Usually I wouldn't mind if the Activity is stopped and no more updates can be sent, but in this case (IRC app), I always need to keep the channel info up to date, even when the app isn't in focus, so suspending the thread is not an option. Also, for events like private messages and highlights, I need to know so I can show the info in the Notification bar and then the user can bring the app into focus and reply or whatever.
On Dec 17, 7:30 pm, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an app that uses a background thread to fetch data, then posts > messages/runnables to keep the UI up to date. When the UI is not > visible, this thread is suspended. > > Pretty much, onCreate/onResume/etc for the Activity starts the > background process if it's not running. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
