Question

I create live time app ,and I check a link url every 5 second in activity and get string value for result

I check the result same as

If oldvalue <> newvalue do 
   Play a sound And Show "Alert" in notification area

How can I do that work in behind same as service ?

Answer 1

Neither you, nor your users will be happy with this solution.

Since you already have a server, at which you are checking, why don’t you implement Push mechanism, whenever there is a new event.

Simple, use Google Cloud Messaging for this, and it is a perfect solution.

You invoke the code for push, when the state changes, and it will alert the user. It can even popup a notification, play a sound, or invoke an activity too (if you want).

let me know if you want any help in implementing GCM.

Use the following links, they are very good.

http://developer.android.com/guide/google/gcm/gs.html

http://www.androidhive.info/2012/10/android-push-notifications-using-google-cloud-messaging-gcm-php-and-mysql/

Cheers!