Yah..I don't know if you can or not. I've yet to get that far.. still learning/experimenting myself. That is why I threw that out there.. hidden meaning behind that.. to find out if you can do any code on install. Seems we should be able to do something.. but perhaps not. It would be great if we could add some install code to the .apk tho. It's a shame if we cant.
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:59 AM, sdphil <phil.pellouch...@gmail.com> wrote: > huh? how do i set an alarm "when it installs". I think I can only > set the alarm on reboot after an install (i.e. BOOT_COMPLETED). > > On Jan 11, 11:56 am, Kevin Duffey <andjar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Let me get this straight... when it installs.. you set an alarm. You also > > set a flag saying "never ran yet..". The user then runs the app for the > > first time as you check the first-run flag. At that time..can't you try > what > > Mark said.. cancel the present alarm and then reschedule it so that there > is > > only one? Or.. if you can schedule the alarm on install.. why even worry > > about a "first run" flag? If it works on install..it's schedule.. so the > > first time they run it..the installation already took care of the > scheduled > > alarm. What am I missing? > > > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:51 AM, sdphil <phil.pellouch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > thinking more about this, would this work? suppose someone installs > > > the app, but doesn't run it. then reboots the phone. now I've got > > > the alarm broadcast receiver registered. > > > > > then the user launches my app, my app checks the flag and decides that > > > this is the first time it has ever run, so decides to register an > > > alarm. > > > > > now, I've got two alarms running that will go off at approximately the > > > same time. > > > > > i guess a solution would be to ignore second alarm when it gets > > > triggered?? > > > > > On Jan 11, 11:06 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > > > > sdphil wrote: > > > > > I am trying to have some code execute every 24 hours. > > > > > > > I discovered this (great) thread -- > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/threa. > > > .. > > > > > > > And looked at Mark Murphy's code -- > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/cw-android/web/Alarm.zip > > > > > > > But my question has to do with how to trigger the service even if > the > > > > > phone has not been rebooted. In other words, suppose someone > installs > > > > > my application. I would like to make it so that in 24 hours, it > > > > > executes some code, whether or not the phone has been rebooted. > > > > > > Register your alarm when they first run the app. Set a flag (file, > > > > shared preference, database) to let you know it was the first time > you > > > > were run. > > > > > > -- > > > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com| > > >http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > > > > > Android 2.0 Programming Books:http://commonsware.com/books > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >
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