[Android] GPS can't run inside TimerTask
- by user568553
Hi,
I am trying to write an android app that acquires a GPS signal at a fix time interval, for example every 1 minute. Since the requestLocationUpdate function does not exactly implement that, I tried to use task to accomplished it.
public class getGPS extends TimerTask{
public void run(){
System.out.println("Running a GPS task");
locHandler = new locationUpdateHandler();
myManager.requestLocationUpdates(provider, 60000, 0, locHandler);
}
}
public void LoadCoords(){
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new getGPS(), 0, 60000);
}
However, from what I've seen, requestLocationUpdates would run fine if I put it inside LoadCoords(), but would not run if I put it inside the TimerTask (ie no green icon on the task bar to show that GPS is looking for a fix).
Can anyone please suggest an alternative approach or pseudo-code, or correct my mistake if there is one ? Thank you in advance.
