[android-beginners] Android Managing services and activities

2010-04-14 Thread msurrow
Hello all I remember having read somewhere in the documentation that Android will restart a crashed service or activity. Now, when I need the details, I can't find anything about it. What I specifically need to know is what guarantees Android gives when it comes to services, activities etc.

[android-beginners] Re: Android Managing services and activities

2010-04-26 Thread msurrow
Okay - I might remember incorrectly (explains why I couldn't find it again :), but I did some testing on this. If i force a RuntimeException in a scheduled timer task in a service, the task will keep on triggering after the exception. if I force a RuntimeException in a method of a service I do

[android-beginners] Android GPS degree format

2010-05-06 Thread msurrow
Does any one know what the degree format of the GPS fixes one get from the LocationManager is? It looks like DD, but I can't find any documentation specifying this. DMS Degrees:Minutes:Seconds (49°30'00N, 123°30'00W) DM Degrees:Decimal Minutes (49°30.0', -123°30.0'), (49d30.0m,-123d30.0') DD