I add sound to my notification, but it is not played.
I tried these:
notif.soundName = UILocalNotificationDefaultSoundName;
notif.soundName = #"sound.caf";
help??
So does your full code (sound only) look like this?
UILocalNotification *notif = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
notif.firedate = //Whenever
notif.soundName = UILocalNotificationDefaultSoundName;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:notif];
If your code checks out, then it must be an issue with the iPhone. Does it work in the simulator?
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I have my notification, but for some reason it still doesnt come up as an alert view.
Here it is :
- (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application
{
UIApplication *app = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
UILocalNotification *notification = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
if (notification) {
notification.fireDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:5];
notification.timeZone = [NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
notification.alertBody = #"Notification";
notification.alertAction = #"View";
[app scheduleLocalNotification:notification];
}
If you want to view your local notification as a UIAlertView and not a banner, you'll have to test your app on an actual device and change your app's notification 'Alert Style' in Settings. Since, as you said, there is no 'Notifications' option in the simulator's Settings, it will always default to a banner.
I am working on an islamic PrayerTimes app that gives five prayertimes a day.So my goal for now is to deliver five notifications to the user everyday at specific prayerTimes. then i created five notifications for each prayers , assigned five firedate for each notification, and i can get the notification delivered .
However , my problem is every time i run the app or restart the app i am having a notification on notification center, at the console area i can see all the older notifications are delivered as well (I overrode application:didReceiveLocalNotification: method).
Frankly I am not a experienced developer , i really didn't get this , and I thought my code is very long.
So can somebody help me and tell how can i manage to do this ? :) (my english is not that good please be tolerant). if i missed some other sing to inform ,please tell.
Here is my code ;
Edit: I call this mehod from viewDidLoad.
I　got five times in an array blow:
NSSArray *timeArray = #[time0,time1,time2,time3,time4];
I sceduled five UILocalNotification like this:
if (localNotification0 != nil) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] cancelLocalNotification:localNotification0];
}
NSDate *date0 = [_timeArray objectAtIndex:0];
NSLog(#"date %#",date0);
localNotification0 = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
localNotification0.fireDate = date0;
localNotification0.timeZone =[NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
NSLog(#"firedate %#",localNotification0.timeZone);
localNotification0.alertBody = #"Se";
localNotification0.soundName = _adhanName;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localNotification0];
if (localNotification1 != nil) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] cancelLocalNotification:localNotification1];
}
NSDate *date1 = [_timeArray objectAtIndex:1];
localNotification1 = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
localNotification1.fireDate = date1;
NSLog(#"firedate %#",localNotification1.fireDate);
localNotification1.timeZone =[NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
localNotification1.alertBody = #"Se";
localNotification1.soundName = _adhanName;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localNotification1];
[localNotification1 release];
if (localNotification2 != nil) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] cancelLocalNotification:localNotification2];
}
NSDate *date2 = [_timeArray objectAtIndex:2];
localNotification2 = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
localNotification2.fireDate = date2;
localNotification2.timeZone =[NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
NSLog(#"firedate %#",localNotification2.fireDate);
localNotification2.alertBody = #"Se";
localNotification2.soundName = _adhanName;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localNotification2];
[localNotification2 release];
if (localNotification3 != nil) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] cancelLocalNotification:localNotification3];
}
NSDate *date3 = [_timeArray objectAtIndex:3];
localNotification3 = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
localNotification3.fireDate = date3;
localNotification3.timeZone =[NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
NSLog(#"firedate %#",localNotification3.fireDate);
localNotification3.alertBody = #"Se";
localNotification3.soundName = _adhanName;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localNotification3];
[localNotification3 release];
if (localNotification4 != nil) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] cancelLocalNotification:localNotification4];
}
NSDate *date4 = [_timeArray objectAtIndex:4];
localNotification4 = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
localNotification4.fireDate = date4;
localNotification4.timeZone =[NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
NSLog(#"firedate %#",localNotification4.fireDate);
localNotification4.alertBody = #"Se";
localNotification4.soundName = _adhanName;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localNotification4];
[localNotification4 release];
Is there other more easy way to do this ? pleas help me out!
