Android AlarmManager

Android AlarmManager allows you to access system alarm.

By the help of Android AlarmManager in android, you can schedule your application to run at a specific time in the future. It works whether your phone is running or not.

The Android AlarmManager holds a CPU wake lock that provides guarantee not to sleep the phone until broadcast is handled.

Android AlarmManager Example

Let's see a simple AlarmManager example that runs after a specific time provided by user.

activity_main.xml

You need to drag only a edittext and a button as given below.

File: activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="example.javatpoint.com.alarmmanager.MainActivity">

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Start"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="103dp" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/time"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="22dp"
        android:ems="10" />
</RelativeLayout>

Activity class

The activity class starts the alarm service when user clicks on the button.

File: MainActivity.java

package example.javatpoint.com.alarmmanager;

import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    Button start;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        start= findViewById(R.id.button);

        start.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                startAlert();
            }
        });
    }

    public void startAlert(){
        EditText text = findViewById(R.id.time);
        int i = Integer.parseInt(text.getText().toString());
        Intent intent = new Intent(this, MyBroadcastReceiver.class);
        PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(
                this.getApplicationContext(), 234324243, intent, 0);
        AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
        alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, System.currentTimeMillis()
                + (i * 1000), pendingIntent);
        Toast.makeText(this, "Alarm set in " + i + " seconds",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
}

Let's create BroadcastReceiver class that starts alarm.

File: MyBroadcastReceiver.java

package example.javatpoint.com.alarmmanager;

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MyBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    MediaPlayer mp;
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        mp=MediaPlayer.create(context, R.raw.alarm);
        mp.start();
        Toast.makeText(context, "Alarm....", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
}

File: AndroidManifest.xml

You need to provide a receiver entry in AndroidManifest.xml file.

        <receiver android:name="MyBroadcastReceiver" >
        </receiver>

Let's see the full code of AndroidManifest.xml file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="example.javatpoint.com.alarmmanager">

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <receiver android:name="MyBroadcastReceiver" >
        </receiver>
    </application>

</manifest>