Yes, this is possible and definitely testable in the emulator. I actually just update my own app to account for this change in 2.0.
I don't think you can get around the VerifyError but you can check if the method you want to use exists. Build against 2.0 and use reflection to check if the startForeground exists and use it if it does, otherwise default to setForeground. There was a blog post about using reflection for things like this though I don't have the link handy. Hope that helps. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 2:27 PM, G <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I've got a question as I don't have an Android 2.0 device to test > on and this particular aspect seems untestable in the emulator. > > I've got a service that needs to be run as a foreground service. I > have a notification that stops it etc, so I have no problem using > startForeground instead of setForeground. However, I'd like to have 1 > version of my app that works across all platforms... Is this possible? > If my app is compiled with Android 1.5 and uses setForeground, then > will that command actually work on an Android 2.0 device, or does it > not matter which sdk was used to compile? I've tried compiling with > 2.0, and surrounding the call to startForeground with a try/catch, but > that throws a VerifyError when the service is started, when run on a > 1.5/6 device since startForeground doesn't exist there. Can I catch > and ignore the VerifyError somehow and make it work that way? > > Any help would be appreciated, I really don't want to have to make a > 2nd branch of my app. > > Regards, > Geoff > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[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 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
