I need to the Android app to send notification to remind users at 8am, 3pm and 8pm every day. So I use the following three lines in onCreate() of the MainActivity, when the application starts. However, when I run the app, all three notification are coming at once instead of at the wanted time.
setRepeatedNotification(1,8,0,0);
setRepeatedNotification(2,15,0,0);
setRepeatedNotification(3,20,0,0);
Why is that? I also attach the setRepeatedNotification function here. Thank you!
private void setRepeatedNotification(int ID, int hh, int mm, int ss) {
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent alarmIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(MainActivity.this, ID, alarmIntent, 0);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
// calendar.set();
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hh);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, mm);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, ss);
// Clear previous everyday pending intent if exists.
if (null != mEverydayPendingIntent) {
alarmManager.cancel(mEverydayPendingIntent);
}
mEverydayPendingIntent = pendingIntent;
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, mEverydayPendingIntent);
}
Here is the updated code:
private void setRepeatedNotification(int ID, int hh, int mm, int ss) {
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent alarmIntent = new Intent(StartActivity.this, AlarmReceiver.class);
alarmIntent.putExtra("ID",ID);
Log.d("setRepeatedNotification", "ID:" + ID);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(StartActivity.this, ID, alarmIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hh);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, mm);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, ss);
//check whether the time is earlier than current time. If so, set it to tomorrow. Otherwise, all alarms for earlier time will fire
if(calendar.before(now)){
calendar.add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
}
mEverydayPendingIntent = pendingIntent;
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, mEverydayPendingIntent);
}
I see two potential problems with your setup with AlarmManager. The first arises when the device goes to sleep.
From AlarmManager's documentation:
If an alarm is delayed (by system sleep, for example, for non _WAKEUP alarm types), a skipped repeat will be delivered as soon as possible. After that, future alarms will be delivered according to the original schedule; they do not drift over time. For example, if you have set a recurring alarm for the top of every hour but the phone was asleep from 7:45 until 8:45, an alarm will be sent as soon as the phone awakens, then the next alarm will be sent at 9:00.
As you can see, if you've set an alarm and the device has gone to sleep, without using AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP there could be a long delay depending on how long the device has been in sleep for. If you've never touched your device and no other alarms caused a wakeup, it could cause all your alarms to stack up upon the next hour that the device is awake for.
Another potential issue I see is that you are retrieving a Calendar instance representing the time right now, but then setting the hour, minute and second by yourself. The current day and the current year have been automatically populated from the current time.
Again, from the documentation (emphasis mine):
If the stated trigger time is in the past, the alarm will be triggered immediately, with an alarm count depending on how far in the past the trigger time is relative to the repeat interval.
In this case, if your method was invoked past 8 pm on the given day, calendar.getTimeInMillis() will return a timestamp in the past for all three alarms, causing them to be triggered immediately since 8 am, 3 pm and 8 pm have already past in that day. In this case, you must first evaluate whether the current time is past the alarm interval you are trying to set and add 1 day more onto the time you are setting to make sure the alarm has been set in the future.
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I am trying to fire a receiver at specific time of day which is 12 Am, but sometimes it fires at 1 or 2 AM.
I added a notifcation to my service to know when exactly the receiver start accourding to the alarm, and I find out, it start at 1, or 2 even 3 Am, not as I adjusted.
calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY,0);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE,0);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND,0);
Intent intent = new Intent(getActivity(), PrefAlarm.class);
long firstMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
alarm = (AlarmManager) getActivity().getSystemService(getActivity().ALARM_SERVICE);
pIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getActivity(), PrefAlarm.REQUEST_CODE2,intent ,PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
alarm.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,calendar.getTimeInMillis( ),AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY,pIntent);
If you use setInexactRepeating(), the time that it triggers is inexact. This means that Android can adjust the trigger time to save battery (usually by delaying the trigger until the device is awake). Read the documentation about AlarmManager and JobScheduler and about how to get thedesired behaviour for your application.
I'm new to android and using alarmManager and I was wondering if there is a way to set an alarm in android that triggers for example every monday until a certain specific date. Like this :
Start date 10/09/15
Remind me something every monday at 2:30 pm
Until
End date 11/09/15
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 14);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 30);
int weekInMillis = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
alarmManager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(),
weekInMillis, PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, new Intent(context, ReminderAlarmWakefulBroadcastReceiver.class), PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT));
Above code snippet sets an alarm for 2:30 PM that repeats itself every week. Tweak calendar for varying the time at which the alarm goes off. For example, the coming Monday.
