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Android - Appwidget with Remoteviews not updating after reboot

I saw similar questions here on SO, but nothing seems to work in my case...
I created an appwidget with an AdapterViewFlipper (Simple ViewAnimator that will animate between two or more views that have been added to it). The appwidget has a Next button that enables the user to navigate to the next view on the widget.
It all works fine when I first add the appwidget. But if the smartphone reboots, the Next button of the widget no longer works on my Samsung S4 (the method onReceive is called, but nothings happens, it doesn't navigate to the next view and is stuck at the first view). I have to delete the widget and add it again in order for it to work...
I suspect that it is a problem of Touchwiz since I tested it on another phone (Moto G) and it worked fine.
Here are some portions of my code :
AppWidgetProvider
public class AppWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider {
public static final String NEXT_ACTION = VersionUtil.getPackageName() + ".action.NEXT";
private static final String TAG = DailyAppWidget.class.getSimpleName();
#Override
public void onEnabled(Context context) {
// Enter relevant functionality for when the first widget is created
}
#Override
public void onDisabled(Context context) {
// Enter relevant functionality for when the last widget is disabled
}
#Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds) {
// There may be multiple widgets active, so update all of them
for (int appWidgetId : appWidgetIds) {
updateAppWidget(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetId, colorValue);
}
super.onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds);
}
#TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB)
void updateAppWidget(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,
int appWidgetId, int primaryColor) {
Intent intent = new Intent(context, ViewFlipperWidgetService.class);
intent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, appWidgetId);
// When intents are compared, the extras are ignored, so we need to embed the extras
// into the data so that the extras will not be ignored.
intent.setData(Uri.parse(intent.toUri(Intent.URI_INTENT_SCHEME)));
// Instantiate the RemoteViews object for the app widget layout.
RemoteViews rv = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.app_widget);
// open the activity from the widget
Intent intentApp = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
intentApp.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intentApp, 0);
rv.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_title, pendingIntent);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH) {
rv.setRemoteAdapter(R.id.adapter_flipper, intent);
} else {
rv.setRemoteAdapter(appWidgetId, R.id.adapter_flipper, intent);
}
// Bind the click intent for the next button on the widget
final Intent nextIntent = new Intent(context,
AppWidgetProvider.class);
nextIntent.setAction(AppWidgetProvider.NEXT_ACTION);
nextIntent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, appWidgetId);
final PendingIntent nextPendingIntent = PendingIntent
.getBroadcast(context, 0, nextIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
rv.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_btn_next, nextPendingIntent);
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(appWidgetId, mRemoteViews);
}
#TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB)
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
final String action = intent.getAction();
if (action.equals(NEXT_ACTION)) {
RemoteViews rv = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(),
R.layout.daily_app_widget);
rv.showNext(R.id.adapter_flipper);
int appWidgetId = intent.getIntExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID,
AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID);
Log.e(TAG, "onReceive APPWIDGET ID " + appWidgetId);
AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).partiallyUpdateAppWidget(
appWidgetId, rv);
}
super.onReceive(context, intent);
}
Service
public class FlipperRemoteViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.RemoteViewsFactory {
private Context mContext;
private int mAppWidgetId = AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID;
private static final String TAG = "FILPPERWIDGET";
public FlipperRemoteViewsFactory(Context context, Intent intent) {
mContext = context;
mAppWidgetId = intent.getIntExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID,
AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID);
//... get the data
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
Log.e(TAG, "onCreate()");
}
#Override
public void onDataSetChanged() {
Log.i(TAG, "onDataSetChanged()");
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
}
#Override
public int getCount() {
//... return size of dataset
}
#Override
public RemoteViews getViewAt(int position) {
Log.i(TAG, "getViewAt()" + position);
RemoteViews page = new RemoteViews(mContext.getPackageName(), R.layout.app_widget_item);
//... set the data on the layout
return page;
}
#Override
public RemoteViews getLoadingView() {
Log.i(TAG, "getLoadingView()");
return new RemoteViews(mContext.getPackageName(), R.layout.appwidget_loading);
}
#Override
public int getViewTypeCount() {
Log.i(TAG, "getViewTypeCount()");
return 1;
}
#Override
public long getItemId(int position) {
Log.i(TAG, "getItemId()");
return position;
}
#Override
public boolean hasStableIds() {
Log.i(TAG, "hasStableIds()");
return true;
}
}
Manifest
<receiver android:name=".AppWidgetProvider"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:enabled="#bool/is_at_least_12_api">
<meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
android:resource="#xml/app_widget_info" />
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<!-- Service serving the RemoteViews to the collection widget -->
<service android:name=".ViewFlipperWidgetService"
android:permission="android.permission.BIND_REMOTEVIEWS"
android:exported="false" />
app wigdet info
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:initialKeyguardLayout="#layout/app_widget"
android:initialLayout="#layout/app_widget"
android:minHeight="110dp"
android:minWidth="250dp"
android:previewImage="#drawable/widget_preview"
android:resizeMode="horizontal|vertical"
android:updatePeriodMillis="14400000"
android:widgetCategory="home_screen" />
Any help would be appreciated !

