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Update foreground service notification with sensor data

I am developing a pedometer. I have a service which is running fine. I made my service foreground also. But how do I update my notification with sensor data. I am getting steps from sensor. I just want to show it in a notification which is showing usig the foreground service.
public class StepCounterService extends Service {
private static final String LOG_TAG = "ForegroundService";
public static Boolean FLAG = false;
private SensorManager mSensorManager;
private StepDetector detector;
private PowerManager mPowerManager;
private WakeLock mWakeLock;
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
startServiceForeground(intent, flags, startId);
Log.d("zzz", "start command");
return START_STICKY;
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onCreate();
new StepCountManager(this);
FLAG = true;
Log.e("Service_Started", "");
detector = new StepDetector(this);
mSensorManager = (SensorManager) this.getSystemService(SENSOR_SERVICE);
mSensorManager.registerListener(detector,
mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER),
SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
mPowerManager = (PowerManager) this
.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
mWakeLock = mPowerManager.newWakeLock(PowerManager.SCREEN_DIM_WAKE_LOCK
| PowerManager.ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP, "S");
mWakeLock.acquire();
reloadSettings();
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onDestroy();
FLAG = false;
if (detector != null) {
mSensorManager.unregisterListener(detector);
}
if (mWakeLock != null) {
mWakeLock.release();
}
Log.e("Service_destroyed", "");
}
public void reloadSettings() {
if (detector != null) {
detector.setSensitivity(
Float.valueOf("10")
);
}
}
#Override
public void onTaskRemoved(Intent rootIntent) {
super.onTaskRemoved(rootIntent);
Intent restartService = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
this.getClass());
restartService.setPackage(getPackageName());
PendingIntent restartServicePI = PendingIntent.getService(
getApplicationContext(), 1, restartService,
PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
//Restart the service once it has been killed android
((AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE))
.set(AlarmManager.RTC, System.currentTimeMillis() + 1000, PendingIntent
.getService(this, 3, new Intent(this, StepCounterService.class), 0));
}
public int startServiceForeground(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, HomeActivity.class);
notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notificationIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
.setContentTitle("Mobiefit Walk")
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.setOngoing(true)
.build();
NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mNotificationManager.notify(300, notification);
Notification n;
startForeground(300, notification);
return START_STICKY;
}
}
I just want to show my steps under this notification which I am getting from sensor.
Here is my step_detector class:
public class StepDetector implements SensorEventListener {
public static UpdateStepCount mStepsUpdater;
public static int CURRENT_SETP = 0;
public static float SENSITIVITY = 0; //SENSITIVITY
private float mLastValues[] = new float[3 * 2];
private float mScale[] = new float[2];
private float mYOffset;
private static long end = 0;
private static long start = 0;
private float mLimit = 10;
private float mLastDirections[] = new float[3 * 2];
private float mLastExtremes[][] = { new float[3 * 2], new float[3 * 2] };
private float mLastDiff[] = new float[3 * 2];
private int mLastMatch = -1;
public StepDetector(Context context) {
// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
super();
int h = 480;
mYOffset = h * 0.5f;
mScale[0] = -(h * 0.5f * (1.0f / (SensorManager.STANDARD_GRAVITY * 2)));
mScale[1] = -(h * 0.5f * (1.0f / (SensorManager.MAGNETIC_FIELD_EARTH_MAX)));
}
public void setSensitivity(float sensitivity) {
mLimit = sensitivity; // 1.97 2.96 4.44 6.66 10.00 15.00 22.50 33.75 50.62
}
#Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
Log.d("AAA", "Sensor changed");
Sensor sensor = event.sensor;
// Log.i(Constant.STEP_DETECTOR, "onSensorChanged");
synchronized (this) {
if (sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_ORIENTATION) {
} else {
int j = (sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER) ? 1 : 0;
if (j == 1) {
float vSum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
final float v = mYOffset + event.values[i] * mScale[j];
vSum += v;
}
int k = 0;
float v = vSum / 3;
float direction = (v > mLastValues[k] ? 1: (v < mLastValues[k] ? -1 : 0));
if (direction == -mLastDirections[k]) {
// Direction changed
int extType = (direction > 0 ? 0 : 1); // minimum or
// maximum?
