15:22

Swayam

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Swayam Over a year ago

@Nikita : You are most welcome. Glad to be of help. All the best ahead! :)

Nikita Over a year ago

Thanks again :) , i will look into your Solution , Another Question , can i use Google Cloud to Send Messgae to the Device Throught my Website to Achieve whats iam trying , using the Google Account on the Device ?

Swayam Over a year ago

Well, yes! You can use Google Could Messaging (GCM) to send messages directly to the android device. Here are a few documents that would help you get started. androidhive.info/2012/10/… developer.android.com/training/cloudsync/gcm.html developer.android.com/google/gcm/index.html

Nikita Over a year ago

Thanks again :) , but as i can see , the server side is in Java ? how do i integrate it in my Website ?

Swayam Over a year ago

I am not sure whether I get you, but I think what you are looking for is this developers.google.com/storage/docs/website-configuration.

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