Constant running third-party apps are a very bad design idea on mobile devices as they increase CPU load, reduce battery life, and, if they have bugs, can cause all sorts of problems (look at the Locale problem thread at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss/browse_thread/thread/fa79b405ecb5fb51)
Hiding apps entirely from a user is also a bad design idea because how is a user suppose to know your app is running and working if they have no feedback? How are they suppose to change any settings or preferences if they have no access to your app? Take a look at Services (http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/app/Service.html), they can be killed if the system wants to free up some resources, but I would suggest having another think about your app from a users perspective before you code too much. Al. javame_android wrote: > Hi All, > > I want that the application should get autolaunch in background > whenever mobile gets switched on. And that application should > continuously run in background. Even if the user changes the SIM card > then and switch on the mobile then the application should get started > automatically. > > I would also like to know if there are any prompts shown to the user > while starting the application. I mean user should not be aware the > application is running in background. Its UI should not be visible to > user. > > Regards > Sunil > > > > -- ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
