There is a Broadcast event that is sent when a package is updated... Listen
for that and set your alarms again.

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Jake Colman <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Given an appwidget that is currently sitting on the homescreen.  What
> happens when the user upgrades that appwidget via the MarketPlace while
> the it is still running?  What are Best Practices for me to do in that
> instance?  I suppose the currently executing instance has to be reset in
> some way?
>
> In the emulator I tried installing a new package while the widget was
> running.  I received an APPWIDGET_UPDATE event but it looks like my
> alarms got blown away since I am not seeing those events anymore.  And I
> have no idea whether it is my old new IntentServices that will get
> execute.
>
> So, what does one have to do to cater for this?
>
> Thanks/
>
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