Yes what happens during an update is the app is first force stopped (all processes killed, alarms unregistered, etc), then then the new version is installed.
It seems promising that clear data would fix the problem; this is most likely then an issue you can deal with in your app rather than something systemic. The first thing I would look for is any code writing data that could cause problems if it was killed in the middle of executing. Databases should handle this, but you need to deal with it yourself for raw files... for example SharedPreferences does this in its commit by writing the contents into a new file, and then switching from the old file to the new file once the new one is complete. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:53 AM, TreKing <treking...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Carl Whalley < > carl.whal...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> Might be throwing in a food-for-thought curveball here but I wonder >> if there's a difference between updating an app that's running and one which >> isn't? >> > > Might be. It's only a handful of people (well, more than a handful for me) > but still few in comparison to the total install base, so there's definitely > something they're doing that's triggering the problem. > > I would think the update process would kill the app if it's running, but > maybe not. > > Also, got confirmation from the second person that clearing the data solved > the problem. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago > transit tracking app for Android-powered devices > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
