It's very jarring to the user. There is no indication of what app the toast is from. Why not just use a notification?
On Jul 19, 12:17 pm, droidsan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > What's the reason why a Toast should not be created from a > BroadcastReceiver? > > Creating a Toast from a BroadcastReceiver (generated via XML) works > well even if the "Creating Toast Notifications" documentation only > mentions that Toasts can be created by Activities or Services > (seehttp://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/toasts.html). I > am interested in the reason why a Toast should not be created from a > BroadcastReceiver and what could happen (in the worst case) if it is > created from a BroadcastReceiver. > > Thanks for your replies. > > Droid-san -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en

