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How to set multiple alarms firing distinct notifications for each in Android

I am trying to develop an application in which the user can create more than 1 alarms for the same time ,say, 09:48. And for this time, each alarm has to create its own notification which leads the user to an activity when the notification is clicked. The other alarms which were scheduled at the same time must keep ringing until their notifications are clicked. Now, I am able to create alarms for different times and get their corresponding notifications which lead to an activity in which the user can dismiss or snooze the alarm. However, when I schedule more than one alarm for the same time, only 1 alarm is ringing and the other one gets lost. I share my code pieces at the below.
public void schedule(Context context) {
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(context, AlarmBroadcastReceiver.class);
PendingIntent alarmPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, alarmId, intent, 0);
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hour);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, minute);
calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
calendar.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
alarmManager.setExact(
AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
calendar.getTimeInMillis(),
alarmPendingIntent
);
In my broadcastReceiver class:
private void startAlarmService(Context context, Intent intent) {
Intent intentService = new Intent(context, AlarmService.class);
Log.println(Log.DEBUG, "DEBUG", "************Alarm Broadcast Receiver**********");
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
context.startForegroundService(intentService);
} else {
context.startService(intentService);
}
}
In my AlarmService :
#Override
public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();
mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.alarm);
mediaPlayer.setLooping(true);
vibrator = (Vibrator) getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, RingActivity.class);
int requestCode = new Random().nextInt(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, requestCode, notificationIntent, 0);
//String alarmTitle = String.format("%s Alarm", intent.getStringExtra(TITLE));
int notificationId = new Random().nextInt(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, String.valueOf(notificationId))
.setContentTitle("PASS1")
.setContentText("PASS2")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.pill)
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.build();
mediaPlayer.start();
long[] pattern = { 0, 100, 1000 };
vibrator.vibrate(pattern, 0);
startForeground(1, notification);
return START_STICKY;
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
mediaPlayer.stop();
vibrator.cancel();
}

in this code
startForeground(1, notification);
you are using 1 as the id.
If a notification with the same id has already been posted by your application and has not yet been canceled, it will be replaced by the updated information.
So the second alarm notification with the same id (because you are using a fixed value of 1) is replacing the old one

Alarm successfully sets for future time, but not for Calendar date

I have this app where i want to set a notification on a specific date the user defines. I saw lots of code and relative answers here on SO but for some reason nothing works so far.
In this test project i have 2 methods. One that sets an alarm to ring 5 seconds on future and one that assigns the desired date.
Problem:
If i set the alarm to a second delay it works fine. The notification is shown within 5 seconds after the alarm assignment. But if i use the method that passes a Calendar date, it does nothing. Not triggers no notification
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
public void setAlarmOnClick(View view){
// this method call works fine
setAlarm(getNotification("Date test"), 3000);
// this one doesn't
// setAlarm(getNotification("Date test"), getDate());
}
// Here nothing happens when the date comes
private void setAlarm(Notification notification, Calendar cal) {
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, NotificationPublisher.class);
notificationIntent.putExtra(NotificationPublisher.NOTIFICATION_ID, 1);
notificationIntent.putExtra(NotificationPublisher.NOTIFICATION, notification);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, notificationIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT | Intent.FILL_IN_DATA);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(),pendingIntent );
Toast.makeText(this, "Alarm worked.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
// This alarm get successfully trigger here showing the notification
private void setAlarm(Notification notification, int delay) {
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, NotificationPublisher.class);
notificationIntent.putExtra(NotificationPublisher.NOTIFICATION_ID, 1);
notificationIntent.putExtra(NotificationPublisher.NOTIFICATION, notification);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, notificationIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT | Intent.FILL_IN_DATA);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, delay, pendingIntent );
Toast.makeText(this, "Alarm worked.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
private Calendar getDate(){
Calendar cal=Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(Calendar.MONTH,8);
cal.set(Calendar.YEAR,2017);
cal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH,29);
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY,11);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE,47);
return cal;
}
#TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN)
private Notification getNotification(String content) {
Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(this);
builder.setContentTitle("Scheduled Notification");
builder.setContentText(content);
builder.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher);
return builder.build();
}
}
NotificationPublisher.java
public class NotificationPublisher extends BroadcastReceiver {
public static String NOTIFICATION_ID = "notification-id";
public static String NOTIFICATION = "notification";
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Toast.makeText(context, "Alarm worked.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
int id = intent.getIntExtra(NOTIFICATION_ID, 0);
NotificationManager notofManager = (NotificationManager)context. getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Notification notification = intent.getParcelableExtra(NOTIFICATION);
notofManager.notify(id, notification);
}
}
I would really appreciate anykind of help!
P.S.
How can i be sure that an alarm was successfully set on a date. Even if a code works and a date is set a week form now. How can i test that it will trigger then? Obviously we can't wait a week to see that. Changing the device date is working? Thank you

