I did it this way so the receiver will not be running the whole time. I don't need constant updates only when it is requested. I am also using the method you suggested in other areas. Thanks to everyone who submitted!
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Kumar Bibek <coomar....@gmail.com> wrote: > Why would you do that? While registering for location changes, you > have an option to specify the time interval, and the displacement, so > that only when these values are exceeded, the GPS provider will be > updated. > > Have a look at the requestLocationUpdates method for LocationManager. > > Kumar Bibek > > On Jan 15, 2:13 am, Tommy Hartz <droi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ah found my answer I need to use currentTimeMillis > > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Tommy Hartz <droi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hmm ok so how would you subtract the current time from that time to see > if > > > it is greater than say 20 minutes? > > > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com > >wrote: > > > > >> Tommy wrote: > > >> > Hey devs, > > > > >> > Is there a way to get the time or date stamp of the last time the > GPS > > >> > was updated? > > > > >> Call getTime() on the Location object. "Returns the UTC time of this > > >> fix, in milliseconds since January 1, 1970. " > > > > >>http://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/Location.html. > .. > > > > >> -- > > >> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > > >>http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > > > >> _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 1.1 Available! > > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >> Groups "Android Developers" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >
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