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Android set alarmManager to trigger daily

In my app, I need to start a service at 2:00pm daily. Right now I wrote the code to trigger the alarm once, this code is ran every time I open the app:
AlarmManager alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, DownloadReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
alarmMgr.cancel(pIntent);
Calendar cal= Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY,refreshhour);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE,refreshmin);
cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
// if the scheduler date is passed, move scheduler time to tomorrow
if (System.currentTimeMillis() > cal.getTimeInMillis()) {
cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, 1);
}
if(android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=23) {
alarmMgr.setAndAllowWhileIdle(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
cal.getTimeInMillis(), pIntent);
}
else{
alarmMgr.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(),
AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, pIntent);
}
Q1. I used setAndAllowWhileIdle() for sdk above 23 in case the device is in Doze mode. I cannot find any option in this function that I can set the alarm to repeat every day.
Q2. I also have questions about setInexactRepeating() , normally it is set to repeat every day by setting the parameter INTERVAL_DAY , but in the docs, it says
As of API 19, all repeating alarms will be inexact and subject to
batching with other alarms regardless of their stated repeat interval.
Does this mean INTERVAL_DAY does not work anymore, so how can I set the alarm daily without rerunning this function and reset alarmManager?

Try below code will solve your problem-
AlarmManager alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
boolean flag = (PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0,
new Intent("totime.action.string"),
PendingIntent.FLAG_NO_CREATE) != null);
if(!flag)
{
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 14);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
Intent intent = new Intent("totime.action.string");
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) Data_Graph.this.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(),(24*60*60*1000), pendingIntent);
}

android periodically repeating alarm not working

I am trying to set periodically alarm every 30 minutes, but i dont think it is working. I use below code:
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(MyActivity.this, Alarm.class);
PendingIntent alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(MyActivity.this, 0, intent, 0);
long selectedTimeMiliseconds = (long) (TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(30));
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
alarmManager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), selectedTimeMiliseconds, alarmIntent);
How to set the second parameter in method setInexactRepeating? Is it better to use setRepeating method?

Inexact is a save battery method, but it is... inexact.
AlarmManager have a problem, if the device is in sleep mode, the intent not start. You should use WakefulBroadCast.
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/WakefulBroadcastReceiver.html

Try this..
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), selectedTimeMiliseconds, alarmIntent);

My app closes device low memory

I am developing an app for android 4.0 that uses services. The app works fine and does not crash. However, when I start a heavy app on my Galaxy s3 the app closes, for example. When I use Candy Crash my app crashes for no reason.
Is it because that device is on low memory and my app doesn't close correctly?
Or maybe it is because I use getApplicationContext() inside the service?
my service only activated on a specific time.
thanks for your help. you can see the problem yourself by downloading it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digicode.keepintouch
this is the code of the service:
public void startRemindersService(Context context) {
Intent myIntent = new Intent(context, MyAlarmService.class);
myIntent.putExtra(CONSTANTS.CONTACT_ID, "-1");
int id = 2;
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(context, id,
myIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 8);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 55);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
calendar.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, 1);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.cancel(pendingIntent);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY,
pendingIntent);
}

How can I test timed Notification? Or is my code somehow wrong?

I want to deliver timed notifications (everyday, 5:00AM), and tried to do this using AlarmManager with the following code:
Intent appIntent = new Intent(this, NotificationService.class);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
PendingIntent penIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0,
appIntent, 0);
alarmManager.cancel(penIntent);
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 5);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 00);
cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 00);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, cal.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, penIntent);
The NotificationService.class looks (at least the important parts) like this:
int id = 001;
NotificationManager mNotifyMng = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(
MainActivity.this).setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon).setContentTitle("Test")
.setContentText("Test!");
mNotifyMng.notify(id, mBuilder.build());
stopSelf();
I can't seem to get it to work. When I set the emulator clock to 4:59 or something and wait for it to change to 5:00, there is no notification showing up and I can't figure another way to test it.
I hope you know some way to test it or find the bug in my code.

I believe the problem is that you cancel the PendingIntent but then you need to recreate it again before setting alarmManager.
//cancel pendingIntent
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
PendingIntent penIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0,appIntent, 0);
alarmManager.cancel(penIntent);
//reset pendingIntent
Intent appIntent = new Intent(this, NotificationService.class);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
PendingIntent penIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0,appIntent, 0);
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 5);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 00);
cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 00);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, cal.getTimeInMillis(),
AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, penIntent);
To cancel a PendingIntent you need to create it exactly as you did the first time then call AlarmManagers cancel() on it as you are. But then you need to create it again to set the alarm on the PendingIntent
**I hope you know some way to test...
There may be a better way but, for testing purposes, I will sometimes set a global debug flag which will change times between testing and production. So say 4 hours might be 2 minutes. Times of the day may be a little more tricky but you can change the time to whatever hour, minute, or whatever is close. Once you know it is triggering at the right time then you can change it back and still test when that time of day comes around but you now know it should be working.

How to set phone's alarm from program code in Android

I want to set phones alarm in phone.
Can anybody say how to do that?
I got the code from net, and try but the alram not set to phone.
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
Intent activate = new Intent(this, Alaram.class);
AlarmManager alarams ;
PendingIntent alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, activate, 0);
alarams = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarams.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(), alarmIntent);
In this code we are provide intent as Alaram.class.
Then what should be written in this Alram.class so that alarm will set to the mobile.

I think you misunderstood what the AlarmManager is good for. It starts your code on a given Point, it doesn't set the phones ring tone.
If you want to set the Phones Alarm sound, this might be helpful (from the standard Android Music Player):
// Set the system setting to make this the current ringtone
MusicUtils.setRingtone(this, mService.getAudioId());

You are setting alarm time as current time in millisecond it will be exceed when the alarmmanager wake up....So,here i modified your code.check this it will work.That alaram will start after 5 seconds...i mean your Alaram activity will start within 5 seconds.
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
Intent activate = new Intent(this, Alaram.class);
AlarmManager alarams ;
PendingIntent alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, activate, 0);
alarams = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarams.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis()+5000, alarmIntent);