Calendar month goes from 0-11 instead of 1-12 as u assumed.
So something like:
cal.set(Calendar.Month, 7 );
would set your calendar month to August.

AlarmManager not Starting Service

Before, the alarm manager was working. I don't think I changed anything, but now it isn't starting at all.
Here is the code where I set the alarm manager:
SettingsActivity.java
Intent intent;
static PendingIntent recurringDownload;
intent = new Intent(context, UpdateScoresService.class);
recurringDownload = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, intent, 0);
Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener refreshListener = new Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
#Override
public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
if(newValue.toString().equals("1")){ /* daily */
background_refresh.setSummary("Scores will be refreshed daily.");
AlarmManager manager = (AlarmManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
manager.cancel(recurringDownload);
recurringDownload.cancel();
Log.e("DAILY REFRESH", " ");
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY,10);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE,00);
if(calendar.before(Calendar.getInstance())){
Log.e("AFTER", "10 AM DAILY");
calendar.add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
}
manager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, recurringDownload);
}else if(newValue.toString().equals("2")){ /* weekly */
Log.e("WEEKLY REFRESH", " ");
background_refresh.setSummary("Scores will be refreshed weekly.");
AlarmManager manager = (AlarmManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
manager.cancel(recurringDownload);
recurringDownload.cancel();
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
calendar.setTimeInMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());
calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY,10);
calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE,00);
if(calendar.before(Calendar.getInstance())){
Log.e("AFTER", "10 AM WEEKLY");
calendar.add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
}
manager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY * 7, recurringDownload);
}else{ /* manually */
background_refresh.setSummary("Scores will be refreshed manually.");
Log.e("MANUAL REFRESH", " ");
AlarmManager manager = (AlarmManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
manager.cancel(recurringDownload);
recurringDownload.cancel();
}
return true;
}
};
The UpdateScoresService is here:
public class UpdateScoresService extends IntentService {
public int countChanged;
Context context = this;
public UpdateScoresService() {
super("UpdateScoresService");
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
Log.e("onHandleIntent", "grabbing scores");
countChanged = new GetAnimeScores(getApplicationContext()).refreshScores();
if(countChanged>0){ //Display notification if any scores changed
Log.d("Creating notification", " ");
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context);
builder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_timeline_white_24dp);
builder.setContentTitle("MAL Score Tracker");
builder.setAutoCancel(true);
if(countChanged==1){
builder.setContentText("1 score changed since you were gone!");
}else{
builder.setContentText(countChanged+" scores changed since you were gone!");
}
Intent intent1 = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(context);
stackBuilder.addParentStack(MainActivity.class);
stackBuilder.addNextIntent(intent1);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = stackBuilder.getPendingIntent(0,PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
builder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.notify(0,builder.build());
}
}
}
}
The Log in the SettingsActivity print but the Log in the onHandleIntent from the Service do not print. I'm not sure what is wrong.

