that's not how you're supposed to do what you want...
To achieve such things, use the AlarmManager.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/AlarmManager.html
On Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:22:57 PM UTC+3, Turim wrote:
I am developing a simple GPS tracker. But i have a problem. When
I had sort of assumed that this was the same as in the other thread...
In which case using an AlarmManager would be inappropriate (though,
perhaps I assumed incorrectly..!). AlarmManager has a coarse
scheduling granularity (minutes, rather than seconds), and I've always
felt an aversion for using
Well, if the need is for something that will continue running even when the
app isn't in the foreground/running, nothing will work except for the
alarmmanager.
On Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5:26:15 PM UTC+3, Kristopher Micinski wrote:
I had sort of assumed that this was the same as in the other
If you need something to be running on a fine grained interval ( once
a few minutes), I think it should morally be in the foreground. Yes,
forgrounded apps can be killed off eventually: hence the necessity of
using an AlarmManager at times. That being said, in my mind the use
of an AlarmManager
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