Re: [android-developers] Re: connecting mysql database

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 5:32 AM, Tim <tim@mobiforms.com> wrote:
> A direct connection to a remote database is perfectly secure, usable
> and technically possible particularly if the Android device is
> connecting via a secure wi-fi network or a GPRS/3G network where the
> SIM is part of a private APN.  Unlike J2ME for example, the Android
> framework supports full database JDBC connectivity.

However, the database connection protocols are designed with reliable
LANs in mind. Neither WiFi nor 3G are reliable, simply because device
owners have the audacity to move around, sometimes while doing the
unthinkable and actually using their devices. :-)

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