Roaming helps ensure that a traveling wireless device (typically a cell phone) is kept connected to a network without breaking the connection.
Questions tagged [roaming]
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Check whether the device is in roaming or not after 2 seconds in android
I am developing an app in android where i need to check that whether the device is in roaming or not.
when i use this code,
Handler m = new Handler();
m.postDelayed(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
…
user1724872
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Where does Windows 8 keep Roaming App data files?
I'm going through the Windows 8 tutorial on managing app lifecycle and state and the tutorial goes through the code for creating roaming appdata for my app which allows me to keep data for my app across sessions - so if I closed (fully close) my…

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iPhone: Roaming MCC
Is there a possibility to retrieve the "actual" Mobile Country Code of the iPhone?
If I use the conventional method over the CTCarrier I only receive the MCC of the SIM-Card, but I want the Mobile Country Code of the Roaming Provider.

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UWP App LocalSettings
I'm developing an application for the UWP platform. I'm storing some settings along with the application and thinking what happends after I restart the application or the device itself.
Where are LocalSettings actually stored?
System Registry
File…

Zlatan Omerović
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How do I preserve a user setting's value when I change the setting's roaming property?
I've come to understand that I can preserve user settings from previous versions using code like this:
if (Settings.Default.UpgradeRequired)
{
Settings.Default.Upgrade();
Settings.Default.UpgradeRequired =…

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C# settings using ApplicationSettingsBase - roaming and common
I'm using the Windows Forms Application settings architecture (or however you're supposed to refer to it) and am successfully saving user settings to AppData.
What I want to do is have some settings common to all users of a particular machine and…

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Android 5.0 (L) - Check data Roaming Setting
I have a problem identifying the data roaming setting in Android L. In previous versions of Android, I was able to access either Settings.Secure or Settings.Global (depending on the Android version), and get the setting.
But now, on Android L, this…

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Universal App roaming data not synchronized between devices
I'm writing out a data file into the RoamingFolder that is not larger than 10KB after the app is closed (suspended). The app runs on the dev desktop and the Surface 2, both of which are signed on to the same Microsoft Account. But the roaming data…

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What API to use to check if user is about to use roaming call?
I'm developing an app that handles phone numbers and bumped into a problem that I have to pop up a warning message if a user is trying to make a roaming call (to make it clearer, I'm implying the user is in another province/state). I found this…

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Reading the roaming state or network operator of iOS
Is it possible to receive an event when an iPhone device connects to roaming, or changes the network operator so that I can read the new operator name and display it to the user. For example just like some cars tablet displays display the network…

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Does the Connectivity Manager or HttpUrl Connection block Roaming networks from downloading files?
I have been trying to edit a template Application. It is a wallpaper Application that downloads images from a JSON uploaded online.
The files download fine when on WIFI or Mobile Network.
But once the network changes it's state to Roaming, the files…

Milan Mishra
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Roaming detection on OnePlus One/Two/Three
I'm willing to detect if roaming switch on a telephone is turned off.
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 17) {
isDataRoamingDisabled =
(Settings.System.getInt(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.DATA_ROAMING, 0)
== 0);
} else…

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Data service in roaming on blackberry phones
Can I check in my application that data service is available in roaming? Can I use PhoneState.isDataServiceAvailable() for this situation or use another solution?

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.NET User.config file is deleted on Citrix
I have written a .NET app and use the built in User Settings to store user specific information. It works brilliant. The user.config file is stored in the Apps/Local directory.
Now, a client is running my app on Citrix. I recently figured out that…

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Wifi roaming connection sequence
I am maintaining a small app related to wifi networks. It tests internet connectivity when the phone connected to a wifi network.
While testing and using the app in a place with two neighbouring wifi networks (different SSIDs) with slightly…

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