2013
WebSocket in Android WebView - Stack Overflow
by nicmaereates a PhoneGap app which uses Android WebView with an injected WebSocket object. This means you can then use WebSocket within the JavaScript code running in the Android WebView. – leggetter Nov 26 '12 at 21:02
So it's using a JavaScript Interface for Android, right
2012
Faye: Simple pub/sub messaging for the web
by Xavier LacotA publish-subscribe messaging system, which provides message servers for both Node.js and Ruby. Clients are available for all the major typical consumers. The full stack implements several protocols, and comes with a wide range of adapters.
2011
Socket.IO: the cross-browser WebSocket for realtime apps.
by SponeSocket.IO aims to make realtime apps possible in every browser and mobile device, blurring the differences between the different transport mechanisms.
Under the hoods, Socket.IO will use feature detection to decide if the connection will be established with WebSocket, AJAX long polling, etc, making creating realtime apps that work everywhere a snap.
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