I don't think we want an API for this for applications. On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:28 AM, clemsongrad <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Dianne, > > Do you see value in extending existing framework and service to > support tracking at activity level and submitting back to the > community? > > Thx! > > > On May 13, 4:53 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > I believe the class is UsageStatsService. "adb shell dumpsys usagestats" > > will dump its current data. > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:21 PM, clemsongrad <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dianne, > > > > > Could you please shed any light on where i should look in 1.5 for this > > > launch information? Atleast i can research on what is there instead > > > of reinventing the wheel. > > > > > -Best Regards, > > > > > On May 13, 4:00 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There is nothing in the SDK for this. In 1.5 there is now some lauch > > > > information maintained by the system, which you can modify to have > > > reported > > > > if you'd like, though it is pretty rudimentary (for each day, the > number > > > of > > > > times each .apk has been resumed, and the total duration it was > resumed). > > > > You will need to build your own system to do anything like this > though. > > > > > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 1:28 PM, clemsongrad <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > To support usability studies on what applications are used, i want > to > > > > > write a service that logs when an activity is started and also when > it > > > > > has finished. This is to understand how the users are using the > > > > > device: > > > > > > > One straightforward option is to have the applications modify, to > > > > > write this out. But this is tedious having to modify all > applications > > > > > and will not work esp with third party or built in applications. > > > > > > > Is there any alternatives that makes this simpler and easier? > > > > > > > BTW: Looking at the android framework source ActivityManagerNative > > > > > seems to be invoking a Binder interface when an Activity is started > > > > > and finished. Any information on what this service is? Is this > > > > > something i can tap into? > > > > > > > Apologizes if i am looking at the wrong code, my first foray in to > the > > > > > framework code. > > > > > > > Any information or thoughts is greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > Thx! > > > > > > -- > > > > Dianne Hackborn > > > > Android framework engineer > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > to > > > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All > such > > > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can > see > > > and > > > > answer them. > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > [email protected] > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see > and > > answer them. > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