mLastExtremes[extType][k] = mLastValues[k];
float diff = Math.abs(mLastExtremes[extType][k]- mLastExtremes[1 - extType][k]);
if (diff > mLimit) {
boolean isAlmostAsLargeAsPrevious = diff > (mLastDiff[k] * 2 / 3);
boolean isPreviousLargeEnough = mLastDiff[k] > (diff / 3);
boolean isNotContra = (mLastMatch != 1 - extType);
if (isAlmostAsLargeAsPrevious && isPreviousLargeEnough && isNotContra) {
end = System.currentTimeMillis();
if (end - start > 500) {
Log.i("Step_Detector", "CURRENT_SETP:"
+ CURRENT_SETP);
CURRENT_SETP++;
mLastMatch = extType;
start = end;
}
} else {
mLastMatch = -1;
}
}
mLastDiff[k] = diff;
}
mLastDirections[k] = direction;
mLastValues[k] = v;
}
}
}
Log.d("sensorSteps", String.valueOf(CURRENT_SETP));
if(mStepsUpdater!=null){
mStepsUpdater.UpdateStepCount(CURRENT_SETP);
}
}
#Override
public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor sensor, int accuracy) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
public static void callBackInit(StepCountManager stepCountManager) {
mStepsUpdater= stepCountManager;
}
}

If you want to keep your service running even if the app is killed, make sure to return START_STICKY in onStartCommand() as follows :
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
// restart service every hour to get the current step count
((AlarmManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE))
.set(AlarmManager.RTC, System.currentTimeMillis() + AlarmManager.INTERVAL_HOUR,
PendingIntent.getService(getApplicationContext(), 2,
new Intent(this, SensorListener.class),
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT));
return START_STICKY;
}

You need to start a Foreground Service.
This is my music player Foreground service code.
public class ForegroundService extends Service {
private static final String LOG_TAG = "ForegroundService";
String audioPath;
boolean audioPlayed = false;
MediaPlayer mp;
Thread backgroundThread;
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
mp = MediaPlayer.create(this,R.raw.shapeofyou);
mp.setLooping(true);
backgroundThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
playMusic();
}
});
}
private void playMusic() {
mp.start();
audioPlayed = true;
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
// audioPath = intent.getStringExtra("path");
if (intent.getAction().equals(Constants.ACTION.STARTFOREGROUND_ACTION)) {
if (mp.isPlaying()){
Toast.makeText(this,"Already playing",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} else {
backgroundThread.start();
}
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Received Start Foreground Intent ");
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
notificationIntent.setAction(Constants.ACTION.MAIN_ACTION);
notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0,
notificationIntent, 0);
Intent previousIntent = new Intent(this, ForegroundService.class);
previousIntent.setAction(Constants.ACTION.PREV_ACTION);
PendingIntent ppreviousIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0,
previousIntent, 0);
Intent playIntent = new Intent(this, ForegroundService.class);
playIntent.setAction(Constants.ACTION.PLAY_ACTION);
PendingIntent pplayIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0,
playIntent, 0);
Intent nextIntent = new Intent(this, ForegroundService.class);
nextIntent.setAction(Constants.ACTION.NEXT_ACTION);
PendingIntent pnextIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0,
nextIntent, 0);
Bitmap icon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),
R.mipmap.ic_launcher);
Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle("Music Player")
.setTicker("Music Player")
.setContentText("My Music")
.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
.setLargeIcon(
Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(icon, 128, 128, false))
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.setOngoing(true)
.addAction(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_close_clear_cancel,
"Stop", ppreviousIntent)
.addAction(android.R.drawable.ic_media_play, "Play",
pplayIntent).build();
startForeground(Constants.NOTIFICATION_ID.FOREGROUND_SERVICE,
notification);
} else if (intent.getAction().equals(Constants.ACTION.PREV_ACTION)) {
stopForeground(true);
stopSelf();
if (mp.isPlaying()) {
mp.release();
}
backgroundThread = null;
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Clicked Previous");
} else if (intent.getAction().equals(Constants.ACTION.PLAY_ACTION)) {
if (audioPlayed) {
mp.pause();
audioPlayed = false;
} else {
mp.start();
audioPlayed = true;
}
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Clicked Play");
} else if (intent.getAction().equals(Constants.ACTION.NEXT_ACTION)) {
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Clicked Next");
} else if (intent.getAction().equals(
Constants.ACTION.STOPFOREGROUND_ACTION)) {
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Received Stop Foreground Intent");
stopForeground(true);
stopSelf();
if (mp.isPlaying()) {
mp.release();
}
backgroundThread = null;
}
return START_STICKY;
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "In onDestroy");
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
// Used only in case of bound services.
return null;
}
}

return START_STICKY;
to automatically restart the service when it gets killed for some reasons like low memory.

