Android Question How do you send GPS data when screen times out or exit to home screen

[smartdispatch]

I was wondering if any of you have found a way to continue sending GPS data when the screen on the Android device times out, or if you back out into the home screen.

We have discovered that our app does not continue to send GPS coordinates when either of those two events above occur.

Any insight or directions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[NJDude]

Look at Services

 

[smartdispatch]

I understand the services modules and have created them. But at the moment when I have my android device screen off or back out into the home screen. The activity is not in the foreground so the process can not be completed.

Is there a way to send data in a service module calling the HTTP library? I do not seem to be able to do so.

 

[NJDude]

Yes you can do that in a service.