private PendingIntent mPingAlarmPendIntent;
private static final String PING_ALARM = "com.sithagi.PING_ALARM";
private Intent mPingAlarmIntent = new Intent(PING_ALARM);
private BroadcastReceiver mPingAlarmReceiver = new PingAlarmReceiver();
mPingAlarmPendIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(getApplicationContext(), 0, mPingAlarmIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
// Each and every 15 minutes will trigger onReceive of your BroadcastReceiver
((AlarmManager)getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE)).setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,
System.currentTimeMillis() + (AlarmManager.INTERVAL_FIFTEEN_MINUTES), AlarmManager.INTERVAL_FIFTEEN_MINUTES, mPingAlarmPendIntent);
// Register the receiver
registerReceiver(mPingAlarmReceiver, new IntentFilter(PING_ALARM));
// To cancel Alarm Service
((AlarmManager)getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE)).cancel(mPingAlarmPendIntent);
// unregister the receiver onDestroy or if you want stop
unregisterReceiver(mPingAlarmReceiver);
/**
* BroadcastReceiver will trigger
*/
private class PingAlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
public void onReceive(Context ctx, Intent i) {
// Do your work here
}
}