[android-developers] ContentObserver and BroadcastReceiver

2010-12-19 Thread Julius Spencer
Hi, (Note: might be a silly question...) I have an application which has data related to a ContentProvider. The ContentProvider's content is updated from time to time and a ContentObserver seems like a good choice to know about these updates. Is there a way to have a have a cross between a

Re: [android-developers] ContentObserver and BroadcastReceiver

2010-12-19 Thread Dianne Hackborn
No there isn't. This is deliberate, as having apps suddenly getting launched left and right as syncs happen in the background stuff is likely to lead to an undesirable outcome. The approach we generally take is that in cases where there is some kind of change that may happen that an app may

Re: [android-developers] ContentObserver and BroadcastReceiver

2010-12-19 Thread Julius Spencer
Ah ok, thanks for the reply. Regards, Julius. On 20/12/2010, at 3:58 PM, Dianne Hackborn wrote: No there isn't. This is deliberate, as having apps suddenly getting launched left and right as syncs happen in the background stuff is likely to lead to an undesirable outcome. The approach