Im using GcmTaskService
for sending data in the background, In most cases it works well, altough lately i got one complaint from a client that data is not being sent out of the device. Ive brought the device and I notice that my GcmTaskService's onRunTask never being called on this specific device.
This is how i initiate the service :
GcmNetworkManager gcmNetworkManager = GcmNetworkManager.getInstance(FarmWorkApplication.context);
Class<FarmWorkSyncOutService> gcmTaskService = FarmWorkSyncOutService.class;
String name = gcmTaskService.getName();
gcmNetworkManager.cancelTask(name, gcmTaskService);
OneoffTask task = new OneoffTask.Builder()
.setService(gcmTaskService)
.setTag(name)
.setExecutionWindow(0L, maxDelay)
.setRequiredNetwork(Task.NETWORK_STATE_CONNECTED)
.build();
gcmNetworkManager.schedule(task);
This is the service definition in the manifest :
<service android:name=".FarmWorkSyncOutService"
android:permission="com.google.android.gms.permission.BIND_NETWORK_TASK_SERVICE"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.gms.gcm.ACTION_TASK_READY"/>
</intent-filter>
</service>
The device is connected to the internet by WIFI and is surfing the internet very well.
This line :
gcmNetworkManager.cancelTask(name, gcmTaskService);
is just to assure the service runs once, i also tried to remove it and it didnt help
I tried force stopping GooglePlayServices and remove its data, it didnt help what else can i do to debug this? any1 got any idea why this could happen?
This was the Power Saving Mode's fault. once i disabled it the device started syncing out. wonder if that was smart of them to make Services never run in the background at all...