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What is causing a RemoteServiceException error?

I am getting a lot of these errors:
android.app.RemoteServiceException:
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:1772)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:193)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:6758)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:497)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:912)
They only seem to happen on Android 8.1, 9, 10 and 11. There's not much else that I can see, it seems to happen on some devices. I've searched everywhere for an answer but nobody seems to know what is causing it exactly. I think it might be something related to the notification channel but maybe not. I tried startForeground() in both onCreate() and onStartCommand() and it doesn't make any difference. I am getting these errors for 5 years in my app and I simply cannot reproduce it on my end. This is my service code:
public static boolean service = false;
public static Context appContext;
public static Handler handler;
public static String notificationText;
#Override
public void onCreate() {
service = true;
appContext = getApplicationContext();
handler = new Handler();
setNotification();
if (notification != null) {
startForeground(1, notification);
}
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
return START_STICKY;
}
public static void setNotification() {
try {
Intent intent = new Intent(appContext, MainActivity.class);
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(appContext, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
Intent intentStop = new Intent(appContext, broadcastReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pIntentStop = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(appContext, 0, intentStop, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(appContext, "X")
.setContentTitle("App Title")
.setContentText(notificationText)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
.setAutoCancel(false)
.setOngoing(true)
.setContentIntent(pIntent)
.addAction(0, "Stop", pIntentStop)
.build();
notification.defaults = 0;
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) appContext.getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
if (notificationManager != null) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
NotificationChannel notificationChannel = new NotificationChannel("X", "App Title", NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT);
notificationChannel.enableVibration(true);
notificationChannel.setVibrationPattern(new long[]{0});
notificationChannel.setSound(null, null);
notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(notificationChannel);
}
notificationManager.notify(1, notification);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
showToast(appContext, e.getMessage());
}
}
public static class broadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
context.stopService(new Intent(context, MainService.class));
}
}
Does anyone have any clue on what is going on? Thanks!

How to Return to activity after the notification has appeared? Notification is not clickable

I have problem - it is not possible to return to the main activity after clicking on the received notification. The notification itself is not clickable. The notification is triggered in the onPause method (in the background)
My main activity is MainActivity, which is setting up notification via PendingIntent and AlarmManager
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private NotificationManager notificationManager;
private static final int NOTIFY_ID = 1;
private static final String CHANNEL_ID = "CHANNEL_ID";
NotificationPublisher notificationPublisher;
Button b1;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
createNotificationChannel();
}
private void createNotificationChannel() {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
CharSequence name = "LemubitReminderChannel";
String description = "Channel for Lemubit Reminder";
int importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT;
NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel("notifyLemubid", name, importance);
channel.setDescription(description);
notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
}
}
private void reminderMethod (){
Toast.makeText(this, "Напоминание о запуске фонового уведомления", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), NotificationPublisher.class);
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getApplicationContext(), 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
long inPauseTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
long ten = 2 * 1000;
alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, inPauseTime + ten, pendingIntent);
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
reminderMethod();
}
}
Broadcast receiver
public class NotificationPublisher extends BroadcastReceiver {
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
int unicode = 0x1F62D;
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, "notifyLemubid")
.setAutoCancel(true)
.setContentTitle("текст " + getEmojiByUnicode(unicode))
.setContentText("текст")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher_background)
.setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
NotificationManagerCompat notificationManagerCompat = NotificationManagerCompat.from(context);
notificationManagerCompat.notify(200, builder.build());
}
public String getEmojiByUnicode(int unicode){
return new String(Character.toChars(unicode));
}
}

You need to set the contentIntent on the Notification, then, when the user clicks the Notification, the contentIntent will be dispatched. If you want the user to open an Activity of your app, then just create an Intent to your Activity, wrap that in a PendingIntent and call setContentIntent() on the `Notification. There's hundreds of howtos and tutorials for how to do this, just search a bit.

How to show notification with ringing alarm in background?

