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PendingIntent with IntentService not working

Following code works perfectly for Activity:
Intent intent = new Intent(context, MyActivity.class);
PendingIntent operation = PendingIntent.getActivity(context,
0,
intent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
alarmmanager.setExact(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
startTime.getTimeInMillis(),
operation);
However, when I do the same thing for IntentService, It works only if startTime and time I set alarm are on the same day. e.g. If I set the alarm today for 5 PM, it will be executed but when I set the alarm today for 5 PM tomorrow, it will not be executed. If this was Activity then it works for both cases.
Intent intent = new Intent(context, MyService.class);
PendingIntent operation = PendingIntent.getService(context,
0,
intent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
alarmmanager.setExact(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
startTime.getTimeInMillis(),
operation);
How to solve this?
The goal here I am trying to achieve is to execute IntentService every day at the exact time.

The goal here I am trying to achieve is to execute IntentService every day at the exact time.
Google has made this progressively harder from release to release. See Android AlarmManager setExact() is not exact. There could be two ways to solve this for your case:
you start an activity, which starts the service (as starting an Activity seems to work for you)
you use either setExactAnd... or setAlarmClock. setAlarmClock also triggers in the new "doze" mode, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/47049705/1587329.
Another way would be to re-think why and if you really need this... or if a JobScheduler could not fit your purpose more easily.

add replace your line with this line :
alarmmanager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
startTime.getTimeInMillis(),
operation);
it will repeat on specific interval you set in alarm manager

Replace the AlarmManager with this code:
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC,
timeMills,
AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY,
pendingIntent);
Worked for me.

HERE IS a DETAILED ANSWER check link in the bottom for more details.
Hope this will help. Your issue can be probably related to android versions too so do check the link for more details
app gets an instance of the AlarmManager and sets an alarm using a PendingIntent. More on usage and setting alarms is coming in the next section. The AlarmManager is the app side interface to the backing AlarmManagerService. It abstracts the details of the Binder interface, used to communicate with the system process (system_server) hosting the AlarmManagerService. These two components manage the alarm(s) the app has set and will send the PendingIntent correctly. This manager/service architecture is used throughout Android framework and is done for security and isolation purposes. The system_server process is running with privileges which normal apps do not have. If you are unfamiliar with Android’s use of permissions, see this article for more details on app processes and user IDs. These extra permissions are what allows system_server to access the underlying kernel alarm driver. The alarm driver is what manages setting alarms to wake up the device regardless of the sleep state of the SoC.
When the alarm is triggered the device is awakened (if asleep) and the AlarmManagerService is notified of an alarm expiring. It will then send the PendingIntent accordingly. This will cause the appropriate component within MyApp to be activated. If MyApp has not been started or its process is not cached, it will be started so the component can be activated.
basic usage will be as
public class MyActivity extends Activity {
...
private AlarmManager mAlarmMgr;
...
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstance) {
...
mAlarmMgr = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
...
}
...
}
let’s create a PendingIntent for our MyActivity using the component name.
Intent alarmIntent = new Intent(context, MyActivity.class);
PendingIntent pend = PendingIntent.getActivity(context,
0,
alarmIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
Now that we have our PendingIntent and the AlarmManager, we can set our alarm so our Activity is triggered when the alarm has expired. To do this, we need to figure out when we want our alarm to go off and whether it should wake up the device or just be delivered the next time the device is awakened. Remember, we have two different ways of specifying time for our alarms: elapsed time or calendar (RTC) time. So our options are ELAPSED_REALTIME, ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, RTC or RTC_WAKEUP. The _WAKEUP variants are our “aggressive” alarms where we want the device to come out of low power to call our app back. For our sample app, let’s set this up in a custom BroadcastReceiver and have it trigger our Activity about 30 seconds after the device is booted
public class MyBootReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
public void onReceive(Context, context, Intent intent) {
...
AlarmManager alarmMgr =
(AlarmManager)context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
long wakeTime = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + 30000;
alarmMgr.set(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, wakeTime, pend);
}
}
Now when our device boots and the BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast is sent, our app’s process will be started and our receiver will set an alarm to trigger our Activity to be launched about 30 seconds later. Note that on Android 3.1 devices or newer, you must first manually launch your app before the BOOT_COMPLETED.
CREDIT GOES to writer of this BLOG
if you want to set the repeated alarm using SetExact you are bound to stop all other pending intents on the same time check this link for that here are many examples of how to do it! again credit goes to this writer