It is better to have a BroadcastReceiver which will be responsible for starting the service. The code for it should look something like this:
Create a BroadcastReceiver class:
public class ReceiverToStartService extends BroadcastReceiver{
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Intent i = new Intent(context, UpdateScoresService.class);
ComponentName service = context.startService(i);
}
}
Register receiver in your Manifest:
<receiver android:name=".ReceiverToStartService"/>
Now change the Intent in your Activity that you are passing to PendingIntent:
intent = new Intent(context, ReceiverToStartService.class);
recurringDownload = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, intent, 0);

Dynamic notification from sqlite db

I've got a question for you. I want to use a notification service through BroadcastReceiver and AlarmManager. I set the alarm manager with a dynamic list of times from my db.
I use this method that i call on my MainActivity OnCreate(), but doesn't work
private void restartNotify() {
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0,
intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
am.cancel(pendingIntent);
ArrayList<String> item = new ArrayList<String>();
item = GetLists.GetTimesListForNotification(this);
for (int i = 0; i < item.size(); ++i) {
String time = item.get(i);
int Position = time.indexOf(":");
int hour = Integer.parseInt(time.substring(0, Position));
int min = Integer.parseInt(time.substring(Position + 1));
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hour);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, min);
cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
am.set(AlarmManager.RTC, cal.getTimeInMillis(),
pendingIntent);
}
this is my broadcast receiver
public class AlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
NotificationManager mManager;
mManager = (NotificationManager) context.getApplicationContext()
.getSystemService(
context.getApplicationContext().NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Intent intent1 = new Intent(context.getApplicationContext(),
MainActivity.class);
Notification notification = new Notification(R.drawable.ic_launcher,
"Nuovo messaggio da cura alert", System.currentTimeMillis());
intent1.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP
| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
PendingIntent pendingNotificationIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context.getApplicationContext(), 0, intent1,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
notification.setLatestEventInfo(context.getApplicationContext(),
"Le notifiche funzionano", "it is working",
pendingNotificationIntent);
mManager.notify(0, notification);
}
}
Thank you.

Well this is because your pending intents request code is same though you are running a loop. What you can do is get your pending intent intu your loop and set the request code i. This may work. Though it is late but this may help others

How to create a custom notification in android

I would like to create a custom notification service in my app.
I wouldn't use the google service (google cloud messaging).
Is there a way to create a daemon that check every X seconds a particular condition on my app db and show a notification?
Thank you,
edit
I call this method in MainActivity's oncreate(). I get the times from my db
private void restartNotify() {
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, AlarmReceiver.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0,
intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
am.cancel(pendingIntent);
ArrayList<String> item = new ArrayList<String>();
item = GetLists.GetTimesListForNotification(this);
for (int i = 0; i < item.size(); ++i) {
String time = item.get(i);
int Position = time.indexOf(":");
int hour = Integer.parseInt(time.substring(0, Position));
int min = Integer.parseInt(time.substring(Position + 1));
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hour);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, min);
cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
am.set(AlarmManager.RTC, cal.getTimeInMillis(),
pendingIntent);
}
And this is my broadcast receiver
public class AlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
NotificationManager mManager;
mManager = (NotificationManager) context.getApplicationContext()
.getSystemService(
context.getApplicationContext().NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Intent intent1 = new Intent(context.getApplicationContext(),
MainActivity.class);
Notification notification = new Notification(R.drawable.ic_launcher,
"New message to read", System.currentTimeMillis());
intent1.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP
| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
PendingIntent pendingNotificationIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
context.getApplicationContext(), 0, intent1,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
notification.setLatestEventInfo(context.getApplicationContext(),
"notification are work", "it's work",
pendingNotificationIntent);
mManager.notify(0, notification);
}
}

You can use AlarmManager + BroadcastReceiver like so:
private void setRecurringAlarm(Context context) {
Intent downloader = new Intent(this, MyStartServiceReceiver.class);
downloader.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, downloader, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.cancel(pendingIntent);
alarmManager.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis() + 6000, 10000, pendingIntent);
}
BroadcastReceiver class:
public class MyStartServiceReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
//do the stuff...
}
}
And don't forget to register receiver in your manifest:
<receiver android:name=".MyStartServiceReceiver"
android:enabled="true"/>

You have to use Alarm Manager to schedule code for execution every specific period. take a look here:
http://developer.android.com/training/scheduling/alarms.html