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diff --git a/location/java/android/location/SettingInjectorService.java b/location/java/android/location/SettingInjectorService.java
index d410408..4bfa150 100644
--- a/location/java/android/location/SettingInjectorService.java
+++ b/location/java/android/location/SettingInjectorService.java
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ import android.util.Log;
* to the user that it is not part of the system settings.</li>
* </ul>
*
+ * To ensure a good user experience, your {@link #onHandleIntent(Intent)} must complete within
+ * 200 msec even if your app is not already running. This means that both
+ * {@link android.app.Application#onCreate()} and {@link #getStatus()} must be fast. If you exceed
+ * this time, then this can delay the retrieval of settings status for other apps as well.
+ *
* For consistency, the label and {@link #getStatus()} values should be provided in all of the
* locales supported by the system settings app. The text should not contain offensive language.
*
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
*/
// TODO: is there a public list of supported locales?
// TODO: is there a public list of guidelines for settings text?
+// TODO: would a bound service be better? E.g., we could just disconnect if a service took too long
public abstract class SettingInjectorService extends IntentService {
/**
@@ -106,6 +112,12 @@ public abstract class SettingInjectorService extends IntentService {
*/
public static final String MESSENGER_KEY = "messenger";
+ /**
+ * Intent action a client should broadcast when the value of one of its injected settings has
+ * changed, so that the setting can be updated in the UI.
+ */
+ public static final String UPDATE_INTENT = "com.android.location.InjectedSettingChanged";
+
private final String mLogTag;
/**