On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Tejas <[email protected]> wrote: > I was under the impression that if we register with the AlarmManager > and set a Repeating PendingIntent to be fired, it will invoke our > IntentService, even if the application is running or not.
That is correct. > Isn't it the most popular way to make sure you run your task even if > your application is not running ? It's pretty popular. Bear in mind that it is still subject to nuclear attack from task killers on Android 2.1 on down -- their tactics eradicate scheduled alarms. -- 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
