How Do You Show a Timer With a Progress Bar in Rich Push Notifications?

Problem

The timer with a progress bar in rich push notifications is unable to be displayed on Android.

Instructions

Perform the following steps:

  1. On the left navigation menu in the MoEngage dashboard, click Engage, and then click Campaigns.
  2. On the All campaigns page, click Create new.
  3. On the Create campaign pane, under Outbound, click Push and then click a delivery type.
  4. In Step 2, Content, select the Timer with progress bar template.content edited.png
  5. Work with the Timer section in this template, which synchronizes with the progress bar.timer edited.png
  6. Include the following permission in the Android Manifest.xml file before sending the test Push campaign.sss
    Code
    Android Manifest.xml
    <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM" />
    </manifest>
  7. For Android 12 and above, request the SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM permission from the user and enable it using the following code:222
    Code
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT = Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
    val alarmManager = ContextCompat.getSystemService(this, AlarmManager::class.java)
    if (alarmManager?.canScheduleExactAlarms() == false) {
    startActivity(Intent(Settings.ACTION_REQUEST_SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM))
    }
    else {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Notification Permission already granted", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
    }
    }
  8. You can now view the rich push notification with the timer and the progress bar.
    timer progress bar.png

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