onUpdate not being called in widget, even though I see the android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE intent in onreceive

Question

I'm working with the emulator using the debugger and I've noticed that onUpdate() is not getting called. When I add the widget to the emulator homescreen I see my breakpoint being hit in the onReceive method. The onReceive() method does get the android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE intent. However, the onUpdate() method never gets called. I believe it's defined correctly.

@Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,int[] appWidgetIds)  {
    // code that sets up remove view and updates appWidgetManager
}

Answer 1

Call the super class method in onReceive()

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
    // Chain up to the super class so the onEnabled, etc callbacks get dispatched
    super.onReceive(context, intent);
    // Handle a different Intent
   Log.d(TAG, "onReceive()" + intent.getAction());

}

If you override onReceive() in your subclassed AppWidgetProvider, then the provider's onEnabled, onUpdate, etc callbacks are not triggered unless you call the superclass.