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Redirect to activity with preserving/creating activity stack

I want to start activity from notification. I want to open an activity, which is successor of some other activities.
Example activities: IntroActivity -> Photos -> SpecificPhoto. What I want to achieve: In case user clicks on notification, I want to open SpecificPhoto activity. Keep in mind, that app can be running (for example PhotosActivity is displayed), or it can be shut down.
I want to preserve back button functionality (move to PhotosActivity on back pressed).
On notification click, I need to launch IntroActivity, because user needs to login here in case he is not.
I tried following (using constants in activities, code):
On PhotosActivity onCreate:
redirectToActivity();
RedirectToActivity method:
private void redirectToActivity() {
Intent intent = getIntent();
int activityCode = intent.getIntExtra("code", 0);
switch (activityCode) {
case SpecificPhotoActivity.CODE:
startActivity(new Intent(this, SpecificPhotoActivity.class));
break;
default:
return;
}
}
By applying this approach, I can traverse the whole activity stack and go to the activity I want. However, this approach is not working in every case. Sometimes, the activity_code is not set (don't know why) and therefore we end in the first activity.
Is there any more professional approach to solve this issue? I believe this must be solved somehow in many apps.

What you want is called TaskStackBuilder.
Here's how you should construct the intent, that would navigate to SpecificPhotoActivity:
Intent action = new Intent(context, SpecificPhotoActivity.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = TaskStackBuilder.create(context)
.addNextIntentWithParentStack(action)
.getPendingIntent(0, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
In order to correctly specify stack of activities, you should provide android:parentActivityName inside manifest file:
<application ...>
<activity android:name=".SpecificPhotoActivity"
android:parentActivityName=".PhotosActivity"/>
</application>
With this parameter you have specified, that the parent of SpecificPhotoActivity is PhotoActivity, thus TaskStackBuilder would understand where to navigate as soon as back button is clicked inside SpecificPhotoActivity.
Construction of the notification should be as follows:
NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle(...)
.setContentText(...)
.setSmallIcon(...)
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.build();
manager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification);
Now notification click would open SpecificPhotoActivity. A click on back button would navigate to PhotosActivity.
What's left is authorization handling. I suppose you are able to apprehend whether user is authorized or no during the construction of the notification. Hence, following approach should work:
PendingIntent pendingIntent = null;
if (authorized) {
Intent action = new Intent(context, SpecificPhotoActivity.class);
pendingIntent = TaskStackBuilder.create(context)
.addNextIntentWithParentStack(action)
.getPendingIntent(0, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
} else {
Intent action = new Intent(context, IntroActivity.class);
action.putExtra("photos_flow", true);
pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, action, 0);
}
Now, inside IntroActivity after successful authorization:
void onAuthorized() {
if(getIntent().getBooleanExtra("photos_flow", false)) {
// most possibly you should pass some id into SpecificPhotoActivity's intent
Intent[] intents = new Intent[]{new Intent(this, PhotosActivity.class), new Intent(this, SpecificPhotoActivity.class)};
startActivities(intents);
finish();
}
}

