Java Question When to create instance of Google Play services

[barx]

The Data layer library for wearables requires Google Play services (well GoogleApi) client for connecting to the wearable. Just wondering if it would be seen as best practice to create 1 instance as object is initialized in b4a and close it when app closes. Or if it would be better to Create it on each a call to the data layer. I think, anot have currently been working towards the first idea. But did not if it was OK leaving the client connected whole time app is running. Thanks

 

[Erel]

Hard to say. Both options seem reasonable. What do Google recommend?

 

[barx]

Google docs say:

Create object in Activity_create

Connect in Activity_Start (We don't have this so will probably just do it in the Initialize)

Do work in main code

Disconnect in Activity_Destroy

I was struggling to follow all the Google docs as usual so looked for more tutorials and dropped on this one.

http://toastdroid.com/tag/wear/

As you can see, this guy creates it in each sub. This being the only working example I read I wondered if this was 'the' way to do it. Probably the usual case of reading too much can be dangerous.