How to start an activity on a certain time?

Question

This question might be related to this and this question, but unlike those question I want to start them on a specific time, (say 11:12:13 on 15/03/2014).

I am actually working on a project (SMS) that sends messages on a given time.

Answer 1

try this code, I tested it:

First: Create a calendar:

Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

• And set time by one of this ways:

  calendar.set(year, month, day, hourOfDay, minute);
  // be careful month start form "0" so for "May" put "4"
  

• or:

  calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hour);
  calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, minute);
  

Second: Add this:

Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, NextActivity.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(MainActivity.this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
((AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE)).set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, calendar.getTimeInMillis(), pendingIntent);

Note: If you need a timer, you can replace alendar.getTimeInMillis() to System.currentTimeMillis() + x in above code. (x is an int of milliseconds that you want make wait)

Answer 2

Use AlarmManager from the Android API. Just follow this tutorial:

http://android-er.blogspot.in/2011/05/using-alarmmanager-to-start-scheduled.html.

In the above tutorial, they talk about scheduling the activity after some interval. In your case, just take the difference between the current time and your time to launch and explore the API to get what you want.

Answer 3

If you want to start Activity on a cretaion time use AlarmManager.

I write a example for this.

Intent intent = new Intent(this, YourReceiver.class);

//11:12:13 on 15/03/2014 

Calendar cal=Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set(Calendar.MONTH,2);//because is started from 0
cal.set(Calendar.YEAR,2014);
cal.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH,15);
cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY,11);
cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE,12);

PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this.getApplicationContext(), 1253, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT|  Intent.FILL_IN_DATA);

AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);



alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(),pendingIntent );

inside your receiver call to activity using Contect.startActivity method. Don't forget to register receiver inside your meanifest.xml.