Android 5.0 JobScheduler API on earlier versions?

Question

I'm building an Android application, which makes use of a manifest broadcast receiver to know when the device is plugged in. I think Android 5.0 JobScheduler API would be a much better way of doing this, but I have one question: is it possible to use this API or a similar one on earlier versions of Android? If it is not possible, what would be the best option to do this (instead of a manifest broadcast receiver)?

Answer 1

Another option is this library: https://github.com/evernote/android-job

It uses the JobScheduler and GcmNetworkManager if possible. Otherwise it fallbacks to the AlarmManager. It also handles different API levels with the AlarmManager properly. This blog post gives you an overview.

(PS: I'm the main developer who worked on this library at Evernote. It's useful for our projects, that's why I wanted to share it here as well)

Answer 2

Firebase JobDispatcher was introduced.

This replaces the old GCM Network Manager library.