Android widget becomes unresponsive after random amounts of time pass

My assumption is that I just do not fully understand widgets yet. Hopefully one of you guru's can see where my logic/thinking is flawed.
Ultimately what happens with my widget is that it eventually becomes unresponsive at very random intervals (usually > 5 hours).
My investigation so far has led me to believe that it's potentially a result of the OS running low on memory and my widget being recreated?
If that's the case, I would have thought that the OnUpdate() method would handle this but potentially I'm wrong here.
I have read pretty much every thread on here regarding widget unresponsiveness. The only one that showed promise for me was this one:
Android Homescreen Widget becomes Unresponsive
but I'm not using a service and not sure I need to.
The goal of the widget is to first check if the user has created a profile. This is done by checking for the existence of a local db along with a user record. If neither of these exist, the widget should display a "Get Started" image (which it does successfully).
Once the user taps on this image, they are launched into a profile creation wizard. Once the profile is created, the widget is updated from the app to display an image along with some caloric intake information.
There are three clickable items on the widget. The image and the two textviews. Each respectively launching a different activity in my app.
Here is the widget class:
public class bbi_widget extends AppWidgetProvider {
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
super.onReceive(context, intent);
}
private static String week6Path = "";
public static RemoteViews getWidgetRemoteViews(Context context) {
Intent calorieCrushIntent = new Intent(context, calorie_crush.class);
Intent dashBoardIntent = new Intent(context, DashboardActivity.class);
PendingIntent calorieCrushPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context, 0, calorieCrushIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
PendingIntent dashboardPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context, 0, dashBoardIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
RemoteViews appWidgetViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(),
R.layout.initial_widget_layout);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, calorieCrushPendingIntent);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.calTextView, calorieCrushPendingIntent);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_after_picture, dashboardPendingIntent);
return appWidgetViews;
}
#Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,
int[] appWidgetIds) {
BBIDatabase db = new BBIDatabase(context);
db.openToRead();
boolean doesTableExist = db.doesTableExist(BBIDatabase.BBI_USER_TABLE);
db.close();
boolean doesUserExist = false;
if (doesTableExist){
db.openToRead();
doesUserExist = db.doesUserExist();
db.close();
}
if (!doesTableExist || !doesUserExist){
Intent getStartedIntent = new Intent(context, GettingStartedWizardActivity.class);
PendingIntent getStartedPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context, 0, getStartedIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
for (int index = 0; index < appWidgetIds.length; index++) {
int appWidgetId = appWidgetIds[index];
RemoteViews appWidgetViews = getWidgetRemoteViews(context);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_after_picture, getStartedPendingIntent);
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(appWidgetId, appWidgetViews);
}
} else {
db.openToRead();
String curPath = db.GetSixWeekPath();
Bitmap sixWeekBmp = null;
if (week6Path != curPath && curPath != null && week6Path != null) {
week6Path = db.GetSixWeekPath();
sixWeekBmp = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(week6Path);
}
db.close();
db.openToRead();
int totalCalsToday = db.GetTodaysCalorieIntakeForWidget();
int bmrWithAct = db.GetBMRPlusActivity();
int additionalCalsCrushed = db.GetTodaysCaloriesBurnedForWidget();
int surp = totalCalsToday - (bmrWithAct + additionalCalsCrushed);
if (surp < 0)
surp = 0;
int def = totalCalsToday - (bmrWithAct + additionalCalsCrushed);
if (def > 0)
def = 0;
db.close();
for (int index = 0; index < appWidgetIds.length; index++) {
int appWidgetId = appWidgetIds[index];
RemoteViews appWidgetViews = getWidgetRemoteViews(context);
appWidgetViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.calTextView, View.VISIBLE);
appWidgetViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, View.VISIBLE);
appWidgetViews.setTextViewText(R.id.calTextView, "Calorie intake: " + String.valueOf(totalCalsToday));
if (surp > 0) {
appWidgetViews.setTextViewText(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, "SURPLUS " + String.valueOf(surp));
appWidgetViews.setTextColor(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, context.getResources().getColor(R.color.surplus_ball_color));
} else {
appWidgetViews.setTextViewText(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, "DEFICIT " + String.valueOf(def));
appWidgetViews.setTextColor(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, context.getResources().getColor(R.color.calorie_crush_ball));
}
appWidgetViews.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.widget_after_picture, sixWeekBmp);
Intent calorieCrushIntent = new Intent(context, calorie_crush.class);
Intent dashBoardIntent = new Intent(context, DashboardActivity.class);
PendingIntent calorieCrushPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context, 0, calorieCrushIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
PendingIntent dashboardPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context, 0, dashBoardIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, calorieCrushPendingIntent);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.calTextView, calorieCrushPendingIntent);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_after_picture, dashboardPendingIntent);
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(appWidgetId, appWidgetViews);
}
}
}
}
From my app, I do update these values in the widget using remoteViews.
