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How to send notifications when app was closed

I am creating an android app that consists of android push notifications.Here i need the push notifications that will run even when the app was closed. I had achieved it by calling the notification in a service. But here when i was running the code in the android >5.x devices my code was running perfectly even when app was closed notification was coming for every 5 sec but when i was running app on devices <5.x notifications was displaying only when the app was opened or when it was minimised not receiving any notifications when app was closed can any one help me what my mistake is and this is my code
SERVICE:
package com.example.servicesandroid;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
import com.example.servicesandroid.MainActivity.MyTimerTask;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class Androidservice extends Service {
final static String ACTION = "NotifyServiceAction";
final static String STOP_SERVICE = "";
final static int RQS_STOP_SERVICE = 1;
NotifyServiceReceiver notifyServiceReceiver;
private static final int MY_NOTIFICATION_ID = 1;
private NotificationManager notificationManager;
private Notification myNotification;
Timer timer;
TimerTask timer_task;
Handler handler;
#Override
public void onCreate() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
notifyServiceReceiver = new NotifyServiceReceiver();
super.onCreate();
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
MyTimerTask myTask = new MyTimerTask();
Timer myTimer = new Timer();
myTimer.schedule(myTask, 5000, 1500);
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return Service.START_STICKY;
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
this.unregisterReceiver(notifyServiceReceiver);
super.onDestroy();
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}
public class NotifyServiceReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
int rqs = arg1.getIntExtra("RQS", 0);
if (rqs == RQS_STOP_SERVICE) {
stopSelf();
}
}
}
class MyTimerTask extends TimerTask {
public void run() {
generateNotification(getApplicationContext(), "Hello");
}
}
private void generateNotification(Context context, String message) {
int icon = R.drawable.ic_launcher;
long when = System.currentTimeMillis();
String appname = context.getResources().getString(R.string.app_name);
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
int currentapiVersion = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
Notification notification;
PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0,
new Intent(context, MainActivity.class), 0);
// To support 2.3 os, we use "Notification" class and 3.0+ os will use
// "NotificationCompat.Builder" class.
if (currentapiVersion < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
notification = new Notification(icon, message, 0);
notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, appname, message,
contentIntent);
notification.flags = Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
notificationManager.notify((int) when, notification);
} else {
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(
context);
notification = builder.setContentIntent(contentIntent)
.setSmallIcon(icon).setTicker(appname).setWhen(0)
.setAutoCancel(true).setContentTitle(appname)
.setContentText(message).build();
notificationManager.notify((int) when, notification);
}
}
}
This is my activity:
package com.example.servicesandroid;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this,Androidservice.class);
startService(serviceIntent);
}
This is my Broadcast receiver when device reboots:
package com.example.servicesandroid;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
public class Boot_Completed extends BroadcastReceiver {
private final String BOOT_COMPLETED_ACTION = "android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED";
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if(intent.getAction().equals(BOOT_COMPLETED_ACTION)){
Intent myIntent = new Intent(context, Androidservice.class);
context.startService(myIntent);
}
}
}
This is my manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.servicesandroid"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="14"
android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name=".Androidservice"/>
<receiver android:name=".Boot_Completed" android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
</manifest>
Please any one help me with this

Why my application crash? I am using service

I made a service that every 5 second he put on the screen a TAG (I think this is the name of this). When I make a boot it needs to put the TAG on the screen but he says that the app crashed. Why?
The code:
Android Manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
<receiver android:name="com.YuvalFatal.MyBroadcastReceiver" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<service android:enabled="true" android:name="com.YuvalFatal.MyService"/>
BroadcastReceiver:
package com.YuvalFatal.ineedhelp;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
public class MyBroadcastreceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(final Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
public void run() {
Intent startServiceIntent = new Intent(arg0, MyService.class);
arg0.startService(startServiceIntent);
}
}, 0, 5000);
}
}
IntentService:
package com.YuvalFatal.ineedhelp;
import android.app.IntentService;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
public class MyService extends IntentService {
private static final String TAG = "com.YuvalFatal.ineedhelp";
public MyService(String name) {
super(name);
// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Log.i(TAG, "Intent Service started");
}
}

I think (yep, I am magician and have great intuition :) your Service constructor should be default:
public class MyService extends IntentService {
...
public MyService() { // Default constructor! Without params!
super("MyService"); // Or another string
}
...
}
Other code looks normal

Service crash, even with startForeground when the activity gets shut down and the alarmManager sets off

