How to set an exact repeating alarm on API 19 (kitkat)?

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Starting from API 19, setRepeating() works the same way as setInexactRepeating(). What's the new way of setting an exact repeating alarm?

I.e. What's the API 19 version of the good old setRepeating()? Could you please provide an example for setting an alarm at 7:30 every morning (repeating daily) on KitKat?

@Raghunandan I read every single word on this article before asking: http://developer.android.com/training/scheduling/alarms.html Could you please post a link to an example? — WSBT, Jun 19 '14 at 04:09
do you see the download sample on the top right of the page?? — Raghunandan, Jun 19 '14 at 04:10
@Raghunandan Have you read the sample? In line 98 of `SampleAlarmReceiver.java`, they use `alarmMgr.setInexactRepeating()`. — WSBT, Jun 19 '14 at 04:17

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 19 '14 at 04:12

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It doesn't exist, unfortunately. From the documentation:

Note: as of API 19, all repeating alarms are inexact. If your application needs precise delivery times then it must use one-time exact alarms, rescheduling each time as described above. Legacy applications whose targetSdkVersion is earlier than API 19 will continue to have all of their alarms, including repeating alarms, treated as exact.

In short, if you need exact repeating alams, you can create an alarm with setExact(), but you'll need to handle the "repeating" part manually.

answered Jun 19 '14 at 04:12

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Do you have a code which handles the repeating part? – iYonatan Sep 08 '16 at 12:25
so, how to handle the repeating part? – Noor Hossain May 18 '20 at 18:13

How to set an exact repeating alarm on API 19 (kitkat)?

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