Here is the helper class in my app:
public class WidgetHelper {
public static void UpdateCalorieIntake(int newValue, Context context) {
AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context);
RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.initial_widget_layout);
ComponentName thisWidget = new ComponentName(context, bbi_widget.class);
remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.calTextView, "Calories in " + String.valueOf(newValue));
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(thisWidget, remoteViews);
}
public static void UpdateWidgetSurplus(int newValue, Context context) {
AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context);
RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.initial_widget_layout);
ComponentName thisWidget = new ComponentName(context, bbi_widget.class);
if (newValue > 0) {
remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, "Caloric Surplus " + String.valueOf(newValue));
remoteViews.setTextColor(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, context.getResources().getColor(R.color.surplus_ball_color));
} else {
remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, "Caloric Deficit " + String.valueOf(newValue));
remoteViews.setTextColor(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, context.getResources().getColor(R.color.calorie_crush_ball));
}
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(thisWidget, remoteViews);
}
private static String week6Path = "";
public static void UpdateAll(Context context) {
BBIDatabase db = new BBIDatabase(context);
db.openToRead();
String curPath = db.GetSixWeekPath();
Bitmap sixWeekBmp = null;
if (week6Path != curPath && curPath != null && week6Path != null) {
week6Path = db.GetSixWeekPath();
sixWeekBmp = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(week6Path);
}
db.close();
db.openToRead();
int totalCalsToday = db.GetTodaysCalorieIntakeForWidget();
int bmrWithAct = db.GetBMRPlusActivity();
int additionalCalsCrushed = db.GetTodaysCaloriesBurnedForWidget();
int surp = totalCalsToday - (bmrWithAct + additionalCalsCrushed);
if (surp < 0)
surp = 0;
int def = totalCalsToday - (bmrWithAct + additionalCalsCrushed);
if (def > 0)
def = 0;
db.close();
AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context);
RemoteViews appWidgetViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.initial_widget_layout);
ComponentName thisWidget = new ComponentName(context, bbi_widget.class);
appWidgetViews.setTextViewText(R.id.calTextView, "Calorie intake: " + String.valueOf(totalCalsToday));
if (surp > 0) {
appWidgetViews.setTextViewText(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, "Caloric surplus " + String.valueOf(surp));
appWidgetViews.setTextColor(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, context.getResources().getColor(R.color.surplus_ball_color));
} else {
appWidgetViews.setTextViewText(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, "Caloric deficit " + String.valueOf(def));
appWidgetViews.setTextColor(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, context.getResources().getColor(R.color.calorie_crush_ball));
}
appWidgetViews.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.widget_after_picture, sixWeekBmp);
Intent calorieCrushIntent = new Intent(context, calorie_crush.class);
Intent dashBoardIntent = new Intent(context, DashboardActivity.class);
PendingIntent calorieCrushPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context, 0, calorieCrushIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
PendingIntent dashboardPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context, 0, dashBoardIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.surp_def_widgettextView, calorieCrushPendingIntent);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.calTextView, calorieCrushPendingIntent);
appWidgetViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_after_picture, dashboardPendingIntent);
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(thisWidget, appWidgetViews);
}
}
Provider infor:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:minWidth="294dp"
android:minHeight="294dp"
android:previewImage="#drawable/bbi_icon"
android:initialLayout="#layout/initial_widget_layout"
>
</appwidget-provider>

android widget update text using activity

I want to update widget item when I Add or Remove item using activity in my WelcomeWidget class onReceive() as
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
setup(context);
if (datalist.size() != 0)
{
if (intent.getAction().equals(ACTION_NEXT_TIP)) {
mMessage = getNextMessageIndex();
SharedPreferences.Editor pref = context.getSharedPreferences(
PREFS_NAME, 0).edit();
pref.putInt(PREFS_TIP_NUMBER, mMessage);
pref.commit();
refresh();
}
else if (intent.getAction().equals(ACTION_SETTING))
{