Depends on the launcher, there is no guarantee that your AppWidget will be updated immediately after the device started. It may be refreshed immeidately, or wait till the updatePeriodMillis passed after system started.
To solve your problem, define a BroadcastReceiver that will trigger the update of AppWidget after the reboot.
In AndroidManifest.xml, define the BootReceiver to get the boot_complete message.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<receiver android:name=".BootReceiver" android:enabled="true" android:exported="false" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
And define the BootReceiver.java to start your AppWidgetUpdateService
public class BootReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent){
//start appwidget update service
}
}

WidgetProvider onDisable, onDeleted not called

In my widget I started Timer. It's work fine, everything is ok. But if I remove widget from home screen, onDisable or onDeleted is not called.
I try with onReceive but my Log.i() give my only onUpdate.
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
super.onReceive(context, intent);
Log.i("onReceive", intent.getAction());
}
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds)
{
timer = new Timer();
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TasksView(context, appWidgetManager), 100, 5000);
[...]
}
Additional, I have:
#Override
public void onDeleted(Context context, int[] appWidgetIds)
{
super.onDeleted(context, appWidgetIds);
Log.i("MyTag", "onDeleted");
}
#Override
public void onDisabled(Context context)
{
super.onDisabled(context);
Log.i("MyTag", "onDisabled");
}
and:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_DELETED" />
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_DISABLED" />
<action android:name="com.opennet.supportportal.UPDATE_LIST_WARN" />
So, how I can stop my timer? Why onDisable or onDeleted is not called?

There is a bug in android 1.5 that the onDeleted method is not called. The code below placed in the onRecive fixes the problem.
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
{
final String action = intent.getAction();
if (AppWidgetManager.ACTION_APPWIDGET_DELETED.equals(action)) {
final int appWidgetId = extras.getInt(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID);
if (appWidgetId != AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID) {
this.onDeleted(context, new int[] { appWidgetId });
}
} else {
super.onReceive(context, intent);
}
}
More info here

You need to add android:exported="true" in your Provider Manifest declaration.
onDelete() method not being called

android update widget from broadcast receiver

I have an widget and I must update the widget when action android.media.RINGER_MODE_CHANGED occurs. I have the folowing broadcast receiver:
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context.getApplicationContext());
ComponentName thisWidget = new ComponentName(context.getApplicationContext(), ExampleAppWidgetProvider.class);
int[] appWidgetIds = appWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(thisWidget);
if (appWidgetIds != null && appWidgetIds.length > 0) {
for (int widgetId : appWidgetIds) {
RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context
.getApplicationContext().getPackageName(),
R.layout.widget1);
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(widgetId, remoteViews);
}
}
}
and this si code for my widget
public class ExampleAppWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider {
DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss");
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds) {
final int N = appWidgetIds.length;
for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
int appWidgetId = appWidgetIds[i];
//my pudate widget code
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(appWidgetId, views);
}
}
}
<receiver android:name=".ExampleAppWidgetProvider" android:label="demo widget">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider" android:resource="#xml/widget1_info" />
</receiver>
so my problem is that even if the instruction appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(widgetId, remoteViews); from my broadcast receiver is executed, the update method inside the widget is not executed. Does anybody knows why?

