HI JBQ Thanks for your update & advice.
> You should remove > android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETE" from > your receiver tag: > OK I have a typo but I still need to include (and type it correctly !! :) the permission according to http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED right ? Thanks Graeme On Feb 27, 4:47 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: > You should remove > android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETE" from > your receiver tag: > > -you have a typo in it. > > -what that really means is "I want the sender to hold that > permission", which isn't what you meant, and is probably what prevents > your code from working. > > JBQ > > > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:33 AM,Graeme<[email protected]> wrote: > > > H'mmm > > > I tried adding the following to my AndroidManifest.xml > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" > > package="com.bt.btinnovate.android.photoobserver" > > android:versionCode="1" > > android:versionName="1.0.0"> > > > <uses-permission > > android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"> > > > <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/ > > app_name"> > > <receiver android:enabled="true" > > android:name=".MyReceiver" > > > > android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETE" > > > <intent-filter> > > <action > > android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETE"/> > > <category > > android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> > > </intent-filter> > > </receiver> > > > SNIP... > > > My BroadcastReceiver class looks like :- > > > package com.bt.btinnovate.android.photoobserver; > > > import java.util.Iterator; > > import java.util.Set; > > > import android.content.BroadcastReceiver; > > import android.content.Context; > > import android.content.Intent; > > import android.util.Log; > > > public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { > > private static final String TAG="MyRcvr"; > > > �...@override > > public void onReceive(Context ctxt, Intent intent) { > > Log.d(TAG,"onReceive() ---ENTER---"); > > Log.d(TAG,"Intent ACTION: "+intent.getAction()); > > Log.d(TAG,"Intent CATEGORIES ..."); > > Set<String> catSet=intent.getCategories(); > > Iterator<String> it=catSet.iterator(); > > while (it.hasNext()) { > > Log.d(TAG," "+it.next()); > > } > > Log.d(TAG,"Done."); > > Log.d(TAG,"onReceive() ---EXIT-----"); > > } > > > } > > > When I boot my ADP1 (attached via USB cable to my Windows dev host), I > > do not get any indication in ddms that the MyReceiver object is > > actually > > receiving the BOOT_COMPLETE Intent. Is there anything wrong with my > > AndroidManifest.xml entry ? > > > Thanks > >Graeme > > > On Feb 27, 3:47 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You need to do it in your manifest, since at the point where > >> boot_completed is sent none of your app code can possibly have run to > >> register a listener. > > >> Be aware that boot_completed is a point where the system is under > >> heavy load/contention - be sure to keep your onReceive function as > >> short as it can possibly be (specifically, avoid I/O if at all > >> possible). > > >> JBQ > > >> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:40 AM,Graeme<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > Hi > > >> > I have written a Service component within an application .apk. > >> > I want the Service to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETE > >> > Intent which I understand is broadcast when the android system has > >> > finished booting. > > >> > I am unclear as to whether I need to declare the BroadcastReceiver > >> > statically within the AndroidManifest.xml file for the application > >> > package > >> > via a <receiver> tag or whether I need to create it dynamically and > >> > call Context.registerReceiver() etc. within my Service code. > > >> > Can anyone offer any advice, please? > > >> > Thanks > >> >Graeme > > >> -- > >> Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru > >> Android Engineer, Google. > > >> Please don't contact me directly.- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru > Android Engineer, Google. > > Please don't contact me directly. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

