I have been reading in the forum abotu BT push notifications casuing apps to stop working. I am not self hosted and use the BT control and have my push notifications setup and am having this same issue. When the message is sent the app stops working. Has there been any update to a solution for this?

Here is what I found. The code is not correct. Do this and it should work. In the BT_gcmConfig.java I commented out all the code that "tries" to get the google server api key. see (String tmpGcmNumber = "129905444818";) below. I just put the key in there . Now it registers no problem. //get GCM Project Number from AndroidManifest.xml... public static String getGCMProjectNumber(){ //get the googleAPIProjectNumber from the AndroidManifest.xml file... ApplicationInfo ai = null; String tmpGcmNumber = "129905444818"; comment out or remove everything below, except the return tmpGcmNumber; //try{ // ai = //connections_appDelegate.getApplication().getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo(connections_appDelegate.getApplication().getPackageName(), PackageManager.GET_META_DATA); // tmpGcmNumber = (String)ai.metaData.get("googleCloudMessagingProjectNumber"); // BT_debugger.showIt(CLASS_NAME + ":getGCMProjectNumber. Using Google GCM Project Number in AndroidManifest: \"" + tmpGcmNumber + "\""); // }catch(NameNotFoundException e) { // BT_debugger.showIt(CLASS_NAME + ":getGCMProjectNumber. EXCEPTION. Google GCM Project Number not found in AndroidManifest?"); // } //retuan... return tmpGcmNumber; } Clean... it looks like this. //get GCM Project Number from AndroidManifest.xml... public static String getGCMProjectNumber(){ //get the googleAPIProjectNumber from the AndroidManifest.xml file... String tmpGcmNumber = "129905444818"; return tmpGcmNumber; } Now the code that is killing the app, and to get the message to show in the notification window. in BT_gcmIntentService.java change to this. You are just adding a couple of things and removing the last notify. int icon = R.drawable.icon; long when = System.currentTimeMillis(); <------- add this line in. NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE); //title of message... String title = context.getString(R.string.app_name); //messages show in the built in notification center... Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context, BT_activity_host.class); Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(connections_appDelegate.getContext()); Notification notification = new Notification(icon, message, when); <----- add icon, message, when, in the brackets of this line. //flag so intent does not start a new activity... notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP); PendingIntent intent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, notificationIntent, 0); //below line is new notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, title, message, intent); notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL; //play sound for notification... notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND; //vibrate if enabled... notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE; //finish builder... builder.setContentIntent(intent); builder.setSmallIcon(icon); builder.setAutoCancel(false); builder.setContentTitle(title); builder.setContentText(message); notificationManager.notify(0, notification); //notify... notificationManager.notify(); <------ remove this. It is redundant and crashes the app. } Once I had made these changes it worked great on my tablet and phone.

Awesome thank you I will give it a try.

Nice work Patrick. Masons -- please let us know how it works for you

ATTENTION!!!! @Patrickmotox solution solved the problem for android push through BT hosted. I have not tried on apple yet. Thank you @Patrickmotox for the help I will make an announcement with this thread so others can see as well. I greatly appreciate it!!!!

Sweet, Nice going, Patrick! :) Cheers! -- Smug

Hi.. thanks for this tip... i followed the insructions now my devices is registerd. but when i send a notification nothing happend! Logcat don't report anything..the phone don't sound, vibrate or show nothing.. maybe some aidea?

App crahes when i send an PushMessage from ControlPanel *snief* Any Idea?

@Lex - I think I have the solution to your problem. I also have the same problem with the device no longer crashing, BUT notification were not showing up. Here is what I originally did that did not completely fix the problem. I made changes to the BT_gcmConfig.java and also the BT_gcmIntentService.java files that Patrickmotox suggested. However, in the BT_gcmIntentService.java file I only went through the code and added or removed his suggestions and did not completely replace the code with what he posted above. This fix the app from crashing, BUT not display the notification. I was able to get notification to start working. when I completely replaced the code in the BT_gcmIntentService.java with what Patrickmotox posted above. Starting at >>> int icon = R.drawable.icon; Ending at >>> } You should have two curly braces at the bottom of the code like this when done. } } I then when back into the code I had just pasted and removed the notes that Patrickmotox made tell us to add something or remove something as well as entering my app name on this line. Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(APPNAME GOES HERE_appDelegate.getContext()); After all of that GCM notification started working and displaying on the test device. Hopefully I haven't confused anyone with this. If you have any questions post here and I will try to answer them as soon as possible. THANKS @Patrickmotox for the original info it SAVED me a LOT of time!!!!

