Notification App

[x4|Al Gore]

I installed the app thanks to IceSkater's recent post and link. Thanks @HeiligWahrheit and @htn If all players install this app, the server will rarely be empty.

 

[HeiligWahrheit]

Thank you! If anything is not working properly, let us know! Then we will try to figure it out

And thanks to Ice for sharing it!

 

[x4|Al Gore]

@HeiligWahrheit I turned on my phone. Waited several minutes. Didn't receive any notification. Open the app and immediately a notification popped up as there was 1 player. Then I closed the app and removed notification. Then after 20 minutes I opened the app again, no notification and there are two players now. How do I enable automatic notification?

 

[htn]

Hello @x4|Al Gore ,

sometimes the app has problems starting und keep running in background due to energy-save settings.
Android kills background-apps which are not used for an unknown amount of time.
You could try to disable battery optimizing for this specific app, sometimes this helps.

To your 2. question:
I think you got not notification, because you were notified, when 1 Player was online.
To prevent notification spamming the app won't fire a new next notification not until there were less players online, as you configured.
Otherwise you would get a notification every minute, because your minimum-player count is reached.

Example: (Each row is one check-interval. I marked every row in italic, which would cause a notification, if the check against notification spamming wouldn't be there)

Notification if minimum 5 Players online
-------------
3 Players -> no notification (3<5)
4 Players -> no notification (3<5)
5 Players -> notification
6 Players -> no notification (already notified at 5 players)
...
10 Players -> no notification (already notified at 5 players)
9 Players -> no notification (already notified at 5 players)
...
6 Players -> no notification (already notified at 5 players)
5 Players -> no notification (already notified at 5 players)
4 Players -> no notificiation, but notification cache cleared (4<5)
5 Players -> notification (5>=5)
4 Players -> no notificiation, but notification cache cleared (4<5)
jump to 10 Players -> notification (10>=5)
11 Players -> no notification (already notified at 10 players)
jump to 6 Players -> no notification (already notified at 10 players)
jump to 4 Players -> no notificiation, but notification cache cleared (3<5)
3 Players -> no notificiation
jump to 6 Players -> notification (6>=5)
...
--------------

Hope this helps for understanding.

 

[x4|Al Gore]

Thanks for the quick reply @HeiligWahrheit

I checked the Battery Optimization setting. This app was selected by default to Run Automatically so that's not the problem. I will increase the number of players to see if I get a new notification. I will let you know if it works.
Here's a couple of screenshots of app settings in my phone.





Thanks!

 

[x4|Al Gore]

@HeiligWahrheit I set the players to 2. No notifications. I just checked Gametracker and I saw 3 players. I opened GT app and immediately got notification.

Thanks

 

[paranoid]

I have iOS system, how can i download it?

 

[htn]

Can you please tell me your exact Android Version?

I will try to find out what the problem is using an emulated phone in Android Studio.

 

[htn]

I have iOS system, how can i download it?

I'm sorry, but there is no iOS App and there won't be one, because Apple enforce a Developer Account which costs 99$/year which I am not willing to pay. Google just need a single registration for 30$ for all time.

 

[x4|Al Gore]

Can you please tell me your exact Android Version?

I will try to find out what the problem is using an emulated phone in Android Studio.

I have Android 10
Thanks

 

[htn]

Ok, I will try it out.
But first, I remember, the app checks for new players only every 15 minutes. (Because of the WorkManager API which should work at all known Android-Versions).

Did you wait at least 15 Minutes between the change from 2 Players to 3 Players?

 

[x4|Al Gore]

I will change the number again and make sure it's at least 15 mins till I get notification or not and report back to you. Thanks

 

[htn]

Exactly. Don't use the app to check if the number is reached and a notification should appear, instead use the browser, so you won't trigger the notification on app-start.

 

[x4|Al Gore]

You're right. It did work. I just got a notification. 16 players! Time to get in the game. Thank you guys!

 

[htn]

Ah thank you. I just had no idea what I could change. I'm glad that it works as expected

 

[HeiligWahrheit]

Phew, just saw this posts :-D Thanks @x4|Al Gore for your feedback and thanks @htn for your quick response!

 

[x4|Al Gore]

@htn and @HeiligWahrheit I noticed that the app doesn't give any notification after the device has started or restarted. I need to open the app at least one time to start receiving notifications. So basically I receive no notification from the app even if there are 18 players on the server, if I turn ON my phone and never open this app. I have to remember to open the app everyday after I turn ON my phone in the morning. FYI, the app is enabled in my AutoStart Manager. I'm not complaining, just sending feedback. I hope other players will chime in with their experience with this app. Thanks!

 

[htn]

Thanks for your reply. Normaly it should autostart..will take a look at at time.

 

[x4|Al Gore]

One more update guys. I haven't turned off my phone since yesterday. It was in Airplane Mode overnight. Today morning I turned off Airplane Mode and received the usual notifications like emails, text messages, etc. But didn't get any notification from GT app. Then I manually opened it now. It took about 2 seconds and then it shows 11 players now. Maybe the app loses internet connection when not opened for a while. Just brainstorming.

 

[htn]

Ok, will try that.
What I only found so far is that Android 10 and above has another autostart restriction, so it is not that easy to autostart the app.
I will try to fix that.