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Android device group not receiving messages

I didn't change anything in my app since several months but starting from 11th June I'm not able to receive any message sent by Firebase cloud messaging. It has been reported by several customers and I can confirm that it doesn't work anymore. No firmware change or anything at least on my phone. I used exactly the same code you find here. The message is sent, the callback onMessageSent in the FirebaseMessagingService is called correctly, but I'm not able to receive anything using the same account on another phone. Is there any big change I miss it? My configuration doesn't use a server so I can't check any log server side. Any tips?

The official reply I've gotten from Firebase is: they simply don't support the no-server configuration anymore.
So after 30 emails with Firebase support here's the surprise: there's nothing wrong with my code/project, and the funny thing is that they don't know why and how it worked before! Unfortunately, they didn't advise anyone about this big change, so any app based on Android device groups without a server doesn't work anymore.

Here is a possible answer to your question -
Firstly, you say that 'But I'm not able to receive anything using the same account on another phone'. Device Messaging via FCM uses the device registration token as the point of contact and not the account. Therefore, you might not receive messages from FCM with the same account on a different device.
Secondly, you can only have 20 devices registered to each token group. The Firebase Docs also mention that you usually need an app server to do device to device messaging.
Remember that this kind of device to device messaging is used only for notifications, not for sending chat messages or anything of that kind. If you want to implement notifications without an app server, try this -
import android.app.IntentService;
import android.app.NotificationChannel;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.media.RingtoneManager;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.util.Log;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat;
import androidx.legacy.content.WakefulBroadcastReceiver;
import com.google.firebase.auth.FirebaseAuth;
import com.google.firebase.database.DataSnapshot;
import com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseError;
import com.google.firebase.database.FirebaseDatabase;
import com.google.firebase.database.Query;
import com.google.firebase.database.ValueEventListener;
public class NotificationIntentService extends IntentService {
private static int NOTIFICATION_ID = 1;
private static final String ACTION_START = "ACTION_START";
private static final String ACTION_DELETE = "ACTION_DELETE";
public NotificationIntentService() {
super(NotificationIntentService.class.getSimpleName());
}
public static Intent createIntentStartNotificationService(Context context) {
Intent intent = new Intent(context, NotificationIntentService.class);
intent.setAction(ACTION_START);
return intent;
}
public static Intent createIntentDeleteNotification(Context context) {
Intent intent = new Intent(context, NotificationIntentService.class);
intent.setAction(ACTION_DELETE);
return intent;
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
Log.w(String.valueOf(new NotificationIntentService()), "onHandleIntent, started handling a notification event");
try {
String action = intent.getAction();
if (ACTION_START.equals(action)) {
processStartNotification();
}
if (ACTION_DELETE.equals(action)) {
processDeleteNotification(intent);
}
} finally {
WakefulBroadcastReceiver.completeWakefulIntent(intent);
}
}
private void processDeleteNotification(Intent intent) {
// Log something?
}
private void processStartNotification() {
// Do something. For example, fetch fresh data from backend to create a rich notification?
NOTIFICATION_ID += 1;
Intent intent = new Intent(NotificationIntentService.this, MainActivity.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(NotificationIntentService.this, 0 /* Request code */, intent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
String channelId = getString(R.string.default_notification_channel_id);
Uri defaultSoundUri = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION);
NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(NotificationIntentService.this, channelId)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.chat)
.setContentTitle("Title")
.setContentText("Text")
.setAutoCancel(true)
.setSound(defaultSoundUri)
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
notificationBuilder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
notificationBuilder.setDeleteIntent(NotificationEventReceiver.getDeleteIntent(NotificationIntentService.this));
NotificationManager notificationManager =
(NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
// Since android Oreo notification channel is needed.
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(channelId,
"channel_id",
NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT);
notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
}
notificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, notificationBuilder.build());
}
}
import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
import androidx.legacy.content.WakefulBroadcastReceiver;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
public class NotificationEventReceiver extends WakefulBroadcastReceiver {
private static final String ACTION_START_NOTIFICATION_SERVICE = "ACTION_START_NOTIFICATION_SERVICE";
private static final String ACTION_DELETE_NOTIFICATION = "ACTION_DELETE_NOTIFICATION";
private static final int NOTIFICATIONS_INTERVAL_IN_FIFTEEN_MINUTES = 0;
public static void setupAlarm(Context context) {
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
PendingIntent alarmIntent = getStartPendingIntent(context);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
getTriggerAt(new Date()),
600000,
alarmIntent);
}
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
Intent serviceIntent = null;
if (ACTION_START_NOTIFICATION_SERVICE.equals(action)) {
Log.w(getClass().getSimpleName(), "onReceive from alarm, starting notification service");
serviceIntent = NotificationIntentService.createIntentStartNotificationService(context);
} else if (ACTION_DELETE_NOTIFICATION.equals(action)) {
Log.w(getClass().getSimpleName(), "onReceive delete notification action, starting notification service to handle delete");
serviceIntent = NotificationIntentService.createIntentDeleteNotification(context);
}
if (serviceIntent != null) {
startWakefulService(context, serviceIntent);
}
}
private static long getTriggerAt(Date now) {
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTime(now);
//calendar.add(Calendar.HOUR, NOTIFICATIONS_INTERVAL_IN_HOURS);
return calendar.getTimeInMillis();
}
private static PendingIntent getStartPendingIntent(Context context) {
Intent intent = new Intent(context, NotificationEventReceiver.class);
intent.setAction(ACTION_START_NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
return PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
}
public static PendingIntent getDeleteIntent(Context context) {
Intent intent = new Intent(context, NotificationEventReceiver.class);
intent.setAction(ACTION_DELETE_NOTIFICATION);
return PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
}
}
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
public final class NotificationServiceStarterReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
NotificationEventReceiver.setupAlarm(context);
}
}
I'm sorry, but I won't be able to tell you much more without seeing the code.
Hope this helps.
Sources -
Firebase Docs - https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/concept-options#senderid
Firebase Docs - https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/android/device-group#managing-device-groups-on-android-client-apps

