Xamarin.Android - Keep the app working in background after closing it with a local notification
Currently, I have a mobile application written in Xamarin.Android. Because there are constant HTTP requests going on in the app, what I'd like to do is keep the application active after closing it.
What I am looking at, is for example after you close the app, in the background it keeps sending HTTP requests, but there is a local notification where when you click it you can open the app. There should be an explicit button for the exit which could be inside the application. In more details, HTTP requests are sent on some interval in seconds.
So my end goal is to have the app constantly running, if it's in a background, then show a notification that it's still up and be able to close it (even from the background) only from the inside of the app.
I couldn't find many resources specifically about this question and I am not quite sure what I can use in order to make this work.
Thanks in advance!
android xamarin xamarin.android android-notifications android-background asked yesterday
Shiva
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Currently, I have a mobile application written in Xamarin.Android. Because there are constant HTTP requests going on in the app, what I'd like to do is keep the application active after closing it.
What I am looking at, is for example after you close the app, in the background it keeps sending HTTP requests, but there is a local notification where when you click it you can open the app. There should be an explicit button for the exit which could be inside the application. In more details, HTTP requests are sent on some interval in seconds.
So my end goal is to have the app constantly running, if it's in a background, then show a notification that it's still up and be able to close it (even from the background) only from the inside of the app.
I couldn't find many resources specifically about this question and I am not quite sure what I can use in order to make this work.
Thanks in advance!
android xamarin xamarin.android android-notifications android-background asked yesterday
Shiva
32
You should review the various Service classes available to Android and the latest WorkManager: developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/workmanager FYI: A user always has the ability to terminate and "Force Quit" an app
– SushiHangover
yesterday
@SushiHangover I've noticed that in newer versions of Android (6 and up) that a background service is no longer listed in Apps if it is running within its own process.
– sam.is
yesterday
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Currently, I have a mobile application written in Xamarin.Android. Because there are constant HTTP requests going on in the app, what I'd like to do is keep the application active after closing it.
What I am looking at, is for example after you close the app, in the background it keeps sending HTTP requests, but there is a local notification where when you click it you can open the app. There should be an explicit button for the exit which could be inside the application. In more details, HTTP requests are sent on some interval in seconds.
So my end goal is to have the app constantly running, if it's in a background, then show a notification that it's still up and be able to close it (even from the background) only from the inside of the app.
I couldn't find many resources specifically about this question and I am not quite sure what I can use in order to make this work.
Thanks in advance!
android xamarin xamarin.android android-notifications android-background asked yesterday
Shiva
32
Currently, I have a mobile application written in Xamarin.Android. Because there are constant HTTP requests going on in the app, what I'd like to do is keep the application active after closing it.
What I am looking at, is for example after you close the app, in the background it keeps sending HTTP requests, but there is a local notification where when you click it you can open the app. There should be an explicit button for the exit which could be inside the application. In more details, HTTP requests are sent on some interval in seconds.
So my end goal is to have the app constantly running, if it's in a background, then show a notification that it's still up and be able to close it (even from the background) only from the inside of the app.
I couldn't find many resources specifically about this question and I am not quite sure what I can use in order to make this work.
Thanks in advance!
android xamarin xamarin.android android-notifications android-background android xamarin xamarin.android android-notifications android-background asked yesterday
Shiva
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Shiva
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Shiva
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You should review the various Service classes available to Android and the latest WorkManager: developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/workmanager FYI: A user always has the ability to terminate and "Force Quit" an app
– SushiHangover
yesterday
@SushiHangover I've noticed that in newer versions of Android (6 and up) that a background service is no longer listed in Apps if it is running within its own process.
– sam.is
yesterday
add a comment |
You should review the various Service classes available to Android and the latest WorkManager: developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/workmanager FYI: A user always has the ability to terminate and "Force Quit" an app
– SushiHangover
yesterday
@SushiHangover I've noticed that in newer versions of Android (6 and up) that a background service is no longer listed in Apps if it is running within its own process.
– sam.is
yesterday
You should review the various Service classes available to Android and the latest WorkManager: developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/workmanager FYI: A user always has the ability to terminate and "Force Quit" an app
– SushiHangover
yesterday
You should review the various Service classes available to Android and the latest WorkManager: developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/workmanager FYI: A user always has the ability to terminate and "Force Quit" an app
– SushiHangover
yesterday
@SushiHangover I've noticed that in newer versions of Android (6 and up) that a background service is no longer listed in Apps if it is running within its own process.
– sam.is
yesterday
@SushiHangover I've noticed that in newer versions of Android (6 and up) that a background service is no longer listed in Apps if it is running within its own process.
– sam.is
yesterday
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According to the documentation what you're trying to do is supported:
Sending notifications to the user
When a service is running, it can notify the user of events using
Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications.
A toast notification is a message that appears on the surface of the
current window for only a moment before disappearing. A status bar
notification provides an icon in the status bar with a message, which
the user can select in order to take an action (such as start an
activity).
Usually, a status bar notification is the best technique to use when
background work such as a file download has completed, and the user
can now act on it. When the user selects the notification from the
expanded view, the notification can start an activity (such as to
display the downloaded file).
See the Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications developer
guides for more information.
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/services
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/processes-and-threads
answered yesterday
sam.is
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Hi, thank you for your answer, it's very helpful. Yet, one of the problems I got is that the user can terminate the app at any time from Android apps-switch. So I an not quite sure if I can handle this behavior. What I mean is, whenever the user is terminating the app, then to handle this event, add anything to the status bar and keep the app working in the background. If he wants to close it, then to do that explicitly from the application. The goal is to keep the app always open when the phone is turned on as it's sending some statistics for the device.
