How long can a notification be kept for (permanently)?
android,android-lifecycle,android-notification-bar,android-background
The solution that seems to keep the service/notification running is to use a repeating alarm: public void startAlarm(){ alarmMgr = (AlarmManager)this.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE); Intent intent = new Intent(this, NotificationService.class); alarmIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT); alarmMgr.setRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime(), 200*1000, alarmIntent); } I am not certain of the optimum frequency for resetting the alarm,...
Android Background service consuming lot of RAM. How to fix this?
android,android-intent,android-activity,android-background,android-wallpaper
Try clearing your wallpaper before setting a new one : private void doStuff(Intent myIntent){ ... for (int i = 0; i < File_Array.size(); i++) { Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(File_Array.get(i)); try { myWallpaper.clear(); myWallpaper.setBitmap(bitmap); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } or try using the Method myWallpaper.forgetLoadedWallpaper(); (Min API 14)...
How to stop multiple activities from launching on home button press
android,android-intent,android-activity,android-background
Use this code for that.. @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); if ((getIntent().getFlags() & Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_BROUGHT_TO_FRONT) != 0) { // Activity was brought to front and not created, // Thus finishing this will get us to the last viewed activity finish(); return; } // Regular activity creation code... } This...
Android json parsing in background without affecting activity performance
android,performance,android-intent,android-activity,android-background
Since there is no real question asked here, I Will give an answer that seems suiting to your problem. First you need to use Asyntasks, then after you treated the response you should do something like getting the instance of your database and calling the right Insertion method by passing...
Background Bitmap image in Activity?
android,android-layout,bitmap,android-background
To point out, image file size don't effect memory usage. It depend on the image specs: width x height x 1 byte. You shouldn't set splash screen image in code by scaling it depending on screen resolution. The drawable folders are there to do that. Provide a different image with...
android - How to set listView item background like whatsapp
android,android-listview,listviewitem,android-background
Set ListView parent background with any drawable asset and listView background transparent then in listViewAdapter you have to item background transparent with 9patch image at wrapContent Width parameter of textView in listItem.
Update data in Background Periodically (Android)
android,database,sqlite,android-intent,android-background
Try to start service in separate process using android:process=":servicename" in AndroidManifest.xml. If service is running in another process, it wouldn't be killed with activity.
How do I use the default android Button drawable as the background of another view?
android,android-layout,android-view,android-button,android-background
Have you tried to use Button's style like this. <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" style="?android:attr/buttonStyle" android:id="@+id/linlay_add_category_area_layout" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="10dp" android:orientation="horizontal" android:padding="13dp"> ... </LinearLayout> ...
RelativeLayout background drawable overlap content
android,android-layout,android-background
Exactly as I thought your content indicators are incorrect (unless you wanna introduce such a content padding with your 9-patch). Try this instead: Right and bottom guides, determine which part (or how much) of your drawable should be occupied by your content. You've set this region to really small space,...
Thread pool executor with background and ui thread vs Async task in android?
java,android,multithreading,android-asynctask,android-background
Just use AsyncTask. If you look into the source code of AsyncTask, you'll find AsyncTask just uses ThreadPoolExecutor and Handler....
Android is killing my service?
android,service,broadcastreceiver,android-service,android-background
You may run the service in the foreground using startForeground(). A foreground service is a service that's considered to be something the user is actively aware of and thus not a candidate for the system to kill when low on memory. But bear in mind that a foreground service must...
Is there another way to create a backrground task without using AsyncTask?
For downloading data, you might use the DownloadManager service. More generally speaking, you could use IntentService as a fairly simple alternative to AsyncTask. One downside is it doesn't come with a built-in way to transport data to the Main Thread. You might use a Handler or the LocalBroadcastManager for this...
Bind to service from new Context for configuration changes or bind from app context?
java,android,android-service,android-background,android-service-binding
So after doing some digging I think I have come up with an (as yet) untested solution. Firstly, based on Diane's suggestion here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-developers/Nb58dOQ8Xfw I should be binding to the application context - so my problem of losing the context is gone - I can maintain my ServiceConnection across configuration...
Android service periodically performing tasks in background?
java,android,android-activity,android-service,android-background
You need to add TimerTask, see how to do that here
How to send notification even if app is killed
java,android,android-background
It sounds like you want a notification to be posted to the notification bar. If so I advise using an alarm. However, chances are if this is days in the future, the phone may be shut off. So you should store when the alarm should go off, create a Broadcast...