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intent with FCM not working when app is in background(android)

I am using FCM to push notification. I am passing intent to launch new activity when notification is clicked.when app is in foreground,app works fine and intent launch new activity, but when app is in background, it does not launch new activity but launch instance of default activity.
public class MyFirebaseMessagingService extends FirebaseMessagingService {
private static final String TAG = "MyFirebaseMsgService";
#Override
public void onMessageReceived(RemoteMessage remoteMessage) {
//Displaying data in log
//It is optional
Log.d(TAG, "From: " + remoteMessage.getFrom());
Log.d(TAG, "Notification Message Body: " + remoteMessage.getNotification().getBody());
//Calling method to generate notification
sendNotification(remoteMessage.getNotification().getBody());
}
private void sendNotification(String messageBody) {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, SecActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("started_from","notification");
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
Uri defaultSoundUri= RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION);
NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
.setContentTitle("Firebase Push Notification")
.setContentText(messageBody)
.setAutoCancel(true)
.setSound(defaultSoundUri)
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
NotificationManager notificationManager =
(NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.notify(0, notificationBuilder.build());
}
}

Hope you are trying to launch the mainactivity when the message is received. When the app is resumed from background your current activity is getting cleared.
From the documentation for FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP:
If set, and the activity being launched is already running in the current task, then instead of launching a new instance of that activity, all of the other activities on top of it will be closed and this Intent will be delivered to the (now on top) old activity as a new Intent.
Try removing this flag.

I too had this same problem but i managed to have it fix with this ,
In your default activity mentioned in the manifest do this in the onCreate
if (bundle != null) {
if ((String) bundle.get("tag") != null) {
String tag = (String) bundle.get("tag");
if (tag.equals("abc")) {
Intent intent = new Intent(SplashActivity.this, MessageDetailsActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);
} else if (tag.equals("def")) {
openSpecificActivity(tag, (String) bundle.get("id"));
}
} else {
Intent i = new Intent(SplashActivity.this, HomeActivity.class);
i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
startActivity(i);
}
}

i got a solution for that.
just put below code in oncreate method of launcher activity.
if (bundle != null) {
String value = bundle.getString("key");
if (value != null) {
startActivity(new Intent(MainActivity.this, secActivity.class));
}
}
when app is in background or killed,FCM will not call onmessagerecieved method,but it will send data to system tray to display notification.so datapayload(sent from fcm console) will not be handled by onmessagerecieved method.when user click on notification,it will launch default activity of app and datapayload will be passed by intent .so making change in oncreate method of launcher activity(as above)we can get datapayload even when app is in background or killed.(ex key is sent by fcm console).when app is in foreground datapayload and will be handled by onmessagerecieved method of fcm service.

Based upon Antinio's answer
https://stackoverflow.com/a/37845174/4454119
Why is this happening?
There are two types of messages in FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging):
display-messages: These messages trigger the onMessageReceived() callback only when your app is in foreground
data-messages: Theses messages trigger the onMessageReceived() callback even if your app is in foreground/background/killed
Firebase team have not developed a UI to send data-messages to your devices, yet.
So you need to use data-messages..

In FCM you have two types of messages
Notification Messages
Data Messages
Use notification messages when you want FCM to handle displaying a notification on your client app's behalf. Use data messages when you want to process the messages in your client app.
If you need to process your message before sending it to the system tray, it's better to use Data messages, as for these types of messages, the callback first reaches the onMessageRecieved method before going to the system tray.

Use this:
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);

IN YOUR SERVICE
"to": token,
"notification": {
"title": "Title,
"body": "Body"
},
"data" : {
"update": "yes"
}
IN ANDROID KOTLIN
val intent = Intent(this,MainActivity::class.java)
intent.putExtra("update","yes")
......

