Mobile Development: Week 7 E-Portfolio on SMS and Email Systems

This E-Portfolio assignment focuses on understanding and implementing SMS and email messaging within an Android application development context. The assignment delves into the core concepts of messaging and emailing, including the practical application of programming functions like sendTextMessage(). It explores the use of Active Sync for message synchronization on Android platforms and highlights the importance of real-time functions for creating reliable and sustainable applications. The assignment includes a summary of resources, such as articles and blog posts, that explain how to create SMS apps, how WhatsApp works, and how to send emails from an Android application. The resources cover aspects like disabling SMS sync, the use of RCS, and the technical components of messaging applications. The student uses these resources to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic, including references to the sources used.

Running head: E-PORTFOLIO
E-PORTFOLIO: Week 7 SMS and email Messaging
Name of the Student:
Student ID:
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Summary of Weekly Topic
The study of week 7 would help in understanding the concept of messaging and Emailing
by the use of the programming functions. The addition of the exchange account in the using
Active Sync would be helpful for developing the synchronisation of the messages on an Android
Platform. The functions of sendTextMessage() would help in developing the programmatic
messaging in the operations of the organization. The use of the technological tools for creating
an SMS app that would be helpful for sending and receiving messages. The use of the real time
functions would help in developing the reliable and sustainable functions of the application
development in Android.
Resources
1. https://www.umass.edu/it/support/email/disable-sms-sync-exchange-your-android-phone
2. https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/24/14721602/android-messages-google-rcs-universal-
profile
3. http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-create-an-sms-app-721438/
4. http://blog.contus.com/how-whatsapp-works-technically-and-how-to-build-an-app-similar-to-
it/
5. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2197741/how-can-i-send-emails-from-my-android-
application
Resources Description

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1. The resource is a support centre post that shows the steps for “Disable SMS Sync to Exchange
on your Android Phone”. The addition of the exchange account in the using Active Sync would
be helpful for developing the synchronisation of the messages on an Android Platform.
2. The resource is an online article that had been posted by Deiter Bohn and he have pointed out
that everybody is using RCS except the companies that matter. The writer has explained that
Android Messages will be the new default texting app Google wants its users for using.
3. The resource is an online article that depicts the use of the technological tools for creating an
SMS app that would be helpful for sending and receiving messages. Adam Sinicki had developer
the post for overcoming the android authority with the help of basic factors.
4. The resource is a blog posts that shows the working principle of WhatsApp messaging and
provides an overview of it working properly. The use of the real time functions would help in
developing the reliable and sustainable functions of the application development in Android.
5. The resource is Q&A blog in which a user named Rakesh has asked for explaining the process
of sending the emails from an Android Application. Some users have answered the posts by
depicting the correct analysis of the operations.

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References
Bohn D. 2017, ‘Android Messages will be the new default texting app Google wants you to use’,
The Verge, [online] Available at: https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/24/14721602/android-
messages-google-rcs-universal-profile [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Contus, 2017, ‘How WhatsApp works and how to build a WhatsApp clone?’ Blog.contus.com,
[online] Available at: http://blog.contus.com/how-whatsapp-works-technically-and-how-to-
build-an-app-similar-to-it/ [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Sinicki, A. 2016, ‘How to create an SMS app part one - sending and receiving messages’,
Android Authority, [online] Available at: http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-create-an-
sms-app-721438/ [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Stackoverflow 2017, ‘How can I send emails from my Android application?’ stackoverflow.com
[online] Stackoverflow.com. Available at: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2197741/how-
can-i-send-emails-from-my-android-application [Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].
Umass.edu 2017, ‘Disable SMS Sync to Exchange on your Android Phone’, UMass Amherst
Information Technology | UMass Amherst, [online] Available at:
https://www.umass.edu/it/support/email/disable-sms-sync-exchange-your-android-phone
[Accessed 5 Oct. 2017].