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Asked: 2026-05-25T11:34:54+00:00

We want to track GPS data on Android and send it to server, there

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We want to track GPS data on Android and send it to server, there will be also another two-way communication.

Question: What is the most natural/easy-to-implement type of webservice on the server side to which can Android connect? We would like to use classic .NET WCF Web services, is it a good choice or something like XML-RPC would be better?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The easiest to implement would be REST Based API that returns JSON data (whichever platform you choose).

    Part of the reasons :

    • Built in HttpClient in Android for REST Operation such as GET AND POST.
    • Easier to construct the input through URL for GET or even POST compared to SOAP or XML message construction
    • JSON library is built in as part of Android, making it easy to work with JSON result. Walking JSON key-value pair is easier than walking through XML Structure
    • As a mobile app, it needs a compact data to be transferred through a network and JSON is lighter than XML RPC
    • As an additional plus outside Android, the REST API with JSON is also easier to integrate with the web counterpart, so you will have API for multi channels delivery
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