> Use AlarmManager to get control at the event time. This does not > require your app to "wake up and poll frequently".
But that only works on the device they created the event on. What about if they have another device (a tablet for example) that also has my app? There wouldn't be a way for it to know that event was created unless it "polls" for it. ________________________________ From: Mark Murphy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [android-developers] How use my app's notifications instead of calendar app's? On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:15 PM, don rhummy <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem with that is it requires my app to wake up and poll frequently. Use AlarmManager to get control at the event time. This does not require your app to "wake up and poll frequently". > If instead, there was a way to register for > something (a broadcast) or insert my own intent, that would work better. Is > that possible? No. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training in NYC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