Hello! Somebody tell me what else you want to add to the code? Thank you for your help. package com.sportprognoz; import static com.sportprognoz.BT_gcmConfig.SENDER_ID; import static com.sportprognoz.BT_gcmConfig.displayMessage; import android.app.Notification; import android.app.NotificationManager; import android.app.PendingIntent; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import com.google.android.gcm.GCMBaseIntentService; public class BT_gcmIntentService extends GCMBaseIntentService { //this class handles Google Cloud Messaging Services... static final String serviceName = "BT_gcmIntentService"; static final String googleAPIProjectId = BT_gcmConfig.SENDER_ID; //constructor needs Google Project Id for this GCM Project (comes from GCM website, API key screen)... public BT_gcmIntentService(){ super(SENDER_ID); BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":CONSTRUCTOR Google GCM Project ID: " + SENDER_ID); } //onRegistered... @Override protected void onRegistered(Context context, String registrationId) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onRegistered Registration ID: " + registrationId); displayMessage(context, "Device registered for Push Notifications"); sportprognoz_appDelegate.rootApp.setPushRegistrationId(registrationId); BT_gcmServerUtils.gcmRegisterOnServer(context, registrationId); } //onUnRegistered... @Override protected void onUnregistered(Context context, String registrationId) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onUnregistered Registration ID: " + registrationId); displayMessage(context, "Device un-registered for Push Notifications"); sportprognoz_appDelegate.rootApp.setPushRegistrationId(""); BT_gcmServerUtils.gcmUnregisterOnServer(context, registrationId); } //onMessage... @Override protected void onMessage(Context context, Intent intent) { //get the message... String message = intent.getExtras().getString("message"); //log... BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onMessage notification: " + message); //display notification on current screen of app... displayMessage(context, message); //notify user in built in Android notificstion bar... generateNotification(context, message); } //onDeletedMessages... @Override protected void onDeletedMessages(Context context, int total) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onDeletedMessages notification Deleted Count: " + total); //Called when the GCM server tells pending messages have been deleted because the device was idle. } //onError... @Override public void onError(Context context, String errorId) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onError notification: " + errorId); displayMessage(context, "There was a problem communicating with the Google Cloud Messaging system. Is the device online? Is the device logged into a Google Account?"); } //onRecoverableError... @Override protected boolean onRecoverableError(Context context, String errorId) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onRecoverableError notification: " + errorId); displayMessage(context, "There was a problem communicating with the Google Cloud Messaging system. Is the device online? Is the device logged into a Google Account?"); return super.onRecoverableError(context, errorId); } //generates actual notification... private static void generateNotification(Context context, String message) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":generateNotification Message: " + message); int icon = R.drawable.icon; long when = System.currentTimeMillis(); //title of message... String title = context.getString(R.string.app_name); //messages show in the built in notification center... Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context, BT_activity_host.class); NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE); Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(sportprognoz_appDelegate.getContext()); Notification notification = new Notification(); //flag so intent does not start a new activity... notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP); PendingIntent intent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, notificationIntent, 0); //below line is new notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, title, message, intent); notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL; //play sound for notification... notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND; //vibrate if enabled... notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE; //finish builder... builder.setContentIntent(intent); builder.setSmallIcon(icon); builder.setAutoCancel(false); builder.setContentTitle(title); builder.setContentText(message); } }