For starters, it looks like you can shorten your code by using a loop, something like this:
for (NSDate *time in times) {
if (localNotification3 != nil) {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] cancelLocalNotification:localNotification3];
}
UILocalNotification *note = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
note.fireDate = time;
note.timeZone =[NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
note.alertBody = #"Se";
note.soundName = _adhanName;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:note];
[note release]; // no need to release note if you use ARC
}
That loop will run once for each entry in your times array, reducing the amount of code you need by a factor of 5, in this case, or [times count] in general.
every time i run the app or restart the app i am having a notification on notification center
I'm not sure I fully understand what's wrong here, but if any/all the notifications are being presented too soon, it sounds like you should check the times for which they're scheduled. If the problem is that your app keeps scheduling new notifications every time it starts, resulting in too many notifications, then you have at least two options:
use -cancelAllLocalNotifications before you schedule any new notifications
record the times for which notifications have already been scheduled (NSUserDefaults is good for that kind of thing) and avoid scheduling new notifications for those times
i want that my app will run in the background and do check on somethings.
and if so the local notification will show.
i use this code in the method that check:
UIApplication *app = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
UILocalNotification *notification = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
NSArray *oldNotifications = [app scheduledLocalNotifications];
if ([oldNotifications count] > 0) {
[app cancelAllLocalNotifications];
}
if (notification == nil)
return;
NSDate *notificationDate = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:10];
notification.fireDate = notificationDate;
notification.timeZone = [NSTimeZone systemTimeZone];
notification.alertBody = #"Test Body";
[app scheduleLocalNotification:notification];
[notification release];
the problem is that when the app is in the foreground it show the alert, but if the app is in the background the notification not show to the screen.
the check that i do is running on uiwebview and reload every 10 seconds, so he need to run in the background too.
Your app won't run in background, except certain cases. Look in to this How to run the application in the background? post.
i want to set localnotification say for a program which starts at 6:00 pm.For that i have taken the time in a date variable and i am comparing it with current date from system.
Say setDate is for fixed date i.e 6.00 pm so i have to set firedate such that it shows the notification before 30 mintes the program starts. The examples i have seen in that the firedate is set according to currentdate.
Can someone tell me how can i set firedate according to my fixed date??
You fire the local notification this way
UILocalNotification *localNotif = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
if (localNotif == nil)
return;
localNotif.fireDate = [NSDate date];// Now here you can manage the fire time.
localNotif.timeZone = [NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
// Notification details
localNotif.alertBody = #"BusBuddy";
// Set the action button
localNotif.alertAction = #"View";
localNotif.soundName = UILocalNotificationDefaultSoundName;
localNotif.applicationIconBadgeNumber = 1;
// Specify custom data for the notification
NSDictionary *infoDict = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:#"You are near to reach the Bus Stop" forKey:#"someKey"];
localNotif.userInfo = infoDict;
// Schedule the notification
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localNotif];
[localNotif release];
This line of code will work for you. you just need to provide the date time for this
localNotif.fireDate = [NSDate date];
And now for formatting your date time you can refer to these links
iphonedevelopertips.com
developer.apple.com, CFDatesAndTimes
developer.apple.com, DataFormatting
Well then you can handle your local notification in application delegate file when ever you get the notification.
e.g. here is the delegate method which is fired everytime when you get the local notification.
- (void)application:(UIApplication *)app didReceiveLocalNotification:(UILocalNotification *)notif {
//Handle the notificaton when the app is running
NSLog(#"Recieved Notification %#",notif);
UIAlertView *alertView = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Hey Neha" message:#"Sanjay wants to be your friend " delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:#"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil, nil];
[alertView show];
[alertView release];
SystemSoundID bell;
AudioServicesCreateSystemSoundID((CFURLRef)[NSURL fileURLWithPath:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"WhoopFlp" ofType:#"wav"]], &bell);
AudioServicesPlaySystemSound (bell);
AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(kSystemSoundID_Vibrate);
i=0;
}
}
So what I am doing here is simply showing the alert and playing a system sound when my local notification occurs.