Intent articleIntent = new Intent(context,
LoremActivity.class);
articleIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
context.startActivity(articleIntent);
} else {
refresh();
} } }
where refresh method is as :
private void refresh() {
RemoteViews rv = buildUpdate(mContext);
for (int i : mWidgetIds) {
mWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(i, rv);
}
Using Animation as :
AnimationSet farsiTelLogoAnimation = new AnimationSet(true);
RotateAnimation rotate = new RotateAnimation(0, 360,
RotateAnimation.RELATIVE_TO_SELF, 0.5f,
RotateAnimation.RELATIVE_TO_SELF, 0.5f);
rotate.setFillAfter(true);
rotate.setDuration(1000);
farsiTelLogoAnimation.addAnimation(rotate);
}
getting message index
private int getNextMessageIndex() {
return (mMessage + 1) % datalist.size();
}
where buildUpdate () method is as
public RemoteViews buildUpdate(Context context) {
RemoteViews updateViews =
new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget);
// Action for tap on bubble
Intent bcast = new Intent(context,
WelcomeWidget.class);
bcast.setAction(ACTION_NEXT_TIP);
PendingIntent pending = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context,
0, bcast, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
updateViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget, pending);
// RemoteViews updateViews1 = new
RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), // R.id.setting);
Intent bcast1 = new Intent(context, WelcomeWidget.class);
bcast1.setAction(ACTION_SETTING); PendingIntent pending1 =
PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context,
0, bcast1, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
updateViews.
setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.setting, pending1);
// Tip bubble text if (mMessage >= 0) { // String[] parts =
sNewlineRegex.split(mTips[mMessage], 2);
String to = datalist.get(mMessage).getFrom();
String from = datalist.get(mMessage).getTo();
String rate = datalist.get(mMessage).getRate();
// Look for a callout graphic referenced in the text Matcher m =
sDrawableRegex.matcher(to);
if (m.find()) {
String imageName = m.group(1);
int resId = context.getResources().getIdentifier(
imageName, null, context.getPackageName());
// updateViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.tip_callout, resId);
// updateViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.tip_callout,
// View.VISIBLE);
to = m.replaceFirst(""); } else {
// updateViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.tip_callout, 0);0
// updateViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.tip_callout, View.GONE); }
updateViews.setTextViewText(R.id.to, to);
updateViews.setTextViewText(R.id.from, from);
updateViews.setTextViewText(R.id.rate, rate);
updateViews.setTextViewText(
R.id.tip_footer,
context.getResources().getString(R.string.pager_footer,
(1 + mMessage), datalist.size()));
updateViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.tip_bubble, View.VISIBLE);
}
else {
updateViews.setViewVisibility(R.id.tip_bubble, View.INVISIBLE);
}
return updateViews;
}
where Button click event reload widget

I don't really understand your code because the format is horrible.
Anyway, to update a widget from your activity you can send a Broadcast intent with APPWIDGET_UPDATE. Use the following code:
Intent intent = new Intent(YourActivity.this, YourWidgetProvider.class);
intent.setAction("android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE");
int ids[] = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(getApplication()).getAppWidgetIds(new ComponentName(getApplication(), ASquareAnalogClockProvider.class));
intent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_IDS,ids);
sendBroadcast(intent);
Hope it helps :)

Allowing icon to change from user input

I am allowing the user to change the icon in the class Personalize by sending a request code holding an image from a user gallery.
The setIconImageinWidget() method sends the result here (in Drag_and_Drop_App):
else if(requestCode == RESULT_ICON){
byte[] byteArray = data.getByteArrayExtra("myIconBitmap");
Bitmap myIcon = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(byteArray, 0, byteArray.length);
setBackgroundImageForIcon(myIcon);
Log.d("Drag_and_Drop_App", "Icon is set");
}
}
Here is the setBackgroundImageForIcon method:
#SuppressLint("NewApi")
private void setBackgroundImageForIcon(Bitmap bitmap) {
ImageView ivICON = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.bwidgetOpen);
Drawable dq = new BitmapDrawable(getResources(), bitmap);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
ivICON.setImageDrawable(dq);
} else {
ivICON.setImageDrawable(dq);
Log.d("Drag_and_Drop_App", "Icon is set");
}
}
This returns no errors but the icon is not changed at all based on whatever picture the user chooses to use.
