Parse sending notifications in dashboard but Android device not receiving - java

I've successfully created a Parse app and I'm using the application keys in my Android app implementation. I've followed all the steps here https://www.parse.com/apps/quickstart?onboard=#parse_push/android/existing (registration required unfortunately, but it's an instant process) and when I send a test push notification it is dispatched from the dashboard and is even received by a virtual device I'd set up as a control but nothing happens on a physical device. I thought it might be a socket issue so I alternated between wifi and 3G connections with no success
Here's the code I'm using:
Main:
package com.wetu.chronicle;
import android.os.Bundle;
import org.apache.cordova.*;
import com.parse.Parse;
import com.parse.ParseAnalytics;
import com.parse.ParseInstallation;
import com.parse.PushService;
public class chronicle extends DroidGap
{
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
super.loadUrl(Config.getStartUrl());
Parse.initialize(this, "xxxxxxxxx", "yyyyyyyyyyyy");
PushService.setDefaultPushCallback(this, chronicle.class);
PushService.subscribe(this, "Newsfeed", chronicle.class);
ParseInstallation.getCurrentInstallation().saveInBackground();
}
}
Android Manifest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
<!--
IMPORTANT: Change "com.parse.starter.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" in the lines below
to match your app's package name + ".permission.C2D_MESSAGE".
-->
<permission android:protectionLevel="signature"
android:name="com.wetu.chronicle.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.wetu.chronicle.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
<application
android:debuggable="false"
android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
android:icon="#drawable/icon"
android:label="#string/app_name" tools:ignore="HardcodedDebugMode">
<activity android:name="chronicle" android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name="com.parse.PushService" />
<receiver android:name="com.parse.ParseBroadcastReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.USER_PRESENT" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<receiver android:name="com.parse.GcmBroadcastReceiver"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" />
<!--
IMPORTANT: Change "com.parse.starter" to match your app's package name.
-->
<category android:name="com.wetu.chronicle" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" android:targetSdkVersion="19"/>
I'm available to clarify any questions you might have and/or post additional code.

Its most likely because your app isn't active in the background. A lot of my android apps have been struggling from this. A decent solution might be to make sure there is an alarm clock that wakes the app up. I've never dealt with parse though so this may not work, its worked for me in other scenarios though

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I've created a new activitiy called "LoadingActivity" which literally only loads the activity:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
package="[package]">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_LOGS" tools:ignore="ProtectedPermissions" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS" tools:ignore="ProtectedPermissions" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/logo"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="#drawable/logo"
android:supportsRtl="false"
android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
<activity
android:name="[package].MainActivity"
android:launchMode="singleInstance"
android:excludeFromRecents="true"
android:alwaysRetainTaskState="true"
android:configChanges="uiMode|fontScale">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name=".MediaServiceBrowser">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MEDIA_BUTTON" />
<action android:name="android.media.AUDIO_BECOMING_NOISY" />
<action android:name="android.media.browse.MediaBrowserService" />
</intent-filter>
</service>
<service android:name=".LocationService" />
<service
android:name=".NotificationListener"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true" android:permission="android.permission.BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService" />
</intent-filter>
</service>
<provider
android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
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</provider>
</application>
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#Override
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED"
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_OWNER_DATA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_OWNER_DATA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
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android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
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</receiver>
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
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<service
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I'm Building for a min API Level 23 and max API Level 27
EDIT
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try to use LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED receiver as follow:
<receiver
android:name=".BootReceiver"
android:directBootAware="true"
android:exported="false">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
<!-- For pre-N devices -->
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
don't forget permission
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
take a look here for more explanation
Now I fixed in on my own it was easier then i thought
public class BootCompletedIntentReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Intent i=new Intent(context, YourClass.class);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
context.startForegroundService(i);
}
else {
context.startService(i);
}
}
I had some weird experience if I don't put full URI,
for example .BootCompletedIntentReceiver would become com.company.BootCompletedIntentRecevier.
I know it sounds dumb but I had many weird regressions when not explicitly stating things on the Manifest with modern SDKs.

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and this one to send
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push.sendMessageInBackground("Hello", query);
I've also tried
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
<permission android:protectionLevel="signature"
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<uses-permission android:name="com.test.singleuserpush.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
Services and Receivers
<service android:name="com.parse.PushService" />
<receiver android:name="com.parse.ParsePushBroadcastReceiver"
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<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.parse.push.intent.RECEIVE" />
<action android:name="com.parse.push.intent.DELETE" />
<action android:name="com.parse.push.intent.OPEN" />
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</receiver>
<receiver android:name="com.parse.GcmBroadcastReceiver"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" />
<category android:name="com.test.singleuserpush" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
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try this with push.setData instead of message
JSONObject data;
data = new JSONObject("{\"userName\": "+
"\""+"MyUserName"+"\""+
",\"profilePic\": "+
"\""+""+"\"}");
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JSONObject obj =new JSONObject();
obj.put("alert","New Alert Message");
obj.put("action","com.android.myappname");
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push.setQuery(query);
push.setData(obj);
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#Override
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// Explicitly specify that GcmIntentService will handle the intent.
ComponentName comp;
comp = new ComponentName(context.getPackageName(), GcmIntentService.class.getName());
// Start the service, keeping the device awake while it is launching.
startWakefulService(context, (intent.setComponent(comp)));
setResultCode(Activity.RESULT_OK);
}
}
The problem is that the GcmIntentService (public class GcmIntentService extends IntentService) is never being run? Am I missing something or should it usually fire the onHandleIntent method?
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.diversivi.test"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="16"
android:targetSdkVersion="19"/>
<application
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android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher">
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
<activity
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android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<receiver
android:name=".GcmBroadcastReceiver"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
<category android:name="com.diversivi.test" />
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
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In addition, the following line
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Why is it like that?
Android manifest:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.appspot.smartgan"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
<permission
android:name="com.appspot.smartgan.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.appspot.smartgan.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="16"
android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/Theme.AppCompat.Light" >
<activity
android:name="com.appspot.smartgan.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<receiver
android:name=".GcmBroadcastReceiver"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTRATION" />
<category android:name="com.appspot.smartgan" />
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android:enabled="true" />
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android:value="#integer/google_play_services_version" />
<activity
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new AsyncTask<Void, Void, String>() {
#Override
protected String doInBackground(Void... params) {
String message = "";
try {
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gcm = GoogleCloudMessaging.getInstance(context);
}
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} catch (IOException e) {
message = "Error:" + e.getMessage();
}
return message;
}
}.execute(null, null, null);
}
I think issue is regarding allowed IP addresses mentioned in your Google API project.
Please check details of the project and remove IP address if present under restrict use to IP address. I faced similar problem.
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Edit:
Here is a good tutorial for GCM: http://www.androidhive.info/2012/10/android-push-notifications-using-google-cloud-messaging-gcm-php-and-mysql/
<receiver
android:name="rockit.app.beardallstreetprimary.GCMBroadcastReceiver"
android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
<category android:name="rockit.app.beardallstreetprimary" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<service android:name="com.google.android.gcm.GCMIntentService" android:enabled="true" />
My GCM is set up based on the Tutorial i linked above so if you read through that aswell it should work for you it looks like your not far off. I will say the Manifest is very picky and you need to ensure that you link your Packages fully.
Also you dont need the Register Intent

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