Explain in detail how to keep alive the application of Android 8.0 and above systems

  • 2021-11-13 02:39:12
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Recently, I am doing an sdk with a buried point. Because the buried points are uploaded in batches, not every time, there will be a mechanism to keep the process alive, which is also the first implementation technology of self-developed push: how to ensure the survival of Android process.

For Android, there are mainly the following methods to keep alive:

Open the foreground Service (good effect, recommended) Loop 1 silent audio in Service (good effect, but high power consumption, use carefully) Dual process daemon (valid until Android 5.0) JobScheduler (Android introduced after 5.0, failed after 8.0) 1-Pixel activity Keep Alive Scheme (Not Recommended) Broadcast Lock Screen, Custom Lock Screen (Not Recommended) The third party pushes SDK wake-up (the effect is good, but the disadvantage is that the third party accesses)

The following is the specific implementation scheme:

1. Listen to the lock screen broadcast and turn on Activity with 1 pixel

The first time I saw this scheme was in 2015. In order to show investors the monthly activity, an app of FM started a 1-pixel Activity in the Android application.

Because the level of Activity is relatively high, turning on Activity with 1 pixel can ensure that the process is not easy to be killed.

Specifically, define a 1-pixel Activity, and dynamically register custom broadcasts in this Activity.


class OnePixelActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

  private lateinit var br: BroadcastReceiver

  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
    // Setting 1 Pixel activity
    val window = window
    window.setGravity(Gravity.LEFT or Gravity.TOP)
    val params = window.attributes
    params.x = 0
    params.y = 0
    params.height = 1
    params.width = 1
    window.attributes = params
    // In 1 Pixel activity Registered broadcast recipients in    Accept it until the broadcast is over 1 Pixel 
    br = object : BroadcastReceiver() {
      override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) {
        finish()
      }
    }
    registerReceiver(br, IntentFilter("finish activity"))
    checkScreenOn()
  }

  override fun onResume() {
    super.onResume()
    checkScreenOn()
  }

  override fun onDestroy() {
    try {
      // Unlock the broadcast when destroying 
      unregisterReceiver(br)
    } catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) {
    }
    super.onDestroy()
  }

  /**
   *  Check whether the screen lights up 
   */
  private fun checkScreenOn() {
    val pm = this@OnePixelActivity.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE) as PowerManager
    val isScreenOn = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT_WATCH) {
      pm.isInteractive
    } else {
      pm.isScreenOn
    }
    if (isScreenOn) {
      finish()
    }
  }
}

2. Double process guardian

Dual process daemon, effective before Android 5.0, not after 5.0. First, we define a local service, play silent music in this service, and bind the remote service


class LocalService : Service() {
  private var mediaPlayer: MediaPlayer? = null
  private var mBilder: MyBilder? = null

  override fun onCreate() {
    super.onCreate()
    if (mBilder == null) {
      mBilder = MyBilder()
    }
  }

  override fun onBind(intent: Intent): IBinder? {
    return mBilder
  }

  override fun onStartCommand(intent: Intent, flags: Int, startId: Int): Int {
    // Play silent music 
    if (mediaPlayer == null) {
      mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.novioce)
      // Sound set to 0
      mediaPlayer?.setVolume(0f, 0f)
      mediaPlayer?.isLooping = true// Loop playback 
      play()
    }
    // Enable foreground service and raise priority 
    if (KeepLive.foregroundNotification != null) {
      val intent2 = Intent(applicationContext, NotificationClickReceiver::class.java)
      intent2.action = NotificationClickReceiver.CLICK_NOTIFICATION
      val notification = NotificationUtils.createNotification(this, KeepLive.foregroundNotification!!.getTitle(), KeepLive.foregroundNotification!!.getDescription(), KeepLive.foregroundNotification!!.getIconRes(), intent2)
      startForeground(13691, notification)
    }
    // Binding daemon 
    try {
      val intent3 = Intent(this, RemoteService::class.java)
      this.bindService(intent3, connection, Context.BIND_ABOVE_CLIENT)
    } catch (e: Exception) {
    }

    // Hide service notifications 
    try {
      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 25) {
        startService(Intent(this, HideForegroundService::class.java))
      }
    } catch (e: Exception) {
    }

    if (KeepLive.keepLiveService != null) {
      KeepLive.keepLiveService!!.onWorking()
    }
    return Service.START_STICKY
  }

  private fun play() {
    if (mediaPlayer != null &amp;&amp; !mediaPlayer!!.isPlaying) {
      mediaPlayer?.start()
    }
  }

  private inner class MyBilder : GuardAidl.Stub() {

    @Throws(RemoteException::class)
    override fun wakeUp(title: String, discription: String, iconRes: Int) {