Migrate from GoogleAuthUtil and Plus.API
If you integrated with Google Sign-In in the past using GoogleAuthUtil.getToken or Plus.API, you should migrate to the newest Sign-In API for greater security and a better user experience.
Android client side
Remove the GET_ACCOUNTS (Contacts) permission if you request it
Switch any code using GoogleAuthUtil, Plus.API, AccountPicker.newChooseAccountIntent(), or AccountManager.newChooseAccountIntent() to Auth.GOOGLE_SIGN_IN_API with GoogleSignInOptions.Builder.requestIdToken(...) configuration.
https://developers.google.com/identity/sign-in/android/migration-guide
Please note that the Migrate from legacy HTTP to HTTP v1 Cautions: Any apps that use device group messaging may prefer to not upgrade. HTTP v1 does not support this feature of the FCM legacy API.

android change TextView from another class

I have GCM with php AND my code work without any problem
its idea get notification from php and show it on notification bar
and when click on notification its show me the message on TextView
i just want to update that TextView on Activity without click on notification
now let me show the code for understand me
this the home ACtivity thats contain the TextView
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class Home_Activity extends Activity {
TextView view_msg;
// i try make it public static TextView view_msg;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.home);
view_msg = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.message);
}
public void onResume()
{
super.onResume();
String str = getIntent().getStringExtra("msg");
if (str != null) {
view_msg.setText(str);
}
}
}
we can see its
onResume
check if there are any extra data but i want to update that TextView just when new gcm message recive
now the code that recive message
import android.app.IntentService;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
import com.medo.alex.Home_Activity;
import com.medo.alex.R;
import com.google.android.gms.gcm.GoogleCloudMessaging;
public class Gcm_Notification_Intent_Service extends IntentService {
// Sets an ID for the notification, so it can be updated
public static final int notifyID = 9001;
public Gcm_Notification_Intent_Service() {
super("GcmIntentService");
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
GoogleCloudMessaging gcm = GoogleCloudMessaging.getInstance(this);
String messageType = gcm.getMessageType(intent);
if (!extras.isEmpty()) {
if (GoogleCloudMessaging.MESSAGE_TYPE_SEND_ERROR
.equals(messageType)) {
sendNotification("Send error: " + extras.toString());
} else if (GoogleCloudMessaging.MESSAGE_TYPE_DELETED
.equals(messageType)) {
sendNotification("Deleted messages on server: "
+ extras.toString());
} else if (GoogleCloudMessaging.MESSAGE_TYPE_MESSAGE
.equals(messageType)) {
sendNotification("" + extras.get(Gcm_Application_Constants.MSG_KEY)); //When Message is received normally from GCM Cloud Server
}
}
Gcm_Broadcast_Receiver.completeWakefulIntent(intent);
}
private void sendNotification(String msg) {
Intent resultIntent = new Intent(this, Home_Activity.class);
resultIntent.putExtra("msg", msg);
PendingIntent resultPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0,
resultIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
NotificationCompat.Builder mNotifyBuilder;
NotificationManager mNotificationManager;
mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mNotifyBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle("NEW MESSAGE")
.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher);
// Set pending intent
mNotifyBuilder.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent);
// Set Vibrate, Sound and Light
int defaults = 0;
defaults = defaults | Notification.DEFAULT_LIGHTS;
defaults = defaults | Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE;
