Hey ! I had set this to 10 seconds for testing purposes too ! Ok, so now I know why it did not work... but please DOCUMENT it ! Or add a Warning in the emulator logcat stating what the min value is.
This does not facilitate widgets testing during development... Thanks ! On 23 sep, 12:15, Mobidev <[email protected]> wrote: > Here’s my take regarding updatePerdiodMillis… > > updatePerdiodMillis attribute defines how often the “AppWidget > framework should request” anupdatefrom the AppWidgetProvider by > calling the “onUpdate()” method. > > updatePerdiodMillis attribute does NOT affect the explicit > RemoteViewsupdatecalled say through AppWidgetProvider code: > appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(appWidgetId, views); (clock will > continue to tick every second) > > Documentation - Yes this needs an “update” as the 1.5 & 1.6 docs > clearly lists an example of a stock ticker which is updated every 15 > minutes: > The updatePerdiodMillis attribute defines how often the > AppWidgetframework should request anupdatefrom the > AppWidgetProvider by calling the onUpdate() method. The actualupdate > is not guaranteed to occur exactly on time with this value and we > suggest updating as infrequently as possible—“perhaps no more than > once an hour to conserve the battery”. You might also allow the user > to adjust the frequency in a configuration—some people might want a > stock ticker toupdateevery 15 minutes, or maybe only four times a > day. -- 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
