My app is a tracking app where I want to track user location in a service and then display every location in a fragment. I have a problem with background service: my service is stopped after some minutes (sometimes < 10 minutes, sometimes > 30 minutes). I start my location service in this fragment and everything goes fine when I use my app. The problem is when I close (not kill) my app and start something else on my phone (or just block it), after a few minutes my service is stopped and I don't know why. I show a foreground notification when my service is running but android system still stops it, I notice this because my notification disappear and my app restarts.
Here is my code for the service:
public class LocationService extends Service {
private static final String TAG = "LocationService";
public static final String NEW_VALUE_INTENT_ACTION = "service_new_value";
public static final String INTENT_LATITUDE = "latitude";
public static final String INTENT_LONGITUDE = "longitude";
public static final String INTENT_SPEED = "speed";
public static final String INTENT_ACCURACY = "accuracy";
private static final long TWO_MINUTES = 1000 * 60 * 2;
private static final long INTERVAL = 5000;
private static final long FASTEST_INTERVAL = 2000;
private int ONGOING_NOTIFICATION = 1111;
private Location currentLocation;
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = null;
private LocationRequest mLocationRequest;
/**
* Provides access to the Fused Location Provider API.
*/
private FusedLocationProviderClient mFusedLocationClient;
/**
* Callback for changes in location.
*/
private LocationCallback mLocationCallback;
@Nullable
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
@Override
public void onCreate() {
Log.d(LocationService.TAG, "LocationService ---> onCreate()");
super.onCreate();
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
Log.d(LocationService.TAG, "LocationService ---> onDestroy()");
super.onDestroy();
stopForeground(true);
mFusedLocationClient.removeLocationUpdates(mLocationCallback);
}
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Log.d(LocationService.TAG, "LocationService ---> onStartCommand()");
startServiceTask();
return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
}
@Override
public boolean onUnbind(Intent intent) {
Log.d(LocationService.TAG, "LocationService ---> onUnbind()");
return super.onUnbind(intent);
}
private void startServiceTask() {
Log.d(LocationService.TAG, "GpsService ---> Starting ...");
setServiceAsForeground();
initFusedLocationProvider();
Log.d(LocationService.TAG, "MyStartedService ---> Starting ...");
}
private void initFusedLocationProvider() {
mFusedLocationClient = new FusedLocationProviderClient(this);
mLocationRequest = new LocationRequest();
mLocationRequest.setPriority(LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY);
mLocationRequest.setInterval(INTERVAL);
mLocationRequest.setFastestInterval(FASTEST_INTERVAL);
mFusedLocationClient.requestLocationUpdates(mLocationRequest, mLocationCallback = new LocationCallback() {
@Override
public void onLocationResult(LocationResult locationResult) {
super.onLocationResult(locationResult);
if (currentLocation == null)
currentLocation = locationResult.getLastLocation();
else if (isBetterLocation(locationResult.getLastLocation(), currentLocation)) {
Log.d(TAG, "onLocationChanged(): Updating Location ... " + currentLocation.getProvider());
currentLocation = locationResult.getLastLocation();
}
notifyValueUpdate();
} }, getMainLooper());
}
protected boolean isBetterLocation(Location location, Location currentBestLocation) {
if (currentBestLocation == null) {
// A new location is always better than no location
return true;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is newer or older
long timeDelta = location.getTime() - currentBestLocation.getTime();
boolean isSignificantlyNewer = timeDelta > TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isSignificantlyOlder = timeDelta < -TWO_MINUTES;
boolean isNewer = timeDelta > 0;
// If it's been more than two minutes since the current location, use
// the new location
// because the user has likely moved
if (isSignificantlyNewer) {
return true;
// If the new location is more than two minutes older, it must be
// worse
} else if (isSignificantlyOlder) {
return false;
}
// Check whether the new location fix is more or less accurate
int accuracyDelta = (int) (location.getAccuracy() - currentBestLocation
.getAccuracy());
boolean isLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 0;
boolean isMoreAccurate = accuracyDelta < 0;
boolean isSignificantlyLessAccurate = accuracyDelta > 200;
// Check if the old and new location are from the same provider
boolean isFromSameProvider = isSameProvider(location.getProvider(),
currentBestLocation.getProvider());
// Determine location quality using a combination of timeliness and
// accuracy
if (isMoreAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isLessAccurate) {
return true;
} else if (isNewer && !isSignificantlyLessAccurate
&& isFromSameProvider) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/** Checks whether two providers are the same */
private boolean isSameProvider(String provider1, String provider2) {
if (provider1 == null) {
return provider2 == null;
}
return provider1.equals(provider2);
}
private void setServiceAsForeground() {
Log.d(LocationService.TAG, "GpsService ---> setServiceAsForeground()");
// Prepare the intent triggered if the notification is selected
Intent intent = new Intent(this, LocationService.class);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent, 0);
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
builder = null;
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
int importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW;
NotificationChannel notificationChannel = new NotificationChannel("ID", "Name", importance);
notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(notificationChannel);
builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(getApplicationContext(), notificationChannel.getId());
} else {
builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(getApplicationContext());
}
Vibrator v = (Vibrator) getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
v.vibrate(VibrationEffect.createOneShot(500, VibrationEffect.DEFAULT_AMPLITUDE));
} else {
//deprecated in API 26
v.vibrate(500);
}
// Build the notification
// Use NotificationCompat.Builder instead of just Notification.Builder to support older Android versions
Notification notification = builder.setContentTitle("MyMovements")
.setContentText("Running ...")
.setSmallIcon(getNotificationIcon())
.setBadgeIconType(getNotificationIcon())
.setContentIntent(pIntent)
.setAutoCancel(true).build();
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
startForeground(ONGOING_NOTIFICATION, notification, FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_LOCATION);
}
else {
startForeground(ONGOING_NOTIFICATION,notification);
}
}
private int getNotificationIcon(){
SharedPreferences settings = this.getSharedPreferences(MainActivity.PREFERENCE,0);
String icon = settings.getString(MapFragment.NOTIFICATION_PREF, " ");
switch (icon) {
case "Walking":
return R.drawable.walk;
case "Public Transportation":
return R.drawable.bus;
case "Driving":
return R.drawable.car;
default:
return 0;
}
}
private void updateNotification(){
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
String conc = "Running...\n" + "Lat: " + currentLocation.getLatitude() + " " + "Lng: " + currentLocation.getLongitude();
Notification notification = builder.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
.bigText(conc))
.setContentText(conc).build();
notificationManager.notify(ONGOING_NOTIFICATION, notification);
}
private void notifyValueUpdate(){
Log.d(TAG, "MyStartedService ---> notifyValueUpdate()");
if(currentLocation != null) {
updateNotification();
Log.d(LocationService.TAG, currentLocation.getProvider());
Intent broadcastIntent = new Intent();
broadcastIntent.setAction(NEW_VALUE_INTENT_ACTION);
Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
bundle.putDouble(INTENT_LATITUDE, currentLocation.getLatitude());
bundle.putDouble(INTENT_LONGITUDE, currentLocation.getLongitude());
bundle.putDouble(INTENT_SPEED, currentLocation.getSpeed()*3.6);
bundle.putDouble(INTENT_ACCURACY, currentLocation.getAccuracy());
broadcastIntent.putExtras(bundle);
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).sendBroadcast(broadcastIntent);
}
}
}
I started my service in OnServiceCommand() -> startServiceTask() -> setServiceAsForeground()
I will really appreciate any tips for my code (this is a scholar project and this is my first app, so probably I am doing something wrong).
Thanks to everyone