Looking for a way to "auto launch" a program in the backgound on a timer....

[Sim-X]

Basically since background updating doesn't work at all on google latitude I wanted to find something that would automatically launch google maps in the background (I would keep my gps on by default) Have it run for about a min, it should update itself and then exit. I would like to have it do this maybe every hour or 2. If I keep it on in the background it will just kill my battery. Not sure how else to make latitude update itself. Is this possible?

[regression]

CT Scheduler should take care of launching the app, but not sure how to make it close after a certain period of time. I have heard of something called mortscript (sp?). Possibly you could write a script that opens Google Maps, then closes it after so many minutes. Sorry I could be of more help.

http://www.connectivetools.com/ctscheduler_ppc.html

[Existentialism]

Actually yeah, what I'd love is a programs that automatically closes a program after a while. That way I could listen to something while I fall asleep but know that it will turn off on it's own after a certain amount of time.

[jnuts5423]

I think I get the jist of what you are ultimately trying to a accomplish, and I think this app called creeper would do what you need. It does for me. I can find the gps location of the phone, ANYtime from any phone. And it uses a lot less battery than the method your going for. Plus a whole lot of other bonuses. check it out.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...hlight=creeper

[Sim-X]

Thanks for the ideas guys - that program looks pretty cool but I have some friends that have my on latitude that I want it to auto update but I have to have the program close google after a min or 2 so that it doesn't kill my battery.

[digi]

I think Mortscript would be best for this situation. You could just drop the script in your startup folder and have it running all the time, with a loop every two hours or however often you wish for it to update. The whole thing could be automated this way, but its still not going to be in the background by any means. Its definetly gonna turn the screen on and google maps will be in the foreground etc. I think even this will put a decent hit on your battery life, and you'll have to add safeguards into the script to make sure it doesnt try to run while your in a call. I think that even if it happened to run while your doing anything else like writing a text message could be very annoying.

[Sim-X]

Originally Posted by digi

I think Mortscript would be best for this situation. You could just drop the script in your startup folder and have it running all the time, with a loop every two hours or however often you wish for it to update. The whole thing could be automated this way, but its still not going to be in the background by any means. Its definetly gonna turn the screen on and google maps will be in the foreground etc. I think even this will put a decent hit on your battery life, and you'll have to add safeguards into the script to make sure it doesnt try to run while your in a call. I think that even if it happened to run while your doing anything else like writing a text message could be very annoying.

so looks like I'm out of luck then - why can't google just fix background updates for sprint, I don't understand.

[digi]

I could be wrong, but the way I understand it is that its a limitation of the Qualcomm CDMA chipset, the Cell ID info is purposely blocked for "security" reasons. This is what I have heard, but I'm not sure if its 100% accurate because I have heard that it does work on some CDMA Treo's. I don't know if Palm somehow unlocked the feature or what. I guess this is just one of those things that kinda adds the the battle of GSM vs CDMA, cool phones and cool features vs good reliable coverage.

[popdog54]

You can do this with GPSToday. It runs in the background. You can set a time interval for it to update your location. Create a private group for your friends so you will be able to track each other. Only drawback is it currently only works with WM.

http://www.geoterrestrial.com/