So now what you want is to navigate to the page in the program where you were when you get the local notification.So simply in this delegate method you need to allocate your view controller and need to push the view controller to that view where you want to be.
That would solve your problem.
Well i had a similar kind of problem what i wanted is to show the notification in the background and in the front end as well, so writing the 2 different methods in my app was not worthful.so i handled it this way in the delegate method which will show the notification in the front end as well.
Good luck to you.
localnotification =[[UILocalNotification alloc]init];
[localnotification setFireDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:[lodatepicker countDownDuration]]];
[localnotification setAlertAction:#"Launch"];
[localnotification setHasAction: YES];
[localnotification setAlertBody:[lotextview text]];
// [localnotification setSoundName:musicString];
localnotification.timeZone = [NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
[localnotification setApplicationIconBadgeNumber:[[UIApplication sharedApplication] applicationIconBadgeNumber]+1];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localnotification];
This is weird. My application schedules local notifications whenever it is sent into the background, and while the first notification is being displayed correctly, as soon as the one after that should be fired, the whole application crashes. Yes, in the background. While no code is being executed.
No console output is given, I just get a dialog box that says "The simulated application quit" in iPhone simulator. On an actual iPhone I get dumped back to the springboard.
Here's the relevant code for the notifications. Thanks for your help.
- (void)scheduleLocalNotificationsForAlarmsWithNextAlarmAt:(NSDate *)theFireDate ofType:(int)workPlayType {
BOOL backgroundSupported = NO;
UIDevice* device = [UIDevice currentDevice];
if ([device respondsToSelector:#selector(isMultitaskingSupported)])
backgroundSupported = device.multitaskingSupported;
if(!backgroundSupported) return;
int work_minutes = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] integerForKey:#"work_minutes_preference"];
int play_minutes = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] integerForKey:#"play_minutes_preference"];
int workPlayStatusForNotif = workPlayType;
UILocalNotification *localNotif = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
if (localNotif == nil)
return;
if (workPlayStatusForNotif == 1) {
localNotif.alertBody = #"Work";
localNotif.repeatInterval = work_minutes;
} else {
localNotif.alertBody = #"Play";
localNotif.repeatInterval = play_minutes;
}
localNotif.fireDate = theFireDate;
localNotif.timeZone = [NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
localNotif.alertAction = NSLocalizedString(#"View Details", nil);
localNotif.soundName = #"ding.caf";
localNotif.applicationIconBadgeNumber = 0;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localNotif];
[localNotif release];
// now the other one
localNotif = [[UILocalNotification alloc] init];
if (localNotif == nil)
return;
if (workPlayStatusForNotif == 0) {
localNotif.alertBody = #"Work";
localNotif.fireDate = [theFireDate dateByAddingTimeInterval:(float)work_minutes*60];
localNotif.repeatInterval = work_minutes;
} else {
localNotif.alertBody = #"Play";
localNotif.fireDate = [theFireDate dateByAddingTimeInterval:(float)play_minutes*60];
localNotif.repeatInterval = play_minutes;
}
localNotif.timeZone = [NSTimeZone defaultTimeZone];
localNotif.alertAction = NSLocalizedString(#"View Details", nil);
localNotif.soundName = #"ding.caf";
localNotif.applicationIconBadgeNumber = 0;
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] scheduleLocalNotification:localNotif];
[localNotif release];
}
It seems to be an iOS 4.1 bug. I have similar problems with my app which used to work with 4.0. Also other people reported problems like that in the apple developer forums. Waiting for an response from apple.
Greetings,
Ben
on which device you are testing on? where do you check if the device is iPhone3G? This code is not going to run on Iphone3g even it is on iOS4 as iPhone3G is not supported multitasking.
Rest of the code looks OK.
Yes It is an iOS 4.1 issue, I've also faced same kind of issue "Simulator crashed" but I've also experienced another issue that is:
If we fire more-than one Local-Notification in the background, then it also crashed iPhone iOS :S
I'm unable to find any workaround to execute more-than one Local Notification. Apple Development team must have to validate Local-Notification deeply.