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AlarmManager alarm is called immediately when trigger time is in the past

Below is the code I am using to create alarms when data is pulled from external API. If the time set is in the past, the alarm goes off as soon as it is set(2 second gap). For example if I set the alarm for 8:00 AM, 10th April at 10:00 AM on 11th April(Past time). It starts the alarm as soon as it is set.
public static final int ALARM_REQUEST_CODE = 1001;
public static AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) EHCApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
public static Intent alarmIntent = new Intent(EHCApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext(), AlarmReceiver.class);
public static PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(EHCApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext(), ALARM_REQUEST_CODE, alarmIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
public static void setAlarm(Reminder rm) {
for (ScheduledTime time : rm.getScheduledTime()) {
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
bundle.putParcelable(Constants.ARGS_SELECTED_MEDICINE, medicine);
alarmIntent.putExtras(bundle);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, time.getTimeInMilliseconds(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, pendingIntent);
}
}
I am expecting the alarm to go off from next time it hit the time. Where am I making mistake?

This is the expected behavior.
From the documentation of setRepeating() (and other AlarmManager set methods):
If the stated trigger time is in the past, the alarm will be triggered
immediately
If you would like to prevent that happening, then simply do not set alarms with a past trigger time (e.g. check against System.currentTimeMillis() when setting the alarm).

Well, I ran into same problem and after studying I found that alarm will be run as soon when past time is set for the alarm.
Source: Here is documentation of Alarm Manager - setRepeating()
So, I resolved the issue by checking if "Calendar time is in past from system time than I add a day"
Working code:
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hour);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, min);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
alarmManager.cancel(pendingIntent);
// Check if the Calendar time is in the past
if (calendar.getTimeInMillis() < System.currentTimeMillis()) {
Log.e("setAlarm","time is in past");
calendar.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, 1); // it will tell to run to next day
}
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, id, myIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, pendingIntent); //Repeat every 24 hours

Show repeating Notification from some start Date until some end date

I have many weekly-repeating events every one has a start/End dates.
it should appear every week at the same day & time.
So I want to show notification for every event on every week at a specific date&time starting from it's start Date until it's end date.
Can any one provide me with a tutorial / explanation / Links on how to implement this, please?

Take a look at the official Android docs - link here.
You need to use the setRepeating function in AlarmManager to achieve this. Create a BroadcastReceiver that creates a notification when an Intent is received. Set this Intent in a PendingIntent and give the PendingIntent to the AlarmManager#setRepeating.
Example code -
private AlarmManager alarmMgr;
private PendingIntent alarmIntent;
...
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 approximately 2:00 p.m.
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 14);
// With setInexactRepeating(), you have to use one of the AlarmManager interval
// constants--in this case, AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY.
alarmMgr.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(),
AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, alarmIntent);

android periodically repeating alarm not working

I am trying to set periodically alarm every 30 minutes, but i dont think it is working. I use below code:
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(MyActivity.this, Alarm.class);
PendingIntent alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(MyActivity.this, 0, intent, 0);
long selectedTimeMiliseconds = (long) (TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(30));
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
alarmManager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), selectedTimeMiliseconds, alarmIntent);
How to set the second parameter in method setInexactRepeating? Is it better to use setRepeating method?

Inexact is a save battery method, but it is... inexact.
AlarmManager have a problem, if the device is in sleep mode, the intent not start. You should use WakefulBroadCast.
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/WakefulBroadcastReceiver.html

Try this..
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), selectedTimeMiliseconds, alarmIntent);

Setting Alarm Manager in Android

I am following Android developers documentation and some other tuts to create an Alarm manager which fires and wakes up the CPU at 4pm everyday, following is my code:
private AlarmManager alarmMgr;
private PendingIntent alarmIntent;
BroadcastReceiver br;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
// Set the alarm to start at approximately 2:00 p.m.
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 16);
alarmMgr.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(),
AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, alarmIntent);
}
public void setup() {
br = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context c, Intent i) {
Toast.makeText(c, "Rise and Shine!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
//Invoke the service here Put the wake lock and initiate bind service
}
};
registerReceiver(br, new IntentFilter("com.testrtc") );
alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast( this, 0, new Intent("com.testrtc"),
0 );
alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)(this.getSystemService( Context.ALARM_SERVICE ));
}
}
Manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
However I dont get any errors, but the alarm (Toast message) wont fire.
EDIT from the developer docs:
RTC examples
Here are some examples of using RTC_WAKEUP.
Wake up the device to fire the alarm at approximately 2:00 p.m., and repeat once a day at the same time:
// Set the alarm to start at approximately 2:00 p.m.
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 14);
// With setInexactRepeating(), you have to use one of the AlarmManager interval
// constants--in this case, AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY.
alarmMgr.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(),
AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, alarmIntent);
This one for set Repeating, says that if I want my alarm to fire at 8:30 and then repeat after each 20 minutes, however I just want to fire my alarm at a specific time but I dont want to repeat it.
Wake up the device to fire the alarm at precisely 8:30 a.m., and every 20 minutes thereafter:
private AlarmManager alarmMgr;
private PendingIntent alarmIntent;
...
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 8:30 a.m.
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 8);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 30);
// setRepeating() lets you specify a precise custom interval--in this case,
// 20 minutes.
alarmMgr.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(),
1000 * 60 * 20, alarmIntent);