defaults = defaults | Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND;
mNotifyBuilder.setDefaults(defaults);
// Set the content for Notification
mNotifyBuilder.setContentText("YOU HAVE NEW MESSAGE");
// Set autocancel
mNotifyBuilder.setAutoCancel(true);
// Post a notification
mNotificationManager.notify(notifyID, mNotifyBuilder.build());
// MainActivity.view_msg.setText(msg); // iam try use this and make my view_msg public and static when i add this line and run my project and say progect name has stopped just when add this line
}
}
now my question its how to update the view_msg and its on Home_activity
when recive messgae from Gcm i write in code what i try to do but its say my project was stopped now forget my trying and just give me idea about how to update the view_msg TextView from another class

It seems like you need Service bounding
some awesome example you can find HERE
just try to bind your Activity and when it can be done just send Message with content. when Activity is missing e.g. keep Notification popping

Android Notification not shown

I wrote an IntentService for GCM Push Notifications.
I receive the Messages but something's wrong with displaying my Notification to the user.
Here's my Code:
import com.google.android.gms.gcm.GoogleCloudMessaging;
import android.app.IntentService;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
import android.support.v4.app.TaskStackBuilder;
import android.util.Log;
public class GcmIntentService extends IntentService {
public static final int NOTIFICATION_ID = 1;
public GcmIntentService() {
super("GcmIntentService");
}
public static final String TAG = "GCM test";
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
GoogleCloudMessaging gcm = GoogleCloudMessaging.getInstance(this);
String messageType = gcm.getMessageType(intent);
if (!intent.getExtras().isEmpty()) { // has effect of unparcelling Bundle
if (GoogleCloudMessaging.MESSAGE_TYPE_SEND_ERROR.equals(messageType)) {
sendNotification("Send error: " + intent.getExtras().toString());
} else if (GoogleCloudMessaging.MESSAGE_TYPE_DELETED.equals(messageType)) {
sendNotification("Deleted messages on server: " + intent.getExtras().toString());
// If it's a regular GCM message, do some work.
} else if (GoogleCloudMessaging.MESSAGE_TYPE_MESSAGE.equals(messageType)) {
// Post notification of received message.
sendNotification("message:\n" + intent.getStringExtra("message"));
Log.i(TAG, "Received: " + intent.getExtras().toString());
}
}
// Release the wake lock provided by the WakefulBroadcastReceiver.
GcmBroadcastReceiver.completeWakefulIntent(intent);
}
private void sendNotification(String msg) {
NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notif)
.setContentTitle("My notification")
.setContentText(msg);
Intent resultIntent = new Intent(this, PopupMessageActivity.class);
TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(this);
stackBuilder.addParentStack(PopupMessageActivity.class);
stackBuilder.addNextIntent(resultIntent);
PendingIntent resultPendingIntent =
stackBuilder.getPendingIntent(
0,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT
);
mBuilder.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent);
NotificationManager mNotificationManager =
(NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mNotificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, mBuilder.build());
}
}
I don't see the mistake. I mean, I copied the code from the Androids developer guide.
The only thing that this code does, is that the small icon (in this case "ic_notif") is showing in the notification-bar of the phone.
But there's no Text or Notification that pops up to the user.
I use android-studio.
My debug device is an huawai u8666e with android 4.0.3 (API 15).
At least i want this API level to be my minimum requirement for this app.