When the alarm goes off, it sends a broadcast which will be received by ReminderWakefulBroadcastReceiver, a custom receiver containing the code that you want to run every Monday at 2:30 PM. This code should also check whether it is time to cancel the alarm and if it is, the following code cancels it:
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.cancel(PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, new Intent(context, ReminderAlarmWakefulBroadcastReceiver.class));
References:
AlarmManager, Scheduling Repeating Alarms, PendingIntent
If you know how to setup an Alarm, the solution is quite simple:
1) At the time you setup the Alarm, calculate the maximum timestamp you want it to run, and save it as a local preference.
2) Then in the Alarm code itself, each time it is triggered you can make a first test to see if the current timestamp is before or after your limit preference saved at first time.
3) If reached, then cancel the Alarm as #karthik said. If not, keep your code going...
I am developing an app which displays notifications by using AlarmManager.
For that I'm taking the user input values for hour, minute and second.
Something like:
int hour = 4;
int min = 40;
int sec =36
Calendar Calendar_Object = Calendar.getInstance();
Calendar_Object.set(Calendar.HOUR, hour);
Calendar_Object.set(Calendar.MINUTE, min);
Calendar_Object.set(Calendar.SECOND, sec);
Intent myIntent = new Intent(MyView.this, AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(MyView.this,0, myIntent, 0);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC, Calendar_Object.getTimeInMillis(), myIntent);
Notifications and the rest of the code work fine, but the problem is that instead of 4:40:36 the notifications get invoked on the current time(as soon as i run/debug the app).
I think there is some problem in Calender_Object part.
Looking for a solution.
Thanks in advance.
Please note: Alarms will be executed immediately, if the notification time has elapsed already.
As a workaround you might want to consider a date part too. Or just a variable in memory which acts as a boolean if the time has elapsed or not.
From the Docs:
If the stated trigger time is in the past, the alarm will be triggered immediately. If there is already an alarm for this Intent scheduled (with the equality of two intents being defined by filterEquals(Intent)), then it will be removed and replaced by this one.
Also please consider the API level 19 version of how AlarmManager works.
I am starting my alarm at 8am using below code, repeating at every 1min. I want to stop this alarm repeating at 12pm. I am starting alarm like this:
AlarmManager manager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
PendingIntent loggerIntent1 = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0,new Intent(this,AlarmReceiver.class), 0);
Calendar timeOff9 = Calendar.getInstance();
timeOff9.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 08);
timeOff9.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 00);
timeOff9.set(Calendar.SECOND, 00);
long duration = interval * 60 * 1000;
manager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,timeOff9.getTimeInMillis(), duration, loggerIntent1);
and stopping with this code:
Calendar timeOff = Calendar.getInstance();
timeOff.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY,12);
timeOff.set(Calendar.MINUTE,00);
timeOff.set(Calendar.SECOND, 00);
manager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,timeOff.getTimeInMillis(), loggerIntent1);
manager.cancel(loggerIntent1);
loggerIntent1.cancel();
but the code for stopping causes the app to work the wrong way.
I am writing the code to stop alarm right after first alarm. is it the problem?
Do I need to write another alarm. Please guide.
Maybe there is another logic you could give a try?
Imagine this, carry on with your first portion of code where you trigger an intent for every duration.
But inside your AlarmReceiver.class, that will be the one checking current time, and do the AlarmManager.cancel() when the time is over 12pm.
I am trying to use this to set an alarm that goes off everyday.
String alarm = Context.ALARM_SERVICE;
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager)getActivity().getSystemService(alarm);
Intent intent = new Intent("NEW_ITEM");
PendingIntent sender = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getActivity(), 0, intent, 0);
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), 1*AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, sender);
Without running it, the code looks good to me... Obviously, if you set this alarm every time you start the activity, the alarm will go off immediately since: am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, **calendar.getTimeInMillis()**, 1*AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, sender); Tells the alarm manager to alert right now (2nd param) and to repeat in a day (3rd param, assuming your constant is correct).
If you want the alert to start only in 24 hours, simply change the line to:
am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis() + AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, sender);
Code looks good, but you have to be aware of one thing. If the user decides to set the alarm again (for example, by hitting the 'set the alarm' button) the old one will be replaced. If you want to avoid this, check out this topic: Using Alarmmanager to start a service at specific time