LocalNotification with AlarmManager and BroadcastReceiver not firing up in Android O (oreo)

Question

I've got my local notifications running on androids prior to SDK 26

But in a Android O I've got the following warning, and the broadcast receiver is not fired.

W/BroadcastQueue: Background execution not allowed: receiving Intent { act=package.name.action.LOCAL_NOTIFICATION cat=[com.category.LocalNotification] flg=0x14 (has extras) } to package.name/com.category.localnotifications.LocalNotificationReceiver

From what I've read broadcast receivers are more restricted in android O, but if so, how should I schedule the broadcast if I want it launching even if the main activity is not running?

Should I use services instead of receivers?

This is the AlarmManager launch code:

public void Schedule(String aID, String aTitle, String aBody, int aNotificationCode, long aEpochTime)
{
    Bundle lExtras = new Bundle();
    lExtras.putInt("icon", f.getDefaultIcon());
    lExtras.putString("title", aTitle);
    lExtras.putString("message", aBody);
    lExtras.putString("id", aID);
    lExtras.putInt("requestcode", aNotificationCode);

    Intent lIntent = 
      new Intent(LocalNotificationScheduler.ACTION_NAME)
      .addCategory(NotificationsUtils.LocalNotifCategory)
      .putExtras(lExtras);

    PendingIntent lPendIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(f.getApplicationContext(), aNotificationCode,
                                                           lIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);

    AlarmManager lAlarmMgr = (AlarmManager) f.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
    lAlarmMgr.set(AlarmManager.RTC, 1000, lPendIntent);
}

This is the receiver code:

public class LocalNotificationReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

public static native void   nativeReceiveLocalNotification (String aID, String aTitle, String aMessage, boolean aOnForeground );

/** This method receives the alarms set by LocalNotificationScheduler,
*   notifies the CAndroidNotifications c++ class, and (if needed) ships a notification banner 
*/
@Override
public void onReceive(Context aContext, Intent aIntent)
{
    Toast.makeText(context, text, duration).show();
}

}

Android manifest:

<receiver android:name="com.category.localnotifications.LocalNotificationReceiver">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="${applicationId}.action.LOCAL_NOTIFICATION" />
            <category android:name="com.category.LocalNotification" />
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

Haslam

check oreo guidelines, services in background has been removed. Use job scheduler or do task when app is in foreground. – Supersession

Yes but I want to receive a notification after a while even if the main activity is not running just as it was running before. Is that possible? – Haslam

Can you try to start the intent explicitly as in gist.github.com/yccheok/d39b434470a4135104efae76ec75afc2 ? – Cantankerous

Answer 1

Android O are pretty new to-date. Hence, I try to digest and provide as accurate possible information.

From https://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/background.html#broadcasts

• Apps that target Android 8.0 or higher can no longer register broadcast receivers for implicit broadcasts in their manifest.
  • Apps can use Context.registerReceiver() at runtime to register a receiver for any broadcast, whether implicit or explicit.
• Apps can continue to register explicit broadcasts in their manifest.

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Also, in https://developer.android.com/training/scheduling/alarms.html , the examples are using explicit broadcast, and doesn't mention anything special regarding Android O.

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May I suggest you try out explicit broadcast as follow?

public static void startAlarmBroadcastReceiver(Context context, long delay) {
    Intent _intent = new Intent(context, AlarmBroadcastReceiver.class);
    PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, _intent, 0);
    AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager)context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
    // Remove any previous pending intent.
    alarmManager.cancel(pendingIntent);
    alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis() + delay, pendingIntent);        
}

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AlarmBroadcastReceiver

public class AlarmBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {


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

}

In AndroidManifest, just define the class as

<receiver android:name="org.yccheok.AlarmBroadcastReceiver" >
</receiver>

Cantankerous

Can you please correct this line Apps that target Android 8.0 or higher can no longer register broadcast receivers for implicit broadcasts with this one Apps that target Android 8.0 or higher can no longer register broadcast receivers for implicit broadcasts that are defined statically within our application manifest. Because according to android docs developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/… Context.registerReceiver() is still allowed at runtime to register a receiver for any broadcast, whether implicit or explicit. – Virtuosic