Make sure that you make the change to the BT_gcmConfig.java posted by Patrickmotox (second post). The code below should take care of the BT_gcmIntentService.java file: package com.sportprognoz; import static com.sportprognoz.BT_gcmConfig.SENDER_ID; import static com.sportprognoz.BT_gcmConfig.displayMessage; import android.app.Notification; import android.app.NotificationManager; import android.app.PendingIntent; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import com.google.android.gcm.GCMBaseIntentService; public class BT_gcmIntentService extends GCMBaseIntentService { //this class handles Google Cloud Messaging Services... static final String serviceName = "BT_gcmIntentService"; static final String googleAPIProjectId = BT_gcmConfig.SENDER_ID; //constructor needs Google Project Id for this GCM Project (comes from GCM website, API key screen)... public BT_gcmIntentService(){ super(SENDER_ID); BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":CONSTRUCTOR Google GCM Project ID: " + SENDER_ID); } //onRegistered... @Override protected void onRegistered(Context context, String registrationId) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onRegistered Registration ID: " + registrationId); displayMessage(context, "Device registered for Push Notifications"); sportprognoz_appDelegate.rootApp.setPushRegistrationId(registrationId); BT_gcmServerUtils.gcmRegisterOnServer(context, registrationId); } //onUnRegistered... @Override protected void onUnregistered(Context context, String registrationId) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onUnregistered Registration ID: " + registrationId); displayMessage(context, "Device un-registered for Push Notifications"); sportprognoz_appDelegate.rootApp.setPushRegistrationId(""); BT_gcmServerUtils.gcmUnregisterOnServer(context, registrationId); } //onMessage... @Override protected void onMessage(Context context, Intent intent) { //get the message... String message = intent.getExtras().getString("message"); //log... BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onMessage notification: " + message); //display notification on current screen of app... displayMessage(context, message); //notify user in built in Android notificstion bar... generateNotification(context, message); } //onDeletedMessages... @Override protected void onDeletedMessages(Context context, int total) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onDeletedMessages notification Deleted Count: " + total); //Called when the GCM server tells pending messages have been deleted because the device was idle. } //onError... @Override public void onError(Context context, String errorId) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onError notification: " + errorId); displayMessage(context, "There was a problem communicating with the Google Cloud Messaging system. Is the device online? Is the device logged into a Google Account?"); } //onRecoverableError... @Override protected boolean onRecoverableError(Context context, String errorId) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":onRecoverableError notification: " + errorId); displayMessage(context, "There was a problem communicating with the Google Cloud Messaging system. Is the device online? Is the device logged into a Google Account?"); return super.onRecoverableError(context, errorId); } //generates actual notification... private static void generateNotification(Context context, String message) { BT_debugger.showIt(serviceName + ":generateNotification Message: " + message); int icon = R.drawable.icon; long when = System.currentTimeMillis(); NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE); //title of message... String title = context.getString(R.string.app_name); //messages show in the built in notification center... Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context, BT_activity_host.class); Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(sportprognoz_appDelegate.getContext()); Notification notification = new Notification(icon, message, when); //flag so intent does not start a new activity... notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP); PendingIntent intent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, notificationIntent, 0); //below line is new notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, title, message, intent); notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL; //play sound for notification... notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND; //vibrate if enabled... notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE; //finish builder... builder.setContentIntent(intent); builder.setSmallIcon(icon); builder.setAutoCancel(false); builder.setContentTitle(title); builder.setContentText(message); notificationManager.notify(0, notification); //notify... } }

Thank you all for your help!