it seems that AppWidgetProvider extends BroadcastReceiver so here is my code :
public class ExampleAppWidgetProvider extends AppWidgetProvider {
DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss");
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds) {
//my update code here
}
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context.getApplicationContext());
ComponentName thisWidget = new ComponentName(context.getApplicationContext(), ExampleAppWidgetProvider.class);
int[] appWidgetIds = appWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(thisWidget);
if (appWidgetIds != null && appWidgetIds.length > 0) {
onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds);
}
}
}
<receiver android:name=".ExampleAppWidgetProvider" android:label="demo widget">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE"/>
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.media.RINGER_MODE_CHANGED"/>
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider" android:resource="#xml/widget1_info"/>
</receiver>

Widget with autocomplete TextView

i want to create a widget that when clicked on to open a dialog with a autocompletetextview(FROM THE main.class) and execute functions from mainclass.. here is my widget class and please tell me what to put in android manifest also. thx
public class AppWidget extends AppWidgetProvider
{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context ctxt, Intent intent)
{
if(intent.getAction()==null)
{
ctxt.startService(new Intent(ctxt,ToggleService.class));
}
else
{
super.onReceive(ctxt, intent);
}
}
#Override
public void onUpdate(Context context,AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int [] appWidgetIds)
{
context.startService(new Intent(context,ToggleService.class));
//RemoteViews buildUpdate(context);
}
public static class ToggleService extends IntentService
{
public ToggleService() {
super("AppWidget$ToggleService");
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent)
{
ComponentName me = new ComponentName(this,AppWidget.class);
AppWidgetManager mgr= AppWidgetManager.getInstance(this);
mgr.updateAppWidget(me,buildUpdate(this));
}
private RemoteViews buildUpdate(Context context)
{
RemoteViews updateViews=new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(),R.layout.widget);
Intent i=new Intent(this, AppWidget.class);
PendingIntent pi= PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context,0, i,0);
updateViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.phoneState,pi);
return updateViews;
}
}
}
widgetxml//
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/phoneState"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:clickable="true"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
// and widget_provider.xml in res/xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:minWidth="79px"
android:minHeight="79px"
android:updatePeriodMillis="1800000"
android:initialLayout="#layout/widget">
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Loading..." />
// and part from my manifest
<receiver android:name=".AppWidget"
android:label="Caller"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher" >
<intent-filter >
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
android:resource="#xml/widget_provider"
/>
</receiver>
<service android:name=".AppWidget$ToggleService" />

