[lamw]App to runs permanently: How to
lazarus / 43-Android

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Luigi · 2018-03-19 18:30

Hello,
I developed an app to control every hour if do anything, but the app
can closed by press the X in the list of recent apps.
How I can runs the app as a service or in background?
I needs a GUI interactions with users.
Thanks

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Thaddy · 2018-03-19 19:44

You mean an app that can't be closed? Impossible on Windows and Unix
and Mac. On these platforms any process can be murdered. Does not
matter if it is a service or daemon.
It depends on rights. Give the proper rights or limit the rights.

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Luigi · 2018-03-19 20:02

I need, in android phone, my app must show a message every hours. But
is quite
simple to close the app.
I need to run my app as a service or in background, what I do?
Thanks

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Luigi · 2018-03-19 20:08

I need that my app is like whatsapp that runs ever, even it is closed
or in background.
Thanks

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jmpessoa · 2018-03-21 05:34

Hi Luigi,

about, there are

AppIncommingCallWidgetProviderDemo1

and

AppSMSWidgetProviderDemo1

in folder "....demos\GUI"

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c4p · 2018-03-21 07:40

I think he means the way Whatsapp runs forever in the background and
not the functionality of Whatsapp.
You would need something like a watchdog/daemon/service that would
respawn every x secs/minutes if it notices it's not running? start app
on phone bootup etc.
BroadcastReceiver/Intent and permissions to start the app on boot?

Quote from: Luigi on March 19, 2018, 09:08:13 pmI need that my app is
like whatsapp that runs ever, even it is closed or in background.
Thanks

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Luigi · 2018-03-22 14:27

Quote from: c4p on March 21, 2018, 08:40:17 amI think he means the way
Whatsapp runs forever in the background and not the functionality of
Whatsapp.
Yes, you understand my problem.

QuoteYou would need something like a watchdog/daemon/service that
would respawn every x secs/minutes if it notices it's not running?
start app on phone bootup etc.
BroadcastReceiver/Intent and permissions to start the app on boot?
What I do to deploy my app who starts on phone boot?

I tried to run my app and I notice that my app works correctly even in
background, but my app is quite simple to stop working because it can
kills by recent apps. Often my app is accidentally closed from recent
apps

Then I search a way to modify/rewrite my app to runs like a service
but service not have gui functionality. I need GUI functionality to
interact with the users for get some parameters 

Thanks.