Resume singleTask activity

I am trying to "resume" a single task activity so it appears in the foreground when a user clicks my notification. (Same behavior as if the user tapped on the app icon from the applications menu.)
My notification creates a PendingIntent which broadcasts an action that is received by my broadcast receiver. If the app is in not in the foreground, I try to resume the app. Additionally, I'm trying to pass a message to my onResume function through the intent. However, I'm hitting an error:
Calling startActivity() from outside of an Activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK flag. Is this really what you want?
Despite this error, my app is being resumed...don't understand why. However, my extras are not being passed to my onResume function.
So first I create a notification.
public static class MyNotificationCreator {
private static final int MY_NOTIFICATION_ID = 987;
public static void createNotification(Context context) {
Intent openAppIntent = new Intent(context, MyReceiver.class);
openAppIntent.setAction("PleaseOpenApp");
PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, /*requestCode*/0, openAppIntent, /*flags*/0);
Notification notification = ne Notification.Builder(context)
.setContentTitle("")
.setContentText("Open app")
.setSmallIcon(context.getApplicationInfo().icon)
.setContentIntent(pi)
.build();
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) applicationContext.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.notify(MY_NOTIFICATION_ID, notification); }
}
Which broadcasts "PleaseOpenApp" for MyReceiver.
public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onRecieve(Context context, Intent intent) {
if (intent.action() == "PleaseOpenApp" && !MyPlugin.isForeground) {
PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
//Perhaps I'm not supposed to use a "launch" intent?
Intent launchIntent = pm.getLaunchIntentForPackage(context.getPackageName());
//I'm adding the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK, but I'm still hitting an error saying my intent does not have the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK...
launchIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
launchIntent.putExtra("foo", "bar");
context.startActivity(launchActivity);
} else {
//do other stuff
}
}
}
My plugin keeps track of whether or not we're in the foreground. Also, it tries to get "food" after my receiver attempts to start the app.
public class MyPlugin extends CordovaPlugin {
public static boolean isForeground = false;
#Override
public void initialize(CordovaInterface cordova, CordovaWebView webview) {
super.initialize(cordova, webview);
isForeground = true;
}
#Override
public void onResume(boolean multitasking) {
isForeground = true;
String foo = activity.getIntent().getStringExtra("foo");
Log.d("MyPlugin", foo); //foo is null after clicking the notification!
}
#Override
public void onPause(boolean multitasking) {
isForeground = false;
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
isForeground = false;
}
}
Note: because I'm using cordova my activity has a singleTask launchMode.
Also, I'm new to Android development so any help about resuming activities not in the foreground vs resuming activities that have been destroyed and info about general concepts / best practices that I'm not understanding would be appreciated!

I don't think your Broadcast/Broadcast Receiver pattern is necessary.
Intents can be used to directly launch an activity, and when you build the Intent, you can add the extras. Then, your activity onResume() can extract them directly.
Here is a sample Intent and PendingIntent construction that can be sent in a notification:
Intent startActivity = new Intent(context, MyActivity.class);
// You can experiment with the FLAGs passed here to see what they change
startActivity.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
.putExtra("Extra1", myExtra1)
.putExtra("Extra2", myExtra2)
// ADDING THIS MAKES SURE THE EXTRAS ATTACH
.setAction("SomeString");
// Then, create the PendingIntent
// You can experiment with the FLAG passed here to see what it changes
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, startActivity, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
// Then, create and show the notification
Notification notif = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.my_small_icon)
.setContentTitle(myTitle)
.setContentText(myContent)
.setOngoing(isOngoingNotif)
.setAutoCancel(shouldAutoCancel)
.setOnlyAlertOnce(shouldAlertOnce)
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.build();
NotificationManagerCompat manager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(context);
manager.notify(MY_NOTIFICATION_ID, notif);

In your code you are using a "launch Intent" to resume your application. You've added "extras" to the Intent but they will never be seen.
If your app is running, but in the background, and you call startActivity() with a "launch Intent", all this does it bring your task from the background to the foreground. It does not deliver the Intent to the Activity!.
A "launch Intent" does exactly the same thing as when you press the app icon of an app on the HOME screen (if it is already running, but in the background). This just brings the existing task in its current state, from the background to the foreground.
If you want to delivery "extras" to your app, you cannot use a "launch Intent". You must use a regular 'Intent. Depending on your architecture, you could either start a newActivity(which would get the "extras" inonCreate(), or you could start an existingActivity(which would get the "extras" inonNewIntent()`.

