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I use "Action to make Phone Call" but I need to make a called automatically for 5 or 10 min

This is an example
But I need to make a called for 5 minutes or 10 minute automatically. How I can make it?
Intent in=new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL,Uri.parse("0000000000"))
try{
startActivity(in);
}

you can use broadcast receiver and set action as Time change.And set Alarm for every 5 min to send action to broadcast receiver.
Add this code in your activity:
PendingIntent service = null;
Intent intentForService = new Intent(context.getApplicationContext(), YourService.class);
final AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) context
.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
final Calendar time = Calendar.getInstance();
time.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
time.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
time.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
if (service == null) {
service = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0,
intentForService, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
}
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, time.getTime()
.getTime(), 60000, service);
Create Broadcast Receiver and add code for Make Call in onReceive() of receiver.
public class MyBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.d("BroadcastReceiver", "debut receive");
Intent in=new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CALL,Uri.parse("0000000000"))
startActivity(in);
}
}
I hope its helpful to you.
Happy Coding..

AlarmManager: preventing unwanted job trigger

I want to show my problem by an example:
I set a RTC_wakeup repeating to 10am that triggers an IntentService, When I run my application in 9:30am it waits until 10am and triggers the service (Great!).
But when I run my application at 10:30, It determines that the scheduled time has passed so it triggers the service (not what i want).
I just want my service to be triggered every day just once, exactly at 10am, what should I do? (The problem is whenever application runs after 10am it triggers the service)
here is my code:
public class AlarmReceiver extends WakefulBroadcastReceiver {
private AlarmManager alarmMgr;
private PendingIntent alarmIntent;
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Intent service = new Intent(context, ServiceFTP_LogFileUpload.class);
// Start the service, keeping the device awake while it is launching.
startWakefulService(context, service);
}
public void setAlarm(Context context) {
alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(context, AlarmReceiver.class);
alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, 0);
/* Set the alarm to start at 10:00 AM */
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 10);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
alarmMgr.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, alarmIntent);
}
public void cancelAlarm(Context context) {
// If the alarm has been set, cancel it.
if (alarmMgr!= null) {
alarmMgr.cancel(alarmIntent);
}
}
}
And the alarm is set in SplashScreen (Launcher activity):
AlarmReceiver alarm = new AlarmReceiver();
alarm.setAlarm(this);

Cancel AlarmReceiver from service class

I have class for call myService with alaram Manager. From mainActivity this is my code to set alarm manager.
Intent downloader = new Intent(context, AlarmReceiver.class);
downloader.putExtra("limit", limit.getSelectedItem().toString());
downloader.putExtra("delay",perMin.getSelectedItem().toString());
downloader.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); `pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, downloader,PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
int delay = Integer.parseInt(perMin.getSelectedItem().toString());
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,10 * 1000, delay * 1000, pendingIntent);
and here my alarm receiver class
public class AlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Intent update = new Intent(context, IntervalService.class);
Log.i(tag, "Call service from Alaram Receiver");
context.startService(update);
}}
I know when i want to cancel alarm manager from main activity easily call alarmManager.cancel(pendingIntent) but i want to cancel alarm manager to complete my service task and after that set again like as above.

Just modified your code,
public void setAlarmManager(boolean cancel){
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0,downloader,PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
int delay = Integer.parseInt(perMin.getSelectedItem().toString());
if(!cancel)
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,10 * 1000, delay * 1000, pendingIntent);
else
alarmManager.cancel(pendingIntent);
}
call this function when needed,
to Start: setAlarmManager(false);
to Cancel: setAlarmManager(true); //Call this function in Service
Try, this may work. Thanks.

Modifying Alarms Which Trigger Services Based on Screen Status

I am currently starting a service using a Broadcast Receiver which fires 60 seconds after the device boots up. This broadcast receiver triggers an alarm so that my service runs every 60 seconds. Code for this is as follows:
public class ScheduleReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
// Restart service every 60 seconds
private static final long REPEAT_TIME = 1000 * 60;
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
AlarmManager service = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent i = new Intent(context, StartServiceReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pending = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, i,PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
// Start 60 seconds after boot completed
cal.add(Calendar.SECOND, 60);
// Fetch every 60 seconds
// InexactRepeating allows Android to optimize the energy consumption
service.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(), REPEAT_TIME, pending);
}
}
The above starts the service as follows:
public class StartServiceReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Intent service = new Intent(context, PhotoService.class);
context.startService(service);
}
}
I would like to somehow modify this so that my service runs every 60 seconds when the phone screen is on and every 20 minutes when off.
What is the best way to do this ? Can I modify the alarm dynamically when the screen is switched off/on ?
Thanks for any help,
Regards,
Fido

