/* * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package com.android.email; import com.android.email.activity.ContactStatusLoader; import com.android.email.activity.Welcome; import com.android.email.activity.setup.AccountSecurity; import com.android.email.activity.setup.AccountSettings; import com.android.emailcommon.Logging; import com.android.emailcommon.mail.Address; import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Account; import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent; import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent.Attachment; import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent.MailboxColumns; import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent.Message; import com.android.emailcommon.provider.EmailContent.MessageColumns; import com.android.emailcommon.provider.Mailbox; import com.android.emailcommon.utility.Utility; import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting; import android.app.Notification; import android.app.Notification.Builder; import android.app.NotificationManager; import android.app.PendingIntent; import android.content.ContentResolver; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.database.ContentObserver; import android.database.Cursor; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; import android.media.AudioManager; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Handler; import android.os.Looper; import android.os.Process; import android.text.SpannableString; import android.text.TextUtils; import android.text.style.TextAppearanceSpan; import android.util.Log; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.HashSet; /** * Class that manages notifications. */ public class NotificationController { private static final int NOTIFICATION_ID_SECURITY_NEEDED = 1; /** Reserved for {@link com.android.exchange.CalendarSyncEnabler} */ @SuppressWarnings("unused") private static final int NOTIFICATION_ID_EXCHANGE_CALENDAR_ADDED = 2; private static final int NOTIFICATION_ID_ATTACHMENT_WARNING = 3; private static final int NOTIFICATION_ID_PASSWORD_EXPIRING = 4; private static final int NOTIFICATION_ID_PASSWORD_EXPIRED = 5; private static final int NOTIFICATION_ID_BASE_NEW_MESSAGES = 0x10000000; private static final int NOTIFICATION_ID_BASE_LOGIN_WARNING = 0x20000000; /** Selection to retrieve accounts that should we notify user for changes */ private final static String NOTIFIED_ACCOUNT_SELECTION = Account.FLAGS + "&" + Account.FLAGS_NOTIFY_NEW_MAIL + " != 0"; private static NotificationThread sNotificationThread; private static Handler sNotificationHandler; private static NotificationController sInstance; private final Context mContext; private final NotificationManager mNotificationManager; private final AudioManager mAudioManager; private final Bitmap mGenericSenderIcon; private final Clock mClock; // TODO We're maintaining all of our structures based upon the account ID. This is fine // for now since the assumption is that we only ever look for changes in an account's // INBOX. We should adjust our logic to use the mailbox ID instead. /** Maps account id to the message data */ private final HashMap mNotificationMap; private ContentObserver mAccountObserver; /** * Suspend notifications for this account. If {@link Account#NO_ACCOUNT}, no * account notifications are suspended. If {@link Account#ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW}, * notifications for all accounts are suspended. */ private long mSuspendAccountId = Account.NO_ACCOUNT; /** Constructor */ @VisibleForTesting NotificationController(Context context, Clock clock) { mContext = context.getApplicationContext(); mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService( Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE); mAudioManager = (AudioManager) context.getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE); mGenericSenderIcon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(mContext.getResources(), R.drawable.ic_contact_picture); mClock = clock; mNotificationMap = new HashMap(); } /** Singleton access */ public static synchronized NotificationController getInstance(Context context) { if (sInstance == null) { sInstance = new NotificationController(context, Clock.INSTANCE); } return sInstance; } /** * Returns a {@link Notification} for an event with the given account. The account contains * specific rules on ring tone usage and these will be used to modify the notification * behaviour. * * @param account The account this notification is being built for. * @param ticker Text displayed when the