Android AlarmManager is not triggering alarm on next day when idle

I know there are dozens of similar threads on SO about this topic but I just couldn't find one that really solves the problem / or identifies the root cause.
First of all, I'm targetting SDK 22 (Android 5.1) which means I could use the AlarmManager + WakefulBroadcastReceiver + IntentService even if this is not the latest way of doing things.
I'm not interested in the JobScheduler etc solutions, I just want to understand what is happening and why.
The phone I'm testing on has Android 8.0, but it shouldn't matter as I'm targeting Android 5.1.
So the code I'm dealing with sets the alarm for the next day, 06:00.
private fun setupAlarm() {
val calendar = Calendar.getInstance()
calendar.timeInMillis = System.currentTimeMillis()
calendar.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, 1)
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 6)
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0)
val alarmIntent = Intent(this, AlarmReceiver::class.java)
val alarmPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 1221, alarmIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT)
val alarmManager = getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE) as AlarmManager
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.timeInMillis, AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, alarmPendingIntent)
}
The AlarmReciever only starts a service:
class AlarmReceiver : WakefulBroadcastReceiver() {
override fun onReceive(context: Context?, intent: Intent?) {
startWakefulService(context, Intent(context, DownloadingIntentService::class.java));
}
}
This Service then tries to download a file, when finished it calls the completeWakefulIntent(intent) method letting know the system that it's done with its job.
I could not figure out when it is working and when it is not. One morning it did what it should have, on the other, it didn't.
I set up a remote LogCat feature to see whether the IntentService is started but so far I can't see any logs from it, so it means that the alarm is not triggered.
If I set up an alarm for the next minute, even repeating one whatever it works like it should. But when I set back the time for tomorrow morning then it's very unreliable.
Thanks for your help.

I've faced this exact issue myself. See what happens is that setRepeating method let's the android system adjust the time when the alarm should get fired. It will most likely try to batch different alarms in order to optimise battery usage. But in regular cases, if the phone isn't dozing... It generally fires the alarm at correct times.
However if the phone has been idle for a time, the phone goes into doze mode and due to this the alarm gets delayed. I have personally observed delays of upto 1 1:30 hours.
If you want it to fire exactly, you'll have to use the setExactAndAllowWhileIdle method or setAlarmClock method. In this case, you will have to handle the scheduling of your next alarm on your own. The methods work well with doze mode and do fire the alarms at exact times.
There are cons to these methods too. The setExactAndAllowWhileIdle method can only be used to schedule alarms Max once per nine minutes or so. The setAlarmClock method will mostly show a notification like a regular alarm to the user and will indicate the details of the alarm ( this behaviour varies with different os versions )

I used this code to trigger a backup every day. It is working for me, Give it a try.
AlarmManager alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(context, MyReceiver.class);
intent.setAction("CUSTOM_INTENT");
alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, 0);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 06);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 00);
// setRepeating() lets you specify a precise custom interval--in this case,
// 1 day
alarmMgr.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, calendar.getTimeInMillis()/1000,
AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, alarmIntent);

Try this:
Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
Calendar alarm = Calendar.getInstance();
alarm.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hourOfDay);
alarm.set(Calendar.MINUTE, minute);
long alarmMillis = alarm.getTimeInMillis();
if (alarm.before(now)) alarmMillis+= 86400000L; //It will add 1 day if your time selected before now
//set alarm method of yours\\
settingAlarmManager(requestCode, alarmMillis);
private void settingAlarmManager(String requestCode, Calendar calendar) {
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(AddTaskActivity.this, AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent broadcast = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(AddTaskActivity.this,
Integer.valueOf(requestCode), notificationIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
alarmManager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, broadcast);
}
My Receiver class:
public class AlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
//do your stuff here\\
}
}
Manifest:
<receiver android:name=".utils.AlarmReceiver" />
I have tried above code for setting alarm and do my custom task. Maybe this will help you.

