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Paul Oskar Mayer
Paul Oskar Mayer

Reputation: 1335

android timertask alternative for longrunning BackgroundService

im looking for a alternative to java.util.TimerTask.

My app should start random notifications over a month.

The TimerTask can only handle one, after that it doesnt work anymore.

Does it need to get called from a backgroundService? Or is something like AlarmManager enough?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 651

Answers (1)

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Reputation: 12919

You need to use AlarmManager for scheduling tasks in this time range. There is an official training doc in the Android documentation that you might find interesting: https://developer.android.com/training/scheduling/alarms.html

Another possibility for scheduling tasks with longer periods is JobScheduler, though that's more tailored for scheduling network jobs.

Upvotes: 2

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