Hi, I have been working on an app and I'm now a bit stuck on the next bit.
Outline:- When my app is created, it starts a service that registers for location updates (every 5 mins as a minimum frequency). The service also downloads info from a web-service every x mins (10 in my case). My main activity registers a listener for the service when something meets the criteria and updates the list. This all works when the app is open. I would like the option to keep the app running in the background and alert the user when a condition is met. The reason I did it as a service was so that it keeps running when the app is paused. The system I use above works for a while (adds a notification to the bar) but I think its being killed after a while. I read that this is by design, which I can understand. I have also read that the alarm manager might be a better solution. Could I use the alarm manager to wake the service at certain intervals (i.e. 5 mins) to check if the criteria is met? It would need to get the latest position from the location manager as part of the check and possibly call the web-service to get the latest info. Is it possible to then wake the phone, play a sound and vibrate if the criteria is met? Its needs to be something like when you get a text message, enough that the user will notice the alert and look at the phone. I know there are issues with the wake lock and the phone sleeping again before the alert is displayed. I suspect that some people will say that I should not do any background stuff as it drains the battery. I would give the user the option to turn off the background stuff if they want to and also set the frequency. Any thoughts? Thanks Edam -- 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
