I am making an Android application using Flash CC and Air for Android. The application will need to run continuously (part of the time in the background) on multiple devices and will need to keep sending requests (every few minutes or so) to a server and receiving a yes/no answer.
What would be the best approach to do this? If I use a Timer, it seems to have "up to a maximum of 24.86 days" limitation. What does this mean exactly? How can I create something indefintie?
Also, what would be a good approach not to waste too much of the battery as the application will continuously run in the background, never turned off.
Thank you