android_alarm_manager

Deprecation Notice

This plugin has been replaced by the Flutter Community Plus Plugins version, android_alarm_manager_plus. No further updates are planned to this plugin, and we encourage all users to migrate to the Plus version.

Critical fixes (e.g., for any security incidents) will be provided through the end of 2021, at which point this package will be marked as discontinued.

A Flutter plugin for accessing the Android AlarmManager service, and running Dart code in the background when alarms fire.

Getting Started

After importing this plugin to your project as usual, add the following to your AndroidManifest.xml within the <manifest></manifest> tags:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>

Next, within the <application></application> tags, add:

<service
    android:name="io.flutter.plugins.androidalarmmanager.AlarmService"
    android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
    android:exported="false"/>
<receiver
    android:name="io.flutter.plugins.androidalarmmanager.AlarmBroadcastReceiver"
    android:exported="false"/>
<receiver
    android:name="io.flutter.plugins.androidalarmmanager.RebootBroadcastReceiver"
    android:enabled="false">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
    </intent-filter>
</receiver>

Then in Dart code add:

import 'package:android_alarm_manager/android_alarm_manager.dart';

void printHello() {
  final DateTime now = DateTime.now();
  final int isolateId = Isolate.current.hashCode;
  print("[$now] Hello, world! isolate=${isolateId} function='$printHello'");
}

main() async {
  final int helloAlarmID = 0;
  await AndroidAlarmManager.initialize();
  runApp(...);
  await AndroidAlarmManager.periodic(const Duration(minutes: 1), helloAlarmID, printHello);
}

printHello will then run (roughly) every minute, even if the main app ends. However, printHello will not run in the same isolate as the main application. Unlike threads, isolates do not share memory and communication between isolates must be done via message passing (see more documentation on isolates here).

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