notification is first shown. May be {@code null}. * @param title The first line of text. May NOT be {@code null}. * @param contentText The second line of text. May NOT be {@code null}. * @param intent The intent to start if the user clicks on the notification. * @param largeIcon A large icon. May be {@code null} * @param number A number to display using {@link Builder#setNumber(int)}. May * be {@code null}. * @param enableAudio If {@code false}, do not play any sound. Otherwise, play sound according * to the settings for the given account. * @return A {@link Notification} that can be sent to the notification service. */ private Notification createAccountNotification(Account account, String ticker, CharSequence title, String contentText, Intent intent, Bitmap largeIcon, Integer number, boolean enableAudio) { // Pending Intent PendingIntent pending = null; if (intent != null) { pending = PendingIntent.getActivity( mContext, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT); } // NOTE: the ticker is not shown for notifications in the Holo UX Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(mContext) .setContentTitle(title) .setContentText(contentText) .setContentIntent(pending) .setLargeIcon(largeIcon) .setNumber(number == null ? 0 : number) .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.stat_notify_email_generic) .setWhen(mClock.getTime()) .setTicker(ticker); if (enableAudio) { setupSoundAndVibration(builder, account); } Notification notification = builder.getNotification(); return notification; } /** * Generic notifier for any account. Uses notification rules from account. * * @param account The account this notification is being built for. * @param ticker Text displayed when the notification is first shown. May be {@code null}. * @param title The first line of text. May NOT be {@code null}. * @param contentText The second line of text. May NOT be {@code null}. * @param intent The intent to start if the user clicks on the notification. * @param notificationId The ID of the notification to register with the service. */ private void showAccountNotification(Account account, String ticker, String title, String contentText, Intent intent, int notificationId) { Notification notification = createAccountNotification(account, ticker, title, contentText, intent, null, null, true); mNotificationManager.notify(notificationId, notification); } /** * Returns a notification ID for new message notifications for the given account. */ private int getNewMessageNotificationId(long accountId) { // We assume accountId will always be less than 0x0FFFFFFF; is there a better way? return (int) (NOTIFICATION_ID_BASE_NEW_MESSAGES + accountId); } /** * Tells the notification controller if it should be watching for changes to the message table. * This is the main life cycle method for message notifications. When we stop observing * database changes, we save the state [e.g. message ID and count] of the most recent * notification shown to the user. And, when we start observing database changes, we restore * the saved state. * @param watch If {@code true}, we register observers for all accounts whose settings have * notifications enabled. Otherwise, all observers are unregistered. */ public void watchForMessages(final boolean watch) { // Don't create the thread if we're only going to stop watching if (!watch && sNotificationThread == null) return; ensureHandlerExists(); // Run this on the message notification handler sNotificationHandler.post(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver(); HashMap table; if (!watch) { unregisterMessageNotification(Account.ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW); if (mAccountObserver != null) { resolver.unregisterContentObserver(mAccountObserver); mAccountObserver = null; } // tear down the event loop sNotificationThread.quit(); sNotificationThread = null; return; } // otherwise, start new observers for all notified accounts registerMessageNotification(Account.ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW); // If we're already observing account changes, don't do anything else if (mAccountObserver == null) { mAccountObserver = new AccountContentObserver(sNotificationHandler, mContext); resolver.registerContentObserver(Account.NOTIFIER_URI, true, mAccountObserver); } } }); } /** * Temporarily suspend a single account from receiving notifications. NOTE: only a single * account may ever be suspended at a time. So, if this method is invoked a second time, * notifications for the previously suspended account will automatically be re-activated. * @param suspend If {@code true}, suspend notifications for the given account. Otherwise, * re-activate notifications for the previously suspended account. * @param accountId The ID of the account. If this is the special account ID * {@link Account#ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW}, notifications for all accounts are * suspended. If {@code suspend} is {@code false}, the account ID is ignored. */ public void suspendMessageNotification(boolean suspend, long accountId) { if (mSuspendAccountId != Account.NO_ACCOUNT) { // we're already suspending an account; un-suspend it mSuspendAccountId = Account.NO_ACCOUNT; } if (suspend && accountId != Account.NO_ACCOUNT && accountId > 0L) { mSuspendAccountId = accountId; if (accountId == Account.ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW) { // Only go onto the notification handler if we really, absolutely need to ensureHandlerExists(); sNotificationHandler.post(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { for (long accountId : mNotificationMap.keySet()) { mNotificationManager.cancel(getNewMessageNotificationId(accountId)); } } }); } else { mNotificationManager.cancel(getNewMessageNotificationId(accountId)); } } } /** * Ensures the notification handler exists and is ready to handle requests. */ private static synchronized void ensureHandlerExists() { if (sNotificationThread == null) { sNotificationThread = new NotificationThread(); sNotificationHandler = new Handler(sNotificationThread.getLooper()); } } /** * Registers an observer for changes to the INBOX for the given account. Since accounts * may only have a single INBOX, we will never have more than one observer for an account. * NOTE: This must be called on the notification handler thread. * @param accountId The ID of the account to register the observer for. May be * {@link Account#ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW} to register observers for all * accounts that allow for user notification. */ private void registerMessageNotification(long accountId) { ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver(); if (accountId == Account.ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW) { Cursor c = resolver.query( Account.CONTENT_URI, EmailContent.ID_PROJECTION, NOTIFIED_ACCOUNT_SELECTION, null, null); try { while (c.moveToNext()) { long id = c.getLong(EmailContent.ID_PROJECTION_COLUMN); registerMessageNotification(id); } } finally { c.close(); } } else { MessageData data = mNotificationMap.get(accountId); if (data != null) return; // we're already observing; nothing to do data = new MessageData(); Mailbox mailbox = Mailbox.restoreMailboxOfType(mContext, accountId, Mailbox.TYPE_INBOX); if (mailbox == null) { Log.w(Logging.LOG_TAG, "Could not load INBOX for account id: " + accountId); return; } ContentObserver observer = new MessageContentObserver( sNotificationHandler, mContext, mailbox.mId, accountId); resolver.registerContentObserver(Message.NOTIFIER_URI, true, observer); data.mObserver = observer; mNotificationMap.put(accountId, data); // Now, ping the observer for any initial notifications data.mObserver.onChange(true); } } /** * Unregisters the observer for the given account. If the specified account does not have * a registered observer, no action is performed. This will not clear any existing notification * for the specified account. Use {@link NotificationManager#cancel(int)}. * NOTE: This must be called on the notification handler thread. * @param accountId The ID of the account to unregister from. To unregister all accounts that * have observers, specify an ID of {@link Account#ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW}. */ private void unregisterMessageNotification(long accountId) { ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver(); if (accountId == Account.ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW) { // cancel all existing message observers for (MessageData data : mNotificationMap.values()) { ContentObserver observer = data.mObserver; resolver.unregisterContentObserver(observer); } mNotificationMap.clear(); } else { MessageData data = mNotificationMap.remove(accountId); if (data != null) { ContentObserver observer = data.mObserver; resolver.unregisterContentObserver(observer); } } } /** * Returns a picture of the sender of the given message. If no picture is available, returns * {@code null}. * * NOTE: DO NOT CALL THIS METHOD FROM THE UI THREAD (DATABASE ACCESS) */ private Bitmap getSenderPhoto(Message message) { Address sender = Address.unpackFirst(message.mFrom); if (sender == null) { return null; } String email = sender.getAddress(); if (TextUtils.isEmpty(email)) { return null; } return ContactStatusLoader.getContactInfo(mContext, email).mPhoto; } /** * Returns a "new message" notification for the given account. * * NOTE: DO NOT CALL THIS METHOD FROM THE UI THREAD (DATABASE ACCESS) */ @VisibleForTesting Notification createNewMessageNotification(long accountId, long mailboxId, long messageId, int unseenMessageCount, boolean enableAudio) { final Account account = Account.restoreAccountWithId(mContext, accountId); if (account == null) { return null; } // Get the latest message final Message message = Message.restoreMessageWithId(mContext, messageId); if (message == null) { return null; // no message found??? } String senderName = Address.toFriendly(Address.unpack(message.mFrom)); if (senderName == null) { senderName = ""; // Happens when a message has no from. } final String subject = message.mSubject; final Bitmap senderPhoto = getSenderPhoto(message); final SpannableString title = getNewMessageTitle(senderName, account.mDisplayName); final Bitmap largeIcon = senderPhoto != null ? senderPhoto : mGenericSenderIcon; final Integer number = unseenMessageCount > 1 ? unseenMessageCount : null; final Intent intent; if (unseenMessageCount >= 1) { intent = Welcome.createOpenMessageIntent(mContext, accountId, mailboxId, messageId); } else { intent = Welcome.createOpenAccountInboxIntent(mContext, accountId); } Notification notification = createAccountNotification(account, null, title, subject, intent, largeIcon, number, enableAudio); return notification; } /** * Creates a notification title for a new message. If there is only 1 email account, just * show the sender name. Otherwise, show both the sender and the account name, but, grey * out the account name. */ @VisibleForTesting SpannableString getNewMessageTitle(String sender, String receiverDisplayName) { final int numAccounts = EmailContent.count(mContext, Account.CONTENT_URI); if (numAccounts == 1) { return new SpannableString(sender); } else { // "to [account name]" String toAcccount = mContext.getResources().getString(R.string.notification_to_account, receiverDisplayName); // "[Sender] to [account name]" SpannableString senderToAccount = new SpannableString(sender + " " + toAcccount); // "[Sender] to [account name]" // ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <- Make this part gray TextAppearanceSpan secondarySpan = new TextAppearanceSpan( mContext, R.style.notification_secondary_text); senderToAccount.setSpan(secondarySpan, sender.length() + 1, senderToAccount.length(), 0); return senderToAccount; } } /** Returns the system's current ringer mode */ @VisibleForTesting int getRingerMode() { return mAudioManager.getRingerMode(); } /** Sets up the notification's sound and vibration based upon account details. */ @VisibleForTesting void setupSoundAndVibration(Notification.Builder builder, Account account) { final int flags = account.mFlags; final String ringtoneUri = account.mRingtoneUri; final boolean vibrate = (flags & Account.FLAGS_VIBRATE_ALWAYS) != 0; final boolean vibrateWhenSilent = (flags & Account.FLAGS_VIBRATE_WHEN_SILENT) != 0; final boolean isRingerSilent = getRingerMode() != AudioManager.RINGER_MODE_NORMAL; int defaults = Notification.DEFAULT_LIGHTS; if (vibrate || (vibrateWhenSilent && isRingerSilent)) { defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE; } builder.setSound((ringtoneUri == null) ? null : Uri.parse(ringtoneUri)) .setDefaults(defaults); } /** * Show (or update) a notification that the given attachment could not be forwarded. This * is a very unusual case, and perhaps we shouldn't even send a notification. For now, * it's helpful for debugging. * * NOTE: DO NOT CALL THIS METHOD FROM THE UI THREAD (DATABASE ACCESS) */ public void showDownloadForwardFailedNotification(Attachment attachment) { final Account account = Account.restoreAccountWithId(mContext, attachment.mAccountKey); if (account == null) return; showAccountNotification(account, mContext.getString(R.string.forward_download_failed_ticker), mContext.getString(R.string.forward_download_failed_title), attachment.mFileName, null, NOTIFICATION_ID_ATTACHMENT_WARNING); } /** * Returns a notification ID for login failed notifications for the given account account. */ private int getLoginFailedNotificationId(long accountId) { return NOTIFICATION_ID_BASE_LOGIN_WARNING + (int)accountId; } /** * Show (or update) a notification that there was a login failure for the given account. * * NOTE: DO NOT CALL THIS METHOD FROM THE UI THREAD (DATABASE ACCESS) */ public void showLoginFailedNotification(long