[android-developers] Re: location updates using network provider

2013-01-10 Thread Jake Colman
KM == Kristopher Micinski krismicin...@gmail.com writes: KM FYI 90 seconds would not really be a good fit for an KM AlarmManager, it's not meant to be used with that kind of KM granularity. That's an interesting comment. I am using an alarm to wake myself every 60 seconds in order to

Re: [android-developers] Re: location updates using network provider

2013-01-10 Thread Mark Murphy
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Jake Colman col...@ppllc.com wrote: That's an interesting comment. I am using an alarm to wake myself every 60 seconds in order to check something. Are you saying this is not good practice? For me, 60 seconds is about the threshold where I start to wonder

[android-developers] Re: location updates using network provider

2013-01-10 Thread Jake Colman
MM == Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com writes: MM On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Jake Colman col...@ppllc.com wrote: That's an interesting comment. I am using an alarm to wake myself every 60 seconds in order to check something. Are you saying this is not good practice?

Re: [android-developers] Re: location updates using network provider

2013-01-10 Thread Mark Murphy
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Jake Colman col...@ppllc.com wrote: How does a typical clock widget update itself to display a new time as the minutes go by? Does it do nothing unless the user turns on the screen (when the screen is off you don't need to know what time is) at which time it

Re: [android-developers] Re: location updates using network provider

2013-01-10 Thread Kristopher Micinski
How does a typical clock widget update itself to display a new time as the minutes go by? Does it do nothing unless the user turns on the screen (when the screen is off you don't need to know what time is) at which time it triggers an event and updates itself? A cursory look at most of them

[android-developers] Re: location updates using network provider

2013-01-09 Thread Nobu Games
As far as I know Android tries to calculate an update plan among all location requesting apps. It comes up with an update strategy according to all these request parameters and therefore these values you specify can just be seen as your best case scenario wishes. You cannot take them for

Re: [android-developers] Re: location updates using network provider

2013-01-09 Thread Kristopher Micinski
FYI 90 seconds would not really be a good fit for an AlarmManager, it's not meant to be used with that kind of granularity. Instead, if you absolutely need it you should instead request a finer interval. At 90 seconds, your app will probably be a sort of battery hog anyway.. Kris On Wed, Jan