How to reference a view in a customized notification

In the below posted code i am create a notification with a customized layout. the layout of the notification contains three action buttons.
the problem i have now is, i can not reference any of the buttons in the code so that I can navigate to another activity based on the action button clicked.what i am trying to do is when Action button 1
is clicked then Activity 1 shows up, when Action button 2 is clicked then Activity 2 shows up and so on.
Please let me know how to reference the views in customized layout of the notification?
code:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// Using RemoteViews to bind custom layouts into Notification
RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(), R.layout.layout_notification);
String notification_title = "Notification_Title";
String notification_text = "Notification_Text";
// Open NotificationView Class on Notification Click
Intent intent = new Intent(this, NotificationReply.class);
// Send data to NotificationView Class
intent.putExtra("title", notification_title);
intent.putExtra("text", notification_text);
// Open NotificationView.java Activity
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent,PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
// Set Icon
.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
// Set Ticker Message
.setTicker("Ticker")
// Dismiss Notification
.setAutoCancel(true)
// Set PendingIntent into Notification
.setContentIntent(pIntent)
// Set RemoteViews into Notification
.setContent(remoteViews);
Intent intentAction1 = new Intent(this, ActAction1.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntentActAction1 = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 1,intentAction1, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.btn_action1, pendingIntentActAction1);
Intent intentAction2 = new Intent(this, ActAction2.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntentActAction2 = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 2,intentAction2, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.btn_action2, pendingIntentActAction2);
Intent intentAction3 = new Intent(this, ActAction3.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntentActAction3 = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 3,intentAction3, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
remoteViews.setPendingIntentTemplate(R.id.btn_action3, pendingIntentActAction3);
// Create Notification Manager
NotificationManager notificationmanager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
// Build Notification with Notification Manager
notificationmanager.notify(0, builder.build());
}
}

The key success for navigation is to use proper pending intent and use different values for your requestCode.
You could receive the event in broadcastReceiver building the pending intent (e,g, with params) that way:
private PendingIntent buildPendingIntent(String someurl) {
Intent intent= new Intent(mContext, SomeReceiver.class);
final Uri uri = Uri.parse(someurl);
intent.setData(uri);
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.putExtra(KEY, VALUE)
return PendingIntent.getBroadcast(mContext.getApplicationContext(),
CONSTANT_FOR_THIS_INTENT_TYPE, intent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);
}
Or you could navigate to activity just by pending intent:
private PendingIntent buildPendingIntent2() {
Intent intent = new Intent(mContext, SomeActivity.class);
intent.putExtra(KEY, VALUE);
settingsIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
return PendingIntent.getActivity(mContext.getApplicationContext(),
OTHER_CONSTANT_FOR_OTHER_ACTION,
intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
}
Please notice that CONSTANT_FOR_THIS_INTENT_TYPE and OTHER_CONSTANT_FOR_OTHER_ACTION must have different values
And after you have this pending intents you should attach them to your views:
view.setOnClickPendingIntent(com.app.btn1, buildPendingIntent1());
view.setOnClickPendingIntent(com.app.btn2, buildPendingIntent2());

You have to use RemoteViews#setOnClickPendingIntent() API:
Equivalent to calling setOnClickListener(android.view.View.OnClickListener) to launch the provided PendingIntent.
Intent firstIntent = new Intent(context, FirstActivity.class);
PendingIntent firstPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, firstIntent, 0);
RemoteViews notificationView = ...
notificationView.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.first_button, firstPendingIntent);

You have to use RemoteViews#setOnClickPendingIntent() API:
I get your mistake you are trying to launch an activity with PendingIntent.getBroadcast() which only send a broadcast message, so ideally a broadcast receiver should be registered with the same intent filter action. In your case it should ideally be PendingIntent.getActivity
Now you can launch with the following pending intent the flag value was incorrect I can assume for everyone else, hence pending intent wasn't fired.
Intent firstIntent = new Intent(context, FirstActivity.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(appContext, 101, firstIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT); // For opening activity ideally this should work
If this doesn't work you can try sending a broadcast and listen for it to verify that broadcast is also sent or not:-
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(appContext, 0, firstIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT); // for sending broadcast and listens in broadcast reciever

How to make a button in a notification 'do something'

I am trying to make a simple stopwatch app that will display the time in a notification and give you a couple buttons that will allow you to start and stop the stopwatch.
How do I add a button to a notification? And how do I 'point' that button to a certain function?
Heres a picture of what I was thinking:
actionIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
actionPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, actionIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
timerNotification.addAction(android.R.drawable.ic_media_pause, "Start", actionPendingIntent);
This is what I currently have. Where in the intent would I put the function I want to execute?

