Jason wrote: > The service is picking up GPS locations; and sending to the server. > Hence it needs to stay awake -- the server is tracking locations of the > user on the web.
Keeping the service alive all the time is very bad for the battery. I provide an analysis of this here: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/36bf61dfb78ef4cc In your case, it will be substantially worse, as you are keeping the GPS radio on all the time. If a G1 lasts 8 hours in that state, I'd be impressed. I also cover the fallacy of keeping services alive all the time in a recent blog post: http://www.androidguys.com/2009/09/09/diamonds-are-forever-services-are-not/ -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Need Android talent? Ask on HADO! http://wiki.andmob.org/hado --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
