Android Question StartServiceAt every 0.5 seconds

[ranba790]

Hi
I used StartServiceAt every 0.5 seconds (StartServiceAt ( "" ,DateTime.Now+500,True)) to read results from a connected IOIO board. This used to work fine in the past.
When running it today on a newer android the service restart every ~5 seconds. setting the service restart at values over 5000(5 seconds )works good but any value lower then 5000 is being ignore
Any way to make the software start the service every 0.5 seconds
Thanks

 

[Erel]

You shouldn't use StartServiceAt for such short intervals. Use a regular timer instead and a foreground service to prevent Android from killing the process.

 

[ranba790]

You shouldn't use StartServiceAt for such short intervals. Use a regular timer instead and a foreground service to prevent Android from killing the process.

Hi
Any issues using sleep(500) in the service?
Thanks

 

[DonManfred]

Any issues using sleep(500) in the service?

Please start a new thread for any new question.

Post more details in the new htread. Did you got any error?

 

[MaFu]

Please start a new thread for any new question.

Post more details in the new htread. Did you got any error?

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No need for a new thread in this case (imho). It's not a new question but rather belongs to Erel's answer and the same subject.

 

[lemonisdead]

Any issues using sleep(500) in the service?

After having tested with NanoTime, it is more or less the same results compared to a Timer in the same service.

 

[ranba790]

After having tested with NanoTime, it is more or less the same results compared to a Timer in the same service.

thanks you

 

[Erel]

That's correct. There is no problem with using Sleep in a service.