Broadcast DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE is not recieved if app is not running

Question

Issue: broadcasts android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE is received only if application is running or in background. If application is killed then broadcast never received.

AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_DOWNLOAD_MANAGER" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETED_INTENTS" />

<receiver
    android:name=".adapters.VideoListAdapter$VideoDownloadedReceiver"
    android:exported="true">

    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE" />
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

Receiver class

public static class VideoDownloadedReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver implements AsyncResponse {
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        Log.i("YES", "in receive");
    }
}

Please note the I am facing this issue not in all devices.

Devices on which I am facing this issue: Lenevo A600, Asus Zenfone Max

Device on which it's working fine: Asus Zenfone 5 (cyanogenmod 13), Android Studio Emulator (Nexus 6p marshmallow), Samsung J7 Prime , Samsung j5, Nexus 5

Answer 1

I think the reason may be due to the customization ROM ，limited the broadcast,CM,ASOP,is the originally System.so,,,

Answer 2

if you want to receive broadcast even after app closed then you should use broadcast in service

following will help you to implement:- https://stackoverflow.com/a/16824692/4246910

Answer 3

The receiver appears to be an internal class. Since the app is destroyed so is your internal receiver class which is part of a destroyed class.

I am basing this assumption because your manifest has

android:name=".adapters.VideoListAdapter$VideoDownloadedReceiver".

Separate the 'BroadcastReceiver' into its own class and it should work as expected.

As for working on some phones, I would check the other apps running and what kind of app suppression apps you may have running in the background which may be contributing to force closing your app.

you should have something like this. i looked at code and you have nested receeiver but you are not holding the service on.

Calling function to start the action

private void startDownloadService() {
    Intent downloadIntent = new Intent(this, VideoDownloadReceiverService.class);

    if (!VideoDownloadReceiverService.isRunning()) {
        // My manifest has enabled="false" so i do this to turn it 'ON'
        component = new ComponentName(CounterActivity.this, VideoDownloadReceiverService.class);
        getPackageManager()
                .setComponentEnabledSetting(component,
                        PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED,
                        PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
        // Start the service
        startService(downloadIntent);
    }
}

in separate file here is the service

public class VideoDownloadReceiverService extends Service{

    private static boolean isRunning = false;

    public VideoDownloadReceiverService(){

    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {

        // you may not need this since oyu register it in the Manifest. the fact the service is running
        // should keep your app alive and receiving and unable to be shutdown
        // but this is what i did
        IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
        filter.addAction(DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE);
        receiver = new VideoDownloadReceiver();
        registerReceiver(receiver, filter);

        Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
                .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
                .setContentText("Viewer Text In Notification").build();
        startForeground(MyConstants.NOTIFICATION_ID, notification);

        isRunning = true;
        return START_STICKY; // This is the line that keeps the service running no matter what
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy(){
        unregisterReceiver(receiver);
        super.onDestroy();
    }
}

In separate file, here is the receiver

public class VideoDownloadReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    public VideoDownloadReceiver() {

    }
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        PowerManager powerManager = (PowerManager) context.getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE);
        PowerManager.WakeLock wakeLock = powerManager.newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK,
                "com.example.johnbravado.zionwork");
        wakeLock.acquire();

        Toast.makeText(context, "in service", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        Log.i("YES", "service on receive");

        wakeLock.release();
    }
}