Periodic sync runs every time

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I am trying to build a periodic sync in my android app to run periodically every 1 hour. I am following an example from android developer website:

ContentResolver.addPeriodicSync(createDummyAccount(this, "account name"),
                MyContentProvider.AUTHORITY,
                Bundle.EMPTY, getResources().getInteger(R.integer.periodic_sync_interval));

The problem is that sync is being triggered every time the activity is being launched even within one minute.

Can you help please?

It's behaviour can variate between versions of android: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31945718/contentresolver-addperiodicsync-interval-round-up Also documantation implies that "This means that the actual start time may drift." — Raskilas, Mar 19 '19 at 19:30

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 19 '19 at 19:18

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Please check the interval documentation: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ContentResolver.html#addPeriodicSync(android.accounts.Account,%20java.lang.String,%20android.os.Bundle,%20long)

pollFrequency   long: how frequently the sync should be performed, in seconds. On Android API level 24 and above, a minmam interval of 15 minutes is enforced. On previous versions, the minimum interval is 1 hour.

answered Mar 19 '19 at 19:18

ashraf

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my problem is that sync is being triggered too much even if I set the period to 3600 sec – Ibrahim M Mar 20 '19 at 18:10

Periodic sync runs every time

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