On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:54 AM, iamnoah <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm trying to get a definitive answer to this question: > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3814852/android-when-using-locationmanager-requestlocationupdates-do-i-need-a-wakelock > > Assuming that I receive an RTC_WAKEUP alarm in a broadcast receiver > and hold a wake lock until I have called requestLocationUpdates, is > there any need to retain the wake lock to continue to receive updates > in a timely fashion? > > My guess is that there is not, as having to retain a wakelock would > cause all kinds of problems for long running location checks, but an > authoritative word from a platform developer would be good to have as > the documentation is completely silent on this topic.
I strongly suspect that you need to hold a WakeLock for as long as you are seeking fixes. I am not aware that any location provider has the ability to wake up the device. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 3.0.1 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
