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WorkManager

The WorkManager API makes it easy to schedule deferrable, asynchronous tasks that must be run reliably . These APIs let you create a task and hand it off to WorkManager to run when the work constraints are met. See the reference docs for more information.

Declaring dependencies

To add a dependency on WorkManager, you must add the Google Maven repository to your project:

Add the dependencies for the artifacts you need in the build.gradle file for your app or module:

dependencies {
  def work_version = "2.2.0"

    // (Java only)
    implementation "androidx.work:work-runtime:$work_version"

    // Kotlin + coroutines
    implementation "androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx:$work_version"

    // optional - RxJava2 support
    implementation "androidx.work:work-rxjava2:$work_version"
    // optional - Test helpers
    androidTestImplementation "androidx.work:work-testing:$work_version"
  }

For information on using Kotlin extensions, see the ktx documentation.

For more information about dependencies, see Add Build Dependencies.

Version 2.2.0

August 15, 2019

androidx.work:work-*:2.2.0 is released. The commits included in this version can be found here.

This release is identical to androidx.work:work-*:2.2.0-rc01.

Important Changes in 2.2.0 from 2.1.0

androidx.work:work-gcm:2.2.0 is a new Maven artifact which supports the use of GCMNetworkManager as a scheduler when Google Play Services is available for API levels <= 22. This is an optional dependency that helps with more reliable and performant background processing on older API versions. If your app uses Google Play Services, add this dependency to your gradle file to automatically get GCMNetworkManager support. If Play Services is not available, WorkManager will continue to fall back to AlarmManager on older devices.

Version 2.2.0-rc01

July 30, 2019

androidx.work:work-*:2.2.0-rc01 is released. The commits included in this version can be found here.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug in the AlarmManager implementation that causes the Service to shutdown prematurely and resulting in a RejectedExecutionException in rare cases. (aosp/1092374) (b/138238197).
  • Added a workaround for a NullPointerException when using JobScheduler APIs on some devices. (aosp/1091020) (b/138364061), (b/138441699)

Version 2.2.0-beta02

July 19, 2019

androidx.work:work-*:2.2.0-beta02 is released. The commits included in this version can be found here.

Bug fixes

  • Removed unintentional jacoco dependency that was introduced in 2.2.0-beta01.

Version 2.2.0-beta01

July 17, 2019

androidx.work:work-*:2.2.0-beta01 is released. The commits included in this version can be found here.

New features

  • androidx.work:work-gcm:2.2.0-beta01 is a new Maven artifact which supports the use of GCMNetworkManager as a scheduler when Google Play Services is available for API levels <= 22. This is an optional dependency that helps with more reliable and performant background processing on older API versions. If your app uses Google Play Services, add this dependency to your gradle file to automatically get GCMNetworkManager support. If Play Services is not available, WorkManager will continue to fall back to AlarmManager on older devices.

Bug fixes

  • Fix for IllegalArgumentException when tracking network state on Nvidia Shield K1 tablets. (aosp/1010188)

Version 2.1.0

July 11, 2019

androidx.work:work-*:2.1.0 is released. This release is identical to androidx.work:work-*:2.1.0-rc01.

Important changes since 2.0.1

  • work-runtime-ktx now requires Java 8. If you run into any issues, you can add the following to your build.gradle: kotlinOptions { jvmTarget = "1.8" }
  • Added on-demand initialization for WorkManager, which will create WorkManager only when referenced. b/127497100 To set up your project for on-demand initialization:
    1. Disable the automatic initializer.
    2. Implement Configuration.Provider on your custom Application object.
    3. Change all references of WorkManager.getInstance() to WorkManager.getInstance(Context). As part of this change, we have deprecated WorkManager.getInstance(). It is always safer to call the new WorkManager.getInstance(Context) replacement, even if you're not doing on-demand initialization.
  • PeriodicWorkRequests now support initial delays. You can use the setInitialDelay method on PeriodicWorkRequest.Builder to set an initial delay. b/111404867
  • Added the ability to delegate to one or more registered WorkerFactorys using DelegatingWorkerFactory. b/131435993
  • Added the ability to customize the Executor used by WorkManager for all its internal book-keeping via Configuration.Builder.setTaskExecutor.
  • Added the ability to create unit testable Worker and ListenableWorker classes by using TestWorkerBuilder and TestListenableWorkerBuilder in the work-testing artifact.
    • Note that work-testing now pulls in Kotlin as a dependency and includes several Kotlin extensions by default.
  • Added run attempt count to WorkInfo. b/127290461
  • Data types can now store and retrieve bytes and byte arrays. This does NOT change the maximum size of Data objects.
  • WorkManager now depends on Room 2.1.0, which should fix some database issues.

