On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Hans-Erik <[email protected]> wrote:
> AsyncTask out the door, Services welcome in. > Realize that a Service can just as easily be killed. > > There's really no such thing as "keeping a connection alive". Your > process > > can and will be killed at some point, if not by the system then > explicitly > > by the user. > > In my Desire phone i see both fring and Google mssagin always running > Read some about a service being "Sticky" > AFAIK, "sticky" means the system will try to restart the Service if it was killed before it was done. This does not guarantee that you will always be running. > I read elsewhere that a service can be started with a Brodcastcmmand > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4468006/can-i-start-a-service-without-activity-or-receiver > > cant wrap my head around the code implementation here. > after reading many questions here and elsewhere about this. > I think the method is: > - an apk file which contains a Service an activity and a > BroadcastReceiver Class. > - action.BOOT_COMPLETED will start only my Service, not the Activity. > The user can from Main Launcher start Activity for "in app settings" > and I Bind > to Service and Unbind when done > Yes, you can start a service in response to system events, however, I stress again that your Service can and will be killed eventually. You cannot count on it "living forever". > I look at your TreKing app. Im impressed nice work > Thanks :-) > Can I ask how did you tap into CTA bus tracker system GPS signal for all > there Busses location? > They have a whole API for developers<http://www.transitchicago.com/developers/bustracker.aspx> . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- 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