What you are seeing is normal designed Android behaviour for versions before Lollipop.
The design logic is that this method creates a cleaner interface and will not interrupt the user's current actions by placing a popup in front of their face. (there is a lot of debate over which method is better - iOS popups vs Android notifications).
Lollipop changes this slightly by creating a small popup at the top of the device window when a Notification is created.
If you really want to force a popup dialog to be shown, you should be looking at designing a "full screen" Notification.
See the Android Developer docs:
Notication.Builder.setFullScreenIntent(Intent)
Using this method, you can create a new Activity with any custom layout you want, and launch that instead of placing the Notification in the status bar.
(full implementation of a full screen notification would be beyond the scope of this post)
I would recommend against forcing full screen notifications except in rare cases, such as an Alarm Clock, or Phone Call app. I would, instead, recommend that you stick to the way Android was designed and work with the OS.

android notification in background if app closed?

I am trying to display a notification in the Android notifications bar even if my application is closed.
I've tried searching, but I have had no luck finding help.
An example of this is a news application. Even if the phone screen is off or the news application is closed, it can still send a notification for recent news and have it appear in the notification bar.
How might I go about doing this in my own application?

You have to build a Service that handles your news and shows notifications when it knows that are new news (Service Doc).
The service will run in background even if your application is closed.
You need a BroadcastReciever to run the service in background after the boot phase is completed. (Start service after boot).
The service will build your notifications and send them through the NotificationManager.
EDIT: This article may suit your needs

The selected answer is still correct, but only for devices running Android 7 versions and below.
As of Android 8+, you can no longer have a service running in the background while your app is idle/closed.
So, it now depends on how you set up your notifications from your GCM/FCM server. Ensure to set it to the highest priority. If your app is in the background or just not active and you only send notification data, the system process your notification and send it to the Notification tray.

I used this answer to write a service, and as an exmaple you need to call ShowNotificationIntentService.startActionShow(getApplicationContext()) inside one of your activities:
import android.app.IntentService;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.Context;
public class ShowNotificationIntentService extends IntentService {
private static final String ACTION_SHOW_NOTIFICATION = "my.app.service.action.show";
private static final String ACTION_HIDE_NOTIFICATION = "my.app.service.action.hide";
public ShowNotificationIntentService() {
super("ShowNotificationIntentService");
}
public static void startActionShow(Context context) {
Intent intent = new Intent(context, ShowNotificationIntentService.class);
intent.setAction(ACTION_SHOW_NOTIFICATION);
context.startService(intent);
}
public static void startActionHide(Context context) {
Intent intent = new Intent(context, ShowNotificationIntentService.class);
intent.setAction(ACTION_HIDE_NOTIFICATION);
context.startService(intent);
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
if (intent != null) {
final String action = intent.getAction();
if (ACTION_SHOW_NOTIFICATION.equals(action)) {
handleActionShow();
} else if (ACTION_HIDE_NOTIFICATION.equals(action)) {
handleActionHide();
}
}
}
private void handleActionShow() {
showStatusBarIcon(ShowNotificationIntentService.this);
}
private void handleActionHide() {
hideStatusBarIcon(ShowNotificationIntentService.this);
}
public static void showStatusBarIcon(Context ctx) {
Context context = ctx;
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(ctx)
.setContentTitle(ctx.getString(R.string.notification_message))
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification_icon)
.setOngoing(true);
Intent intent = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, STATUS_ICON_REQUEST_CODE, intent, 0);
builder.setContentIntent(pIntent);
NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Notification notif = builder.build();
notif.flags |= Notification.FLAG_ONGOING_EVENT;
mNotificationManager.notify(STATUS_ICON_REQUEST_CODE, notif);
}
}