Answer 2

Today i had the same problem and my notification was not working. I thought Alarm manager is not working in Oreo but the issue was with Notification. In Oreo we need to add Channel id. Please have a look into my new code:

int notifyID = 1; 
String CHANNEL_ID = "your_name";// The id of the channel. 
CharSequence name = getString(R.string.channel_name);// The user-visible name of the channel.
int importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH;
NotificationChannel mChannel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID, name, importance);
// Create a notification and set the notification channel.
Notification notification = new Notification.Builder(HomeActivity.this)
            .setContentTitle("Your title")
            .setContentText("Your message")
            .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.notification)
            .setChannelId(CHANNEL_ID)
            .build();

Check this solution. It worked like charm.

https://mcmap.net/q/130916/-notification-not-showing-in-oreo

I am showing my method:

public static void pendingListNotification(Context context, String totalCount) {
        String CHANNEL_ID = "your_name";// The id of the channel.
        CharSequence name = context.getResources().getString(R.string.app_name);// The user-visible name of the channel.
        int importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH;
        NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder;

        Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context, HomeActivity.class);
        Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
        bundle.putString(AppConstant.PENDING_NOTIFICATION, AppConstant.TRUE);//PENDING_NOTIFICATION TRUE
        notificationIntent.putExtras(bundle);

        notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_MULTIPLE_TASK);

        PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, notificationIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);

        NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);

        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 26) {
            NotificationChannel mChannel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID, name, importance);
            mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(mChannel);
            mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
//                .setContentText("4")
                    .setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.logo)
                    .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_HIGH)
                    .setLights(Color.RED, 300, 300)
                    .setChannelId(CHANNEL_ID)
                    .setContentTitle(context.getResources().getString(R.string.yankee));
        } else {
            mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
//                .setContentText("4")
                    .setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.logo)
                    .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_HIGH)
                    .setLights(Color.RED, 300, 300)
                    .setContentTitle(context.getResources().getString(R.string.yankee));
        }

        mBuilder.setContentIntent(contentIntent);

        int defaults = 0;
        defaults = defaults | Notification.DEFAULT_LIGHTS;
        defaults = defaults | Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE;
        defaults = defaults | Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND;

        mBuilder.setDefaults(defaults);
        mBuilder.setContentText(context.getResources().getString(R.string.you_have) + " " + totalCount + " " + context.getResources().getString(R.string.new_pending_delivery));//You have new pending delivery.
        mBuilder.setAutoCancel(true);
        mNotificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, mBuilder.build());
    }

Caudillo

Answer 3

Create the AlarmManager by defining an explicit intent (explicitly define the class name of the broadcast receiver):

private static PendingIntent getReminderReceiverIntent(Context context) {
    Intent intent = new Intent("your_package_name.ReminderReceiver");
    // create an explicit intent by defining a class
    intent.setClass(context, ReminderReceiver.class);

    PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
    return pendingIntent;
}

Also do not forget to create a notification channel for Android Oreo (API 26) when creating the actual notification:

NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
if (VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.O) {
    notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(NotificationFactory.createNotificationChannel(context));
} else {
    notificationManager.notify(NotificationsHelper.NOTIFICATION_ID_REMINDER, notificationBuilder.build());
}

Ruthanneruthe

Answer 4

try this code for android O 8.1

Intent nIntent = new Intent("android.media.action.DISPLAY_NOTIFICATION");
        nIntent.addCategory("android.intent.category.DEFAULT");
        nIntent.putExtra("message", "test");
        nIntent.setClass(this, AlarmReceiver.class);

PendingIntent broadcast = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getAppContext(), 100, nIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);

Partain