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Android AlarmManager only sending last scheduled notification

I am creating a research app that should prompt the user 4 times a day to enter their mood - by sending a notification, which when clicked launches the correct Activity. I am able to schedule these notifications using AlarmManager, however only the last scheduled notification ever shows. So although I schedule them for 9AM, 2PM, 5PM, and 8PM, it only ever sends a notification at 8PM.
How can I get all of the scheduled notifications to show?
Here is my code for setting (one of) the alarms (from a notification manager class). Note that al alarms are set using the same instance of AlarmManager:
cal.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 9);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
am.setExactAndAllowWhileIdle(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(), createPendingIntent(9, this));
Here is the createPendingIntent method (in the same notification manager class):
public static PendingIntent createPendingIntent(int hour, Context c){
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(c, AlarmBroadcastReceiver.class);
notificationIntent.putExtra("time", hour);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(c, 0 , notificationIntent , PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
return pendingIntent;
}
Here is the BroadcastReceiver for the alarm:
public class AlarmBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
NotificationSender.createNotification(context);
}
}
And finally the createNotification method:
public static void createNotification(Context c){
Log.e("notif?", "creating");
Intent intent = new Intent(c, UpdateMoodActivity.class);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
int notificationId = new Random().nextInt();
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(c, 0, intent, 0);
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(c, "com.lizfltn.phdapp.notifChannelID")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher_foreground)
.setContentTitle("SoftMood")
.setContentText("Please record your mood")
.setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH)
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.setAutoCancel(true);
NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(c);
notificationManager.notify(notificationId, builder.build());
}
Yes I know this isn't the best-practice way of doing things, or even the neatest, but unfortunately I need to get code working ahead of writing good code :P
I've tried various configurations of setting the alarm, e.g. using elapsed realtime instead of RTC, only setting the alarm, setting the exact alarm, etc, but there might be something fundamental I'm not understanding about how those work.
Any help appreciated!

Can you try with same id in pending intent and notify.?
Notification id in createNotification() method is random id.
int notificationId = new Random().nextInt();
and id used in createPendingIntent method is 0.
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(c, 0 , notificationIntent , PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
Can you try with using same value for second parameter of getBroadcast?

Changing a variable from Notification Method

I added a notification feature to my app, when the user clicks on the notification it sends him to a certain activity in my app, but I also want it to change an integer variable number, I tried defining the variable static and do:
ActivityName.Variable = ActivityName.Variable + 1 or ActivityName.Variable++;
And it actually worked! but only when I change the date on my phone manually, so when the user sees the notification after waiting 1 day (the notification is daily) and clicks on it...he get to the activity but with no increase in the variable.
here's the notification codes:
public void setNotificationOn() { //This method sets the notification...so after 24h it will be triggered
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 24);
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), NotificationReceiverActivity.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getApplicationContext(),
100, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, pendingIntent);
}
package com.example.wordspuzzlejsontest;
public class NotificationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
LevelActivity.stars++; //This is the variable which I'm trying to increase
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Intent repeating_intent = new Intent(context, LevelsListActivity.class);
repeating_intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity
(context, 100, repeating_intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.star_big_off)
.setContentTitle("Collect your daily star")
.setContentText("Click to collect your daily star")
.setAutoCancel(true)
.setColor(Color.BLUE);
notificationManager.notify(100, builder.build());
}
}

Android Studio - Trouble setting off notifications with broadcast receiver

So my program is supposed to set off a notification a few hours after the application has been stopped (minutes are being used just now for testing). It does this, however the problem with it is that if the code is executed a second time before a notification has been pushed, then no notification is pushed at all.
Override
public void onStop() {
super.onStop();
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
int alarmTime = (calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE)) + 3;
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE,alarmTime);
Intent intent3 = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),timeReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent3 = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getApplicationContext(),100,intent3,PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,calendar.getTimeInMillis(),AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY,pendingIntent3);
}
#Override
protected void onRestart() {
super.onRestart();
//this.onCreate(null);
}
This is what my broadcast receiver class looks like...
public class timeReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
NotificationManager notificationManager =(NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Intent repeating_intent = new Intent(context, RepeatingActivity.class);
repeating_intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context,100,repeating_intent,PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context);
builder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
builder.setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.arrow_up_float);
builder.setContentTitle("Timer Notification");
builder.setContentText("blaaah blaaah blah");
builder.setAutoCancel(true);
notificationManager.notify(100,builder.build());
}
}
My expectation is that the alarm would reset and trigger 3 minutes after the last execution of the onStop() method, but this does not happen. I don't really understand why it doesn't, if anyone could give me insight/ a possible solution I would be grateful. Also the SDK version is 24.

You can schedule your notification with NotificationCompat.Builder#setWhen(long), no need for alarm manager.

int notification1Id = 56748;
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
int alarmTime = (calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE)) + 2;
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE,alarmTime);
long timeMs = calendar.getTimeInMillis();
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
final PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent, 0);
// Build notifications
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, channelID);
builder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
builder.setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.arrow_up_float);
builder.setContentTitle("It's been a while...");
builder.setContentText("Remember to keep track of your calories using the calorie counter");
builder.setAutoCancel(true);
builder.setWhen(timeMs);
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.notify(notification1Id, builder.build());

