Re: [android-developers] What is the Android Sequence of Startup

2010-12-01 Thread Frank Weiss
There are a number of scenarios. The basic one is from the home page, but an app can also run when the device boots, wakes up, an alarm fires, or when another application sends an intent. The crux is the manifest which tells the Android OS what interactions the app is expecting and able to respond

[android-developers] What is the Android Sequence of Startup

2010-11-29 Thread gus
I have worked my way through an Android book and a half, some of the online documentation, and have an understanding of Java (although I use it seldom because it is so verbose) - but am STILL having trouble getting my head around this stuff. What I would like to know is: How does Android start up