[android-developers] Re: addProximityAlert method in LocationManager

2008-05-14 Thread zero
On May 12, 11:50 pm, newbie11 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >. I just > want to know how to have a proximity alert forever even after a power > down event unless the user specifies otherwise. How is this > accomplished? you could use the openintents.org alert framework for that. any registered ale

[android-developers] Re: addProximityAlert method in LocationManager

2008-05-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mark, Thank you for the orienting information. If I understand correctly 15 m is an absolute accuracy. This application of finding a child does not need to run in the background efficiently and absolute coordinates are not needed. A garmin running GPS can resolve which side of a sidewalk you a

[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

2008-05-13 Thread Mark Murphy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks for addressing this topic. We need to know, or be able to set > as a parameter, the step resolution of the proximity tool. Not all location services will have equal granularity in terms of position changes, simply because not all location services have equal a

[android-developers] Re: addProximityAlert method in LocationManager

2008-05-13 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, Thanks for addressing this topic. We need to know, or be able to set as a parameter, the step resolution of the proximity tool. This has implications for finding lost children at crowded events where they can be invisibly short. If it is device dependant and not accessible for change, i.e.

[android-developers] Re: addProximityAlert method in LocationManager

2008-05-13 Thread hackbod
On May 12, 3:38 pm, "Megha Joshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is no API to do that, however you can make a Service which runs on > device reboot and sets all the ProximityAlerts again. Actually a receiver. :) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

[android-developers] Re: addProximityAlert method in LocationManager

2008-05-12 Thread Megha Joshi
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 2:50 PM, newbie11 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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,

[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] Re: addProximityAlert method in LocationManager

2008-05-12 Thread Megha Joshi
On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:03 AM, newbie11 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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