AlarmManager Does not work when Activity in background - android

In my App, I'm using AlarmManager for transmitting keep-alive every day once a day.
I'm using the following code for starting athe AlaramManager
Calendar calendar = DateUtils
.getNextKeepAliveTime(keepAliveHours, keepAliveMinutes);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent sender = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getApplicationContext(),
ALARM_REQUEST_CODE, intent, 0); // PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
// Get the AlarmManager service
Log.d(TAG, "cal: " + calendar.toString());
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
long diff = calendar.getTimeInMillis() - System.currentTimeMillis();
if(diff < 0) diff = AlarmManager.INTERVAL_FIFTEEN_MINUTES;
am.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, diff, AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, sender);
When activity goes background, the receiver, AlarmReceiver, does not get any event. But it working successfully when activity in foreground.
Ther receiver declaration in my manifest is -
<receiver android:name="MainActivity$AlarmReceiver" android:enabled="true" />
The manifest is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="8" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.yachtdroid.ba.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:launchMode="singleInstance" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name="com.yachtdroid.ba.ui.Settings" >
</activity>
<receiver android:name="MainActivity$ChargingOnReceiver" android:enabled="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_DISCONNECTED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<service android:name="com.yachtdroid.ba.services.MailSenderService" />
<service android:name="com.yachtdroid.ba.services.SmsSender" />
<activity android:name="com.yachtdroid.ba.ui.YDSiteView" />
<activity
android:name="com.yachtdroid.ba.ui.BatteryAlertDialog"
android:theme="#style/NoTitleDialog" />
<activity
android:name="com.yachtdroid.ba.ui.ActivityLog"
android:theme="#style/NoTitleDialog" />
<receiver android:name="MainActivity$AlarmReceiver" android:enabled="true" />
<!-- intent-filter>
<action android:name="alarm_action"/>
</intent-filter>
</receiver -->
</application>
The receiver code is
public static class AlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.d(TAG, intent.getExtras().toString());
if (!inForeground) {
Log.d(TAG, "*** Move app to front!");
Intent it = new Intent("intent.my.action");
it.setComponent(new ComponentName(context.getPackageName(),
MainActivity.class.getName()));
it.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
context.getApplicationContext().startActivity(it);
}
try {
Toast.makeText(context, "alarm message", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
MainActivity.instance.sendKeepALive();
} catch (Exception e) {
Toast.makeText(
context,
"There was an error somewhere, but we still received an alarm",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
How it can be solved?
Thanks,
Eyal.

Try to remove the code for the broadcast receiver from the Activity ,make another java file and put it there and also modify your manifest as per that
<receiver android:name=".AlarmReceiver" />
instead of
<receiver android:name="MainActivity$AlarmReceiver" android:enabled="true" />

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I have followed below example code for implementing Periodic background service. Periodic task executes correctly If app on foreground on 1st time. If, I close application then Background service is not working.
https://github.com/codepath/android_guides/wiki/Starting-Background-Services#using-with-alarmmanager-for-periodic-tasks
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#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
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Intent startServiceIntent = new Intent(context, MyTestService.class);
context.startService(startServiceIntent);
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public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
scheduleAlarm();
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30000, pIntent);
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
package="test.org.help">
<permission
android:name="test.org.help.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />
<uses-permission android:name="au.com.KPS.companion.ACCESS_DATA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FLASHLIGHT" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="test.org.help.permission.UA_DATA" />
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
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<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
<uses-permission android:name="test.org.help.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.camera"
android:required="false" />
<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus"
android:required="false" />
<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.camera.flash"
android:required="false" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.screen.landscape" />
<application
android:name="test.org.help.KPSApp"
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:logo="#drawable/ic_actionbar_logo"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme"
tools:replace="android:icon, android:logo">
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<activity
android:name="test.org.help.ui.activity.SplashActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:theme="#style/SplashTheme">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".ui.activity.JanRainLoginActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity
android:name=".ui.activity.LinkListActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
<activity
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android:exported="true"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"></activity>
<activity
android:name="test.org.help.ui.activity.NotificationDialogActivity"
android:excludeFromRecents="true"
android:label=""
android:launchMode="singleInstance"
android:noHistory="true"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:taskAffinity=""
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.Dialog.Notification"></activity>
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android:name="test.org.help.receivers.NotificationReceiver"
tools:ignore="ExportedReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="test.org.help.util.ACTION_SHOW_AGENDA" />
<action android:name="test.org.help.util.ACTION_SNOOZE" />
<action android:name="test.org.help.util.ACTION_DISMISS" />
<action android:name="test.org.help.util.ACTION_SHOW_DIALOG" />
<data android:scheme="KPS" />
<data android:mimeType="text/plain" />
<data android:pathPattern="au\.org\.KPS\.util/.*" />
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<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
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<activity
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android:screenOrientation="landscape"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Light.NoTitleBar"
tools:replace="android:theme,android:screenOrientation"></activity>
<activity
android:name="test.org.help.ui.activity.AppTutorialActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"
android:theme="#style/SplashTheme"></activity>
<activity
android:name="test.org.help.ui.activity.TermsAndConditionsActivity"
android:label="#string/title_terms_and_conditions"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"></activity>
<activity
android:name="test.org.help.ui.activity.WarningActivity"
android:label="#string/title_Warning"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"></activity>
<activity
android:name="test.org.help.ui.activity.DifferentUserWarningActivity"
android:label="#string/title_Warning"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"></activity>
<activity
android:name="test.org.help.ui.activity.AppWhatsNewActivity"
android:label="#string/title_Warning"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"></activity>
<activity
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android:label="#string/title_upgrade"
android:screenOrientation="portrait"></activity>
<activity
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android:label=""
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<intent-filter>
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<action android:name="android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE" />
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android:process=":remote"></receiver>
<receiver android:name=".syncmanager.auto.BootBroadcastReceiver">
</receiver>
</application>
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Edited: Found Solution
It got resolved by adding full path android:name service in AndroidManifest.xml
<service
android:name="test.org.help.syncmanager.auto.MyTestService"
android:exported="false" />