I have mainActivity that starts service with START_STICKY onStartCommand, in that service I also use startForeground and alarmManager repeater. When I close the main activity by swiping the app away, service is still running, and the notification icon from the startForeground remains, however, when the alarm from the alarmManager sets off inside service, the service get crashed and restart itself within 5000 ms. Why does the service crash soon as it gets to setting of an alarm?
MainActivity.java:
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Messenger;
import android.util.Log;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
Messenger mService = null;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
CheckIfServiceIsRunning();
}
private void CheckIfServiceIsRunning() {
if (MyService.isRunning()) {
} else {
startService(new Intent(MainActivity.this, MyService.class));
}
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
//stopService(new Intent(MainActivity.this, MyService.class)); //disabled line so that killing UI-app doesn't kill service aswell
}
}
MyService.java:
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.os.Message;
import android.os.Messenger;
import android.util.Log;
public class MyService extends Service {
public AlarmManager alarmManager;
public PendingIntent pendingIntent;
private Timer timer = new Timer();
private int counter = 0, incrementby = 1;
private static boolean isRunning = false;
final public static int NOTIFICATION_FOREGROUND = 34444;
ArrayList<Messenger> mClients = new ArrayList<Messenger>();
final Messenger mMessenger = new Messenger(new IncomingHandler());
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return mMessenger.getBinder();
}
#SuppressLint("HandlerLeak")
class IncomingHandler extends Handler {
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
Log.i("MyService", "---- Service Started. ----");
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask(){ public void run() {onTimerTick();}}, 0, 1000L);
isRunning = true;
StartForegroundNotification();
alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent broadcast_intent = new Intent(this, MyAlarmReceiver.class);
pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, broadcast_intent, 0);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), 10*1000, pendingIntent);
}
#SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
public void StartForegroundNotification(){
String title = "Service Title";
String message = "Service Message";
Notification notify = new Notification(R.drawable.ic_launcher, null, 0);
Intent notifIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
PendingIntent i = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notifIntent, 0);
notify.setLatestEventInfo(this, title, message, i);
notify.flags |= Notification.FLAG_NO_CLEAR;
startForeground(NOTIFICATION_FOREGROUND, notify);
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Log.i("MyService", "Received start id " + startId + ": " + intent);
return START_STICKY;
}
public static boolean isRunning()
{
return isRunning;
}
private void onTimerTick() {
Log.i("TimerTick", "Timer doing work." + counter);
try {
counter += incrementby;
} catch (Throwable t) {
Log.e("TimerTick", "Timer Tick Failed.", t);
}
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
alarmManager.cancel(pendingIntent);
if (timer != null) {timer.cancel();}
stopForeground(true);
counter=0;
Log.i("MyService", "---- Service Stopped. ----");
isRunning = false;
}
}
MyAlarmReceiver.java:
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
public class MyAlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.i("alarmer", "I got it");
}
}
and in manifest I used:
<service android:name=".MyService" />
<receiver android:name=".MyAlarmReceiver" />
and the logcat (soon as it hit alarm time - after timer ticks 3 in this case - it crashed if the app is closed, however, after it restarts itself, it will not be crashed again, I guess because it's being started from different context, and not from MainActivity.this, it gets "null" intent in onStartCommand):
12-16 19:08:50.614: I/TimerTick(27069): Timer doing work.1
12-16 19:08:53.614: I/TimerTick(27069): Timer doing work.2
12-16 19:08:56.614: I/TimerTick(27069): Timer doing work.3
12-16 19:08:57.622: I/ActivityManager(395): Killing 27069:com.example.serviceexample/u0a10097: remove task
12-16 19:08:57.629: W/ActivityManager(395): Scheduling restart of crashed service com.example.serviceexample/.MyService in 5000ms
12-16 19:09:02.661: I/ActivityManager(395): Start proc com.example.serviceexample for service com.example.serviceexample/.MyService: pid=27100 uid=10097 gids={50097, 1028}
12-16 19:09:02.715: I/MyService(27100): ---- Service Started. ----
12-16 19:09:02.715: I/TimerTick(27100): Timer doing work.0
12-16 19:09:02.723: I/MyService(27100): Received start id 3: null

Android volatile not working?

I have an Activity class, in which I have a static flag, let's say
public static volatile flag = false;
Then in the class, I start a thread, which checks the flag and do different things.
I also have a broadcastreceiver, which sets the flag to true or false.
I though volatile will force the flag to the most recent value. But I can see my broadcastreceiver sets the static flag to true, but my thread is still getting it as false.
Am I missing something basic here? Any help would be appreciated!
Simplified Code (Updated) - So the flag is supposed to change to true after one minute. But it never did. But message from broadcast receiver shows it has been change to true
TestappActivity.java:
package com.test;
import java.util.Calendar;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class TestappActivity extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
Intent intent0 = new Intent(this, TestService.class);
this.startService(intent0);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, TestReceiver.class);
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
PendingIntent sender = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this,
1, intent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
Calendar slot = Calendar.getInstance();
int min = slot.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
slot.set(Calendar.MINUTE, min+1);
am.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, slot.getTimeInMillis(), sender);
}
}
TestService.java:
package com.test;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.util.Log;
public class TestService extends Service {
private static final String TAG = "TestService";
public static volatile boolean flag = false;
private MyTopThread mTopThread;
public TestService() {
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
protect();
// We want this service to continue running until it is explicitly
// stopped, so return sticky.
return START_STICKY;
}
/**
* Run protection
*
*/
private void protect() {
mTopThread = new MyTopThread();
mTopThread.start();
}
private class MyTopThread extends Thread {
#Override
public void run() {
while (true) {
try {
Thread.sleep(150);
Log.d(TAG, "Flag is " + TestService.flag);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
}
TestReceiver.java:
package com.test;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
public class TestReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
final static private String TAG = "TestReceiver";
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.d(TAG, "onReceive is triggered ...");
TestService.flag = true;
Log.d(TAG, "flag is changed to " + TestService.flag);
}
}
AndroidManifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.test"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
<application
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<activity
android:name=".TestappActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name=".TestService" />
<receiver
android:name=".TestReceiver"
android:process=":remote" >
</receiver>
</application>
</manifest>

