How to create foreground services and notification in your Android App?

This video shows the steps to create and start your service as a foreground service in your Android App. It also shows the steps to create a notification for your App in the Android phone notification bar.

This video uses the service class created in the previous video: "How to create Service class to run a custom alarm clock in your Android?"
It is recommended to watch this previous video to understand how to create an alarm clock using a service class.

Source Code:

public class MyService extends Service {

private Integer alarmHour;
private Integer alarmMinute;
private Ringtone ringtone;
private Timer t = new Timer();

private static final String CHANNEL_ID = "MyNotificationChannelID";

@Nullable
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}

@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {

try {

Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, CHANNEL_ID )
.setContentTitle("My Alarm clock")
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.build();

startForeground(1, notification);

NotificationChannel notificationChannel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID, "My Alarm clock Service", NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT);

}
catch (Exception e){
}

@Override
public void run() {
}
else {
}

}
}, 0, 2000);

}

@Override
public void onDestroy() {
}
}

[pradeepkumarreddykondreddy]

What is the difference between stopForeground() and stopSelf() ?? Do we need to call both of these methods to stop a foreground service ?? As of now i'm only using stopSelf() and it is working.

[jyotikasawlani]

I loved the tutorial. I have a question tho. How can we start an activity along with displaying a notification when the alarm goes off? I want my phone to wake up and display that activity too.

[hurairaFurqan]

Sir Thank you this video helped me a lot!

[bugragundogan]

Hi there, i watched your alarm tutorials and they were all really great, i am new to android studio so you've been really helpful. But there is a problem i have. The line you wrote at 12:16, requires API level 26. And when i was going to change my minimum API level to that i realized it means only %6 of the devices would be able to use the app. What should i do? Does this really mean %94 of the devices won't be able to use this feature if i use this line?

[syrian]

Thanks for your amazing videos
I learned now how to make an Alarm
But can you next teach us how to make a foreground service that run a countdown timer ?

[harchitb]

when creating the Intent in the mainActivity to pass into the serviceCaller, how do I pass intent if I'm calling serviceCaller from a fragment?

[prathameshjadhav]

Very nice videos

I would like to give a small suggestion
It's difficult to view code from mobile screen so plz increase text size of code from android studio
N try to post videos in high resolution

[batmantutorial]

thanks for this video

keep it up bro

[tohedul]

Hi, This work on api 23 and later but in api 22 and earlier it crashes the app when alarm(any work) triggered and only running in foreground. How can we achieve this in API 22 and earlier devices?

[edge]

I am creating a music player app and for notification part, i have followed your steps, but still notification is not coming?

[rashidullah]

hi sir g good work keep it up ....i want to make video about how to diables another phone vibration from own phone with sms functionality sir g so helpful videos for anyone that videos must try sir g.

[vidhiparakhiya]

Can u please help if you want am pm in your notification wht to write

[mohammadsorour]

does it work on android 8, because i tried but nothing happened

[ahsanraza]

will the alarm work after you restart the mobile

[ajayprajapati-nyts]

sir how can i add dismiss and snooze button in this? pls help !!

[lennard]

Does not work if i leave the app! The service gets destroyed very quick :(((