> Even if the platform does allow it, I have to agree with RichardC that
> it's not a good idea. If the user has moved on from your activity to
> another, why do you know better than they that yours is more
> important?
As soon as i receive network event can i create a new activity and
destroy previous activity if at all it is not active.
There should be some feasible design because android is handling
incoming call indication .I think it is also handling similar type of
problems.
Please guide me in a right way.
On Oct 20, 5:49 pm, String <sterling.ud...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Reread RichardC's reply. There's good reason to believe that the
> platform doesn't allow - indeed shouldn't allow - arbitrary apps to
> bring their activities to the foreground without user action.
>
> Even if the platform does allow it, I have to agree with RichardC that
> it's not a good idea. If the user has moved on from your activity to
> another, why do you know better than they that yours is more
> important?
>
> I suggest you rethink your architecture to achieve your desired result
> without using this technique. For example:
> - update a database from a background service when the network action
> of interest occurs
> - update your activity's GUI from the database the next time the USER
> brings it to the foreground
>
> String
>
> On Oct 20, 12:17 pm, pink 444 <pnk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for your replay.
>
> > But the thing here is if at all we click on the notification only
> > intent will bring the Activity up.
>
> > I want to bring the activity to foreground without clicking any
> > thing.For that what can i do.
>
> > Can i bring the activity to foreground using notifications without
> > clicking any button or do i need to use any other concept?
>
> > On Oct 20, 3:31 pm, Nithin <nithin.war...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hi Shiva,
>
> > > try this, may help...
>
> > > whichever activity, that you want to put in the foreground, use an
> > > Intent, by setting this flag...
>
> > > intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_BROUGHT_TO_FRONT);
>
> > > Thanks
> > > Nithin
>
> > > On Oct 20, 3:20 pm, pink 444 <pnk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > What i want to implement is i have a service which will wait on a
> > > > socket for network events.
> > > > On some network events service has to notify the application activity
> > > > to update GUI elements.
>
> > > > If at all my activity is not running how can i update GUI.At any i
> > > > have to update GUI as soon as network events occurred.
>
> > > > On Oct 20, 2:54 pm, RichardC <richard.crit...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I have had a quick look and can't see anyway to do what you want
> > > > > (there might be a way I just can't find it).
>
> > > > > One of the reasons if I read about (on other platforms) for NOT
> > > > > implementing "bring my app to the front and make it active right now"
> > > > > is that it soon degenerates into application wars, with multiple
> > > > > application each trying to be the top-most application. In this
> > > > > situation no one wins and the end-user typically uninstalls both apps.
>
> > > > > Another way to think about this is - should the end-user be
> > > > > interrupted right now? What if they are doing something more
> > > > > importent than your application such as trying to phone the emergency
> > > > > services.
>
> > > > > --
> > > > > RichardC
>
> > > > > On Oct 20, 10:39 am, pink 444 <pnk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > After studying some articles regarding notifications .I have
> > > > > > understood something that after clicking on the notification only
> > > > > > specified activities are activated or brought into foreground.
>
> > > > > > But in my application i have to bring an activity as soon as a
> > > > > > background event occurred.
>
> > > > > > How can i implement that scenario using Notifications ?
>
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > -Siva.
>
> > > > > > On Oct 20, 1:24 pm, pink 444 <pnk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Thanks for your replay.
>
> > > > > > > Can u give me a working example for letting an activity
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > foreground using notifications.
>
> > > > > > > On Oct 19, 6:17 pm, RichardC <richard.crit...@googlemail.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Notificationhttp://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Notification.html
>
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > RichardC
>
> > > > > > > > On Oct 19, 1:57 pm, pink 444 <pnk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > Hai,
>
> > > > > > > > > In my application i wait on socket for network
> > > > > > > > > events.On some
> > > > > > > > > events i have to bring activity into foreground(make activity
> > > > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > > running) if at all it is not in the foreground.
>
> > > > > > > > > How can i do this?
>
> > > > > > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated highly.
>
> > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > -Siva
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