在通过android平台通过api Settings相关的接口设置时间的自动同步处理后,device上的时间并没有与网络上的某个服务器进行时间的同步处理。这个使用已插入有效sim卡wcdma网络可以用的samsung i9000就可以验证出来。但是对于htc saga device,如果是自定的程序通过Settings去设置,时间同步是失效的,而通过device中的setting功能设置,时间同步有效。仔细查看系统的log信息可以发现,device的setting在设置时间的自动同步标志值后会发送一个action为com.htc.app.autosetting.location的broadcast,通过component com.htc.htclocationservice/.AutoSettingReceiver进行处理。处理的流程未进行跟踪:(
查询了相关资料,发现后续文章的内容帮助解答了一些疑惑。(此文仅用于备忘)
后续文章内容是基于http://blog.csdn.net/absurd/archive/2011/01/09/6125588.aspx的一个整理
Android的网络时间同步与SNTP协议无关,甚至与TCP/IP协议也毫无关系。
从设置的应用程序中可以了解到,自动同步网络时间的选项只是修改了Settings.System.AUTO_TIME这个设置:
private void setAutoState(boolean isEnabled, boolean autotimeStatus) {
if (isEnabled == false) {
mAutoPref.setChecked(autotimeStatus);
mAutoPref.setEnabled(isEnabled);
}
else {
Settings.System.putInt(getContentResolver(),
Settings.System.AUTO_TIME, autotimeStatus ? 1 : 0);
}
mTimePref.setEnabled(!autotimeStatus);
mDatePref.setEnabled(!autotimeStatus);
mTimeZone.setEnabled(!autotimeStatus);
}
从代码中查找Settings.System.AUTO_TIME,主要有下面两处:
telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaServiceStateTracker.java
GSM和CDMA的实现是类似的,这里只是看看GSM:
1. reference-ril/reference-ril.c处理主动上报消息。
if (strStartsWith(s, "%CTZV:")) {
/* TI specific -- NITZ time */
char *response;
line = p = strdup(s);
at_tok_start(&p);
err = at_tok_nextstr(&p, &response);
free(line);
if (err != 0) {
LOGE("invalid NITZ line %s\n", s);
} else {
RIL_onUnsolicitedResponse (
RIL_UNSOL_NITZ_TIME_RECEIVED,
response, strlen(response));
}
}
这里是处理模组主动上报的消息,如果是时间和时区消息,则调用RIL_onUnsolicitedResponse。
2. RIL_onUnsolicitedResponse会把消息发送给RIL的客户端。
ret = sendResponse(p, client_id);
时间和时区信息的格式在RIL_UNSOL_NITZ_TIME_RECEIVED消息的定义处有说明:"data" is const char * pointing to NITZ time string in the form "yy/mm/dd,hh:mm:ss(+/-)tz,dt"
3. RIL客户端处理RIL_UNSOL_NITZ_TIME_RECEIVED消息(telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RIL.java: processUnsolicited)
case RIL_UNSOL_NITZ_TIME_RECEIVED:
if (RILJ_LOGD) unsljLogRet(response, ret);
// has bonus long containing milliseconds since boot that the NITZ
// time was received
long nitzReceiveTime = p.readLong();
Object[] result = new Object[2];
result[0] = ret;
result[1] = Long.valueOf(nitzReceiveTime);
if (mNITZTimeRegistrant != null) {
mNITZTimeRegistrant
.notifyRegistrant(new AsyncResult (null, result, null));
} else {
// in case NITZ time registrant isnt registered yet
mLastNITZTimeInfo = result;
}
是GsmServiceStateTracker向RIL注册的,所以事件会由GsmServiceStateTracker来处理。
4. GsmServiceStateTracker 处理EVENT_NITZ_TIME事件:
case EVENT_NITZ_TIME:
ar = (AsyncResult) msg.obj;
String nitzString = (String)((Object[])ar.result)[0];
long nitzReceiveTime = ((Long)((Object[])ar.result)[1]).longValue();
setTimeFromNITZString(nitzString, nitzReceiveTime);
break;
这里nitzString是时间字符串,由setTimeFromNITZString负责解析。
private void setTimeFromNITZString (String nitz, long nitzReceiveTime) {
String[] nitzSubs = nitz.split("[/:,+-]");
int year = 2000 + Integer.parseInt(nitzSubs[0]);
c.set(Calendar.YEAR, year);
// month is 0 based!
int month = Integer.parseInt(nitzSubs[1]) - 1;
c.set(Calendar.MONTH, month);
int date = Integer.parseInt(nitzSubs[2]);
c.set(Calendar.DATE, date);
int hour = Integer.parseInt(nitzSubs[3]);
c.set(Calendar.HOUR, hour);
int minute = Integer.parseInt(nitzSubs[4]);
c.set(Calendar.MINUTE, minute);
如果在系统设置中,用户选择了自动同步网络时间,才会去设置系统时间。
if (getAutoTime()) {
setAndBroadcastNetworkSetTimeZone(zone.getID());
}
if (getAutoTime()) {
setAndBroadcastNetworkSetTime(c.getTimeInMillis());
}
关于NITZ在WIKI上有说明,可以参见:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NITZ:
NITZ, or Network Identity and Time Zone[1], is a mechanism for provisioning local time and date, as well as network provider identity information to mobile devices via a wireless network[2]. NITZ has been part of the official GSM standard since phase 2+ release 96[3]. NITZ is often used to automatically update the system clock of mobile phones.
由于NITZ的实现是可选的,如果运营商不支持它,Android手机就无法使用此功能了。此时用最好用SNTP来代替,否则用户会感到迷惑。但Android目前好像并没有这样做,我只找到两处地方调用SntpClient,但它们都没有去设置系统时间。