Ionic Framework I’ve recently implemented a feature like this in my project. I did use Ionic and I did use the Cordova plugin background mode from Katzer. (right now I’m running the background process through the iOS 9.2 simulator). Here’s a code snippet to get it working: // Run when the device is ready document.addEventListener(‘deviceready’, … Read more
Basically, there is no such thing as a service type app or functionality in iOS. Even the “background” apps (UIBackgroundMode) cannot run entirely free and without restrictions like a service or daemon etc. on other OSs can. Here’s the situation regarding background execution and notifications and timers etc. 1) An app cannot execute in the … Read more
The default behavior of the BackgroundService is that StartAsync calls ExecuteAsync, see code. It’s a default, the StartAsync is virtual so you could override it. Please note that only StartAsync is public and ExecuteAsync protected (and abstract). So from the outside StartAsync is called If you create a subclass of BackgroundService, you must implement ExecuteAsync … Read more
Its not working because, the minimum interval between two periodic work request is 15 min which is defined by MIN_PERIODIC_INTERVAL_MILLIS. Based on the documentation: Creates a PeriodicWorkRequest to run periodically once every interval period. The PeriodicWorkRequest is guaranteed to run exactly one time during this interval. The intervalMillis must be greater than or equal to … Read more
It depends on the value returned in onStartCommand. You must return START_NOT_STICKY According to the documentation: For started services, there are two additional major modes of operation they can decide to run in, depending on the value they return from onStartCommand(): START_STICKY is used for services that are explicitly started and stopped as needed, while … Read more
Sure! No reason you cannot have an application with only a service. …and no need to get into AIDL unless you want to. The problem is, how to make the application run. When you create an application with an Activity, you add an Intent filter, in the manifest, that makes the activity startable from the … Read more
For now it’s not possible. As it’s completely depend on their operating system API’s and customisation. Even developers have requested for this on XIOMI’s official forums but there is no response from there side. Till now even i am finding an answer to this question but nothing helped me. For the time being it will … Read more
Perhaps this will answer your question: A started service can use the startForeground API to put the service in a foreground state, where the system considers it to be something the user is actively aware of and thus not a candidate for killing when low on memory. By default services are background, meaning that if … Read more
I am assuming that you are using android architecture components. Actually it doesn’t matter wherever you are calling service, asynctask or handler to update the data. You can insert the data from the service or from the asynctask using postValue(..) method. Your class would look like this: private void loadUsers() { // do async operation … Read more
Your receiver: public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { Intent myIntent = new Intent(context, YourService.class); context.startService(myIntent); } } Your AndroidManifest.xml: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <manifest xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” package=”com.broadcast.receiver.example” android:versionCode=”1″ android:versionName=”1.0″> <application android:icon=”@drawable/icon” android:label=”@string/app_name” android:debuggable=”true”> <activity android:name=”.BR_Example” android:label=”@string/app_name”> <intent-filter> <action android:name=”android.intent.action.MAIN” /> <category android:name=”android.intent.category.LAUNCHER” /> </intent-filter> </activity> <!– Declaring broadcast receiver … Read more