accountId) { final Account account = Account.restoreAccountWithId(mContext, accountId); if (account == null) return; showAccountNotification(account, mContext.getString(R.string.login_failed_ticker, account.mDisplayName), mContext.getString(R.string.login_failed_title), account.getDisplayName(), AccountSettings.createAccountSettingsIntent(mContext, accountId, account.mDisplayName), getLoginFailedNotificationId(accountId)); } /** * Cancels the login failed notification for the given account. */ public void cancelLoginFailedNotification(long accountId) { mNotificationManager.cancel(getLoginFailedNotificationId(accountId)); } /** * Show (or update) a notification that the user's password is expiring. The given account * is used to update the display text, but, all accounts share the same notification ID. * * NOTE: DO NOT CALL THIS METHOD FROM THE UI THREAD (DATABASE ACCESS) */ public void showPasswordExpiringNotification(long accountId) { Account account = Account.restoreAccountWithId(mContext, accountId); if (account == null) return; Intent intent = AccountSecurity.actionDevicePasswordExpirationIntent(mContext, accountId, false); String accountName = account.getDisplayName(); String ticker = mContext.getString(R.string.password_expire_warning_ticker_fmt, accountName); String title = mContext.getString(R.string.password_expire_warning_content_title); showAccountNotification(account, ticker, title, accountName, intent, NOTIFICATION_ID_PASSWORD_EXPIRING); } /** * Show (or update) a notification that the user's password has expired. The given account * is used to update the display text, but, all accounts share the same notification ID. * * NOTE: DO NOT CALL THIS METHOD FROM THE UI THREAD (DATABASE ACCESS) */ public void showPasswordExpiredNotification(long accountId) { Account account = Account.restoreAccountWithId(mContext, accountId); if (account == null) return; Intent intent = AccountSecurity.actionDevicePasswordExpirationIntent(mContext, accountId, true); String accountName = account.getDisplayName(); String ticker = mContext.getString(R.string.password_expired_ticker); String title = mContext.getString(R.string.password_expired_content_title); showAccountNotification(account, ticker, title, accountName, intent, NOTIFICATION_ID_PASSWORD_EXPIRED); } /** * Cancels any password expire notifications [both expired & expiring]. */ public void cancelPasswordExpirationNotifications() { mNotificationManager.cancel(NOTIFICATION_ID_PASSWORD_EXPIRING); mNotificationManager.cancel(NOTIFICATION_ID_PASSWORD_EXPIRED); } /** * Show (or update) a security needed notification. The given account is used to update * the display text, but, all accounts share the same notification ID. */ public void showSecurityNeededNotification(Account account) { Intent intent = AccountSecurity.actionUpdateSecurityIntent(mContext, account.mId, true); String accountName = account.getDisplayName(); String ticker = mContext.getString(R.string.security_notification_ticker_fmt, accountName); String title = mContext.getString(R.string.security_notification_content_title); showAccountNotification(account, ticker, title, accountName, intent, NOTIFICATION_ID_SECURITY_NEEDED); } /** * Cancels the security needed notification. */ public void cancelSecurityNeededNotification() { mNotificationManager.cancel(NOTIFICATION_ID_SECURITY_NEEDED); } /** * Observer invoked whenever a message we're notifying the user about changes. */ private static class MessageContentObserver extends ContentObserver { /** A selection to get messages the user hasn't seen before */ private final static String MESSAGE_SELECTION = MessageColumns.MAILBOX_KEY + "=? AND " + MessageColumns.ID + ">? AND " + MessageColumns.FLAG_READ + "=0"; private final Context mContext; private final long mMailboxId; private final long mAccountId; public MessageContentObserver( Handler handler, Context context, long mailboxId, long accountId) { super(handler); mContext = context; mMailboxId = mailboxId; mAccountId = accountId; } @Override public void onChange(boolean selfChange) { if (mAccountId == sInstance.mSuspendAccountId || sInstance.mSuspendAccountId == Account.ACCOUNT_ID_COMBINED_VIEW) { return; } MessageData data = sInstance.mNotificationMap.get(mAccountId); if (data == null) { // notification for a mailbox that we aren't observing; this should not happen Log.e(Logging.LOG_TAG, "Received notifiaction when observer data was null"); return; } long oldMessageId = data.mNotifiedMessageId; int oldMessageCount = data.mNotifiedMessageCount; ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver(); long