How to keep a XMPP connection stable on Android with (a)smack?

Question

I use asmack-android-7-beem library for Android. I have a background service running, such as my app stays alive. But sooner or later XMPP connection dies without any notice

Answer 1

In Smack 4.1, I use ServerPingWithAlarmManager. You can find more details about keeping connection alive ramzandroid blog here.