Android wear OS retrieving stepcounter in background

Question

I am trying to retrieve step counts from a smartwatch and push it to API. I was able to retrieve and push the data when I open the app. But once it is not activated, then it will not send any data. I am trying to use the android service to run the app in the background so that it will send the data continuously. I have given all the permissions and enabled them.

This is MainActivity.java

package com.example.stepcounter;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.content.Intent; 
import android.os.Bundle;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity{
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

 }
 protected void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
}
protected void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
}
protected void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
}

public void onPressStartService(View v){

    Intent intent = new Intent(this, MyService.class);

    startService(intent);
}
public void onPressStopService(View v){
    stopService(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MyService.class));
 }
}

And this is MyService.java

package com.example.stepcounter;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.hardware.Sensor;
import android.hardware.SensorEvent;
import android.hardware.SensorEventListener;
import android.hardware.SensorManager;
import android.widget.TextView;

import androidx.annotation.Nullable;

 import com.android.volley.Request;
import com.android.volley.RequestQueue;
import com.android.volley.Response;
import com.android.volley.VolleyError;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.JsonObjectRequest;
import com.android.volley.toolbox.Volley;

import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

public class MyService extends Service implements SensorEventListener {
 private SensorManager mSensorManager;
 private Sensor mSensor;
 private String HelloData;
 private TextView mTextView;
 private boolean isSensorPresent;

@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
    mSensorManager = (SensorManager)this.getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
    if(mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_HEART_RATE) != null) {
        mSensor = mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(69680);
        isSensorPresent = true;
    } else {
        isSensorPresent = false;
    }
    mSensorManager.registerListener(this, mSensor, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
    return START_STICKY;
}

@Nullable
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
    return null;
}

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
    mTextView.setText("Heart Rate:  " + String.valueOf(event.values[0]));
    HelloData = (String) String.valueOf(event.values[0]);
    if(!HelloData.contains("0.0")){
        postDataUsingVolley(HelloData);
    }
}

@Override
public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor sensor, int i) {

}

private void postDataUsingVolley(String ranData) {
    String url = "https://test.com";
    RequestQueue queue = Volley.newRequestQueue(this);
    JSONObject postData = new JSONObject();

    try {
        postData.put("data", ranData);

    } catch (JSONException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    JsonObjectRequest jsonObjectRequest = new JsonObjectRequest(Request.Method.POST, url, postData, new Response.Listener<JSONObject>() {
        @Override
        public void onResponse(JSONObject response) {
            System.out.println(response);
        }
    }, new Response.ErrorListener() {
        @Override
        public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
            error.printStackTrace();
        }
    });

    queue.add(jsonObjectRequest);
   }
 }

I have also added the following in AndroidManifest.xml

   <service
        android:name=".MyService"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:exported="true"></service>

It works for 30 seconds, send the data and once the watch goes inactive, it stops sending data. Any idea what is wrong with this?

Not an expert in android, but maybe your MainApp needs to do more than just call the super method when it is resumed? — GhostCat, Nov 23 '21 at 12:32

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 30 '21 at 13:20

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You need to unregister your Sensor during onPause:

@Override
protected void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    sensorManager.unregisterListener(this);
}

Also, if you unregister, you need to use your boolean activityRunning.

edited Nov 30 '21 at 13:20

Adrian Mole

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answered Nov 30 '21 at 12:58

Pratik Raman

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