CODEWITHSUNDEEP
android
outcast
outcast

Reputation: 568

How to use Proximity Alerts to trigger a Notification?

Is it possible?
I mean when I get close some specific place,I get a Notification.
Proximity Alerts will fire a Intent,but I don't know how to start a Notification with a Intent.
Someting like Intent(String action) and IntentFilter?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1483

Answers (2)

ccheneson
ccheneson

Reputation: 49410

Step 1): Set up your proximity alert.

From the LocationManager doc

public void  addProximityAlert  (double latitude, double longitude,float radius, long expiration, PendingIntent  intent)

Define an action and set it in your PendingIntent.

Step 2): Define in the AndroidManifest.xml your broadcastreceiver with the same action set in your proximity alert. In the onReceive method of the BroadcastReceiver, display your notification

When you will be in the zone that you have define with latitude, longitude and radius, the PendingIntent will be fired and will be received and processed by your broadcast receiver.

Upvotes: 1

mdelolmo
mdelolmo

Reputation: 6447

You have to use a BroadcastReceiver. In the manifest, you can specify the Intents to be filtered by the receiver. In the BroadcastReceiver's "onReceive" method is where you can write the code to show your notification.

Upvotes: 0

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