handler.postDelayed is not working in onHandleIntent method of IntentService

Question

final Handler handler = new Handler();
LOG.d(\"delay\");
handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
    @Override public void run() {
        LOG.d(\"notify!\");
        /         


        

Answer 1

Handlers and Services will be predictable when the device screen is on. If the devices goes to sleep for example the Handler will not be a viable solution.

A much more better and reliable solution will be to use: AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);