On Android API level 24+, there is a property in the JobInfo object called flexMillis. This affects when a periodic task will be executed from the interval time.
Currently, BGTask calls setPeriodic with the same values for intervalMillis and flexMillis:
builder.setPeriodic(interval, interval);
This means, if I want a really long interval period, like 4 hours, then the flex window will also be 4 hours, meaning the job will run anywhere between 4-8 hours. The longer the interval, the longer the flex window.
It would be great if the flexMillis value could be passed with the config to prevent an inadvertently longer flex window.
On Android API level 24+, there is a property in the JobInfo object called flexMillis. This affects when a periodic task will be executed from the interval time.
Currently, BGTask calls
setPeriodicwith the same values forintervalMillisandflexMillis:This means, if I want a really long interval period, like 4 hours, then the flex window will also be 4 hours, meaning the job will run anywhere between 4-8 hours. The longer the interval, the longer the flex window.
It would be great if the flexMillis value could be passed with the config to prevent an inadvertently longer flex window.