Alerting the user from a service (Android)

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So, i have a service working in the background (when the application is closed) which connects to internet every 2 minutes and gets some data from a database, and if something's wrong i want to alert the user with some kind of a beep tone and a message on the screen or even better in the notification bar. Is it possible to do this and if yes, how?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '12 at 13:23

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I think the nicest solution would be to use a SystemBar Notification.

Using the Notification.Builder you can add a custom sound to your notification using setSound(Uri sound).

answered Dec 09 '12 at 13:23

Ovidiu Latcu

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thanks, so is this how you create a notification: Notification noti = new Notification.Builder(mContext) ? – Vladimir Dec 09 '12 at 13:26
yeah, and then use the `NotificationManager` to add it to the SystemBar – Ovidiu Latcu Dec 09 '12 at 13:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 09 '12 at 13:21

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What you think of is called ´Notification´ in Android. You can find more information here on how to create some.

answered Dec 09 '12 at 13:21

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Alerting the user from a service (Android)

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