Android AlarmManager won't call BroadcastReceiver

I'm trying to call my AlarmReceiver which extends BroadcastReceiver. After I run this code, i can't see any of logs. Could you please help me in this issue. :D
Here's where I try to call AlarmReceiber
public void downloadTweets(Context context) {
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<application
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android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
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android:label="#string/app_name" >
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<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<service android:name=".service.AppService"/>
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Add:
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in your AlarmReceiver class
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<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.nutjane.android.rainalert.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service
android:name=".AppService"
android:enabled="true" />
<receiver android:name=".AlarmReceiver" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="myintent" />
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there are a lot of questions related to this topic. but I cannot get it to run on my Device 4.2.1 on the emulator 5.0 it is working fine.:
here the Manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.bootService"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="10"
android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<receiver
android:name=".MyBroadcastReceiver"
android:enabled="true"
android:label="MyBroadcastReceiver" >
<intent-filter android:priority="1001" >
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name=".PingService" >
</service>
<service android:name=".UpdateService" >
</service>
<receiver android:name=".OnBootReceiver" >
<intent-filter android:priority="1001" >
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
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Here one of the receivers that should write a logfile to SD, which is working fine from the Launcher Activity:
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thanks,
It took me long the key to the problem was in the manifest.xml
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<receiver
android:name="com.example.bootService.MyBroadcastReceiver"
android:exported="true"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED" />
<data
android:path="com.example.bootService"
android:scheme="package" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
important was the
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
tag

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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
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android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
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android:label="#string/app_name"
android:excludeFromRecents="true" >
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<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
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android:name=".MyService"
android:label="#string/ser_name"
android:icon="#drawable/serv_ico"
android:enabled="true" />
<receiver
android:name=".BootReceiver"
android:enabled="true"
android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<receiver
android:name=".AlarmReceiver"
android:enabled="true" >
</receiver>
</application>
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public void onReceive(final Context context, Intent intent) {
Timer timer = new Timer();
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#Override
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// Start service
}
}, 60000);
}
}
AlarmReceiver
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#Override
public void onReceive(final Context context, Intent intent) {
// Start service
}
}
MainActivity
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Run service on application start
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// Initialize alarm manager application start
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p.setComponentEnabledSetting(getComponentName(), PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
}
}
AlarmManager
public class Alarm {
public Alarm schedule(Context context) {
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 20);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 15);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(context, AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, 0);
am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(),AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, pi);
return null;
}
}
You have to define your receiver with exported = true and enabled = true
<android:name=".BootReceiver"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true"
android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
This might be because of a bug in Android 4.4.4 r1/r2
See
Bug in Android KitKat

Android: Broadcast receiver won't receive boot up message

I've a class MyBroadcastReceiver that is registered to start at boot up. The manifest is below. I am running this via eclipse on a Android Motorola Xoom wifi only tablet - which is Android 3.2, API level 13 (from the dev.android site).
I have googled for this and tried a few things:
put android:exported="true"
used android:installLocation="internalOnly" to make sure it doesn't install on the SD card
after installing on the device, I ran the app a couple of times before testing the bootup (as some links said Android 3.x onwards won't immediately start sending boot events to the app unless user has manually initiated it at least once)
However even now the broadcast receiver doesn't seem to run when the device boots up (based on logcat).
Here is my manifest file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.mypack"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0"
android:installLocation="internalOnly">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
<application android:icon="#drawable/icon" android:label="#string/app_name">
<activity android:name=".MainCamApp" android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name=".UploaderService" />
<receiver android:name=".MyBroadcastReceiver" android:enabled="true" android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
</manifest>
Code for broadcast receiver -
import java.util.Calendar;
import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
public class MyBroadcastReceiverX extends BroadcastReceiver {
private String TAG = "Broadcast Receiver:";
AlarmManager alarm;
#Override
public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
Log.i(TAG, "Entered onReceive.");
alarm = (AlarmManager) arg0.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intentUploadService = new Intent (arg0, UploaderService.class);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.add(Calendar.SECOND, 10);
PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(arg0, 0, intentUploadService , 0);
alarm.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), 5000, pi);
Log.i(TAG, "Alarm set. Exiting onReceive.");
Intent myIntent = new Intent(arg0, UploaderService.class);
arg0.startService(myIntent);
}
}
Seems to be working now.. final manifest below if it helps -
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0"
android:installLocation="internalOnly"
android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" />
<application android:icon="#drawable/icon" android:label="#string/app_name">
<activity android:name=".MainCamApp" android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name=".UploaderService" />
<receiver android:name=".MyBroadcastReceiverX" android:enabled="true" android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED">
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</action>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
</manifest>
Try the following:
<receiver android:name=".MyBroadcastReceiverX" android:enabled="true" android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED">
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</action>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
You also have incorrect class name specified in manifest - it should be MyBroadcastReceiverX rather then MyBroadcastReceiver
You need to write code after receiving the android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED intent.
try this.
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.d("TEST", intent.getAction());
if (intent.getAction().equalsIgnoreCase(
"android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED")) {
Log.i(TAG, "Entered onReceive.");
alarm = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intentUploadService = new Intent (context, UploaderService.class);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.add(Calendar.SECOND, 10);
PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intentUploadService , 0);
alarm.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), 5000, pi);
Log.i(TAG, "Alarm set. Exiting onReceive.");
//no need to initialize intent twice
// Intent myIntent = new Intent(context, UploaderService.class);
context.startService(intentUploadService );
}
}

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