Is running background service possible in WP8?

[im2amit]

Is running background service possible in WP8, that can be auto started when the phone boots up - that can capture long press (3 sec) of camera key - send SMS - or make http calls... sending its GPS location to some back-end server etc?

[wizard_hu_]

The capture camera key part is not supported.

[Symbian_Neil]

and neither sending sms (the best it can do is open a sms editor for you...but you have to send it manually)

[im2amit]

Can we capture - long press of any hard key on the device - volume key, camera key or power key, and signal the background service to start sending its GPS location over a http connection ?

[Symbian_Neil]

Can we capture - long press of any hard key on the device - volume key, camera key or power key, and signal the background service to start sending its GPS location over a http connection ?

The latter is a possibility I think, although a little scratchy with the background process (atleast I felt so) while the former does not seem very possible (I may stand corrected if there is something new of these kind in WP8 though)

[im2amit]

Please suggest - how to get it done for a Windows phone!

We need to program Lumia to help any person in 'case of emergency' !

Where a single button press/hold - can launch a app Or give signal to a background running Location Services - to start broadcasting the distress signal along with this person's GPS co-ordinates -who needs help- to public/others who can give help.

As use of Hard-key (like power/camera/volume) as Emergency key makes more sense - rather then unlocking the phone and pressing an icon on touch screen for this purpose - please suggest if it can be done, if yes - how ?

[yan_]

Hi.
Maybe you could use a nfc tag to launch your applciation? And use a background agent to check position every X minutes?

Nfc is readed when lockscreen is displayed, too.

[im2amit]

Hi.
Maybe you could use a nfc tag to launch your applciation? And use a background agent to check position every X minutes?

Nfc is readed when lockscreen is displayed, too.

I like this idea - of using NFC tag to launch my app?
Is it true that it will work - "Nfc is readed when lockscreen is displayed, too."