Android Question Create a reminder

[Alex_197]

Hi all.
I need to create reminder that will remind to the user to clock out from his shift (my app does clock in / clock out check).
I check the forum and I found the libraries GoogleCalender and calendar2 ver. 1.13

So my question is - is it possible to create a reminder if the user doesn't have a Google account at all?

Thanks and Happy New Year.

 

[JohnC]

I think there would still be a calendar database in the device even without a google account.

To test this, just run the calendar app and create a new scheduled item (that should create a database if there was not one already). Then use a calendar lib to enumerate the available databases and then your app could access it.

 

[Brian Dean]

Does the reminder have to come from a calendar app? If not you can use a service and call StartServiceAt to issue a notification at the required time. Then you don't have to make any assumptions about which apps the user has on their 'phone.

 

[Alex_197]

Does the reminder have to come from a calendar app? If not you can use a service and call StartServiceAt to issue a notification at the required time. Then you don't have to make any assumptions about which apps the user has on their 'phone.

Thanks for your advice. But what if the app is closed by by the user? Let's say he didn't clock out and closed the app.

 

[Brian Dean]

The StartServiceAt will persist if the app is closed., but not if the user turns the 'phone off, You can use StartAtBoot to even get round that.

 

[Alex_197]

The StartServiceAt will persist if the app is closed., but not if the user turns the 'phone off, You can use StartAtBoot to even get round that.

To close the app I'm using this

public Sub ExitApp ' intentional exit
    
    Try
        Dim jo As JavaObject
        jo.InitializeContext
        jo.RunMethod("finishAffinity", Null)
        ExitApplication
    Catch
        Log("ExitApp " & LastException.Message)
        ShowError("modFun_ExitApp " & LastException.Message)
    End Try
    
    
End Sub