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Android: How to start an activity at a specified time?

I'm making an alarm clock of sorts, and I was wondering what the best way to start an activity at a certain time would be. Would it be using the broadcast service or...

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You need to use AlarmManager to register an Intent that will fire at the specified time.

Timothy Lee Russell  2010-09-22 23:28:38

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