To update you widget faster than every 30 minutes instead of using updatePeriodMillis you can use the AlarmManager, which will fire your BroadcastReceiver every X ms.
YuviDroid On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 3:33 AM, james pruett <gpscru...@gmail.com> wrote: > Are you saying widgets can update faster than 30minutes? Polling? > public int updatePeriodMillis > Since: API Level > 3<http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/api-levels.html#level3> > > How often, in milliseconds, that this AppWidget wants to be updated. The > AppWidget manager may place a limit on how often a AppWidget is updated. > > This field corresponds to the android:updatePeriodMillis attribute in the > AppWidget meta-data file. > > *Note:* Updates requested with updatePeriodMillis will not be delivered > more than once every 30 minutes. > > > > > On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 10:03 AM, niko20 <nikolatesl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> You can make it small, but I believe it will capture all "focus", so >> even if you see other apps you wont be able to interact with them. I'd >> think a widget work work...but yes the polling would have to be rather >> high, which is not good for a widget. >> >> What you could do is tie a widget together with an app - have an app >> that runs and puts a small icon in the notification bar, and if that >> app is running then the widget updates more frequently. The app is >> "invisible" except for the notification bar. When you pull down the >> bar and click on the app it can open and you can then "turn it off" >> from in the app, and then have the widget not update anymore. >> >> -niko >> >> On May 31, 7:39 am, TreKing <treking...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 3:04 PM, cellurl <gpscru...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > Can an app not be full-screen? >> > >> > Yes - check out themes, specifically the dialog theme. >> > >> > > E.g. can I make a postage size app? >> > >> > I don't know if there are limits on the size, but probably. >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered >> deviceshttp://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Beginners" group. >> >> NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Beginners" group. > > NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > -- YuviDroid http://android.yuvalsharon.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
