Hi all, I've been working with the Android platform code lately, and had a chance to look at this issue of the GPS provider ignoring the minTime parameter on a number of devices more in depth. The GPS provider has two built-in scheduling modes, native and platform, that are designed to follow the minTime parameter, so the problem isn't lack of capability in Android.
After some research, I believe the issue stems from native code reporting that it can handle GPS refresh scheduling, but then the native code doesn't actual do the scheduling, effectively preventing the Android platform from properly handling the scheduling. I posted a more detailed description about this issue in the Android Contributors group: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/android-contrib/KCE_ZNLsyLQ<https://legacy.usf.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b2f03f330d934498960aac59ad9293b6&URL=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fforum%2f%3ffromgroups%23!topic%2fandroid-contrib%2fKCE_ZNLsyLQ> I submitted a patch to the Android project (still under review) that essentially implements a fail-safe switch as a workaround for this problem, so the developer can force the Android platform to properly handle the GPS refresh scheduling if the native code isn't working properly: https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/c/34230/<https://legacy.usf.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=b2f03f330d934498960aac59ad9293b6&URL=https%3a%2f%2fandroid-review.googlesource.com%2f%23%2fc%2f34230%2f> I've tested this patch on a custom Android build on a Nexus S 4G, and it works. Without the patch, the Nexus S 4G just spits out locations at 1Hz no matter what you set the minTime parameter to. If this issue has affected you as an Android developer and you'd like to see this patch make its way into Ice Cream Sandwich for all future Android device updates, I would suggest voicing your support by replying to my post on the Android Contributors list. It would help if you mention the make and model of the device that has the problem as well, so we can track which phones are currently affected. I haven't gotten much response about this from Google yet, but hopefully if they see this is an issue that is important to developers they would be willing to accept this patch. If the patch is accepted, it would provide a fail-safe method for developers on all future Android devices to ensure that GPS scheduling performs as intended from the application's perspective. Thanks, Sean Sean Barbeau Center for Urban Transportation Research University of South Florida -- 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
