Which one of "requestActivityTransitionUpdates" and "requestActivityUpdates" does consume battery less than other?

Question

There are two option to play activities in Android:

1st: Detecting the activity in specific time intervals:

  public Task<Void> requestActivityUpdates (
           long detectionIntervalMillis, 
           PendingIntent callbackIntent
       );

2nd: Handling specific activity/activities by catching them in transition:

public Task<Void> requestActivityTransitionUpdates (
          ActivityTransitionRequest activityTransitionRequest, 
          PendingIntent pendingIntent
       );

Second choice has not a detection interval argument. So how many times does it check sensors in a minute is not clear.

I wonder that which one should be used when considering the battery impact?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '18 at 14:00

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Answer is requestActivityUpdates. As it only makes use of low power sensors in order to keep the power usage to a minimum (Reference link). But these can't be compared anymore as requestActivityUpdates is deprecated and you can only use requestActivityTransitionUpdates (Reference link).

answered Apr 19 '18 at 14:00

Prashant Abdare

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Thank you for making me aware of ActivityTransitionUpdates! I also wasn't aware that requestActivtyUpdates where becoming Deprecated! Thank you :) – Andrew Irwin Aug 02 '18 at 09:55
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You can still use `ActivityRecognition.getClient(mContext).requestActivityUpdates` its not deprecated – edhair Oct 30 '18 at 11:56
@Prashant i would change the answer to clarify what @edhair pointed. `requestActivityUpdates()` is not deprecated. – NoamStolero Oct 09 '19 at 11:08

Which one of "requestActivityTransitionUpdates" and "requestActivityUpdates" does consume battery less than other?

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