Using Job Scheduler in Android API <21

Question

I was looking at a scheduling tutorial by Vogella. It mentions the Job Scheduler API that was introduced in API 21 of Android. My question is can it be implemented i

Answer 1

You can take a look at the JobSchedulerCompat library.

However, as the authors points out, there's a reason why JobScheduler is only available from Lollipop and onwards, so pay attention to that. Quoting:

However, this library has not been well-tested, so I would advise not using in production at this time. There are no guarantees that this will not run down your battery or cause your device to explode.