Questions tagged [localbroadcastmanager]
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Avoid registering duplicate broadcast receivers in Android
I am trying to create my first Android app. I would like a main-thread Activity (in my case: an ActionBarActivity) to receive notification of an event from a background Activity (in my case: an IntentService). I've read that using broadcasts should…
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Why and when to use LocalBroadcastManager?
I have a gone through couple of LocalBroadcastManager Android tutorials but could not find actual use of it and why to use it?
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Compare performance of using LocalBroadcastManager and Otto
I'm trying to compare performance of using LocalBroadcastManager and Otto in Android. As I know, Otto is using annotation and Java reflection, so it may have some impacts on performance. Can someone suggest me something to do to measure performance…
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BroadcastReceiver not showing any Log from onReceive
My service has function
broadcaster = LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this);
public void sendResult(String message) {
Log.d("Service", "sendResult "+message);
Intent intent = new Intent();
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Why does LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(Context context) require context as a parameter?
If I am able to register a receiver like so:
LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).registerReceiver(mMessageReceiver, new IntentFilter("myStringFilter"));
and send out a broadcast like so:
Intent intent = new…
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Does LocalBroadcastManager deliver events in the order in which the events wer sent?
I have an activity A and a service S. They commute via LocalBroadcastManager.
If S calls sendBroadcast twice with two messages M1 and M2 in order, will A get M1 before M2?
Thanks,
Joe C
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Why the receiver defined in manifest is not receiving broadcasts when used with LocalBroadcastManager?
Few days ago I read that there is a better mechanism for sending broadcasts within single application - the LocalBroadcastManager.
It works well (just like standard broadcasts..). However, yesterday I've found out that it cannot send broadcasts to…
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Does the LocalBroadcastManager depend on app package names?
I'm creating an app using the new Android build system, and using a LocalBroadcastManager to fire notifications from an IntentService back to an Activity.
I've defined the following product flavours as part of the build for 3 separate…
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BroadcastReceiver onReceive() not working
I don't understand why the onReceive method is never called. I've followed all the examples online, and I've looked through many similar questions on this site. Any ideas? Have I missed something?
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
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LocalBroadcastReceiver doesn't work from inside a thread
I am building a simple chat application. When I receive a message, I sent a broadcast message.
As this is run inside a thread started by a service, I pass the context to the thread. MyConnection is a class extending thread.
@Override
public void…
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Fatal Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException can't deliver broadcast
I am receiving
Fatal Exception: android.app.RemoteServiceException
can't deliver broadcast
in my app. I have broadcast receiver set in my activity. It is registered as
val filter = IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED)
val receiver =…
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Android correct place to intialize LocalBroadcastReceiver for an activity
I have an android activity that has BroadcastReceiver as below.
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
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LocalBroadcastManager not found in androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0 but available in 1.0.0
I just migrated to androidx via the option Refactor -> Move to Androidx option in Android Studio.
By default the build.gradle file was using:
implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.0'
I am using LocalBroadcastManager in many places in the…
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Android Studio 3.5: not able to resolve LocalBroadcastManager
We are trying implement LocalBroadcastManager in our Android app but facing "Cannot resolve" error.
This is the object we need -
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/content/LocalBroadcastManager
Included the library in app…
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Invoking a method in a fragment through a LocalBroadcastManager
I'm building an app with 2 fragments.
1st Fragment: ImageView and 2 TextViews
2nd Fragment: 2 EditTexts and 3 Buttons
In the 2nd Fragment, I have a "Save" Button. In the onClick of this button, I am trying to send a local…
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