Version 2.1.0-rc01

June 27, 2019

androidx.work:work-*:2.1.0-rc01 is released. The commits included in this version can be found here.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug which would cause an application to crash when executing jobs with JobScheduler while a backup was in progress b/135858602.

Version 2.1.0-beta02

June 20, 2019

androidx.work:work-*:2.1.0-beta02 is released. The commits included in this version can be found here.

Bug fixes

  • TestListenableWorkerBuilder now uses the correct WorkerFactory when creating instances of ListenableWorker. b/135275844
  • Fixed a bug which caused drifts in the execution windows for WorkRequests due to process death. b/135272196

Version 2.1.0-beta01

June 13, 2019

androidx.work:work-*:2.1.0-beta01 is released. The commits included in this version can be found here.

Bug fixes

  • WorkManager now depends on Room 2.1.0, which should fix some database issues.
  • Removed some startup disk I/O on the main thread.
  • Fixed a potential deadlock in constraint tracking. b/134361006
  • Preemptively cancelled invalid jobs attributed to WorkManager. b/134058261
  • Added some defensive calls to JobScheduler APIs for misbehaving devices.

Version 2.1.0-alpha03

June 5, 2019

androidx.work:*:2.1.0-alpha03 is released.

Bug fixes

  • Improved documentation for PeriodicWorkRequests.
  • WorkManagerTestInitHelper now uses the correct background executor for tests.
  • Fixes for SQLite issues when dealing with large transactions on some devices. (b/130182503)
  • WorkManager’s dependencies are now more granular. (b/133169148).
  • Workaround OEM specific bugs in the implementation of JobScheduler when scheduling jobs using WorkManager.
  • Improvements in the AlarmManager based scheduler around service lifetimes that previously caused rare crashes. (b/133313734)

Version 2.1.0-alpha02

May 16, 2019

WorkManager 2.1.0-alpha02 is released. This version contains several new APIs.

API Changes

  • PeriodicWorkRequests now support initial delays. You can use the setInitialDelay method on PeriodicWorkRequest.Builder to set an initial delay. b/111404867

  • Added the ability to delegate to one or more registered WorkerFactorys using DelegatingWorkerFactory. b/131435993

  • Added the ability to customize the Executor used by WorkManager for all its internal book-keeping via Configuration.Builder.setTaskExecutor.

  • Improved documentation around WorkRequest.keepResultsForAtLeast (b/130638001), on-demand initialization, and PeriodicWorkRequest.Builder (b/131711394).

Version 2.1.0-alpha01

April 24, 2019

WorkManager 2.1.0-alpha01 is released. This version contains several new APIs. Please note that starting with this version, there will be new features that won't get backported to the 1.x release. We recommend switching to 2.x.

API Changes

  • Added on-demand initialization for WorkManager, which will create WorkManager only when referenced. b/127497100 To set up your project for on-demand initialization:
    1. Disable the automatic initializer.
    2. Implement Configuration.Provider on your custom Application object.
    3. Change all references of WorkManager.getInstance() to WorkManager.getInstance(Context). As part of this change, we have deprecated WorkManager.getInstance(). It is always safer to call the new WorkManager.getInstance(Context) replacement, even if you're not doing on-demand initialization.
  • Added the ability to create unit testable Worker and ListenableWorker classes by using TestWorkerBuilder and TestListenableWorkerBuilder in the work-testing artifact.
    • Note that work-testing now pulls in Kotlin as a dependency, but also includes several Kotlin extensions by default.
  • Added run attempt count to WorkInfo. b/127290461
  • Data types can now store and retrieve bytes and byte arrays. This does NOT change the maximum size of Data objects.
  • Deprecated CoroutineWorker.coroutineContext. This field was incorrectly typed as a CoroutineDispatcher; you should no longer need it as you can go to the desired coroutineContext yourself in the body of the suspending function.
  • RxWorker.createWork() and RxWorker.getBackgroundScheduler() are now annotated with @NonNull return types.