Displaying multiple notifications at user-defined times

I've been programming in Android for over a year but have never used notifications before, which I need for one of my apps.
In the app, there are events that can be set at different times. Obviously, the user can choose to change these times or add/remove events.
I plan to use notifications to notify the user 5 minutes before their event starts.
I've read through the Android developer docs for Building a Notification and Services (which I am also new to). I have decided to use Services because I figured that the notification would need to be shown even when the app not running. To help me, I have been referring to one particular SO answer as guidance.
I begun by experimenting a little with the notification builder classes in my NotificationService class like so:
public class NotificationService extends IntentService {
private static final int NOTIFICATION_ID = 1;
public NotificationService() {
super(NotificationService.class.getSimpleName());
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
showNotification();
}
private void showNotification() {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
this, NOTIFICATION_ID, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle("Test notification")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_event_black_24dp)
.setContentText("Test description")
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
manager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, builder.build());
}
}
I also use the following to start this Service in the splash screen of my app:
Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(this, NotificationService.class);
startService(serviceIntent);
To display notifications at specific times, I've read about AlarmManager, mainly through SO questions like this one. I also know that to display multiple notifications, I would need different notification ids (like my constant NOTIFICATION_ID).
However, what I am unsure of is dynamically updating the times that notifications would be shown each time an event is added, removed, or its times changed.
Could someone provide me some guidance on how I could achieve this?

You implement notification part. For notify user at Specific time you should set AlarmManager. I paste whole code you need then explain each part:
public class AlarmReceiver extends WakefulBroadcastReceiver {
AlarmManager mAlarmManager;
PendingIntent mPendingIntent;
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
int mReceivedID = Integer.parseInt(intent.getStringExtra(AddReminderActivity.EXTRA_REMINDER_ID));
// Get notification title from Reminder Database
ReminderDatabase rb = new ReminderDatabase(context);
ApiReminderModel reminder = rb.getReminder(mReceivedID);
String mTitle = reminder.getName();
// Create intent to open ReminderEditActivity on notification click
// handling when you click on Notification what should happen
Intent editIntent = YourActivity.createActivity(context, reminder.getChannelId(), reminder.getStartTime());
PendingIntent mClick = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, mReceivedID, editIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
// Create Notification
NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
.setLargeIcon(BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), R.drawable.ic_logo))
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_logo)
.setContentTitle(context.getResources().getString(R.string.app_name))
.setTicker(mTitle)
.setContentText(mTitle)
.setContentIntent(mClick)
.setSound(ringtoneUri)
.setAutoCancel(true)
.setOnlyAlertOnce(true);
NotificationManager nManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
nManager.notify(mReceivedID, mBuilder.build());
}
public void setAlarm(Context context, Calendar calendar, int ID) {
mAlarmManager = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
// Put Reminder ID in Intent Extra
Intent intent = new Intent(context, AlarmReceiver.class);
intent.putExtra(AddReminderActivity.EXTRA_REMINDER_ID, Integer.toString(ID));
mPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, ID, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
// Calculate notification time
Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
long currentTime = c.getTimeInMillis();
long diffTime = calendar.getTimeInMillis() - currentTime;
// Start alarm using notification time
mAlarmManager.set(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + diffTime, mPendingIntent);
// Restart alarm if device is rebooted
ComponentName receiver = new ComponentName(context, BootReceiver.class);
PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
pm.setComponentEnabledSetting(receiver,
PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED,
PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
}
public void cancelAlarm(Context context, int ID) {
mAlarmManager = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
// Cancel Alarm using Reminder ID
mPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, ID, new Intent(context, AlarmReceiver.class), 0);
mAlarmManager.cancel(mPendingIntent);
// Disable alarm
ComponentName receiver = new ComponentName(context, BootReceiver.class);
PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
pm.setComponentEnabledSetting(receiver,
PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED,
PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
}
}
As you see we have setAlarm which notify users at specific time. I also pass calendar instance which is initiated before ( assign a time which user should be notify).
Calendar mCalendar = Calendar.getInstance();
mCalendar.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, 7);// assume you want send notification 7 days later
new AlarmReceiver().setAlarm(getApplicationContext(), mCalendar, id);
We have another method cancelAlarm. If you want to delete a Alaram just pass unique ID of Alarm (Which already used for creation of Alarm).
Also don't forget to add this Service to your AndroidManifest.xml:
<receiver android:name=".service.AlarmReceiver" />
There is only on thing remain When you reboot your device you should set AlarmsManager again so you need a BootRecivier service.

Notifications fired at app start

I want to make an app that sends scheduled notifications every day according to specific times inserted by the user.
The problem is that when I launch the app I get one or two notifications randomly and I don't receive them at the set time.
Here is my setAlarm() function called when the user clicks a button:
public void setAlarm()
{
String mName = NameFld.getText().toString();
String mFormat = FormatSpn.getSelectedItem().toString();
Date date = new Date();
Calendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
Calendar current = new GregorianCalendar();
current.setTime(date);
calendar.setTime(date);
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, picker_hour);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, picker_minute);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
if(current.before(calendar))
{
calendar.add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
}
medName = mName; // Used to build the notification (it doesn't matter for now).
medFormat = mFormat; // Used to build the notification (it doesn't matter for now).
long when = calendar.getTimeInMillis();
Intent intent = new Intent(AddMedicine.this, AlarmReceiver.class);
final int _id = (int) System.currentTimeMillis(); // PendingIntent id.
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(AddMedicine.this, _id, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
AlarmManager aManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
aManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, when, pIntent);
}
And here is my BroadcastReceiver class:
public class AlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String[] data = AddMedicine.getData(); // Used to build the notification (it doesn't matter for now).
// Notification building.
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context);
builder.setAutoCancel(true);
builder.setTicker("It's pill time!");
builder.setContentTitle(data[0]);
builder.setContentText(data[1]);
builder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher);
Notification notification = builder.build();
NotificationManager nManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
nManager.notify(0, notification);
Log.i("NOTIFICATION", "The notification has been fired."); // Used to see if the alarm ha really been received.
}}
Can anyone elaborate something to fix this up? Thank you in advance for any help!