I think the problem is that you are running the receiver in its own process. From the docs for the android:process attribute of <receiver>:
If the name assigned to this attribute begins with a colon (':'), a new process, private to the application, is created when it's needed and the broadcast receiver runs in that process.
I think the receiver is modifying a process-local version of TestService.flag, not the one being used by TestService. Try removing the android:process attribute from the <receiver> tag in your manifest.

From this link
http://www.javamex.com/tutorials/synchronization_volatile.shtml
Essentially, volatile is used to indicate that a variable's value will
be modified by different threads.

I really hope your service thread is not this one (I don't see any other one):
private class MyTopThread extends Thread {
#Override
public void run() {
while (true) {
try {
Thread.sleep(150);
Log.d(TAG, "Flag is " + TestService.flag);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
Because you have while(true) here, not while(!flag) as it should be.

Creating an android service

I'm trying to create a service which will start by the user request in the application.
After the user will choose an update interval, the service will run in the operation system background, and will send a non-relevant message.
I've tried to write the service according to the example for Service class API.
For some reason, I figured in debug (when running doBindService() method) that mUpdateBoundService is getting null.
My second question is whether I can use "Toast" inform message outside an application ? (As kind of a desktop notification).
Can anyone help ? Here is my short code:
UpdateService.java
package android.update;
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Binder;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class UpdateService extends Service {
private NotificationManager mNM;
private final IBinder mBinder = new UpdateBinder();
private int updateInterval;
public class UpdateBinder extends Binder {
UpdateService getService() {
return UpdateService.this;
}
}
public void onCreate() {
mNM = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Timer timer = new Timer();
timer.schedule(new UpdateTimeTask(), 100, updateInterval);
}
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
return START_STICKY;
}
class UpdateTimeTask extends TimerTask {
public void run() {
showNotification();
}
}
public void showNotification() {
Toast.makeText(this, "Hi", 10);
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
updateInterval = intent.getExtras().getInt(getString(R.string.keyUpdateInterval));
return mBinder;
}
}
UpdateActivity.java
package android.update;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.ServiceConnection;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class UpdateActivity extends Activity {
private UpdateService mUpdateBoundService;
private boolean mIsBound = false;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
public void onClickStartUpdateService(View view) {
switch (view.getId()) {
case R.id.btnStartUpdateService:
doBindService();
//Toast.makeText(this,"Service Started",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
mUpdateBoundService.showNotification();
break;
}
}
private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName className, IBinder service) {
mUpdateBoundService = ((UpdateService.UpdateBinder)service).getService();
}
public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName className) {
mUpdateBoundService = null;
}
};
private void doBindService() {
Intent updateActivityIntent = new Intent(UpdateActivity.this,
UpdateService.class);
EditText txtUpdateInterval = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.txtUpdateInterval);
int interval = Integer.parseInt(txtUpdateInterval.getText().toString());
updateActivityIntent.putExtra(getString(R.string.keyUpdateInterval), interval);
bindService(updateActivityIntent, mConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
mIsBound = true;
}
void doUnbindService() {
if (mIsBound) {
unbindService(mConnection);
mIsBound = false;
}
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
doUnbindService();
}
}

Your toast is not showing because you are not telling it to. Try:
public void showNotification() {
Toast.makeText(this, "Hi", 10).show();
}
For your service issue, I think that you do not properly understand how services & activities work together. A service can run independently of a service, or you can have a service whose lifecycle matches that of a given activity. From your code, it is not clear which of these models you are following. Your implementation will cause the service to wake periodically, but only while your activity is running. If the user switches to another activity, your service will no longer be woken.
If you want a service to wake periodically independently of the activity, then you need to run your timer event in the service itself. Better still use an Alarm to wake your service: Register an Alarm with AlarmManager which will fire an Intent at a future point (or regular intervals, if you prefer), and extend your service from IntentService, override onHandleIntent() and add the necessary Intent Filter to your Service entry in the manifest.