[android-developers] BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast sent much later on some devices than others

One of my applications relies heavily on a speedy BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast action. The original devices I designed it on, and the emulator, each send BOOT_COMPLETED before the lock screen even appears. I designed my app with this assumption. As the months go by I received a few comments such as

Re: [android-developers] BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast sent much later on some devices than others

justinh wrote: I've come to find out that on some devices this intent is not sent for almost 5 minutes after the lock screen appears! Which devices? -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version