After looking around a while I realized that I would have to change the app widget provider section of my coding here:
package com.example.awesomefilebuilderwidget;
IMPORTS
public class AFBWidget extends AppWidgetProvider{
#Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,
int[] appWidgetIds) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds);
Random r = new Random();
int randomInt = r.nextInt(1000000000);
String rand = String.valueOf(randomInt);
final int N = appWidgetIds.length;
for (int i = 0; i < N; i++){
int awID = appWidgetIds[i];
RemoteViews v = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget);
v.setTextViewText(R.id.tvwidgetUpdate, rand);
Intent configIntent = new Intent(context, Drag_and_Drop_App.class);
PendingIntent configPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, configIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
v.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.bwidgetOpen, configPendingIntent);
//me trying to set the Bitmap from the above classes somehow... v.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.bwidgetOpen, R.id.);
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(awID, v);
}
}
#Override
public void onDeleted(Context context, int[] appWidgetIds) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onDeleted(context, appWidgetIds);
Toast.makeText(context, "Thanks for checking us out!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
And the imageView I am changing is this:
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/bwidgetOpen"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc"/>
in Widget.xml
How can I change my Widget Provider so that it will allow the changing of the icon?
I know this is a lot to read but any help is apperciated!
UPDATED:
#SuppressLint("NewApi")
private void setBackgroundImageForIcon(Bitmap bitmap) {
Log.d("Drag_and_Drop_App", "Icon...");
ImageView ivICON = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.bwidgetOpen);
BitmapDrawable dq = new BitmapDrawable(getResources(), bitmap);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
// ivICON.setImageDrawable(dq);
ivICON.setImageResource(R.drawable.pattern1);
} else {
// ivICON.setImageDrawable(dq);
ivICON.setImageResource(R.drawable.pattern1);
Log.d("Drag_and_Drop_App", "Icon is set");
}
}

Android appwidget click not working

Gosh, there must be a thousand different tutorials on android appwidgets and even more questions here, but I just cannot figure out why mine isn't working. sigh
Rhetorical question: why can't the code be the same here as just about every other object with the setOnClickListener (new new Button.OnClickListener() { // do stuff }...
Anyway, my widget shows up on the screen and the labels are correct, but when I tap on the widget, nothing happens. I've put breakpoints in all the places where I think something would happen, but nothing is being executed.
Question 1: What code is executed after a widget is tapped?
My widget doesn't really update when it is tapped. Rather, it just executes some code in the rest of my program. It just makes some networking http and/or socket server commands. Also, my widget is configured with an activity before it is placed on the desktop.
Here's the manifest:
<receiver android:name="PhcaAppWidgetProvider" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
<action android:name="com.skipmorrow.phca.PhcaAppWidgetProvider.WIDGET_CLICKED" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
android:resource="#xml/phca_widget_info" />
</receiver>
Here's the widget configurator activity
private Activity act;
private static ListView listView;
private static ArrayAdapter<String> adapter;
private ArrayList<String> actionList;
private final String widgetPageName = "_widget";
int mAppWidgetId = AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID;
private static final String PREFS_NAME = "PHCA";
private static final String PREF_PREFIX_KEY = "prefix_";
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setTitle("Choose an action for this widget");
actionList = GetActionList();
if (!actionList.isEmpty()) {
listView = getListView();
adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, android.R.id.text1, actionList);
setListAdapter(adapter);
}
else {
// no objects on the widget page
}
// Find the widget id from the intent.