A few things:
The further in time an Alarm is scheduled, the less precise it will be.
Although you are targeting API Level 22, deprecated elements in higher Android version may not fully work, which is the case of the WakefulBroadcastReceiver
You are trying to run a background job in Android 8.0. It's worth exploring the Foreground Service:
It can be started from the background
Correctly notify users that you are indeed doing something while the phone should be idle.
Do not fear running tasks that might take a few seconds to complete.
You might have killed your application. When a user manually kills an app, in most devices all Alarm's and PendingIntent's are killed as well.
A scheduling strategy many developer use is not to set a repeating Alarm, yet have two single Alarms that reschedule each other continuously ( #Kushan mentioned something similar in his answer).
In short:
Have a Scheduler start as soon as possible during the day (even when a user opens your app, it can be fired multiple times). Check if the desired PendingIntents already exist (your background jobs). If they do not, just schedule them. As well, schedule another Alarm around 11.55.
All this midnight scheduler has to do, is to re-schedule the main AlarmManager in 5 minutes, which is then going to schedule the jobs and the midnight alarm for the next days.
This method allows you to:
schedule exact alarms, since repeating ones do not have the exact option.
reduce the time distance of your scheduled alarms, which will then generally be treated with more precision by the OS.
avoid alarms that trigger immediately because scheduled in the past
Also, try to get the most from the API version you are using:
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
this.alarmManager.setExactAndAllowWhileIdle(
AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
rtcStartingTime.getTimeInMillis(),
pendingIntent
);
} else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
this.alarmManager.setExact(
AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
rtcStartingTime.getTimeInMillis(),
pendingIntent
);
} else {
this.alarmManager.set(
AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
rtcStartingTime.getTimeInMillis(),
pendingIntent
);
}

Android Service scheduled with AlarmManager stops being called after a couple of days

I have been trying to schedule an Android service to run repeatedly using the AlarmManager class, but the service stops being called after a couple of days. Originally I had been using the below code to try and achieve this:
Intent alarmIntent = new Intent(currentActivity.getApplicationContext(), AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingAlarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(currentActivity.getApplicationContext(),
AppManager.ALARM_PENDING_INTENT_REQUEST_CODE,
alarmIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager)currentActivity.getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
System.currentTimeMillis(),
interval,
pendingAlarmIntent);
with the receiver:
public class AlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context _context, Intent _intent){
Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(_context.getApplicationContext(), PostLocationService.class);
_context.getApplicationContext().startService(serviceIntent);
}
}
This worked for a few days and then suddenly stopped. So I changed the code to initially broadcast to the receiver once and then re broadcast to the receiver each time the Service is run. I did this with the following code:
Intent alarmIntent = new Intent(currentActivity.getApplicationContext(), AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingAlarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(currentActivity.getApplicationContext(),
AppManager.ALARM_PENDING_INTENT_REQUEST_CODE,
alarmIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager)currentActivity.getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
interval,
pendingAlarmIntent);
Unfortunately this has the same result; the Service stops being executed after a couple of days.
I have also registered a receiver for when the device boots to re initiate the AlarmManager call which is the same code as above.
Am I missing something? Is there a better approach than either of the above methods for this type of constant repetitive execution?

According to the developer site:
Note: Beginning with API 19 (KITKAT) alarm delivery is inexact: the OS will shift alarms in order to minimize wakeups and battery use. There are new APIs to support applications which need strict delivery guarantees; see setWindow(int, long, long, PendingIntent) and setExact(int, long, PendingIntent). Applications whose targetSdkVersion is earlier than API 19 will continue to see the previous behavior in which all alarms are delivered exactly when requested
Blockquote
see more
hopes it will help

Android AlarmManager stops when activity die

I start AlarmManager with PendingIntent and on few phones Alarm is not responding. On some devices is working ok on others it fails. I have made a few tests on different phones.
Nexus works ok, also Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom (4.2) works ok.
Samsung note 2 (4.3) works ok.
OPPO (4.4.4) alarm dies.
I have also implemented broadcast receivers which are working as they should on all devices.
Log.v(TAG, "START ALARM");
Intent intentAlarm = new Intent(context, AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context.getApplicationContext(), 0, intentAlarm, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME, 1000, 5000, pendingIntent);

Check whether the app is in stopped state.When the app is in stopped state it wont receive any alarm or events.
Also, I guess it might be OEM/manufacturer specific firmware/OS issue.To check whether the alarm has being actually schedule use adb shell dumpsys alarm and check whether your app alarm has being actually scheduled.
To check whether it is in stopped state use the following command:
adb shell dumpsys package "com.package.name" and check
"stopped=true"
To know more about stopped state refer:
Launch controls on stopped applications
Starting from Android 3.1, the system's package manager keeps track of
applications that are in a stopped state and provides a means of
controlling their launch from background processes and other
applications.
Note that an application's stopped state is not the same as an
Activity's stopped state. The system manages those two stopped states
separately.
The platform defines two new intent flags that let a sender specify
whether the Intent should be allowed to activate components in stopped
application.
FLAG_INCLUDE_STOPPED_PACKAGES — Include intent filters of stopped
applications in the list of potential targets to resolve against.
FLAG_EXCLUDE_STOPPED_PACKAGES — Exclude intent filters of stopped
applications from the list of potential targets. When neither or both
of these flags is defined in an intent, the default behavior is to
include filters of stopped applications in the list of potential
targets.
Note that the system adds FLAG_EXCLUDE_STOPPED_PACKAGES to all
broadcast intents. It does this to prevent broadcasts from background
services from inadvertently or unnecessarily launching components of
stoppped applications. A background service or application can
override this behavior by adding the FLAG_INCLUDE_STOPPED_PACKAGES
flag to broadcast intents that should be allowed to activate stopped
applications.
Applications are in a stopped state when they are first installed but
are not yet launched and when they are manually stopped by the user
(in Manage Applications).
Please note stopped state is different from app process not running.

