How to use Alarm Manager and Broadcast Receiver in Android
In this Android Atrical, How to use Alarm Manager and Broadcast Receiver in Android. here I have also used an android service for creating an android Alarm Tutorial for android development. and also show android alarm notifications. here I am user android background service and android Broadcast receiver to start an alarm.
Android Service:- Android service is a component that is used to perform operations on the background.
Alarm Manager and Broadcast Receiver in Android.
AlarmManager manager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent alarmIntent = new Intent(context, MyAlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, alarmIntent, 0);
int interval = 5000;
manager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis(), interval, pendingIntent);
Android different types of Alarm Manager :
setInExactAndRepeating — This doesn’t trigger the alarm at the exact time.
setExact — Setting an alarm manager using this ensures that the OS triggers the alarm on the exact time.
setExactAndAllowWhileIdle — This method can be used with Android 6 M. These alarms are allowed to get executed even in low power modes.
Let,s Start On Development Of Example.
- Add permission and service in AndroidManifest.xml.
- Android Create UI For Alarm App two-button Start and Stop.
- Start a Server and mange in home.java class.
- Create a MyBroadcastReceiver.java class
Step: 1 Add permission and service in AndroidManifest.xml
firstly you can add android user permission in the android app for an alarm App. used a receive boot completed user permission in the Android manifest file.
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