Question

Which intent filter should I use in a broadcast receiver when I want that a service is running every 5 minutes, without the need of a reboot?

Answer 1

An example of using AlarmManager

set alarm

private void setAlarm(Context ctx, long timeToRestoreLivesInMillis) {
        int perion = 1000;
        AlarmManager am = (AlarmManager)ctx.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);

        Intent i = new Intent(ctx, OnAlarmReceiver.class);
        PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(ctx, 0, i, 0);

        am.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, period, pi);
}

and some receiver which will receive an Intent

public class OnAlarmReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        // do something
    }
}

and don’t forget to register receiver in Manifest.xml

<receiver
    android:name=".utils.OnAlarmReceiver"
    android:enabled="true"
    android:exported="false" >
</receiver>

read docs for methods explanation, I have worked with it long time ago.