Re: [android-developers] Broadcast Receiver registering Location Listener problem
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Raj rnmalho...@gmail.com wrote:
I am trying to write a simple receiver that will receive the
BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast, and in turn register a location change
listener. I know the receiver is transient, and has a short lifespan.
Once the receiver dies, will my listener still continue to be
registered, or do I have to write a (perpetual) service to register
the listener?
Ideally, neither. If all goes well, on Friday I'll be releasing a
LocationPoller service that will handle this scenario, though I don't
recommend trying to get locations already at boot time (wait a couple
of minutes via AlarmManager).
public class LocationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
�...@override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.d(PreciseLocator, ===In Receiver, starting listener);
LocationManager lm =
(LocationManager)context.getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
lm.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 1000L,
500.0f, new DroidLocationListener());
}
..
This will leak the listener, until such time as Android gets rid of or
recycles your process. This is not a good strategy.
Can I have just a receiver,
without an activity in the manifest?
Yes, though Android Market users tend to greatly dislike this.
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Re: [android-developers] Broadcast Receiver registering Location Listener problem
Mark, Once again, thanks for an informative response. I will try the AlarmManager route, while I eagerly await your service. On the manifest question, everytime I load my application on the emulator, I get a No Launcher activity found! on the console. Is this normal? Thanks again. Best Regards, Raj. -- 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
Re: [android-developers] Broadcast Receiver registering Location Listener problem
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Raj rnmalho...@gmail.com wrote: Once again, thanks for an informative response. I will try the AlarmManager route, while I eagerly await your service. Keep tabs on my blog. On the manifest question, everytime I load my application on the emulator, I get a No Launcher activity found! on the console. Is this normal? If you don't have a launcher activity, then yes. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to *Advanced* Android Development_ Version 1.9 Available! -- 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