Version 2.0.1

April 9, 2019

WorkManager 2.0.1 is released. This release is identical to 2.0.1-rc01.

Version 2.0.1-rc01

April 3, 2019

WorkManager 2.0.1-rc01 is released. This version contains some bug fixes. For legacy 1.x users, some of these changes also appear in 1.0.1-rc01.

Bug Fixes

  • Robolectric tests now operate properly with WorkManager. b/122553577
  • Fixed an edge case crash with constraints tracking not being cleaned up on pre-JobScheduler APIs. b/129226383
  • Fixed a StackOverflowError dealing with long chains of work. b/129091233
  • Updated documentation for PeriodicWorkRequests to indicate that flex time is not supported on API 23.
  • Fixed some broken links in the Kotlin documentation.

Version 2.0.0

March 20, 2019

WorkManager 2.0.0 is released. This version is identical to 2.0.0-rc01 and is the AndroidX version of 1.0.0 stable with AndroidX dependencies. We recommend targeting this version instead of the legacy 1.x versions. All active development will target 2.x and 1.x will only receive critical bug fixes for a limited time.

Version 2.0.0-rc01

March 7, 2019

WorkManager 2.0.0-rc01 is released. This version is identical to 1.0.0 stable but has AndroidX dependencies. Once this reaches 2.0.0 stable, you should include this version and the legacy 1.x versions will only receive some critical bug fixes. All active development will target 2.x.

Pre-AndroidX Dependencies

For information on using Kotlin extensions, see the ktx documentation.
Reference docs: Java 
 dependencies {
    def work_version = "1.0.1"

    // (Java only)
    implementation "android.arch.work:work-runtime:$work_version"

    // Kotlin + coroutines
    implementation "android.arch.work:work-runtime-ktx:$work_version"

    // optional - RxJava2 support
    implementation "android.arch.work:work-rxjava2:$work_version"
    // optional - Test helpers
    androidTestImplementation "android.arch.work:work-testing:$work_version"
  }

Version 1.0.1

April 9, 2019

WorkManager 1.0.1 is released. This release is identical to 1.0.1-rc01.

Please note that we strongly encourage users to update to WorkManager 2.x, as there will be very few updates to the 1.x branch moving forward. New APIs will also not be released for the 1.x library.

Version 1.0.1-rc01

April 2, 2019

WorkManager 1.0.1-rc01 is released. This version contains some bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

  • Robolectric tests now operate properly with WorkManager. b/122553577
  • Fixed an edge case crash with constraints tracking not being cleaned up on pre-JobScheduler APIs. b/129226383
  • Fixed a StackOverflowError dealing with long chains of work. b/129091233

Version 1.0.0

March 05, 2019

This is WorkManager's 1.0.0 stable release. This version of WorkManager is identical to 1.0.0-rc02.

Version 1.0.0-rc02

February 21, 2019

This is the second release candidate for WorkManager's 1.0.0 stable release. This release contains two bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

  • Workers are now correctly scheduled after an application crash. b/124546316

  • Workers that throw an unchecked Exception are now correctly marked as FAILED and no longer crash the app process.

Version 1.0.0-rc01

February 14, 2019

This is a release candidate for WorkManager's 1.0.0 stable release. This release contains one bug fix.

Bug Fixes

  • The AlarmManager based implementation now correctly respects flex windows for PeriodicWorkRequests. b/124274584

Version 1.0.0-beta05

February 6, 2019

This release contains some bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a case where JobScheduler.getPendingJob(...) was used on API 23. b/123893059
  • Fixed a NullPointerException on devices running Android 5.1 (API level 22) or lower. b/123835104

Version 1.0.0-beta04

February 4, 2019

This release contains some bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

  • Improved scheduling of PeriodicWork for the AlarmManager based implementation.
  • Fixed a case where WorkManager failed to correctly track constraints when using the AlarmManager based implementation. b/123379508
  • Fixed a case when WorkManager failed to retry work on process death when using the AlarmManager based implementation. b/123329850
  • Fixed a case which would cause WorkManager to leak Wakelocks when using the AlarmManager based implementation.

