- From: Robin Berjon <robin@berjon.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:51:50 +0200
- To: Peter-Paul Koch <pp.koch@gmail.com>
- Cc: public-device-apis@w3.org
On Oct 5, 2009, at 12:38 , Peter-Paul Koch wrote: >> I put a rough draft of this document up at: >> >> http://dev.w3.org/2009/dap/api-reqs/Overview.html > > I'm missing one: > > Connections > > The Connections API must tell you which kinds of connection(s) are > active: wifi, 3G, 2G, etc. > It might also be useful to let it fire online/offline events when > connections are restored or removed. Agreed. > Or do you think the existing online/offline events are enough for that > job? Even if you do, it is very useful to know what kind of connection > is active. No, they're not, they don't have that degree of granularity. > For instance, the iPhone gives you a warning when you try to download > very large (10Mb+) applications via 3G, and advises you to make a wifi > connection first. To me this seems to be a practical use case. Yes, and I can think of quite a few others. I've added it, thanks! -- Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/
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