Intent intent = getIntent();
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
if (extras != null) {
mAppWidgetId = extras.getInt(
AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID);
}
// If they gave us an intent without the widget id, just bail.
if (mAppWidgetId == AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID) {
finish();
}
}
private ArrayList<String> GetActionList() {
ArrayList<String> l = new ArrayList<String>();
Page p = CommonActivity.GetPageNamed(getApplicationContext(), widgetPageName);
if (p!=null) {
if (p.pageObjects.size()==0) DisplayEmptyPageHelpDialog();
for (int i = 0; i < p.pageObjects.size(); i++) {
l.add(p.pageObjects.get(i).GetParsedMajorLabel(getApplicationContext()).toString());
}
}
else {
CreateWidgetPage();
DisplayEmptyPageHelpDialog();
}
return l;
}
private void CreateWidgetPage() {
Page widgetPage = new Page(getApplicationContext());
widgetPage.setPageName(widgetPageName);
widgetPage.SetPageType("list");
widgetPage.setNote("Widget Page");
widgetPage.setPageTitle("Widget Page");
widgetPage.setImageFilename("");
widgetPage.setTransparentImageOverlayFilename("");
widgetPage.InsertInstanceIntoDatabase(getApplicationContext());
}
private void DisplayEmptyPageHelpDialog() {
Dialog helpDialog = new Dialog(this);
helpDialog.setContentView(R.layout.phca_help_dialog);
helpDialog.setTitle("PHCA Widget");
TextView helpText = (TextView) helpDialog.findViewById(R.id.tvHelpText);
helpText.setText("Your _widget page is empty. Please add an action to the _widget page so it can be used in a widget.");
TextView subTitle = (TextView) helpDialog.findViewById(R.id.tvSubject);
subTitle.setText("PHCA Widget configurator");
helpDialog.show();
}
#Override
protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);
SharedPreferences.Editor prefs = getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, 0).edit();
prefs.putInt(PREF_PREFIX_KEY + mAppWidgetId, position);
prefs.commit();
// Push widget update to surface with newly set prefix
String majorLabel = CommonActivity.GetPageObjectAtIndex(getApplicationContext(), widgetPageName, position).GetParsedMajorLabel(getApplicationContext()).toString();
String minorLabel = CommonActivity.GetPageObjectAtIndex(getApplicationContext(), widgetPageName, position).GetParsedMinorLabel(getApplicationContext()).toString();
AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(getApplicationContext());
PhcaAppWidgetProvider.updateAppWidget(getApplicationContext(), appWidgetManager,
mAppWidgetId, majorLabel, minorLabel);
Intent resultValue = new Intent();
resultValue.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, mAppWidgetId);
setResult(RESULT_OK, resultValue);
finish();
}
And here's my appwidget provider
public class PhcaAppWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider {
private static final String ACTION_CLICK = "WIDGET_CLICKED";
private final String widgetPageName = "_widget";
private static final String PREFS_NAME = "PHCA";
private static final String PREF_PREFIX_KEY = "prefix_";
#Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,
int[] appWidgetIds) {
// Get all ids
ComponentName thisWidget = new ComponentName(context,
PhcaAppWidgetProvider.class);
//int[] allWidgetIds = appWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(thisWidget);
final int N = appWidgetIds.length;
for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
int appWidgetId = appWidgetIds[i];
SharedPreferences myPrefs = context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, context.MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE);
Integer objNum = myPrefs.getInt(PREF_PREFIX_KEY + appWidgetId, -1);
if (objNum > -1) {
PageAction pa = (PageAction) CommonActivity.GetPageObjectAtIndex(context, widgetPageName, objNum);
String majorLabel = pa.GetUnparsedMajorLabel(context).toString();
String minorLabel = pa.GetUnparsedMinorLabel(context).toString();
updateAppWidget(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetId, majorLabel, minorLabel);
}
}
}
#Override
public void onEnabled(Context context) {
Log.d("Widget", "onEnabled");
}
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String intentAction = intent.getAction();
updateWidgetState(context, intentAction);
if (intentAction.equals(ACTION_CLICK)) {
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
Integer appWidgetId = extras.getInt("appwidgetid");
SharedPreferences myPrefs = context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, context.MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE);
Integer objNum = myPrefs.getInt(PREF_PREFIX_KEY + appWidgetId, -1);
if (objNum > -1) {
PageAction pa = (PageAction) CommonActivity.GetPageObjectAtIndex(context, widgetPageName, objNum);
pa.ExecuteActionFromWidgetClick(context);
}
} else {
super.onReceive(context, intent);
}
}
public static void updateWidgetState(Context paramContext, String paramString)
{
RemoteViews localRemoteViews = buildUpdate(paramContext, paramString);
ComponentName localComponentName = new ComponentName(paramContext, PhcaAppWidgetProvider.class);
AppWidgetManager.getInstance(paramContext).updateAppWidget(localComponentName, localRemoteViews);
}
private static RemoteViews buildUpdate(Context ctx, String paramString)
{
RemoteViews views = new RemoteViews(ctx.getPackageName(), R.layout.phca_appwidget);
views.setTextViewText(R.id.majorlabel, "majorLabel");
views.setTextViewText(R.id.minorlabel, "minorLabel");
Intent intent = new Intent(ctx, PhcaAppWidgetProvider.class);
intent.setAction(ACTION_CLICK);
intent.putExtra("appwidgetid", 0);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(ctx, 0, intent , 0);
views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.layout.phca_appwidget, pendingIntent);
if(paramString.equals(ACTION_CLICK))
{
Toast.makeText(ctx, "ACTION_CLICK", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
return views;
}
}
When I add the widget and remove it, different intents are passed into the onReceive, so that is working, but nothing when a click happens.
