Android Question How to keep the timer going?

[stingrae]

Hi,

I've searched this forum for over an hour, and I must be doing something wrong.

From what I understand, the Timer object should keep functioning when the app is in the background, except if it is disabled (for example in Activity Paused). Is this true?

I've attached a very small sample app, and it's not doing it. Once I press the home screen then the Timer Tick event doesn't fire. But once I bring it back to the front it keeps going.

How do I keep it going?

Thanks,
Rodney

 

[clarionero]

Hi,

I've searched this forum for over an hour, and I must be doing something wrong.

From what I understand, the Timer object should keep functioning when the app is in the background, except if it is disabled (for example in Activity Paused). Is this true?

I've attached a very small sample app, and it's not doing it. Once I press the home screen then the Timer Tick event doesn't fire. But once I bring it back to the front it keeps going.

How do I keep it going?

Thanks,
Rodney

Hi. In Android when an activity goes into the background all its processes stop, if you want to have something running in the background you must use a service.

Rubén

 

[stingrae]

Ah ok, Thanks Ruben.

Is there a really simple example, or tutorial you can recommend for something like this? And for someone relatively new to this.

 

[Grant Fullen]

The search function of the forums is extremely useful here. It's located at the main top right of the page.

Searching for only the word "service" shows this link on the first page of results.
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...-consistent-single-entry-point.57599/#content

 

[Peter Simpson]

Or https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...-long-running-background-tasks.27065/#content