Android TV - Recommendation (Notification) will not auto-cancel

When creating a recommendation (or Notification) in Lollipop on Android TV, I cannot get it to Auto-cancel.
I am using the "NotificationCompat.BigPictureStyle" as recommended in the Android TV developer pages. The notification works as designed, triggering the PendingIntent as expected but does not auto-cancel and dissappear from recommendations bar. A second selection of the recommendation brings up a blank screen, so I guess the PendingIntent is null at that point. (ADB shows android.content.IntentSender$SendIntentException on 2nd invocation.)
Tested on Nexus Player and Android TV Emulator.
private void buildAndroidTVRecommendation(String name, PendingIntent pIntent,
Context context2, Bundle extras) {
NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager)
context2.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Bitmap smallBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), R.drawable.air_share);
Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.BigPictureStyle(
( new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
.setContentTitle("Air-Share - incoming share")
.setContentText("From: "+name)
.setContentInfo("Air-Share"))
.setGroup("Air-Share")
.setColor(0xFFFF2020)
.setCategory(Notification.CATEGORY_RECOMMENDATION)
.setLargeIcon(smallBitmap)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.air_share)
.setContentIntent(pIntent)
.setExtras(extras)
.setAutoCancel(true)
)
.build();
mNotificationManager.notify(pendingCounter, notification);
mNotificationManager = null;
}

For what it's worth I have created a work-around to get by this issue.
I created a new Activity whose sole purpose is to receive a Pending intent from the Recommendation.
I alter the original Pending Intent of the recommendation to invoke this new activity instead of my desired activity. (The desired activity is outside my app.) In the Extras, I bundle everything I need to know for my original desired intent as well as the notification ID.
When the new activity is launched (after user clicks on recommendation), I extract the ID and cancel the recommendation. I then extract the information for the desired intent, create the intent and finally finish the activity.
public class TVRecommendationActivity extends Activity {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Intent in = (Intent) getIntent();
String jsonString = in.getStringExtra("jsonString");
String fileUri = in.getStringExtra("fileUri");
int id =in.getIntExtra("notificationID", -1);
NotificationManager nm = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
if (id >= 0 ) nm.cancel(id);
JSONIntent newIntent = new JSONIntent(getApplicationContext());
newIntent.setIncomingLocalFileURI(fileUri);
Intent out = newIntent.buildIntentFromJSON(jsonString, fileUri);
if (out != null) startActivity(out);
finish();
}
}

How to execute a method by clicking a notification

I have an application with two buttons. One button that "closes" the application and one that begins the algorithm. When I click "begin" it "hides" the application and displays a notification in the notification bar. I need to be able to execute/call a method when the notification is clicked/pressed. There are a few answers for this sort of question, but they are incredibly vague and one only points to a link to the doc on BroadcastReceiver.
If you are going to leave a url to the BroadcastReceiver doc and say "read this page," please don't reply to this question. If you are going to explain how I could use BroadcastReceiver to execute a method (from within the same class that displayed the notification), please show me some code for how this could be done.
My algorithm: press a button, display notification, click notification, call a method (don't display activity). That's it.
If it's not possible, just let me know. If it is, please show me what you would do to make it possible. Something this simple shouldn't have been overlooked by the developers of the android sdk.

After several iterations of trial and error, I finally found a fairly straightforward and clean way to run an arbitrary method when a notification's action is clicked. In my solution, there is one class (I'll call it NotificationUtils) that creates the notification and also contains an IntentService static inner class that will run when actions on the notification are clicked. Here is my NotificationUtils class, followed by the necessary changes to AndroidManifest.xml:
public class NotificationUtils {
public static final int NOTIFICATION_ID = 1;
public static final String ACTION_1 = "action_1";
public static void displayNotification(Context context) {
Intent action1Intent = new Intent(context, NotificationActionService.class)
.setAction(ACTION_1);
PendingIntent action1PendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0,
action1Intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
.setContentTitle("Sample Notification")
.setContentText("Notification text goes here")
.addAction(new NotificationCompat.Action(R.drawable.ic_launcher,
"Action 1", action1PendingIntent));
NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(context);
notificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, notificationBuilder.build());
}
public static class NotificationActionService extends IntentService {
public NotificationActionService() {
super(NotificationActionService.class.getSimpleName());
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
DebugUtils.log("Received notification action: " + action);
if (ACTION_1.equals(action)) {
// TODO: handle action 1.
// If you want to cancel the notification: NotificationManagerCompat.from(this).cancel(NOTIFICATION_ID);
}
}
}
Now just implement your actions in onHandleIntent and add the NotificationActionService to your manifest within the <application> tags:
<service android:name=".NotificationUtils$NotificationActionService" />
Summary:
Create a class that will create the notification.
Inside that class, add a IntentService inner classes (make sure it is static or you will get a cryptic error!) that can run any method based on the action that was clicked.
Declare the IntentService class in your manifest.

