I want to keep listening for location update even when my app destroyed (or closed), do i have to run a service for this? and what is the best practice’s for continuous location update other than the ones described here.
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I want to keep listening for location update even when my app destroyed (or closed), do i have to run a service for this? and what is the best practice’s for continuous location update other than the ones described here.
If your application is destroyed by the OS then it won’t do anything. Activities and Services can both be killed by the OS if needed. Furthermore, unless you request a WAKE_LOCK you won’t get updates if the phone enters sleep either.
Having said that, yes, you want to create a
Servicethat implementslocationListenerand respond appropriately toonLocationChanged(). That way, the app will still receive the updates in the background.