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The Firebase JobDispatcher is a library for scheduling background jobs in your Android app.

The Firebase JobDispatcher library provides a JobScheduler-compatible API that works on all recent versions of Android (API level 9+) that have Google Play services installed.

It is available for Android developers: https://github.com/firebase/firebase-jobdispatcher-android

A version for iOS developers is WIP: https://github.com/firebase/firebase-jobdispatcher-ios

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Firebase JobDispatcher - how does it work compared to previous APIs (JobScheduler and GcmTaskService)?

Background Google has multiple solutions for job/task scheduling, such as JobScheduler and GcmTaskService. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Recently, Google presented a new library called "Firebase JobDispatcher". The problem Sadly,…
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Android - Firebase jobdispatcher

I would like to know if it's possible to use Firebase jobdispatcher to schedule an url hit and get the response in order to update the db. I would like it to run once per day at night. Does anyone know if this is possible? I can't find any good…
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Schedule recurring job using firebase job dispatcher

I am trying to post the location of the android device to server every 10 minutes. I am using firebase job dispatcher to do this FirebaseJobDispatcher dispatcher = new FirebaseJobDispatcher(new GooglePlayDriver(this)); Job myJob =…
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Why Firebase JobDispatcher run JobService 2 times?

As From Firebase JobDispatcher Documentation Firebase JobDispatcher setTrigger(Trigger.executionWindow(0, 60)) // start between 0 and 60 seconds but why my sevice running two time Firebase JobDispacther Code FirebaseJobDispatcher dispatcher =…
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Firebase JobDispatcher vs Evernote Android Job - how do these two compare?

Currently, in Android, to do a task periodically based on time or any other factors like charging state, network state etc, the basic three options are: Android AlarmManager (which works periodically based on time), GCMTaskService (requires Google…
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Firebase Job Dispatcher not working properly on Custom ROMs like OnePlus, Xiaomi, Lenovo

I have a task to perform which requires internet and has to be performed everyday indefinitely, below is the code I had written to perform the same FirebaseJobDispatcher dispatcher = new FirebaseJobDispatcher(new GooglePlayDriver(this)); Job…
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Location Updates using JobScheduler API

below is my demo code to start a job using FireBaseJobDispatcher. public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); …
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FirebaseJobDispatcher run on network change

I am a little unsure how FirebaseJobDispatcher (JobScheduler) is suppose to work. What I want it for when a user loses internet connection then gets connectivity again for my app to run and do a sync to check for content updates upon regaining…
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Is BOOT_COMPLETED required for WorkManager?

Is RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED permission required for WorkManager to reschedule the workers after reboot? if not how WorkManager handle this?
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how to receive FCM notifications when app is removed from background in android Oreo?

I am creating a web app which sends notification from my web server to the app. I wanted my app to receive notifications even when the app is removed from the background. I am using FCM for receiving the notifications. The app receives…
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How to check if a job is scheduled in firebase job dispatcher?

How to check if a job is scheduled in firebase job dispatcher? The below code is for Job scheduler api - public static boolean isJobServiceOn( Context context, int JOB_ID ) { JobScheduler scheduler = (JobScheduler) context.getSystemService(…
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How to set the period of a periodic task in Firebase JobDispatcher?

I've read every available official docs (which is surprisingly not a lot) and all I could get for periodic tasks is this code .setRecurring(true) // start between 0 and 60 seconds from now …
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How to use FirebaseJobDispatcher

I am trying to use FirebaseJobDispatcher by following this But My question is that, How to set time interval for the dispatcher object like GCMNetworkManager (setPeriod). Or please explain how FirebaseJobDispatcher works.
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Repeating Task in Foreground service in Doze mode

I'm working on an application in which I have to do some repeating task at fixed interval (let's say after 2 mins) which should complete even in doze mode. My observations are mentioned below - Doing repeating task using Alarms (using RTC flag)…
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How to Detect network disconnection in Firebase Job dispatcher?

In firebase Job dispatcher its possible to detect when we connect to a network, but how to detect when we disconnect from a network? Job myJob = dispatcher.newJobBuilder() .setService(MyJobService.class) .setTag("my-unique-tag") …
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