So I need a service and an activity. How are you handling the database across two different app (i mean shared) ? how can I create a single database class and use that for db interactions all over my apps/services ?
On Jan 5, 4:50 pm, Justin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > AFAIK, it is not possible to undermine the Android OS and prevent your > program from being closed down if memory gets low. > > However, to run in the background you would want to take a look at > Services. To launch an activity from a service you would use the > startActivity() method. As for being notified when certain things occur, > you would want to take a look at BroadcastReceiver class. > > Hope that helps you get started in the right direction. A word to the wise > though, provide an option to turn off the background stuff... users get > really upset if they can't control stuff like whether an app runs in the > background. > > I have an app, called AppSwipe, that will tell you which programs are > running in the background and will let you close them. I routinely check it > and close apps that I don't want running and wasting my battery life. And > if an app gets too annoying with restarting itself after I close it, I > uninstall it.... no matter how useful or cool it is. > > Thanks, > Justin > MagouyaWare > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > There are only 10 types of people in the world... > Those who know binary and those who don't. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 2:50 AM, pentium10 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > I am new to Android, and I need some advices for start up. > > I want to build an application, which will show up, when the user gets > > into some hot situation. > > By hot situation I mean: > > * his GPS/cell coordinates are in known zone; > > * known Bluetooth device detected; > > * known Wi-Fi network detected; > > * weather info has change; > > > I see something running in background and when one of the clauses hit, > > it will trigger and open the app. > > * How to get started? > > * How do I make sure my app won't be shut down? > > As I read somewhere that Android OS will terminate apps if memory out > > occurs or consumes too much, and my app would consume a lot, making > > repeated measures/checks to see if situation changed. > > > Regards, > > Pentium10 > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Beginners" group. > > > NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at > >http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-beginners%2Bunsubscr > > [email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
