Ok Thanks Dianne, What interest me is detecting when new GMail is being received.
Wich is the uri of the Gmail content provider? content://gmail-ls ??? is there any documentation somewhere about how the information is being stored in this Content-Provider. On Feb 19, 4:03 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > There is really no such thing as a global "data sync". You can write a > SyncAdapter to take care of syncing with a particular content provider, and > decide when to sync. You can register a ContentObserver to see when the > data inside of a content provider changes. A global concept of sync isn't > really there. > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Alex Corbi <a.co...@gmail.com> wrote: > > HI, > > > is there a way for an app to know when a data sync happens? > > > It would be just great to be able to Register a BroadcastReceiver and > > handle that action, in my case instead of fire a data synchronization > > i would like to detect when it happens. > > > is it possible? > > > On Jan 25, 6:59 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > > You don't need to force a sync, when data changes on the servers the > > device > > > is told and will get it. > > > > This action probably should never have been made public, and I don't > > think > > > it does anything at this point. > > > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Vikas1976 <vikas.shah.1...@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > I am on board with this. I have an app that sends a new entry to > > > > Google Calendar in the cloud; I would like to be able to force a sync > > > > with Google after adding the entry so that the entry shows up in the > > > > user's calendar on the device shortly after being added. Is there > > > > anyone who has experience using ACTION_SYNC to let us know what sort > > > > of other information e.g. category or data that needs to be passed to > > > > the resolver in the intent to let the phone know to sync with Google? > > > > Does anyone know if the AccountManager is a way to get this done? > > > > > Vikas > > > > > On Jan 20, 12:20 pm, Arno den Hond <arnodenh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > i would like to trigger the "synchronize now" feature (in the sync > > > > > settings screen) from my app. > > > > > i have found Intent.ACTION_SYNCbut the documentation states > > > > > > Activity Action: Perform a data synchronization. > > > > > Input: ? > > > > > Output: ? > > > > > > after creating the intent according to the action name, i used > > > > > PackageManager's queryIntentActivities method (with flag > > > > > GET_INTENT_FILTERS) and found that no ResolveInfo objects are > > returned > > > > > > ideas on how to perform a data synchronization would be greatly > > > > > appreciated > > > > > -- > > > > 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%2Bunsubs > > > > cr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > > cr...@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<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > cr...@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
