Alternative system.getTimer() that returns time in milliseconds since last device boot (?)

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

According to the documentation, system.getTimer() returns time in milliseconds since application launch.

My app is keeping track of elapsed time based on this system.getTimer(), which works well until you “exit” by switching the app by pushing the home button.

I understand that Corona does not support IOS-4’s version of multi-tasking yet (cannot find any docs about that), and the app just exist and simply restart when you switch back.

The idea is to save enough app-state such that we can simulate kind of a resume. For that to work, I need my running timers to keep running while the app was suspended/exited.

It would work if system.getTimer() would return time in milliseconds since the device boot instead of app launch.

Is there another system call that would give me that functionality?
Or are there alternatives that could work?

Thanks, Frank.
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#2

Hi Frank,

What build of Corona are you using? This sounds like an issue that was resolved in daily build #503. [import]uid: 6787 topic_id: 8319 reply_id: 37205[/import]

#3

Using #512 and just confirmed that the system.getTimer() still gets suspended after an app-switch.

The number of msec returned by system.getTimer() before an app-switch is (almost) the same as when you return after a while (my stopwatch seems to “pause” while you switch until you switch back).

Great to hear that this is considered an issue as I’m close to releasing my app!

Thanks, Frank.
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