guys, I am developing an alarm app in which alarm is triggering good and at the right time but the drawback is when the alarm is ringing with an activity then when we press the home button too it is ringing the real problem is when the application is closed by pressing the home button and pressing or swiping close all apps the application getting destroyed I need something like Google does like showing a notification and playing sound even if the application is closed.
So I think someone is having Idea about this issue.
Here is what from Google Clock
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Because of android Q, I had developed something that when the user is alive at the time of alarm then we just show notification with the help of this.
public class DismissAlarmNotificationController {
public final int NOTIFICATION_ID = 1;
public static final String INTENT_KEY_NOTIFICATION_ID = "notificationId";
public final String CHANNEL_ID = "channel-01";
private NotificationManager notificationManager;
private Context context;
private final int IMPORTANCE = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH;
public DismissAlarmNotificationController(Context context) {
notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
this.context = context;
}
public void showNotification() {
Intent fullScreenIntent = new Intent(context, DismissAlarmActivity.class);
PendingIntent fullScreenPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0,
fullScreenIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
NotificationChannel notificationChannel = new NotificationChannel(
CHANNEL_ID, getChannelName(), IMPORTANCE);
notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(notificationChannel);
}
NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, CHANNEL_ID)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_alarm_on_notification)
.setContentTitle(context.getString(R.string.dismiss_alarm_notification_title))
.setContentText(context.getString(R.string.dismiss_alarm_notification_body, getCurrentTime()))
.setAutoCancel(true)
.addAction(getDismissNotificationAction())
.setFullScreenIntent(fullScreenPendingIntent, true);
notificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, notificationBuilder.build());
}
public String getChannelName() {
return context.getString(R.string.app_name) + "Channel";
}
public void cancelNotification() {
notificationManager.cancelAll();
}
private NotificationCompat.Action getDismissNotificationAction() {
Intent dismissIntent = new Intent(context, DismissNotificationReceiver.class);
dismissIntent.putExtra(INTENT_KEY_NOTIFICATION_ID, NOTIFICATION_ID);
PendingIntent dismissNotificationPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, dismissIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
return new NotificationCompat.Action.Builder(
0,
context.getString(R.string.dismiss_alarm_notification_dismiss_button_title),
dismissNotificationPendingIntent)
.build();
}
private String getCurrentTime() {
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm");
Date currentTime = new Date();
return dateFormat.format(currentTime);
}
}
Thanks in advance.

Give a try to Android's WorkManager!
It lets you run background works even if the app is closed or the phone has been restarted.
Hope it will help!

Android 8.1 notifications showing but not making any sounds

I have a service which runs in foreground with, among other things, a stopwatch. When the service starts the notification appears, and when it ends I update it with sound and some text that indicates that it's finished. The problem is that this works well until api 25, but for 26 and 27 it updates the notification alright, but makes no sound. Here's the relevant code:
The creation of the notification inside the service:
mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, "Main")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification_temp)
.setContentTitle(step.getDescription())
.setContentText(getString(R.string.notification_text))
.setVisibility(VISIBILITY_PUBLIC)
.setOngoing(true);
.setDeleteIntent(deletePendingIntent);
.setContentIntent(contentPendingIntent);
.addAction(R.drawable.ic_stop_red_24dp, getString(R.string.cancel),finnishPendingIntent);
mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager)context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mNotificationManager.notify(mId, mBuilder.build());
The update to the notification builder when the "work" is finished:
mBuilder.setSound(RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION));
mBuilder.setVibrate(new long[]{0, 300, 0, 400, 0, 500});
mBuilder.setOngoing(false);
mBuilder.setAutoCancel(true);
mBuilder.setContentText(getString(R.string.notification_finished_text));
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
mBuilder.setChannelId("Sound");
mBuilder.setCategory(NotificationCompat.CATEGORY_ALARM);
}
mNotificationManager.notify(mId, mBuilder.build());
The 2 channels created just for api 26 or up on app start:
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
// Create the normal NotificationChannel
CharSequence name = getString(R.string.app_name);
int importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW;
NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel("Main", name, importance);
// Register the channel with the system; you can't change the importance
// or other notification behaviors after this
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(
NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
// Create theNotificationChannel with sound
importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH;
name = getString(R.string.notification_channel_sound);
NotificationChannel sound = new NotificationChannel("Sound", name, importance);
sound.enableVibration(true);
sound.setVibrationPattern(new long[]{0, 300, 0, 400, 0, 500});
AudioAttributes aa = new AudioAttributes.Builder()
.setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_SONIFICATION)
.setLegacyStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_NOTIFICATION)
.setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_NOTIFICATION_EVENT)
.build();
sound.setSound(RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION), aa);
notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(sound);
}
And that's where I'm at now. I've tried to not use setsound() as I've read that the notification should just play the default sound with the appropriate importance (and of course I've even uninstalled the app between tries to correctly update the channel settings) but nothing seems to work for api 26 and I just don't know what I'm doing wrong.

I had the exact same problems with most of my emulator AVDs. The following fixed it for me:
start the affected AVD
long press the AVD's power button
restart the AVD
Afterwards it should work again.

