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cubesoft
cubesoft

Reputation: 3550

Android Activity in background - recording GPS

I'm developing application where I have Activity that records GPS positions. It registers for LocationListener updates and stores recorded Location to SQLite database. My problem is that when the user hides my app or runs another app, my app and recording activity goes to background and may be killed by system. Thus, no GPS data is stored. I want that my app and recording activity still records GPS locations even if the app goes to background. How to achieve that?

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 843

Answers (2)

Lucifer
Lucifer

Reputation: 29670

Use other components of Android like BroadcastReceiver or Service which can run in background without any GUI. 

public class UploadData extends BroadcastReceiver
{
    private static LocationManager locationManager = null;
    private static LocationListener locationListener = null;

        @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
    {
          // Create and AlarmManager that will periodically fetch the GPS
    }
}

In case of Service, 

public class myservice extends Service 
{
    LocationManager locationManager = null;
    LocationListener loclistener = null;

        // Bind it, Its important
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) 
    {
        return null;
    }
    @Override
    public void onCreate() 
    {
            // Use AlarmManager to fetch the GPS periodically.
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

opc0de
opc0de

Reputation: 11768

A Service is the best for what you intend to do.

Make shure you start the service STICKY

Upvotes: 2

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