launch activity from service when notification is clicked

I know, there are tons of these on here, but I've been trying solutions all day and haven't gotten anywhere.
Neither the example on google's docs, nor any of the 5 other ways I've found on here have worked for me at all.
As is the typical case, when I click the notification it closes the status bar and nothing new is shown onscreen.
I am creating the notification from a service and need the notification to trigger a new activity that has not yet been created.
I also will need a way to pass information to that activity via intent.
And yes... this is java for Android
What follows are the shattered remnants of my code.
package com.bobbb.hwk2;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import android.app.Notification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.ContentResolver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.provider.ContactsContract;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class contactBackup extends Service
{
private NotificationManager nManager;
private static final int NOTIFY_ID = 1100;
#Override
public void onCreate()
{
super.onCreate();
String ns = Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE;
nManager = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(ns);
}
#Override
public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
super.onStart(intent, startId);
// inform user that service has started
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), R.string.service_started,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
String data = lookUpContacts();
if( saveToSDCard(getResources().getString(R.string.backup_file_name),data) )
{
Context context = getApplicationContext();
// create the statusbar notification
Intent nIntent = new Intent(this,contactViewer.class);//Intent nIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
nIntent.setClass(context,contactViewer.class);
//nIntent.putExtra("data",data);
Notification msg = new Notification(R.drawable.icon,"All contacts records have been written to the file.",System.currentTimeMillis());
// start notification
//PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getService(getApplicationContext(),0,nIntent,PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT|Intent.FLAG_FROM_BACKGROUND);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this,0,nIntent,0);
msg.flags = Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
msg.setLatestEventInfo(context,
"success",
"All contacts records have been written to the file.",
pIntent);
nManager.notify(NOTIFY_ID,msg);
}
}
#Override
public void onDestroy()
{
nManager.cancel(NOTIFY_ID);
super.onDestroy();
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent)
{
return null;
}
// function returns string containing information
// from contacts
public String lookUpContacts()
{
...
}
public boolean saveToSDCard(String fileName, String data)
{
...
}
}
I can only hope that whatever is causing my problem is something fixable and not more of the crazy glitches I've been getting with eclipse (which no one else seems to have ever seen >:U )
If you can help me solve this problem, please share.
If you can't help with this specific problem but feel obligated to say unrelated things about posting, styles, topics, or good practice, then DON'T
Thank you :D

Edit:
You're going to have to add a flag for FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK:
nIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
This is because you're launching from outside your app (from the system notification bar).

This is what happens when people overwork themselves. XD
The only reason none of the tutorials I tired worked is because I misspelled my activity name in the manifest.
Thanks for stopping by

Just add following in contactBackup(service class),
Intent nIntent = new Intent(this,contactViewer.class);//Intent nIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
nIntent.setClass(context,contactViewer.class);
nIntent.putExtra("data",data);
nIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
Notification msg = new Notification(R.drawable.icon,"All contacts records have been written to the file.",System.currentTimeMillis());
// start notification
//PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getService(getApplicationContext(),0,nIntent,PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT|Intent.FLAG_FROM_BACKGROUND);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this,0,nIntent,0);
msg.flags = Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
msg.setLatestEventInfo(context,
"success",
"All contacts records have been written to the file.",
pIntent);
nManager.notify(NOTIFY_ID,msg);
then get value in contactViewer class,
as,
String s=getIntent().getStringExtra("data");