– Shiva
yesterday
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According to the documentation what you're trying to do is supported:
Sending notifications to the user
When a service is running, it can notify the user of events using
Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications.
A toast notification is a message that appears on the surface of the
current window for only a moment before disappearing. A status bar
notification provides an icon in the status bar with a message, which
the user can select in order to take an action (such as start an
activity).
Usually, a status bar notification is the best technique to use when
background work such as a file download has completed, and the user
can now act on it. When the user selects the notification from the
expanded view, the notification can start an activity (such as to
display the downloaded file).
See the Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications developer
guides for more information.
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/services
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/processes-and-threads
answered yesterday
sam.is
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Hi, thank you for your answer, it's very helpful. Yet, one of the problems I got is that the user can terminate the app at any time from Android apps-switch. So I an not quite sure if I can handle this behavior. What I mean is, whenever the user is terminating the app, then to handle this event, add anything to the status bar and keep the app working in the background. If he wants to close it, then to do that explicitly from the application. The goal is to keep the app always open when the phone is turned on as it's sending some statistics for the device.
– Shiva
yesterday
add a comment |
According to the documentation what you're trying to do is supported:
Sending notifications to the user
When a service is running, it can notify the user of events using
Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications.
A toast notification is a message that appears on the surface of the
current window for only a moment before disappearing. A status bar
notification provides an icon in the status bar with a message, which
the user can select in order to take an action (such as start an
activity).
Usually, a status bar notification is the best technique to use when
background work such as a file download has completed, and the user
can now act on it. When the user selects the notification from the
expanded view, the notification can start an activity (such as to
display the downloaded file).
See the Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications developer
guides for more information.
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/services
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/processes-and-threads
answered yesterday
sam.is
3,40362151
Hi, thank you for your answer, it's very helpful. Yet, one of the problems I got is that the user can terminate the app at any time from Android apps-switch. So I an not quite sure if I can handle this behavior. What I mean is, whenever the user is terminating the app, then to handle this event, add anything to the status bar and keep the app working in the background. If he wants to close it, then to do that explicitly from the application. The goal is to keep the app always open when the phone is turned on as it's sending some statistics for the device.
– Shiva
yesterday
add a comment |
According to the documentation what you're trying to do is supported:
Sending notifications to the user
When a service is running, it can notify the user of events using
Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications.
A toast notification is a message that appears on the surface of the
current window for only a moment before disappearing. A status bar
notification provides an icon in the status bar with a message, which
the user can select in order to take an action (such as start an
activity).
Usually, a status bar notification is the best technique to use when
background work such as a file download has completed, and the user
can now act on it. When the user selects the notification from the
expanded view, the notification can start an activity (such as to
display the downloaded file).
See the Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications developer
guides for more information.
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/services
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/processes-and-threads
answered yesterday
sam.is
3,40362151
According to the documentation what you're trying to do is supported:
Sending notifications to the user
When a service is running, it can notify the user of events using
Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications.
A toast notification is a message that appears on the surface of the
current window for only a moment before disappearing. A status bar
notification provides an icon in the status bar with a message, which
the user can select in order to take an action (such as start an
activity).
Usually, a status bar notification is the best technique to use when
background work such as a file download has completed, and the user
can now act on it. When the user selects the notification from the
expanded view, the notification can start an activity (such as to
display the downloaded file).
See the Toast Notifications or Status Bar Notifications developer
guides for more information.
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/services
ref: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/processes-and-threads
answered yesterday
sam.is
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sam.is
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sam.is
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Hi, thank you for your answer, it's very helpful. Yet, one of the problems I got is that the user can terminate the app at any time from Android apps-switch. So I an not quite sure if I can handle this behavior. What I mean is, whenever the user is terminating the app, then to handle this event, add anything to the status bar and keep the app working in the background. If he wants to close it, then to do that explicitly from the application. The goal is to keep the app always open when the phone is turned on as it's sending some statistics for the device.
– Shiva
yesterday
add a comment |
Hi, thank you for your answer, it's very helpful. Yet, one of the problems I got is that the user can terminate the app at any time from Android apps-switch. So I an not quite sure if I can handle this behavior. What I mean is, whenever the user is terminating the app, then to handle this event, add anything to the status bar and keep the app working in the background. If he wants to close it, then to do that explicitly from the application. The goal is to keep the app always open when the phone is turned on as it's sending some statistics for the device.
– Shiva
yesterday
Hi, thank you for your answer, it's very helpful. Yet, one of the problems I got is that the user can terminate the app at any time from Android apps-switch. So I an not quite sure if I can handle this behavior. What I mean is, whenever the user is terminating the app, then to handle this event, add anything to the status bar and keep the app working in the background. If he wants to close it, then to do that explicitly from the application. The goal is to keep the app always open when the phone is turned on as it's sending some statistics for the device.
– Shiva
yesterday
Hi, thank you for your answer, it's very helpful. Yet, one of the problems I got is that the user can terminate the app at any time from Android apps-switch. So I an not quite sure if I can handle this behavior. What I mean is, whenever the user is terminating the app, then to handle this event, add anything to the status bar and keep the app working in the background. If he wants to close it, then to do that explicitly from the application. The goal is to keep the app always open when the phone is turned on as it's sending some statistics for the device.
– Shiva
yesterday
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You should review the various Service classes available to Android and the latest WorkManager: developer.android.com/topic/libraries/architecture/workmanager FYI: A user always has the ability to terminate and "Force Quit" an app
– SushiHangover
yesterday
@SushiHangover I've noticed that in newer versions of Android (6 and up) that a background service is no longer listed in Apps if it is running within its own process.
– sam.is
yesterday