On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:01 AM, perumal316 <[email protected]> wrote: > But I > don't want Android to close up under-used activities itself.
That is not for you to decide. > Must i specify it as a service? Yes, but even then, it will not run forever. Android will still shut it down. Users do not want it running forever -- that is why developers are plagued by "task killer" apps. http://www.androidguys.com/2009/09/09/diamonds-are-forever-services-are-not/ http://www.androidguys.com/2010/03/29/code-pollution-background-control/ If you use startForeground(), you can maximize the likelihood that it will remain in memory, but please be certain that this is a good idea in the first place. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.1 Available! -- 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