Question 2: Can someone please be so kind as to point out what I did wrong? I pretty followed the tutorials here: http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/appwidget/ExampleAppWidgetProvider.html
Question 3: It would seem that I could put an android:onclick="WidgetClicked" in the layout xml for the widget, but I couldn't figure out where to put the WidgetClicked method. The WidgetProvider seemed logical, but that didn't work for me either. Is there a way to do this in the xml?
DISCLAIMER: the code above is the current state after a day and a half of troubleshooting. It just one iteration of many different tries.

you need to rigister a reciver for widget click as in manifest :
<receiver android:name="MyAppWidgetProvider" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
<action android:name="com.myname.myapp.MyAppWidgetProvider.ACTION_CLICK" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
android:resource="#xml/my_widget_info" />
</receiver>
AppWidgetProvider.java
public class MyAppWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider {
private static final String ACTION_CLICK = "ACTION_CLICK_WIDGET";
private final String widgetPageName = "_widget";
private static final String PREFS_NAME = "MYAPP";
private static final String PREF_PREFIX_KEY = "prefix_";
#Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,
int[] appWidgetIds) {
ComponentName thisWidget = new ComponentName(context,
MyAppWidgetProvider.class);
final int N = appWidgetIds.length;
for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
int appWidgetId = appWidgetIds[i];
SharedPreferences myPrefs =
context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, context.MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE);
Integer objNum = myPrefs.getInt(PREF_PREFIX_KEY + appWidgetId, -1);
if (objNum > -1) {
PageAction pa = (PageAction) CommonActivity
.GetPageObjectAtIndex(context, widgetPageName, objNum);
String majorLabel = pa.GetUnparsedMajorLabel(context).toString();
String minorLabel = pa.GetUnparsedMinorLabel(context).toString();
updateAppWidget(context, appWidgetManager,
appWidgetId, majorLabel, minorLabel);
}
}
}
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String intentAction = intent.getAction();
if (intentAction.equals(ACTION_CLICK)) {
updateWidgetState(paramContext, str);
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
Integer appWidgetId = extras.getInt("appwidgetid");
SharedPreferences myPrefs =
context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, context.MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE);
Integer objNum = myPrefs.getInt(PREF_PREFIX_KEY + appWidgetId, -1);
if (objNum > -1) {
PageAction pa = (PageAction) CommonActivity
.GetPageObjectAtIndex(context, widgetPageName, objNum);
pa.ExecuteActionFromWidgetClick(context);
}
} else {
super.onReceive(context, intent);
}
}
public static void updateWidgetState(Context paramContext, String paramString)
{
RemoteViews localRemoteViews = buildUpdate(paramContext, paramString);
ComponentName localComponentName = new ComponentName(paramContext, MyAppWidgetProvider.class);
AppWidgetManager.getInstance(paramContext).updateAppWidget(localComponentName, localRemoteViews);
}
private static RemoteViews buildUpdate(Context ctx, String paramString)
{
RemoteViews views =
new RemoteViews(ctx.getPackageName(), R.layout.my_appwidget);
views.setTextViewText(R.id.majorlabel, majorLabel);
views.setTextViewText(R.id.minorlabel, minorLabel);
Intent intent = new Intent(ctx, MyAppWidgetProvider.class);
intent.setAction(ACTION_CLICK);
intent.putExtra("appwidgetid", mAppWidgetId);
PendingIntent configPendingIntentprev = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(ctx, 0, intent , 0);
views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.layout.my_appwidget, pendingIntent);
if(parmString.equals(ACTION_CLICK))
{
//Toast.maketext("").show();
//
}
return rview;
}
}
see my answer in this post for full example.