There could be a couple of different issues at work here:
The type of alarm you are requesting (ELAPSED_REALTIME) will not wake up the device to deliver the alarm. Instead, if it expires while the device is sleeping it will be delivered the next time the device wakes.
The triggerAtMillis value of 1000 is requesting the first alarm at 1 second after boot of the device. If the device has already been up and running and you request this alarm, the first alarm may not fire and could cause the subsequent ones to not get scheduled. This is just a guess, I've not verified by looking at the 4.4.4 AOSP sources
The alarm handling was changed in API 19 (Android 4.4) to handle collating of alarm timers (all are inexact by default) and this change could have affected things for the 2nd bullet. You might try changing the triggerAtMillis value to be (SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + 1000)
Note that if you need the device to wake from sleep, you'll need to use a _WAKEUP alarm variant and also have your BroadcastReceiver take a wake lock which your Service or Activity releases when it is done handling the alarm.

This is only a guess but I think the issue has to do with the API. Starting with KitKat, the system messes up the AlarmManager. Perhaps consider trying using something else for systems at abd above kitkat.
"Note: Beginning with API 19 (KITKAT) alarm delivery is inexact: the OS will shift alarms in order to minimize wakeups and battery use. There are new APIs to support applications which need strict delivery guarantees; see setWindow(int, long, long, PendingIntent) and setExact(int, long, PendingIntent). Applications whose targetSdkVersion is earlier than API 19 will continue to see the previous behavior in which all alarms are delivered exactly when requested. "
Taken from http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/AlarmManager.html

Your alarms will continue to exist after your app is closed normally. If it is force stopped, or your device restarted, or an update for your app is installed, or your app is uninstalled, they will be lost. You can create BroadcastReceivers for some of those situations to recreate your alarms.
Also, setInexactRepeating is exactly that: inexact. When that alarm fires is implementation dependent and can not be precisely predicted.

Try the following:
1) Add teh Wake_lock permission to your manifest.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK">
2) Change
alarmManager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME, 1000, 5000, pendingIntent);
with
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis(), 1000, 5000, pendingIntent);

Could you show us the AlarmReceiver.class code?
Maybe you need to use return START_STICKY; on your onStartCommand method?

Try to place AlarmManager into background service.

i have also used Alarm Service in my project for preparative task in very 6 or 7 minutes. And it is running fine in all phone.
i have make a alarm Service like this:
import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.SystemClock;
import android.util.Log;
public class MyAlarmService {
private static PendingIntent resetAlarm;
private static String TAG="CellPoliceChildGPSAlarmService";
private static AlarmManager am;
public static void start(Context context) {
try {
// We want the alarm to go off 30 seconds from now.
long firstTime = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
// Create an IntentSender that will launch our service, to be scheduled with the alarm manager.
//resetAlarm = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, new Intent(context, Get_NonRootDetails.class), 0);
resetAlarm = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, new Intent(context, CallNonRBackgroundService.class), 0);
// Schedule the alarm!
am = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Log.i(TAG, firstTime+"");
am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, firstTime, 10*1000*60, resetAlarm);
}
catch (Exception e) {
Log.v("CellInfo", "Exception while start the MyAlarmService at: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
public static void stop(Context context) {
try {
// When interval going to change from web services
am.cancel(resetAlarm);
}
catch (Exception e) {
Log.v("CellInfo", "Exception while start the MyAlarmService at: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
I have called or start like this;
MyAlarmService.start(SplashActivity.this);
Given permission in Manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK">
<service
android:name="com.secure.DataCountService"
android:enabled="true" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.secure.MyService" />
</intent-filter>
</service>
For notifications i also used pending intents like;
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context, DashBoardActivity.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, notificationIntent, 0);
notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, contentTitle, PushNotificationUtils.notiMsg, pendingIntent);
notification.flags |= notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;

Try this it works when activity is not running..
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
long timemills = calendar.getTimeInMillis();
Intent myIntent = new Intent(this, TimeChangeReceiver.class);
pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, myIntent, 0);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC, timemills, pendingIntent);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, timemills,
10000, pendingIntent);

Keep a Service running even when phone is asleep?

