How to set a recurring AlarmManager to execute code on a scheduled date?

Question

I am making a medicine reminder app which reminds people to take their medicine on a scheduled date-time.

For example, if my start-date is 08-APR-2013 and the end-date is 12-APR-2013 and time is 11.30 am then the alarm should fire till 12-APR-2013 at 11.30 am. Please help with how I can achieve this. I know how to set an alarm manager and the normal alarm is fired. But when I have a start-date and end-date at that time I become confused about how I should use the alarmManager.setRepeating() method.

I think you have to use 'set()' if you want to set it for an exact date instead of 'setRepeating()' http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/AlarmManager.html#set%28int,%20long,%20android.app.PendingIntent%29 — luanjot, Apr 08 '13 at 09:58
hey i will try the code the way you suggest. i hope i'll get the things the way i want..!! — Riddhi Shah, Apr 08 '13 at 10:17

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 08 '13 at 10:01

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this code for repeating alarm for every day

Date dateobj=new Date(Year,month,day,hour,min);             
setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, dateobj.getTime(), (24*60*60*1000), pendingIntent);

edited Apr 08 '13 at 10:01

Deepak Bala

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answered Apr 08 '13 at 09:59

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i want to repeat the alarm till my end-date came. above code will work on my requirements? – Riddhi Shah Apr 08 '13 at 10:03
if you want to schedule only four days setrepeting concept doesn't work.use different request code with different timings – srinivas Apr 08 '13 at 10:12
then how should i set my alarm? – Riddhi Shah Apr 08 '13 at 10:14
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Date dateobj=new Date(Year,month,day,hour,min); // increment by day Intent intent1= new Intent(CurrentClass.this,service.class);//service or broadcast pendingIntent =PendingIntent.getService(ScheduleManagement.this,1, intent1,3);//change the request code every time set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, dateobj.getTime(), pendingIntent); – srinivas Apr 08 '13 at 10:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

you can do this by setting the alarm at the time you want by using the setReapting() method.

1.Use a table to insert your entries.
2.query the table for every minute or for the time interval you want using a broadcast receiver.
3.In the onReceive() callback compare the current time with the insert time and fire the alarm.
4.if there is no record then cancel the pending intent.

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How to set a recurring AlarmManager to execute code on a scheduled date?

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