Thanks, you are of curse correct...I was being lazy. I did try the postDelay and that helped a bit but not as much as I need.
My layout is really super complicated too..is it possible some of the time is stuck unwinding that? Is it possible to load a different, less complicated layout then overlay it with the final one... Without the layout sliding away and the new one sliding in? Thank you. -Mike On Jan 7, 10:14 am, Sean Hodges <[email protected]> wrote: > I assume this carries on from your earlier question about delaying > tasks in an onCreate()? > > It is technically possible to move your intensive code into a > "Service" and have it start when the phone boots up, but bear in mind > that this is an unpopular method, as users will find their phones > become sluggish whilst your app does all it's processing work in the > background. > > My recommendation is to try and optimise your app a bit better. > Otherwise you will get low ratings on the market and lots of refunds > (if you plan to sell it). Some suggestions: > > - Take a look at some of the suggestions on your previous thread > - Use a progress dialog when slow loading operations are occurring (it > makes a BIG difference when the user can see that something is busy) > - Delay some of your processing until the user does something (like > clicking on a tab) > - Cache some of your processed data, either in a database or a file, > so you don't have as much to do the next time the app is loaded > > There are plenty of other things you can do, some thought and research > should . Really, launching stuff in the background should be avoided > as much as possible, mobile devices have very limited resources and > your app will have a negative impact on the phone's responsiveness. > > > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Michael Dorin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can I launch an activity and have it go strait into the background without > > the user seeing it, until they select to launch it themselves? > > > Basically I have an application that takes a long time to start the first > > time, > > but is super snappy after that. > > > -Mike > > > -- > > 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
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