I'd like develop an Alarm Application.
The application should work like this:
- launch it
- the activity show me the time
- I can set the alarm
- I can close the application
- when the alarm time comes , it starts an activity (even if the device is locked)
I have tried to adapt this sample https://github.com/commonsguy/cwac-wakeful but I cannot launch an activity when the alarm time comes.
I use this code to setup the alarm (for test I have inserted this code on an onCreate
method of activity):
Intent intent = new Intent(this, OnAlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, intent, 0);
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(Calendar.SECOND, 10);
AlarmManager alarm = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarm.set(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(),
pendingIntent);
this is the OnAlarmReceiver class:
public class OnAlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.i(ClockActivity.LOG_TAG, "OnAlarmReceiver::onReceive");
WakefulIntentService.sendWakefulWork(context, AlarmService.class);
}
}
this is the service class:
public class AlarmService extends WakefulIntentService {
public AlarmService(String name) {
super(name);
}
@Override
protected void doWakefulWork(Intent intent) {
Log.i(ClockActivity.LOG_TAG, "AlarmService::doWakefulWork");
Intent newIntent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), ClockActivity.class);
newIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
newIntent.setAction(ClockActivity.ALARM_ACTION);
getApplicationContext().startActivity(newIntent);
}
}
this is the portion of Manifest where are setup the service and the receiver:
<receiver android:name=".OnAlarmReceiver"></receiver>
<service android:name=".AlarmService"></service>
the doWakefulWork method is never called!
I have made this application:
AlarmActivity.java
package com.foo;
import pack.breceiver.MyBroadcastReceiver;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class AlarmActivity extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
public void startAlert(View view) {
EditText text = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.time);
int i = Integer.parseInt(text.getText().toString());
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MyBroadcastReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(
this.getApplicationContext(), 234324243, intent, 0);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis()
+ (i * 1000), pendingIntent);
Toast.makeText(this, "Alarm set in " + i + " seconds",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
MyBroadcastReceiver.java
package pack.breceiver;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Vibrator;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MyBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Toast.makeText(context, "Don't panik but your time is up!!!!",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
/*// Vibrate the mobile phone
Vibrator vibrator = (Vibrator) context.getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
vibrator.vibrate(2000); */
}
}
check this out : http://blog.nelsondev.net/?p=124
using"alarmmanager"
alarmManager.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
AlarmCal.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_FIFTEEN_MINUTES,
pendingAlarmIntent);
I had a similar problem and I resolved removing the receiver from manifest and set in my code registering him with registerReceiver.
Do you get an instantiation exception maybe ?
You should have a public no arg constructor in your service :
public class AlarmService extends WakefulIntentService {
public AlarmService() {
super("AlarmService");
}
// etc
}