On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:35 PM, netlander <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a simple way to stop GPS when a user navigate away from an > activity?
Call removeUpdates(). > I have tried the LocationManager's removeUpdates() but this > doesn't actually stop the GPS (the icon is still flashing on the > status bar and draining the battery). It will do that in the emulator. It should not do that on the device. If the GPS icon is visible on a device, something has an outstanding request for location updates (e.g., Google Maps). -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, One Low Price! -- 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