I have a Service in my application which is designed to run every 10 minutes. It basically checks up on our servers to see if everything is running properly and notifies the user of any problems. I created this application for internal use at our company.
My co-worker used the application over the long weekend and noticed that no checks were performed when the device went to sleep. I was under the impression that the Service was supposed to keep running in the background until I explicitly call stopService() in my code.
So ultimately, my goal is to have the service running until the user hits the off button in the application or kills the process.
I heard about something called WakeLock which is meant to keep the screen from turning off, which is not what I want. I then heard of another thing called a partial WakeLock, which keeps the CPU running even when the device is asleep. The latter sounds closer to what I need.
How do I acquire this WakeLock and when should I release it and are there other ways around this?

Note: This post has been updated to include the JobScheduler API of the Android Lollipop release. The following is still a viable way, but can be considered deprecated if you're targeting Android Lollipop and beyond. See the second half for the JobScheduler alternative.
One way to do recurrent tasks is this:
Create a class AlarmReceiver
public class AlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver
{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
Intent myService = new Intent(context, YourService.class);
context.startService(myService);
}
}
with YourService being your service ;-)
If you require a wake lock for your Task, it is advisable to extend from WakefulBroadcastReceiver. Don't forget to add the WAKE_LOCK permission in your Manifest in this case!
Create a Pending Intent
To start your recurrent polling, execute this code in your activity:
Intent myAlarm = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), AlarmReceiver.class);
//myAlarm.putExtra("project_id", project_id); //Put Extra if needed
PendingIntent recurringAlarm = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getApplicationContext(), 0, myAlarm, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarms = (AlarmManager) this.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Calendar updateTime = Calendar.getInstance();
//updateTime.setWhatever(0); //set time to start first occurence of alarm
alarms.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, updateTime.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, recurringAlarm); //you can modify the interval of course
This code sets up an alarm and a canceable pendingIntent. The alarmManager gets the job to repeat the recurringAlarm every day (third argument), but inexact so the CPU does wake up approximately after the interval but not exactly (It lets the OS choose the optimal time, which reduces battery drain). The first time the alarm (and thus the service) is started will be the time you choose to be updateTime.
last but not least: here is how to kill the recurring alarm
Intent myAlarm = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), AlarmReceiver.class);
//myAlarm.putExtra("project_id",project_id); //put the SAME extras
PendingIntent recurringAlarm = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getApplicationContext(), 0, myAlarm, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarms = (AlarmManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarms.cancel(recurringAlarm);
This code creates a copy of your (probably) existing alarm and tells the alarmManager to cancel all alarms of that kind.
of course there is also something to do in the Manifest:
include these two lines
< receiver android:name=".AlarmReceiver"></receiver>
< service android:name=".YourService"></service>
inside the < application>-tag. Without it, the system does not accept the start of recurrent alarm of a service.
Starting with the Android Lollipop release, there's a new way of solving this task elegantly.
This also makes it easier to only perform an action if certain criteria such as network state are met.
// wrap your stuff in a componentName
ComponentName mServiceComponent = new ComponentName(context, MyJobService.class);
// set up conditions for the job
JobInfo task = JobInfo.Builder(mJobId, mServiceComponent)
.setPeriodic(mIntervalMillis)
.setRequiresCharging(true) // default is "false"
.setRequiredNetworkCapabilities(JobInfo.NetworkType.UNMETERED) // Parameter may be "ANY", "NONE" (=default) or "UNMETERED"
.build();
// inform the system of the job
JobScheduler jobScheduler = (JobScheduler) context.getSystemService(Context.JOB_SCHEDULER_SERVICE);
jobScheduler.schedule(task);
You may also provide a deadline with setOverrideDeadline(maxExecutionDelayMillis).
To get rid of such a task, just call jobScheduler.cancel(mJobId); or jobScheduler.cancelAll();.

I would have recommended, if building this application from the beginning to use a server-side component (yes, would also need monitoring!) and send push notifications, polling is never a reliable solution.

From Android Documentation in doze mode following happens: (https://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/doze-standby):
The system ignores wake locks.
The system does not allow JobScheduler to run.
Android ignores AlarmManager as well unless they are in setAndAllowWhileIdle() or setExactAndAllowWhileIdle().
Network access is suspended.
So the only way is to use FCM on high priority or AlarmManager with setAndAllowWhileIdle() or setExactAndAllowWhileIdle().