Tried to reproduce your issue and finished with created MVP, maybe this will help you to find the problem:
Activity:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
View btn = findViewById(R.id.clickMe);
btn.setTag(NotifService.CHANNEL_ID_MAIN);
btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
String channelId = (String) v.getTag();
Intent intent = new Intent(v.getContext(), NotifService.class);
intent.putExtra(NotifService.TAG, channelId);
if (channelId.equals(NotifService.CHANNEL_ID_MAIN)) {
v.setTag(NotifService.CHANNEL_ID_SOUND);
} else {
v.setTag(NotifService.CHANNEL_ID_MAIN);
}
v.getContext().startService(intent);
}
});
}
}
Service:
public class NotifService extends IntentService {
public static final String TAG = "NotificationService";
public static final String CHANNEL_ID_MAIN = "Main";
public static final String CHANNEL_ID_SOUND = "Sound";
public static final int NOTIFICATION_ID = 123;
/**
* Creates an IntentService. Invoked by your subclass's constructor.
*/
public NotifService() {
super(TAG);//Used to name the worker thread, important only for debugging.
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID_MAIN, "Channel Main", NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW);
NotificationChannel sound = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID_SOUND, "Channel Sound", NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
sound.enableVibration(true);
sound.setVibrationPattern(new long[]{0, 300, 0, 400, 0, 500});
AudioAttributes aa = new AudioAttributes.Builder()
.setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_SONIFICATION)
.setLegacyStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_NOTIFICATION)
.setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_NOTIFICATION_EVENT)
.build();
sound.setSound(RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION), aa);
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
if (notificationManager != null) {
notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(sound);
}
}
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(#Nullable Intent intent) {
String channelId = intent.getStringExtra(TAG);
showNotification(channelId);
}
private void showNotification(String channelId) {
boolean inProgress = channelId.equals(CHANNEL_ID_MAIN);
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, channelId)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher_foreground)
.setContentTitle("Work")
.setContentText(inProgress ? "InProgress" : "Finished")
.setOngoing(inProgress)
.setVisibility(VISIBILITY_PUBLIC)
.setAutoCancel(!inProgress);
if (!inProgress) {
builder.setCategory(NotificationCompat.CATEGORY_ALARM);
}
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
if (notificationManager != null) {
notificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, builder.build());
}
}
}
This works good on my device 8.1 and Emulator 8.1 (without sound on first click for first notification and with vibration + sound on second click for work complete notification).

how to call a method of a main_activity from a normal class in android

Hi i use this post Background process timer on android for the timeer in background process
my timer code in main activity is
int repeatTime = 5;
AlarmManager processTimer = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, processTimerReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
processTimer.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis(),repeatTime*1000, pendingIntent);
and my code in class processTimerReceiver is:
public class processTimerReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
MainActivity m = new MainActivity();
m.get_start_info();
}
}
i want to call method get_start_info() in main activity but app crashed
full my main activity is :
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
int repeatTime = 5;
AlarmManager processTimer = (AlarmManager)getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, processTimerReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
processTimer.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis(),repeatTime*1000, pendingIntent);
get_start_info();
}
public void get_start_info() {
JsonArrayRequest movieReq = new JsonArrayRequest("www.example.com",
new Response.Listener<JSONArray>() {
#Override
public void onResponse(JSONArray response) {
try {
JSONObject obj = response.getJSONObject(0);
// any
sendNotification();
//any
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}, new Response.ErrorListener() {
#Override
public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
}
});
AppController.getInstance().addToRequestQueue(movieReq);
}
public void sendNotification() {
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
builder.setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_email);
Uri soundUri = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION);
Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, azegar_mail_list.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent, 0);
//mp.start();
builder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
builder.setLargeIcon(BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.mipmap.ic_launcher));
builder.setContentTitle("آزگار");
builder.setContentText("نامه جدید برای شما ارسال شده است");
builder.setAutoCancel(true);
builder.setSound(soundUri);
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
// Will display the notification in the notification bar
notificationManager.notify(1, builder.build());
}
}
my error is :
E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start receiver com.azegar.www.azegar.processTimerReceiver: java.lang.NullPointerException
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2539)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:167)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1432)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:153)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5341)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:929)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:696)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at android.content.ContextWrapper.getResources(ContextWrapper.java:89)
at android.view.ContextThemeWrapper.getResources(ContextThemeWrapper.java:78)
at android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity.getResources(AppCompatActivity.java:551)
at android.content.Context.getString(Context.java:327)
at com.azegar.www.azegar.MainActivity.get_start_info(MainActivity.java:438)
at com.azegar.www.azegar.processTimerReceiver.onReceive(processTimerReceiver.java:12)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2532)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:167) 
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1432) 
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) 
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:153) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5341) 
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) 
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) 
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:929) 
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:696) 
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) 

First of all, if you are calling get_start_info() outside of the MainActivity, then move get_start_info() and sendNotification out of MainActivity.
You are getting a NullPointerException because you are trying to use MainActivity's context to build a notification inside sendNotification and that context is null because you are instantiating MainActivity with the new keyword (You should not instantiate a new activity with the new keyword). Instead, pass the BroadcastReceiver's context as a parameter to sendNotification and use it to build the notification.
Parts of the code which uses Context:
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, azegar_mail_list.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent, 0);
Here, instead of using this, you should use the Context passed as a parameter.