How to run an async task for every x mins in android?

Question

how to run the async task at specific time? (I want to run it every 2 mins)

I tried using post delayed but it\'s not working?

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Answer 1

When phone goes to sleep mode, to save battery, and it is quite possible to happen within 2 mins interval, Handler.postDelayed() may miss scheduled time. For such activities you should use AlarmManager, get a lock with PowerManager to prevent going to sleep back while you're running the AsyncTask.

See my post with code sample here

Also you may want to read Scheduling Repeating Alarms