Hi All
Thanks in advance.
I am new to android development. My requirement is
1. Auto start (background process) as soon as app installed (no manual intervention).
2. How to check if the google maps running in foreground or not.
3. Is there any way we can auto enable "Usage Data Access"

Thanks

Has anyone successfully gotten setExactAndAllowWhileIdle (Alarm Manager) to work reliably? I'm making an alarm clock app and it's pretty important to have the alarm fire at the desired time. I'm using the Alarm Manager to call a Service which I then call startForeground() immediately in the on Create() method and request a wakeLock(). I'm using it to chime on the hour and half hour. I invariably miss two or three alarms a day. Sometimes I won't get an alert for a couple hours and then magically it will start working again.

I think this might be related to battery conservation but everything I've read says that setExactAndAllowWhileIdle will ALWAYS trigger at the desired time (plus or minus a few milliseconds).

I'm happy to provide more info but I'm not looking for anyone to write my code for me. I just want a friendly nudge in the right direction.

I should mention that this seems to work properly in the emulator but not on real-world devices. I've tested it with a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and a Google Pixel C Tablet and both exhibit the problem I've described.

Hadron said:

Backup utility was my thought, mainly because it looks like a knock-off of the MacOS "time machine" backup utility's icon.

Do you have any apps that can do scheduled backups?

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I'm not sure right now. I know that Sprint Backup on my Galaxy 8+ has a similar icon to what you've mentioned (MacOS "time machine") but this phone is under Verizon. Thanks a lot. This was a really helpful post.

LarryMcJ said:

Just below my phone number in Phone Status is "MIN" with a phone number for my area code. Anyone know what this is?

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I'm just figuring that it's more of a handle number.. still haven't got into this phone stuff various reasons.

None at all.
Apparently Google thinks we all like vanilla at this point in time...

I moved this to the development area for better exposure.

I also added code tags for readability.

MikeHunt555 said:

Right, thanks.
Unfortunately I didn't read your clear instructions properly!
I have now signed out through My Files>Settings, and so far it seems to have worked.
Thanks for your help.

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No problem you're welcome

Unforgiven said:

A fact any pet owner (well dogs and cats, parrots can live for 70+ years ) has to accept is that their loyal companions life will be much shorter than our own.

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I know. And it sucks!

My favorite dogs, Great Danes, being giants, have the shortest lifespan of all dogs. Lifespan in dogs is inversely proportional to their size....which is just so unfair.

My last Dane, my baby, was like a person, a child, with me 24/7, taking up so much space. The void I felt when he died was both emotional and physical...

I have discovered if I open an app, like gas buddy, and request directions to a location Here maps will open. However when on a website, even one that is showing a location on Bing maps, google.com/maps opens. Bing maps will start to open for a split second then google maps takes over. I can't figure out how to stop it from doing that. I am using Edge and Bing as my browser and search engine.

On my old phone, a wonderful windows phone, worked just like my pc. When I look up location on the web the default map program opens. My 4+ year old windows phone did so much more than this brand new Note 10+ does. It took better pictures too.

Well for that the only one of your specifications that matters is that I'd not buy one with a very old android version, just to be sure that you won't have an app incompatibility problem in the near future. Otherwise almost any tablet will handle that usage: there's no great demand on the cpu, streaming doesn't require a lot storage, most will have perfectly adequate screen resolution (unless you have young eyes and hold it close to your face), and if you are in bed I doubt it even needs to be very bright. You don't say what your sound preferences are (speakers, wired headphones or wireless), but it's only the first of those will vary much (an audiophile may differ, but these don't sound like audiophile uses).

I guess what I'm saying is that you don't require top-end specs for that purpose, or even anything close. I'd avoid devices with only 16GB storage unless you really are going to use it for nothing other than streaming video, because that's been below minimum spec for a while now. But otherwise I'd buy whatever you like and feel comfortable with (in every sense, i.e. feels OK to hold the way you will use it, quality feels good enough and price doesn't feel uncomfortably high). I do always recommend seeing the device yourself if you can, rather than relying on spec sheets or reviews.

I'm having a similar problem with the netshare app but it won't allow me to connect to my hotspot with my LG Stylo 4 or my K8s because of the built in vpn. Anyone have any idea how to resolve this issue?

Yep, you're absolutely right @ocnbrze.

Well, he is writing an app, and needs help, so hanging around with other developers will be good for him.

Hi,

Yes my Location History is on.

Found out the solution -

Google Maps - > My Timeline - Settings Menu (3 dots) -> Select Location History (doesn't matter if it is on of off) -> Click down arrow next to "Devices on this account". Make sure that your device is selected.

Worked for me!!

Steve

Trixie B said:

Is there a way of checking the battery strength?

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I'm sure there are some tools that can do that, but I have no idea what they are.

Samsung Galaxy View 2 has a 17 inch display.

10 inches:
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 10.5
LG G Pad 5 10.1

I'm also pretty sure that in order to use the play store you have to agree to allow Google to do all that data collection.

Sim possível sim, a maioria dos aplicativos funciona nos dois, apenas alguns que não funcionam devido a alguma restrição.

hmmmmm not sure on the app as i use my pc most of the time. also on my phone, i always use chrome. i never really liked using the app, but that is just me. its the same on the browser. just select your avatar and select "alert preferences".

all of those look like system apps.....nothing to worry about.

Good day, everyone!

I'm new to Wear OS development and I'm writing app that generally sends messages from phone to smartwatches and back. I'd love to test it on real device, but I can't find information which is better.

Could you please suggest me some smartwatches for testing my app, that cost less that 160$?

Thanks a lot!

stan30chris said:

Considering the release note is pretty the same, does it mean oos 10.0.1 better than open beta 2?

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Open Beta 2 is based on the OxygenOS Android 10.0.1 release as it is the later build. See my previous post.

Hi. Do you want to create your commercial product or just for practice? I know Eltima offers the opportunity to implement the functionality of USB over Ethernet in another product. Maybe it makes sense to turn to them?

This sounds like a screw-up at their end, cut and dry.

I'd call them and immediately ask for a supervisor. Once you've gotten the rep's attention, they'll offer to look into the issue; let them, but if they don't resolve it, insist on escalating this and getting a supervisor.

This is not something you, the customer, could've done, so it's up to them to straighten it out.

Sounds like something that could be done with Tasker.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en_US