Okay I have found out how to do this so I thought I would put this here in case anyone else is ever curious. (More elegant solutions are always welcome):
First thing is that in my service I added the following to the OnCreate:
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
// REGISTER RECEIVER THAT HANDLES SCREEN ON AND SCREEN OFF LOGIC
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON);
filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF);
BroadcastReceiver mReceiver = new ScheduleReceiver();
registerReceiver(mReceiver, filter);
}
This is done so that my broadcast receiver can handle those events. Apparently you cannot register these via intent-filters in the xml.
This means that when the service is created it ensures that these additional system actions can be handled.
I then modified my broadcast receiver to be:
public class ScheduleReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
private static final int ALARM_ID = 909;
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
AlarmManager service = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent i = new Intent(context, StartServiceReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pending = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, ALARM_ID, i,PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
service.cancel(pending);
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(Calendar.SECOND, 60); //Delay startup by one minute - This is useful to prevent over utilization of resources at boot
// Start alarm. Set a long repeat time if the screen is off and a short repeat time if the screen is on
if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON) || intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED)){
service.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(), 60000, pending);
}
else if (intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_OFF)){
service.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(), 600000, pending);
}
}
}
From the above I cancel any current alarms with the same pending intent and then I set a new alarm whenever the screen if switched off/on.
This seems to be working for me. As always any improvements are very welcome.

AlarmManager inside BroadcastReceiver when BOOT_COMPLETED

I have a Service "GroupsTaskAlarmChecker" that is called every 20 seconds by AlarmManager in onCreate of Groups.class activity this way:
int seconds = 20;
Intent myIntent = new Intent(Groups.this, GroupsTaskAlarmChecker.class);
pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(Groups.this, 0, myIntent, 0);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.add(Calendar.SECOND, 10);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), seconds * 1000, pendingIntent);
This works perfectly. But I need to do that when device boot.
Then I know I have to make AndroidManifest like this:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<receiver android:name=".ReceiverBoot">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED">
<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME">
</category></action></intent-filter>
</receiver>
and then mi broadcastReceiver like this:
public class ReceiverBoot extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
int seconds = 20;
Intent myIntent = new Intent(context, GroupsTaskAlarmChecker.class);
pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, myIntent, 0);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.add(Calendar.SECOND, 10);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), seconds * 1000, pendingIntent);
}
}
but inside this onReceive I dont know how can I do the same that I did before (with intent and alarmManager to start the service each 20 seconds).
Error in this line:
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
Is possible that I can't make an AlarmManager inside BroadcastReceiver?
I thank you all, I am an Android begginer and I need your help. Sorry for my english ;)

To summarize the answers and comments above: the onReceive handler receives a context which can be used to access getSystemService and ALARM_SERVICE. Sample code:
public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
// Start periodic service.
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
Intent srvIntent = new Intent(context, MyService.class);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, srvIntent, 0);
// Use context argument to access service
AlarmManager alarm =
(AlarmManager)context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
// Repeat every 5 seconds
alarm.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(),
5000, pIntent);
}
}
}
Create a new class with this code and of course change MyReceiver and MyService to the names in your implementation.

ALARM_SERVICE is neither defined in the class ReceiverBoot nor in BroadcastReceiver.
You should reference Context.ALARM_SERVICE as the argument for getSystemService(String).

Here is a little contribution, which I believe that can add a more complete vision about achieving the goal of this question.
First: configure a "receiver" inside of the AndroidManifest from your app.
<receiver
android:name=".AlarmBroadcastReceiver"
android:enabled="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Second: with a Class that EXTENDS the Abstract Class BroadcastReceiver, you should determine if the Intent Action was "BOOT_COMPLETED". If the condition is satisfied, you can call a method from your class which has all the construction to your Alarm.
See the following snippet bellow.
public class AlarmBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
String TAG = "ALARMS";
String CLASS = this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ": ";
Context alarmContext;
#Override
public void onReceive(final Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.d(TAG, CLASS + "[START] onReceive()... ");
alarmContext = context;
if (Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED.equals(intent.getAction())) {
Log.d(TAG, CLASS + "BOOT_COMPLETED action has been received.");
setAlarmOnBoot();
}
Log.d(TAG, CLASS + "[END] onReceive()... ");
}
public void setAlarmOnBoot() {
Log.d(TAG, CLASS + "[START] - setAlarmOnBoot()");
final long beginAt = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + 60 * 1000;
final long interval = 300000; // 5 minutes
try {
AlarmManager alarm = (AlarmManager) alarmContext.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(alarmContext, AlarmBroadcastReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getService(alarmContext, 0, intent, 0);
alarm.setRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, beginAt, interval, pIntent);
Log.d(TAG, CLASS + "the Alarm has been configured successfully (5 minutes) of interval.");
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.d(TAG, CLASS + "an exception has ocurred while setting the Alarm...");
e.printStackTrace();
}
Log.d(TAG, CLASS + "[END] - setAlarmOnBoot()");
}
}

in your onReceive:
if ("android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED".equals (intent.getAction())){
//start it again here
}