On 03/11/2011 03:27 PM, Jake Colman wrote:
"n" == nathanForbes<[email protected]>  writes:
    n>  On 03/11/2011 02:36 PM, Jake Colman wrote:

    >>  If request location updates using GPS, I see the locating beacon
    >>  (the thingie that looks like it is shooting rays ito the sky) on
    >>  my status bar.  I assume that the icon indicates that the phone is
    >>  actively trying to determine a location - which means that it is
    >>  chewing up the battery.  When onLocationChanged triggers, I get
    >>  the new location and cancel my listener.  If I understand
    >>  correctly, that should shut everything down.  So why is the beacon
    >>  still showing on the status bar?  Is there something else I am
    >>  supposed to do?  Or is this a bug in the emulator?
    >>
    n>  That icon is just the GPS icon.  Turn off the GPS on the
    n>  emulator/device to make the icon go away.

That icon only shows up when I request location updates.  If the GPS is
on but not getting updates, I don't see the icon.  Am I letting
something that's nothing bother me?

I see what you're saying now. It is supposed to show the icon whenever you request the location. So yeah I think you're letting something that's nothing bother you :-P

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