Add Action to the notification and assign a pendingintent

If you want to custom your notification layout,you can use setContent() function with a RemoteViews of your custom layout.
Remote View mRemoteView = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(), R.layout.notification_general);
Notification.Builder mBuilder = new Notification.Builder(context);
mBuilder.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_battery)
.setContent(mRemoteView)
.setContentIntent(notificationPendingIntent);
mNotificationManager.notify(1, mBuilder.build());
To handle an notification button onClick event, you need to use separate PendingIntents(made from Intents with differecnt actions) for every button. Later in onReceive() you just check action of incoming Intent & execute different code depending on that. Remember to assign your Listener on manifest.
Intent generalIntent = new Intent(context, GeneralReceiver.class);
generalIntent.putExtra(REQUEST_CODE, ACTION_GENERAL);
PendingIntent generalPendingIntent =
PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 1, generalIntent, 0);
mRemoteView.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.btnNotificationGeneral, generalPendingIntent);
public static class GeneralReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
//Your code here
}
}

Instead of pendingIntent, execute function in Notification.addAction() . Is it possible?

I want a method to be executed when I press a button on my notification. For that purpose I am adding an action with a PendingIntent to my notification:
Intent intent = new Intent(context, AlertActivity.class);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, 0);
Notification notification = new Notification.Builder(MainActivity.this)
.setContentTitle("New Notification")
.setContentText("Click Here")
.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.addAction(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Test2", pendingIntent)
.build();
notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
manager.notify(0, notification);
That works, however I don't want to start an Activity when the user invokes the action. I just need to do some work.
For that purpose I implemented a Service which should be targeted by the PendingIntent instead:
public class MyServices extends IntentService {
public MyServices() {
super("MyServices");
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
clearNotification();
}
public void clearNotification() {
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.cancel(0);
Intent intent = new Intent(MyServices.this, MainActivity.class);
//Starting new activity just to check
startActivity(intent);
}
}
I create the PendingIntent like this:
final Intent intent = new Intent(context, MyServices.class);
final PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, intent, 0);
However when I invoke the action on my notification nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?

A Notification is not part of your application. It is managed by the OS. It just so happens that there are APIs you can use to show/cancel/etc notifications.
A pending intent allows for external code (Notifications for example) to launch your app/activity/service/broadcastreceiver. This cannot be done without a pending intent.
What my task is to execute some piece of code when a specific action button is clicked, and clear notification; without starting any activity
You don't have to start an activity. You can do it in a broadcastreceiver that has no UI. Or, as CommonsWare suggested, use an IntentService, depending on what what you are doing in your "piece of code". IntentServices handle work in a separate thread.

From the notificationbar, to call the working Class

I'm developing an online radio application. The application works in the background. When I click the NotificationManager, radioclass starts working again. I want to call the radioclass that are running. How can I do?
player = MediaPlayer.create(this, Uri.parse("http://...../playlist.m3u8"));
player.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
player.setOnPreparedListener(new MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener() {
#Override
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer player) {
}
});
player.start();
final int notificationID = 1234;
String msg = "mesajjj";
Log.d(TAG, "Preparing to update notification...: " + msg);
NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) this
.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Intent intent = new Intent(this, RadioClass.class);
//Here RadioClass running again. But RadioClass already running. I should call RadioClass that is running.
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent, Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(
this).setSmallIcon(R.drawable.logotam)
.setContentTitle("Test FM")
.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle().bigText(msg))
.setContentText(msg);
mBuilder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
mNotificationManager.notify(notificationID, mBuilder.build());

If you want to go back to the same activity you are currently running, you can do it like this:
Add the following tag on your AndroidManifest.xml:
<activity
........
android:launchMode="singleTop" >
........
</activity>
Modify your PendingIntent like this:
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent,Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT);
With this modifications, you ensure that your activity will only have one instance at any given time. On your activity class, you can also override the onNewIntent method:
#Override
protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
super.onNewIntent(intent);
}
This method will handle all of the additional calls to your activity.