This is an Android demo for services and notifications including:
- Using an IntentService
- Communicating between IntentService and Activity using ResultReceiver
- Using AlarmManager
- Downloading Image Asynchronously with ImageDownloadService
Read more in our cliffnotes at Services and Notifications guides and check out the source!
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Use case #1: Demo a simple intent service, sleep, then toast using ResultReceiver
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Use case #2: Demo a simple intent service, sleep, then display in Notification Center (first builder example)
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Use case #3: Upon clicking on a notification, go to a particular activity and display the notification information
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Use case #4: Demo a long download with a 10 second sleep. Close the app, display in Notification Center when done.
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Use case #5: Show the downloaded image in the expansion view within notification.
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Use case #6: An AlarmManager fires a message that will be displayed in Notification Center
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Use case #7: Demonstrated “stacked notifications” in a repeating alarm that updates the existing notification.