Android Question Client server application, tcp/ip vs http

[nicolas irigoyen]

Hi this is a technical cuestion more than a specific cuestion of the language.. Í need to implement an application for android with connection
to a server made in visual basic that it will also be implemented by me. The interechange of data between andoid app and server will be in xml format.
I would like to know if it would be better to do it using http protocol or just tcp/ip connection, and what would be the adventages or disadventages of each other.
Anything you could say would be usefull!

Thanks in advance..

 

[Erel]

Best to implement the server with B4J. You will have many good options.

The various options are listed here: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4x-the-networkers-guide-to-the-galaxy.68974/#content
Using raw sockets is usually a mistake as there are simpler and more robust options such as: http server, WebSocket server and MQTT.

 

[KMatle]

How many users do you have?

 

[nicolas irigoyen]

How many users do you have?

Could be 5 thousand connections in the 8 hour period