Kostya, I already start a service to do the initial update of the widget. Do I just start the same service again from within the appwidget's event handler for the broadcast event?
As a side question, what does the service "do" after it is started? Does it just hang around wasting resources? How does the service know that it has done its job (updated the appwidget display) and that it has no more work to do? ...Jake >>>>> "KV" == Kostya Vasilyev <kmans...@gmail.com> writes: KV> Jake, KV> PendingIntents are not limited to launching activites. When a KV> PendingIntent fires, it just fires - the results of it firing KV> depend on how the PI was created. KV> If it's a broadcast event, it can be handled anywhere, and KV> depends on where / how a handler for this broadcast event is KV> defined. KV> The easiest thing is to add a handler for this event to your KV> AppWidgetProvider, this can be done in the manifest (since AWP is KV> a BroadcastListener). Then, if building an widget update is not KV> instant, use a Service to built it. KV> -- Kostya KV> 30.06.2010 23:41, Jake Colman пишет: >> I would like my appwidget to get updates upon a change of location but I >> have a few questions. >> >> 1) I start a service in the appwidget's onUpdate() method. Is it >> appropriate to have location updates processed by the same service? >> >> 2) When using requestLocationUpdates() am I better off to use the >> Listener form of the API or the PendingIntent form of the API? To >> use the PendingIntent, I need to have an Activity, correct? And in >> this instance I don't, correct? So can the Service class create and >> use a Listener? >> >> Thanks. >> >> KV> -- KV> Kostya Vasilev -- WiFi Manager + pretty widget -- KV> http://kmansoft.wordpress.com KV> -- KV> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google KV> Groups "Android Beginners" group. KV> NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at KV> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android KV> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to KV> android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com KV> For more options, visit this group at KV> http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -- 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