Thank you very much for your help!  Moto110, Patrick thanks! Code set in BT_gcmIntentService.java: no errors and no warnings! Very happy! code BT_gcmIntentService.java: package com.sportprognoz; import static com.sportprognoz.BT_gcmConfig.SENDER_ID; import static com.sportprognoz.BT_gcmConfig.displayMessage; import android.app.Notification; import android.app.NotificationManager; import android.app.PendingIntent; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import com.google.android.gcm.GCMBaseIntentService; public class BT_gcmIntentService extends GCMBaseIntentService { / / This class handles Google Cloud Messaging Services ... static final String serviceName = "BT_gcmIntentService"; static final String googleAPIProjectId = BT_gcmConfig.SENDER_ID; / / Constructor needs Google Project Id for this GCM Project (comes from GCM website, API key screen) ... public BT_gcmIntentService () { super (SENDER_ID); BT_debugger.showIt (serviceName + ": CONSTRUCTOR Google GCM Project ID:" + SENDER_ID); } / / OnRegistered ... @ Override protected void onRegistered (Context context, String registrationId) { BT_debugger.showIt (serviceName + ": onRegistered Registration ID:" + registrationId); displayMessage (context, "Device registered for Push Notifications"); sportprognoz_appDelegate.rootApp.setPushRegistrationId (registrationId); BT_gcmServerUtils.gcmRegisterOnServer (context, registrationId); } / / OnUnRegistered ... @ Override protected void onUnregistered (Context context, String registrationId) { BT_debugger.showIt (serviceName + ": onUnregistered Registration ID:" + registrationId); displayMessage (context, "Device un-registered for Push Notifications"); sportprognoz_appDelegate.rootApp.setPushRegistrationId (""); BT_gcmServerUtils.gcmUnregisterOnServer (context, registrationId); } / / OnMessage ... @ Override protected void onMessage (Context context, Intent intent) { / / Get the message ... String message = intent.getExtras (). GetString ("message"); / / Log ... BT_debugger.showIt (serviceName + ": onMessage notification:" + message); / / Display notification on current screen of app ... displayMessage (context, message); / / Notify user in built in Android notificstion bar ... generateNotification (context, message); } / / OnDeletedMessages ... @ Override protected void onDeletedMessages (Context context, int total) { BT_debugger.showIt (serviceName + ": onDeletedMessages notification Deleted Count:" + total); / / Called when the GCM server tells pending messages have been deleted because the device was idle. } / / OnError ... @ Override public void onError (Context context, String errorId) { BT_debugger.showIt (serviceName + ": onError notification:" + errorId); displayMessage (context, "There was a problem communicating with the Google Cloud Messaging system. Is the device online? Is the device logged into a Google Account?"); } / / OnRecoverableError ... @ Override protected boolean onRecoverableError (Context context, String errorId) { BT_debugger.showIt (serviceName + ": onRecoverableError notification:" + errorId); displayMessage (context, "There was a problem communicating with the Google Cloud Messaging system. Is the device online? Is the device logged into a Google Account?"); return super.onRecoverableError (context, errorId); } / / Generates actual notification ... private static void generateNotification (Context context, String message) { BT_debugger.showIt (serviceName + ": generateNotification Message:" + message); int icon = R.drawable.icon; long when = System.currentTimeMillis (); NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService (Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE); / / Title of message ... String title = context.getString (R.string.app_name); / / Messages show in the built in notification center ... Intent notificationIntent = new Intent (context, BT_activity_host.class); Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder (sportprognoz_appDelegate.getContext ()); Notification notification = new Notification (icon, message, when); / / Flag so intent does not start a new activity ... notificationIntent.setFlags (Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP); PendingIntent intent = PendingIntent.getActivity (context, 0, notificationIntent, 0); / / Below line is new notification.setLatestEventInfo (context, title, message, intent); notification.flags | = Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL; / / Play sound for notification ... notification.defaults | = Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND; / / Vibrate if enabled ... notification.defaults | = Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE; / / Finish builder ... builder.setContentIntent (intent); builder.setSmallIcon (icon); builder.setAutoCancel (false); builder.setContentTitle (title); builder.setContentText (message); notificationManager.notify (0, notification); / / Notify ... } } Only file BT_gcmConfig.yava shows 3 warnings Description Resource Path Location a Type The import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException is never used BT_gcmConfig.java / sportprognoz / src / com / sportprognoz line 39 Java Problem The import android.content.pm.PackageManager is never used BT_gcmConfig.java / sportprognoz / src / com / sportprognoz line 38 Java Problem The import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo is never used BT_gcmConfig.java / sportprognoz / src / com / sportprognoz line 37 Java Problem  File Version: 3.0  * Copyright, David Book, buzztouch.com  *  * All rights reserved.  *  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are  * Permitted provided that the following conditions are met:  *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice which includes the  * Name (s) of the copyright holders. It must also retain this list of conditions and the  * Following disclaimer.  *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list  * Of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and / or other materials  * Provided with the distribution.  *  * Neither the name of David Book, or buzztouch.com nor the names of its contributors  * May be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific  * Prior written permission.  *  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED  * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,  * INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT  * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR  * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,  * WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)  * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY  * OF SUCH DAMAGE.  * / package com.sportprognoz; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo; import android.content.pm.PackageManager; import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException; public class BT_gcmConfig { / / Name of this class for the debugger ... static final String CLASS_NAME = "BT_gcmConfig";     / / Google GCM API Project Number (provided by google), setup in AndroidManifest.xml ...     static final String SENDER_ID = getGCMProjectNumber ();     / / Tags for log messages ...     static final String TAG = "GCM";     static final String DISPLAY_MESSAGE_ACTION = "com.sportprognoz.DISPLAY_MESSAGE";     static final String EXTRA_MESSAGE = "message";       / / Tells UI to show a message ...     static void displayMessage (Context context, String message) {         Intent intent = new Intent (DISPLAY_MESSAGE_ACTION);         intent.putExtra (EXTRA_MESSAGE, message);         context.sendBroadcast (intent);     }      / / Get GCM Project Number from AndroidManifest.xml ... public static String getGCMProjectNumber () { / / Get the googleAPIProjectNumber from the AndroidManifest.xml file ... String tmpGcmNumber = "440621089316"; return tmpGcmNumber; } } Cards in these 3 lines import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo; import android.content.pm.PackageManager; import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException; What could be the reason for the warning?

Thank you all for your help!

after modifying the code as @patrichmattox directed my device in design mode has indicated that my device is registered. no crashes. However, my BT control panel does not indicate that I have any registered devices. Has anyone experienced this and is there a time delay? Thanks Joe Sprott Bodacious Media

sorry

are you guys installing the deprecated "Google Cloud Messaging for Android Library" in the Extras folder? which key are you using. server key, android key,key with IP address of your BT server? or any referrer allowed key? Thanks Joe

Joe: How does one install the deprecated library in the Extra's folder? I have been able to finally successfully build, using Smugwimp's advice to use the lastest SDK and build tools available, even though my target device is still the older device. However, it seems the BT Push code for Android uses an old, deprecated style of code that is not compatible with the newer SDK / build tools / libraries, and the code modifications I found here (above) don't work. They seem to use a mis-mash of old style code and new style code, and it crashes the app every time I send a push notification.