I have some questions about the correct approach for updating an AppWidget's display.
Since this is a beginners forum, please let me state what I already do know: 1) I can use android::updatePeriodMillis to specify the update interval. When this interval has elapsed the phone is woken up. Intervals of less than one hour are not a good idea. 2) Updates can be triggered by an alarm that will not actually wake up the phone. What I'm confused about is how/why/when to trigger an update. Let's say I am creating an AppWidget that will display the time of my next appointment. The widget needs to know the current time and the time of my next appointment. When the current time is after the current appointment the widget has to display the time of the next appointment. For this widget to work it must be regularly checking the time and the calendar since at any minute it might be time to display the next appointment. Does this mean I have to update the widget's display every minute? Clearly not, but how else? In actuality, I only really need to update the display if the user is looking at the screen. But do we only update if the screen is active? If so, what about if that update is a time-consuming process? The UI would then appear non-responsive. So what the is correct approach for this kind of problem? Thanks! -- Jake Colman -- Android Tinkerer -- 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 android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
