>>>>> "MM" == Mark Murphy <[email protected]> writes:
MM> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Jake Colman <[email protected]> wrote: >> My appwidget uses two services to do its work. I have noticed >> that if I reinstall the widget onto the phone and homescreen >> without first removing it from the homescreen, my services no >> longer work. MM> What does "no longer work" mean? My service no longer updates the widget and the widget's data area remains blank. This indicates (at least to me but I'm still learning) that either the widget is not getting its notification to start the service or the service is ignoring its start method. >> I suspect that it is because the running services are associated >> with the widget that is no longer running but the new widget does >> not start new services. >> >> Does that analysis make sense? MM> No. There is no such concept as "running services are associated MM> with the widget". So could it be that the notifications are "confused" between old and new instances of the widget? MM> -- MM> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) MM> http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy MM> http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy MM> Android 2.3 Programming Books: http://commonsware.com/books MM> -- MM> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google MM> Groups "Android Developers" group. MM> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] MM> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to MM> [email protected] MM> For more options, visit this group at MM> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Jake Colman -- Android Tinkerer -- 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