Decide how precise your alarm needs to be
Choosing the alarm type is often the first step in creating an alarm. A further distinction is how precise you need your alarm to be. For most apps, setInexactRepeating() is the right choice. When you use this method, Android synchronizes multiple inexact repeating alarms and fires them at the same time. This reduces the drain on the battery.
For the rare app that has rigid time requirements like yours, the alarm needs to fire precisely at 4:00 p.m. everyday then use setRepeating().
Reference: Decide how precise your alarm needs to be
Solution :
alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
// Set the alarm to start at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 16);
alarmMgr.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(),
1000*60*60*24, alarmIntent);
Edited Testing : (Fire alarm at every 10seconds)
alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmMgr.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime(),
1000*10, alarmIntent);
Conclusion :
setup() method was not called before dealing with alarms.
Update for API 19+
setRepeating is inexact when targeting api level 19 or higher. For exact repating you can now use setExact() and manage repeating yourself.
reference: AlarmManager documentation

Instead of using setInexactRepeating() I suggest you to use setRepeating()
from the docs,
setInexactRepeating(int type, long triggerAtMillis, long intervalMillis, PendingIntent operation)
Schedule a repeating alarm that has inexact trigger time requirements; for example, an alarm that repeats every hour, but not necessarily at the top of every hour.
setRepeating(int type, long triggerAtMillis, long intervalMillis, PendingIntent operation)
Schedule a repeating alarm.

Documentation is quite clear:
public void setInexactRepeating (...)
triggerAtMillis time in milliseconds that the alarm should first go
off, using the appropriate clock (depending on the alarm type). This
is inexact: the alarm will not fire before this time, but there may be
a delay of almost an entire alarm interval before the first invocation
of the alarm.
so to my understanding but there may be a delay of almost an entire alarm interval means you may have one day delay, because u use AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY.

set minutes and seconds also to calendar ..
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR, 16); // At the hour you wanna fire
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0); // Particular minute
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
and use
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC,
calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY,
alarmIntent);

I had your same problem (usually is an Huawei issue) and I resolved by enabling the app in the PowerManager or Protected Apps.

Try to create a receiver that extends WakefulBroadcastReceiver:
public class MyReceiver extends WakefulBroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Intent myService = new Intent(context, MyService.class);
context.startService(myService);
}
}
In your service, you can put your toast, or try to write a log in a file to be sure that it works. Then, in your activity:
Intent myAlarm = new Intent(context.getApplicationContext(), MyReceiver.class);
PendingIntent recurringAlarm = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context.getApplicationContext(), 0, myAlarm, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarms = (AlarmManager) context.getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarms.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis(), 4 * 1000 * 60, recurringAlarm);
// Alarm every 4 minutes

How to set phone's alarm from program code in Android

I want to set phones alarm in phone.
Can anybody say how to do that?
I got the code from net, and try but the alram not set to phone.
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
Intent activate = new Intent(this, Alaram.class);
AlarmManager alarams ;
PendingIntent alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, activate, 0);
alarams = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarams.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(), alarmIntent);
In this code we are provide intent as Alaram.class.
Then what should be written in this Alram.class so that alarm will set to the mobile.

I think you misunderstood what the AlarmManager is good for. It starts your code on a given Point, it doesn't set the phones ring tone.
If you want to set the Phones Alarm sound, this might be helpful (from the standard Android Music Player):
// Set the system setting to make this the current ringtone
MusicUtils.setRingtone(this, mService.getAudioId());

You are setting alarm time as current time in millisecond it will be exceed when the alarmmanager wake up....So,here i modified your code.check this it will work.That alaram will start after 5 seconds...i mean your Alaram activity will start within 5 seconds.
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
Intent activate = new Intent(this, Alaram.class);
AlarmManager alarams ;
PendingIntent alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, activate, 0);
alarams = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarams.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis()+5000, alarmIntent);