Upadte your manifest.xml
<receiver android:name=".AppWidget"
android:label="Caller"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher" >
<intent-filter >
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
<action android:name="com.app.example.MyWidget.ACTION_WIDGET_CLICK_RECEIVER"/>
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
android:resource="#xml/widget_provider"
/>
</receiver>
<service android:name=".AppWidget$ToggleService" />
and Update your AppWidgetProvider:
public class MyWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
public static String ACTION_WIDGET_CLICK_RECEIVER = "ActionReceiverWidget";
public static int appid[];
public static RemoteViews rview;
#Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,
int[] appWidgetIds){
updateWidgetState(context, "");
}
#Override
public void onReceive(Context paramContext, Intent paramIntent)
{
String str = paramIntent.getAction();
if (paramIntent.getAction().equals(ACTION_WIDGET_CLICK_RECEIVER)) {
updateWidgetState(paramContext, str);
}
else
{
if ("android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_DELETED".equals(str))
{
int i = paramIntent.getExtras().getInt("appWidgetId", 0);
if (i == 0)
{
}
else
{
int[] arrayOfInt = new int[1];
arrayOfInt[0] = i;
onDeleted(paramContext, arrayOfInt);
}
}
super.onReceive(paramContext, paramIntent);
}
}
static void updateWidgetState(Context paramContext, String paramString)
{
RemoteViews localRemoteViews = buildUpdate(paramContext, paramString);
ComponentName localComponentName = new ComponentName(paramContext, MyWidget.class);
AppWidgetManager.getInstance(paramContext).updateAppWidget(localComponentName, localRemoteViews);
}
private static RemoteViews buildUpdate(Context paramContext, String paramString)
{
// Toast.makeText(paramContext, "buildUpdate() ::"+paramString, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
rview = new RemoteViews(paramContext.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_layout);
Intent active = new Intent(paramContext, MyWidget.class);
active.setAction(ACTION_WIDGET_RECEIVER);
active.putExtra("msg", "Message for Button 1");
PendingIntent configPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(paramContext, 0, active, 0);
rmViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.buttonus1, configPendingIntent);
if(parmString.equals(ACTION_WIDGET_CLICK_RECEIVER))
{
//open a dialog with a autocompletetextview
//your code for update and what you want on button click
}
return rview;
}
#Override
public void onEnabled(Context context){
super.onEnabled(context);
// Toast.makeText(context, "onEnabled() ", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
// Called each time an instance of the App Widget is removed from the host
#Override
public void onDeleted(Context context, int [] appWidgetId){
super.onDeleted(context, appWidgetId);
// Toast.makeText(context, "onDeleted() ", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
// Called when last instance of App Widget is deleted from the App Widget host.
#Override
public void onDisabled(Context context) {
super.onDisabled(context);
// Toast.makeText(context, "onDisabled() ", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}

Android widget, start intent

I'm trying to make an Android widget, to show some info from my app.
I have succeed to show some info, but know i what to have a feature to "switch page" in my app. It means pressing a button, and new info is showing. But how do i do it? I have tried different thing, and I'm ending up with the following code:
public class HelloWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
RemoteViews remoteViews;
#Override
public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds) {
Toast.makeText(context, "onUpdate", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(), R.layout.widget_layout);
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(TestReceiver.TEST_INTENT);
intent.setClassName(TestReceiver.class.getPackage().getName(), TestReceiver.class.getName());
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context.getApplicationContext(), 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.bbutton1, pendingIntent);
remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.widgetTxt, "The textview");
appWidgetManager.updateAppWidget(appWidgetIds[0], remoteViews);
super.onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds);
}
public class TestReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
public static final String TEST_INTENT = "MyTestIntent";
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Toast.makeText(context, "You reached the TestReceiver", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
if (intent.getAction() == TEST_INTENT) {
remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.widgetTxt, "Is changed");
}
}
}
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
final String action = intent.getAction();
if (AppWidgetManager.ACTION_APPWIDGET_DELETED.equals(action)) {
final int appWidgetId = intent.getExtras().getInt(
AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID,
AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID);
if (appWidgetId != AppWidgetManager.INVALID_APPWIDGET_ID) {
this.onDeleted(context, new int[] { appWidgetId });
}
} else {
super.onReceive(context, intent);
}
}
#Override
public void onDeleted(Context context, int[] appWidgetIds) {
Toast.makeText(context, "onDelete", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
super.onDeleted(context, appWidgetIds);
}
}
Toast are showing "onUpdate" and then i remove it at "onDeleted". The textview also change in the onUpdate, but nothing happens when i press the button.
My Manifest look like this:
<receiver android:name=".HelloWidget" android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
android:resource="#xml/hello_widget_provider" />
</receiver>
<receiver android:name=".TestReceiver" android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="MyTestIntent">
</action>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
What am i doing wrong?
Thanks

Is your TestReceiver an inner class of HelloWidget?
Then you didn't specify the correct name in the manifest.