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This document provides steps to create a scheduled task example using the Android AlarmManager. It involves creating a new project, building a simple UI with a timepicker and button, creating a broadcast receiver class to fire the alarm, registering the receiver in the manifest, and setting up the alarm in the main activity class using the timepicker value.

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Alaram

This document provides steps to create a scheduled task example using the Android AlarmManager. It involves creating a new project, building a simple UI with a timepicker and button, creating a broadcast receiver class to fire the alarm, registering the receiver in the manifest, and setting up the alarm in the main activity class using the timepicker value.

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Android Scheduled Task Example using AlarmManager

Creating a new Project

 As always we will be creating a new Android Studio Project. So here I


am with my project named AlarmManagerExample.

Building UI

Inside activity_main.xml we will create the following UI. This is pretty


simple we have only a TimePicker and a Button.

Activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>


<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="10dp"
tools:context="net.simplifiedlearning.alarmmanagerexample.MainActi
vity">
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/linearLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:orientation="vertical">

<TimePicker
android:id="@+id/timePicker"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

<Button
android:id="@+id/buttonAlarm"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Set Alarm" />

</LinearLayout>

</RelativeLayout>
Creating a Broadcast Receiver for the Alarm

 We need a Broadcast Receiver to fire the alarm when our app is not running.

Creating BroadcastReceiver

So create a java class named MyAlarm.java and write the following code.

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Toast;

//class extending the Broadcast Receiver


public class MyAlarm extends BroadcastReceiver {

//the method will be fired when the alarm is triggerred


@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {

//you can check the log that it is fired


//Here we are actually not doing anything
//but you can do any task here that you want to be done at a specific
time everyday
Log.d("MyAlarmBelal", "Alarm just fired");
}

Registering BroadcastReceiver

We also need to register this BroadcastReceiver in the Manifest file. So


here is the AndroidManifest.xml file where you need to register your
receiver just before the </application> tag.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>


<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="net.simplifiedlearning.alarmmanagerexample">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"
/>

<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

<category
android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

<!-- registering the receiver -->


<receiver
android:name=".MyAlarm"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true" />
</application>

</manifest>

Setting the Alarm

Now the final step is setting up the Alarm. We will do this inside MainActivity.java.

import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TimePicker;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.util.Calendar;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

//the timepicker object


TimePicker timePicker;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

//getting the timepicker object


timePicker = (TimePicker) findViewById(R.id.timePicker);

//attaching clicklistener on button


findViewById(R.id.buttonAlarm).setOnClickListener(new
View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
//We need a calendar object to get the specified time in millis
//as the alarm manager method takes time in millis to setup the alarm
Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23) {
calendar.set(calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR),
calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH), calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH),
timePicker.getHour(), timePicker.getMinute(), 0);
} else {
calendar.set(calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR),
calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH), calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH),
timePicker.getCurrentHour(), timePicker.getCurrentMinute(),
0);
}

setAlarm(calendar.getTimeInMillis());
}
});
}

private void setAlarm(long time) {


//getting the alarm manager
AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager)
getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);

//creating a new intent specifying the broadcast receiver


Intent i = new Intent(this, MyAlarm.class);

//creating a pending intent using the intent


PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, i, 0);

//setting the repeating alarm that will be fired every day


am.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, time,
AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, pi);
Toast.makeText(this, "Alarm is set", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}

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