how is StartServiceAt implemented?

[schuerstedt]

Erel (or someelse you might know),

how is the StartServiceAt function implemented? Could not find the equivalent function in Android yet.

Is there a system database for those scheduled tasks in Android?

Thx

Marcus

 

[NJDude]

Try using the SEARCH feature of the forum, you will find plenty of samples, like THIS one for example.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

It uses AlarmManager.

 

[rfresh]

I wish there were an easy way to specify starting up a ServiceStartAt on any given minute. Seems you have to do a lot of coding to calculate what specific minute to start up on.

 

[schuerstedt]

Try using the SEARCH feature of the forum, you will find plenty of samples, like THIS one for example.

Sorry, I did not made my question clear enough. I do not want to know, how to use it in Basic4Android, but how it is implemented in Java/Android.

 

[schuerstedt]

It uses AlarmManager.

Context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE)

Thx. Found it.

I am wondering, if all those sticky apps on my phone using the AlarmManager to restart themselves? Or is there another way to implement a call which would survive a killing of an app. Because that's excatly what one could create using StartServiceAt.

 

[rfresh]

You may get an answer here but you'd have more help possibly in a Java/Android specific forum vs a B4A forum.

 

[thedesolatesoul]

Context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE)

Thx. Found it.

I am wondering, if all those sticky apps on my phone using the AlarmManager to restart themselves? Or is there another way to implement a call which would survive a killing of an app. Because that's excatly what one could create using StartServiceAt.

Yes, I think so StartServiceAt is the most robust way for a service to stay alive by scheduling itself into the future or at destruction.
Also, some apps can be listening for other intents to wake them up (for e.g. plugging in a charger or headphone or receipt of an email etc etc).