setTimeout running in background for Android (iPhone?)
I have an app that uses setTimeout every 30 seconds to update status information.
It appears in Android to continue running after I go to home screen. How can I slow the setTimeout down when running in background (and vice-versa) to reduce load?
Also: I can't tell but does anyone know if setTimeout runs in the background for backgrounded iPhone apps?
2 Answers
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A few thoughts:
I have my Android app exit when I go to the home screen. You do that by:
mainWindow = Ti.UI.createWindow({ exitOnClose: 'true' });on the main window. If you did this then you would know that timer is not running on home screen since app is not running.
For my iphone app, I have:
Ti.App.addEventListener('resume', appResumeCB);The function appResumeCB gets called when the iPhone app exits background mode (ie returns to active). Maybe there is another event for entering background mode.
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A few thoughts:
I have my Android app exit when I go to the home screen. You do that by:
mainWindow = Ti.UI.createWindow({ exitOnClose: 'true' });on the main window. If you did this then you would know that timer is not running on home screen since app is not running.
For my iphone app, I have:
Ti.App.addEventListener('resume', appResumeCB);The function appResumeCB gets called when the iPhone app exits background mode (ie returns to active). Maybe there is another event for entering background mode.