    }
  }

  private val connection = object : ServiceConnection {

    override fun onServiceDisconnected(name: ComponentName) {
      val remoteService = Intent(this@LocalService,
          RemoteService::class.java)
      this@LocalService.startService(remoteService)
      val intent = Intent(this@LocalService, RemoteService::class.java)
      this@LocalService.bindService(intent, this,
          Context.BIND_ABOVE_CLIENT)
    }

    override fun onServiceConnected(name: ComponentName, service: IBinder) {
      try {
        if (mBilder != null &amp;&amp; KeepLive.foregroundNotification != null) {
          val guardAidl = GuardAidl.Stub.asInterface(service)
          guardAidl.wakeUp(KeepLive.foregroundNotification?.getTitle(), KeepLive.foregroundNotification?.getDescription(), KeepLive.foregroundNotification!!.getIconRes())
        }
      } catch (e: RemoteException) {
        e.printStackTrace()
      }

    }
  }

  override fun onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy()
    unbindService(connection)
    if (KeepLive.keepLiveService != null) {
      KeepLive.keepLiveService?.onStop()
    }
  }
}

Then define a remote service and bind the local service.


class RemoteService : Service() {

  private var mBilder: MyBilder? = null

  override fun onCreate() {
    super.onCreate()
    if (mBilder == null) {
      mBilder = MyBilder()
    }
  }

  override fun onBind(intent: Intent): IBinder? {
    return mBilder
  }

  override fun onStartCommand(intent: Intent, flags: Int, startId: Int): Int {
    try {
      this.bindService(Intent(this@RemoteService, LocalService::class.java),
          connection, Context.BIND_ABOVE_CLIENT)
    } catch (e: Exception) {
    }
    return Service.START_STICKY
  }

  override fun onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy()
    unbindService(connection)
  }

  private inner class MyBilder : GuardAidl.Stub() {
    @Throws(RemoteException::class)
    override fun wakeUp(title: String, discription: String, iconRes: Int) {
      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 25) {
        val intent = Intent(applicationContext, NotificationClickReceiver::class.java)
        intent.action = NotificationClickReceiver.CLICK_NOTIFICATION
        val notification = NotificationUtils.createNotification(this@RemoteService, title, discription, iconRes, intent)
        this@RemoteService.startForeground(13691, notification)
      }
    }
  }

  private val connection = object : ServiceConnection {
    override fun onServiceDisconnected(name: ComponentName) {
      val remoteService = Intent(this@RemoteService,
          LocalService::class.java)
      this@RemoteService.startService(remoteService)
      this@RemoteService.bindService(Intent(this@RemoteService,
          LocalService::class.java), this, Context.BIND_ABOVE_CLIENT)
    }

    override fun onServiceConnected(name: ComponentName, service: IBinder) {}
  }

}

/**
 *  Click on the broadcast recipient in the notification bar 
 */
class NotificationClickReceiver : BroadcastReceiver() {

  companion object {
    const val CLICK_NOTIFICATION = "CLICK_NOTIFICATION"
  }

  override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) {
    if (intent.action == NotificationClickReceiver.CLICK_NOTIFICATION) {
      if (KeepLive.foregroundNotification != null) {
        if (KeepLive.foregroundNotification!!.getForegroundNotificationClickListener() != null) {
          KeepLive.foregroundNotification!!.getForegroundNotificationClickListener()?.foregroundNotificationClick(context, intent)
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

3. JobScheduler

JobScheduler is a special task scheduling mechanism added from Android 5.0, which can be used to keep process alive, but this method also fails in Android 8.0 system.

First, we define an JobService to start local service and remote service.


@SuppressWarnings(value = ["unchecked", "deprecation"])
@RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
class JobHandlerService : JobService() {

  private var mJobScheduler: JobScheduler? = null

  override fun onStartCommand(intent: Intent?, flags: Int, startId: Int): Int {
    var startId = startId
    startService(this)
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
      mJobScheduler = getSystemService(Context.JOB_SCHEDULER_SERVICE) as JobScheduler
      val builder = JobInfo.Builder(startId++,
          ComponentName(packageName, JobHandlerService::class.java.name))
      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 24) {
        builder.setMinimumLatency(JobInfo.DEFAULT_INITIAL_BACKOFF_MILLIS) // Minimum delay time for execution 
        builder.setOverrideDeadline(JobInfo.DEFAULT_INITIAL_BACKOFF_MILLIS) // Maximum delay time of execution 
        builder.setMinimumLatency(JobInfo.DEFAULT_INITIAL_BACKOFF_MILLIS)
        builder.setBackoffCriteria(JobInfo.DEFAULT_INITIAL_BACKOFF_MILLIS, JobInfo.BACKOFF_POLICY_LINEAR)// Linear retry scheme 
      } else {
        builder.setPeriodic(JobInfo.DEFAULT_INITIAL_BACKOFF_MILLIS)
      }
      builder.setRequiredNetworkType(JobInfo.NETWORK_TYPE_ANY)
      builder.setRequiresCharging(true) //  When the charger is plugged in, perform this task 
      mJobScheduler?.schedule(builder.build())
    }
    return Service.START_STICKY
  }

  private fun startService(context: Context) {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
      if (KeepLive.foregroundNotification != null) {
        val intent = Intent(applicationContext, NotificationClickReceiver::class.java)
        intent.action = NotificationClickReceiver.CLICK_NOTIFICATION
        val notification = NotificationUtils.createNotification(this, KeepLive.foregroundNotification!!.getTitle(), KeepLive.foregroundNotification!!.getDescription(), KeepLive.foregroundNotification!!.getIconRes(), intent)
        startForeground(13691, notification)
      }
    }
    // Start local service 
    val localIntent = Intent(context, LocalService::class.java)
    // Start the daemon 
    val guardIntent = Intent(context, RemoteService::class.java)
    startService(localIntent)
    startService(guardIntent)
  }

