I can't open a dialog from GCM onMessage in Android

Question

When sending a message to my android app using google cloud messaging I can\'t figure out how to open a yes or no dialog (like a javasrcript confirm box) that opens a websit

Answer 1

Try this working, In GCMIntentService write the above code in generate notification

private static void generateNotification(Context context, String message) {
        long when = System.currentTimeMillis();
        NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context
                .getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
        Notification notification = new Notification(R.drawable.appicon,
                message, when);
        String title = context.getString(R.string.app_name);
        Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context,
                YourClassName.class);
        // set intent so it does not start a new activity
        notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
                | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);
        PendingIntent intent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0,
                notificationIntent, 0);
        notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, title, message, intent);
        notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
        notificationManager.notify(0, notification);
    }

when click the notification it goes to the activity in your application, after that in the activity you may create the dialog-box and whatever you want put inside your activity

Answer 2

onMessage method called every time when you got any notification. For opening a dialog box on notification you can start an another activity in onMessage and put your code (for dialog box) in that Activity.Or you can also make it notification. Like this:-

public class GCMIntentService extends GCMBaseIntentService
{
   @Override
   protected void onMessage( Context myContext, Intent intent) 
   {
        <your code>
        //if you want to show any dialog directly.
        Intent i = new Intent(myContext,<your Activity.class>);
        i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
        i.putExtra("message", message);
        myContext.startActivity(i); 

      //if you want to show message through notification.
      NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager)context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
      Notification notification = new Notification(R.drawable.notification_icon,arg1.getStringExtra("message"), when);
      String title = context.getString(R.string.app_name);
      Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context,<Your Activity>.class);
      // set intent so it does not start a new activity  
      notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);
      PendingIntent intent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0,notificationIntent, 0);
      notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, title, arg1.getStringExtra("message"), intent);
      notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
      notificationManager.notify(0, notification);
  }
}

Please let me know if this helps you and Marry Christmas :-).