lastSeenMessageId = Utility.getFirstRowLong( mContext, Mailbox.CONTENT_URI, new String[] { MailboxColumns.LAST_SEEN_MESSAGE_KEY }, EmailContent.ID_SELECTION, new String[] { Long.toString(mMailboxId) }, null, 0, 0L); Cursor c = resolver.query( Message.CONTENT_URI, EmailContent.ID_PROJECTION, MESSAGE_SELECTION, new String[] { Long.toString(mMailboxId), Long.toString(lastSeenMessageId) }, MessageColumns.ID + " DESC"); if (c == null) { // Suspender time ... theoretically, this will never happen Log.wtf(Logging.LOG_TAG, "#onChange(); NULL response for message id query"); return; } try { int newMessageCount = c.getCount(); long newMessageId = 0L; if (c.moveToNext()) { newMessageId = c.getLong(EmailContent.ID_PROJECTION_COLUMN); } if (newMessageCount == 0) { // No messages to notify for; clear the notification int notificationId = sInstance.getNewMessageNotificationId(mAccountId); sInstance.mNotificationManager.cancel(notificationId); } else if (newMessageCount != oldMessageCount || (newMessageId != 0 && newMessageId != oldMessageId)) { // Either the count or last message has changed; update the notification boolean playAudio = (oldMessageCount == 0); // play audio on first notification Notification n = sInstance.createNewMessageNotification( mAccountId, mMailboxId, newMessageId, newMessageCount, playAudio); if (n != null) { // Make the notification visible sInstance.mNotificationManager.notify( sInstance.getNewMessageNotificationId(mAccountId), n); } } data.mNotifiedMessageId = newMessageId; data.mNotifiedMessageCount = newMessageCount; } finally { c.close(); } } } /** * Observer invoked whenever an account is modified. This could mean the user changed the * notification settings. */ private static class AccountContentObserver extends ContentObserver { private final Context mContext; public AccountContentObserver(Handler handler, Context context) { super(handler); mContext = context; } @Override public void onChange(boolean selfChange) { final ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver(); final Cursor c = resolver.query( Account.CONTENT_URI, EmailContent.ID_PROJECTION, NOTIFIED_ACCOUNT_SELECTION, null, null); final HashSet newAccountList = new HashSet(); final HashSet removedAccountList = new HashSet(); if (c == null) { // Suspender time ... theoretically, this will never happen Log.wtf(Logging.LOG_TAG, "#onChange(); NULL response for account id query"); return; } try { while (c.moveToNext()) { long accountId = c.getLong(EmailContent.ID_PROJECTION_COLUMN); newAccountList.add(accountId); } } finally { if (c != null) { c.close(); } } // NOTE: Looping over three lists is not necessarily the most efficient. However, the // account lists are going to be very small, so, this will not be necessarily bad. // Cycle through existing notification list and adjust as necessary for (long accountId : sInstance.mNotificationMap.keySet()) { if (!newAccountList.remove(accountId)) { // account id not in the current set of notifiable accounts removedAccountList.add(accountId); } } // A new account was added to the notification list for (long accountId : newAccountList) { sInstance.registerMessageNotification(accountId); } // An account was removed from the notification list for (long accountId : removedAccountList) { sInstance.unregisterMessageNotification(accountId); int notificationId = sInstance.getNewMessageNotificationId(accountId); sInstance.mNotificationManager.cancel(notificationId); } } } /** Information about the message(s) we're notifying the user about. */ private static class MessageData { /** The database observer */ ContentObserver mObserver; /** Message ID used in the user notification */ long mNotifiedMessageId; /** Message count used in the user notification */ int mNotifiedMessageCount; } /** * Thread to handle all notification actions through its own {@link Looper}. */ private static class NotificationThread implements Runnable { /** Lock to ensure proper initialization */ private final Object mLock = new Object(); /** The {@link Looper} that handles messages for this thread */ private Looper mLooper; NotificationThread() { new Thread(null, this, "EmailNotification").start(); synchronized (mLock) { while (mLooper == null) { try { mLock.wait(); } catch (InterruptedException ex) { } } } } @Override public void run() { synchronized (mLock) { Looper.prepare(); mLooper = Looper.myLooper(); mLock.notifyAll(); } Process.setThreadPriority(Process.THREAD_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND); Looper.loop(); } void quit() { mLooper.quit(); } Looper getLooper() { return mLooper; } } }