  override fun onStartJob(jobParameters: JobParameters): Boolean {
    if (!isServiceRunning(applicationContext, "com.xiyang51.keeplive.service.LocalService") || !isServiceRunning(applicationContext, "$packageName:remote")) {
      startService(this)
    }
    return false
  }

  override fun onStopJob(jobParameters: JobParameters): Boolean {
    if (!isServiceRunning(applicationContext, "com.xiyang51.keeplive.service.LocalService") || !isServiceRunning(applicationContext, "$packageName:remote")) {
      startService(this)
    }
    return false
  }

  private fun isServiceRunning(ctx: Context, className: String): Boolean {
    var isRunning = false
    val activityManager = ctx
        .getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE) as ActivityManager
    val servicesList = activityManager
        .getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)
    val l = servicesList.iterator()
    while (l.hasNext()) {
      val si = l.next()
      if (className == si.service.className) {
        isRunning = true
      }
    }
    return isRunning
  }
}

4. Improve the priority of Service

Turn on a notification in the onStartCommand () method to increase the priority of the process. Note: Beginning with Android 8.0 (API level 26), all notifications must be assigned 1 channel, and visual and auditory behaviors can be set separately for each channel. The user can then modify these settings in the settings, depending on the application to decide which notifications can be displayed or hidden.

First, define a notification tool class, which is Android 8.0 compliant.


class NotificationUtils(context: Context) : ContextWrapper(context) {

  private var manager: NotificationManager? = null
  private var id: String = context.packageName + "51"
  private var name: String = context.packageName
  private var context: Context = context
  private var channel: NotificationChannel? = null

  companion object {
    @SuppressLint("StaticFieldLeak")
    private var notificationUtils: NotificationUtils? = null

    fun createNotification(context: Context, title: String, content: String, icon: Int, intent: Intent): Notification? {
      if (notificationUtils == null) {
        notificationUtils = NotificationUtils(context)
      }
      var notification: Notification? = null
      notification = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 26) {
        notificationUtils?.createNotificationChannel()
        notificationUtils?.getChannelNotification(title, content, icon, intent)?.build()
      } else {
        notificationUtils?.getNotification_25(title, content, icon, intent)?.build()
      }
      return notification
    }
  }

  @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
  fun createNotificationChannel() {
    if (channel == null) {
      channel = NotificationChannel(id, name, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_MIN)
      channel?.enableLights(false)
      channel?.enableVibration(false)
      channel?.vibrationPattern = longArrayOf(0)
      channel?.setSound(null, null)
      getManager().createNotificationChannel(channel)
    }
  }

  private fun getManager(): NotificationManager {
    if (manager == null) {
      manager = getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
    }
    return manager!!
  }

  @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
  fun getChannelNotification(title: String, content: String, icon: Int, intent: Intent): Notification.Builder {
    //PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT  This type can pass values 
    val pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT)
    return Notification.Builder(context, id)
        .setContentTitle(title)
        .setContentText(content)
        .setSmallIcon(icon)
        .setAutoCancel(true)
        .setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
  }

  fun getNotification_25(title: String, content: String, icon: Int, intent: Intent): NotificationCompat.Builder {
    val pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT)
    return NotificationCompat.Builder(context, id)
        .setContentTitle(title)
        .setContentText(content)
        .setSmallIcon(icon)
        .setAutoCancel(true)
        .setVibrate(longArrayOf(0))
        .setSound(null)
        .setLights(0, 0, 0)
        .setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
  }
}

5. Workmanager mode

Workmanager is an API in Android JetPac. With the help of Workmanager, we can use it to keep alive. Before using it, we need to rely on the Workmanager library, as follows:


implementation "android.arch.work:work-runtime:1.0.0-alpha06"

Worker is an abstract class that specifies specific tasks that need to be performed.


public class KeepLiveWork extends Worker {
  private static final String TAG = "KeepLiveWork";

  @NonNull
  @Override
  public WorkerResult doWork() {
    Log.d(TAG, "keep-> doWork: startKeepService");
    // Start job Services 
    startJobService();
    // Start services bound to each other 
    startKeepService();
    return WorkerResult.SUCCESS;
  }
}

Then, start the keepWork method,


  public void startKeepWork() {
    WorkManager.getInstance().cancelAllWorkByTag(TAG_KEEP_WORK);
    Log.d(TAG, "keep-> dowork startKeepWork");
    OneTimeWorkRequest oneTimeWorkRequest = new OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder(KeepLiveWork.class)
        .setBackoffCriteria(BackoffPolicy.LINEAR, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
        .addTag(TAG_KEEP_WORK)
        .build();
    WorkManager.getInstance().enqueue(oneTimeWorkRequest);

  }

About WorkManager, you can learn more about it through the following article: Talking about WorkManager


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