• This is an Android service that connects to the Twitter streaming API

• Includes a sample consumer (AlwaysOnTwitter.apk) making use of this service

• Service receiving push messages from Twitter in wake and sleep mode

• Service operates on 3G, 4G and WiFi

• Connectivity will be maintained, when the physical network changes

• OAuth support with automatic pin detection

• Minimal use of energy, suitable for 24 hour operation

• Makes use of http://twitter4j.org library (see libs/ folder)

• Requires Android SDK version-7 as well as JDK 5/6 and Ant 1.8.2

• Apache License Version 2.0 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html

$ cp local.properties.sample local.properties

$ cp src/com/vodafone/twitter/client/Constants.java.sample src/com/vodafone/twitter/client/Constants.java

• Adjust SDK path settings in "local.properties" if ncecessary

• Enter your custom Twitter app CONSUMERKEY + CONSUMERSECRET in src/com/vodafone/twitter/client/Constants.java

  You can apply for these keys here: https://dev.twitter.com/anywhere/apps/new

• Please note that "local.properties" and "src/com/vodafone/twitter/client/Constants.java" should never be contributed back to code repository

$ rm -rf bin gen && ant debug

$ adb install -r bin/AlwaysOnTwitter-debug.apk && adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.vodafone.twitter/.client.AlwaysOnTwitter

$ adb logcat |grep -E "AlwaysOnTwitter|TwitterService|OAuthActivity|AndroidRuntime|JavaBinder|dalvikvm|Twitter"