On Notification click we can't get any fire event or any click listener. When we add notification in notification bar, we can set a pending intent, which fires an intent (activity/service/broadcast) upon notification click.
I have a workound solution for you, if you really don't want to display your activity then the activity which is going to start with pending intent send a broad cast from there to your parent activity and just finish the pending activity and then once broadcast receiver receives in parent activity call whatever method you want inside the receiver. For your reference..
// This is what you are going to set a pending intent which will start once
// notification is clicked. Hopes you know how to add notification bar.
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, dummy_activity.class);
notificationIntent.setAction("android.intent.action.MAIN");
notificationIntent.addCategory("android.intent.category.LAUNCHER");
PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0,
notificationIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT |
Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL);
// Now, once this dummy activity starts send a broad cast to your parent activity and finish the pending activity
//(remember you need to register your broadcast action here to receive).
BroadcastReceiver call_method = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action_name = intent.getAction();
if (action_name.equals("call_method")) {
// call your method here and do what ever you want.
}
};
};
registerReceiver(call_method, new IntentFilter("call_method"));
}
}

Stopping a background service from notification

I have a background service in which I want to show a notification which allows the user to stop it.
In the android SDK docs it says an activity is used to normally launch an Activity. So I am wondering if I need to create an activity to stop the service or can I directly stop the service when user selects the notification,
So how would the intend call back the service to stop it..
Thanks,

So I am wondering if I need to create an activity to stop the service or can I directly stop the service when user selects the notification,
You cannot directly stop the service from a Notification. You can start the service, using an Intent that has an action string or extra or something that the service sees in onStartCommand() and triggers it to call stopSelf().

The question is already old, but since there is still no solution with code, I simply share my code as an example for solving the problem:
You cannot directly stop the service from a Notification. You can
start the service, using an Intent that has an action string or extra
or something that the service sees in onStartCommand() and triggers it
to call stopSelf().
That's the right solution so let's jump in code (this code is all in your ExampleService class):
#RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
private void startForegroundService() {
// create PendingIntend to open MainActivity (this is when the notification gets clicked) //
Intent tabIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
tabIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
PendingIntent tabPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, tabIntent, 0);
// create PendingIntend to open ExampleService (this is when the notification BUTTON gets clicked) //
Intent closeIntent = new Intent(this, ExampleService.class);
closeIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
closeIntent.putExtra("destroyCode", 666); // this is the important line //
PendingIntent closePendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, closeIntent, 0);
createNotificationChannel(); // this is only the default code to create notification channel. I just outsourced? it //
Now the Intent has additional data (the "destroy code" -> 666). Notice that we have created 2 pendingIntents: closePendingIntent (stop Service) and tabPendingIntent (start Activity)
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
// get extras to know if Intent has destroyCode (666)
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
if (extras == null) {
// extras is null which means there is no destroyCode (666)
exampleMethod();
} else {
// Intent has destroyCode (666) -> Intent comes from notification -> stop the service and close notification
stopSelf();
}
return START_STICKY;
}
Now we have the code to check if there is a destroyCode or not. The last step is to create a notification with a button:
// set attributes for notification //
final NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, "channelID_2");
Notification notification = builder.setOngoing(true)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.example)
.setContentTitle(getText(R.string.notificationTitle))
.setContentText(getText(R.string.notificationText))
.setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH)
.setCategory(NotificationCompat.CATEGORY_MESSAGE)
.setVisibility(NotificationCompat.VISIBILITY_PUBLIC)
.setContentIntent(tabPendingIntent) //this is when notification is clicked which only opens ExampleActivity
.addAction(R.drawable.example, getString(R.string.notificationButtonText), closePendingIntent) // here is our closePendingIntent with the destroyCode .addAction is "the onClickListener for the notification button"//
.build();
startForeground(2, notification);
In onCreate you start your service
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
startForegroundService();
else
startForeground(1, new Notification());
// Toast Message that service has started
Toast.makeText(this, R.string.serviceStarted, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
That's it

You can't start an Acitivty from a Service just like that. What you can do is create a callback to an Activity in the Service and let the callback start new activities. But having a notification means you don't have to go through the Service. When the notification is clicked, you can start an activity that's specified in the Intent you supply to the notification. It's really very simple.
Do read the reference docs on notifications for examples.