Android Question How to create a thread for notifications.

[joaquinortiz]

Hello fellows!.

It's possible to create a thread that search in background mode (obviously) connecting to a webservices and look for notifications messages in a database, meanwhile, the user is typing data in the app in some activity, and then, the thread popup a notification to the user?

IF so, how can I do it, and if there's an example on how doing this thread.

Thanks in advance!.

Greetings!

 

[JohnC]

Just using a normal HTTP Job will work in the background and return the results asynchronously and you can display the pop-up whenever you want.

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[joaquinortiz]

Thanks John!!!.

Do you think, that this utility (okhttpUtils2) affect the performance of my app? For instance, that could be a risk that my app got freeze or something else?

 

[JohnC]

It should not.

 

[Erel]

It should not.

That's true. All the communication is done with background threads.