[android-developers] Re: addProximityAlert method in LocationManager

2008-05-13 Thread newbie11
Thanks Megha for your reply. Have another question for you. Following up one more important question. How does one ensure that whatever addProximityAlert uses to work is FREE. For example, ideally use the free gps chip in the device to see if the radius has been entered rather than something tha

[android-developers] Re: addProximityAlert method in LocationManager

2008-05-12 Thread newbie11
Thank you Megha for taking the time to answer. > When you use addProximityAlert(), the location manager service sends a > message to check if the device is in proximity of the given location. This > message is sent, after traveling a specific amount of distance every time, > until the the require

[android-developers] addProximityAlert method in LocationManager

2008-05-12 Thread newbie11
I have a question about the addProximityAlert method in LocationManager. If one invokes the method does it later send the intents on an INTERRUPT basis (e.g. when it enters the proximity radius) OR does it POLL at specific intervals to see if the device is in the radius. E.g. is it interrupt or p