Version 1.0.0-beta03

January 25, 2019

This release contains some bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

  • We introduced a regression 1.0.0-beta02 that was causing work to not execute properly in some situations. b/123211993
  • Fixed a case where work wasn't properly honoring backoff timing. b/122881597
  • Fixed a ConcurrentModificationException on devices running Android 5.1 (API or) or lower. This is a continuation of the fix in 1.0.0-beta02. b/121345393
  • Added exported=false for some components in our manifest that were missing this annotation.
  • Included information about how WorkManager interacts with the OS in the package-level documentation.

Version 1.0.0-beta02

January 15, 2019

This release contains some bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an edge case where periodic work could run more than once per interval on devices running Android 6.0 (API level 23). b/121998363
  • Fixed a ConcurrentModificationException on devices running Android 5.1 (API level 22) or lower. b/121345393
  • Fixed erroneous execution of work when Constraints aren't met on devices running Android 5.1 (API level 22) or lower. b/122578012
  • Optimized work completion handling to be faster in some edge cases. b/122358129
  • Added a change to address potential race conditions among multiple instances of LiveData that WorkManager uses.
  • Moved to use Room dependency 1.1.1 instead of 1.1.1-rc01; these versions are identical. b/122578011

Version 1.0.0-beta01

December 19, 2018

This release contains no API changes; moving forward, WorkManager is expected to stay API stable until the next version unless there is a critical problem. This release contains some bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

  • Previously-cancelled children of successfully completed parent work will no longer run. b/120811767
  • Properly initialized logging classes (primarily surfaced during tests).

Version 1.0.0-alpha13

December 12, 2018

This release contains a minor API change that will be helpful for some Kotlin users.

API Changes

  • androidx.work.Result has been moved to be an inner class of ListenableWorker. This prevents refactoring conflicts with Kotlin's top-level Result class. This is a breaking API change. b/120564418

Breaking API Changes

  • androidx.work.Result has been moved to be an inner class of ListenableWorker.

Version 1.0.0-alpha12

December 5, 2018

This release contains some breaking API changes; please see the Breaking API Changes section below. This version is likely to be released as our first beta. alpha12 also contains extensive documentation updates.

API Changes

  • A new artifact, work-rxjava2, introduces RxWorker. This is a ListenableWorker that expects a Single<Payload>.
  • Support for Firebase JobDispatcher has been removed because of its impending deprecation. This means that the work-firebase artifact will no longer be updated as we head into beta. We will be looking into adding an alternative in the future.
  • Combined Payload into Result. Result is now a "sealed class" with three concrete implementations, which you can obtain via Result.success() (or Result.success(Data)), Result.failure() (or Result.failure(Data)), and Result.retry(). Your ListenableFutures now result Result instead of Payload. Workers don't have getter and setter methods for output Data. This is a breaking change.
  • Added Constraints.Builder.setTriggerContentMaxDelay(long, TimeUnit) and Constraints.Builder.setTriggerContentUpdateDelay(long, TimeUnit) and variants to better support slow triggering content URIs. b/119919774
  • Added WorkRequest.Builder.setBackoffCriteria(BackoffPolicy, Duration) variant. This method requires API 26.
  • Added Operation.await() and ListenableFuture.await() Kotlin extension methods.
  • Renamed Operation.getException() to Operation.getThrowable(). This is a breaking change.
  • The ContentUriTriggers class and methods referencing it are no longer available for public usage. This is a breaking change.
  • Removed the rest of the varargs methods in WorkManager, WorkContinuation, and OneTimeWorkRequest to streamline the API. To fix any build problems, you can wrap your existing varargs with Arrays.asList(...). We still include single-argument versions of each method. This is a breaking change.
  • Removed WorkContinuation.combine(OneTimeWorkRequest, *) variants. They were presenting a confusing API; the existing combine methods are more understandable. This is a breaking change.

Bug Fixes

  • Pre-Marshmallow implementations are now more reliable in recovering from process death of an already-executing task.
  • LiveData that is observed via observeForever is tracked via WorkManager. This is a backport of a Room library fix. b/74477406
  • Data.Builder.build() now throws an exception if the serialized object exceeds its maximum size. This previously would only happen on a background thread where you couldn't properly handle it.
  • Further distinguished stopped vs. cancelled work; getWorkInfoById() will return a WorkInfo with the CANCELLED State during ListenableWorker.onStopped().
  • Treat null Results as failures in ListenableWorker. b/120362353
  • Speculative fix for Shield Tablets running API 24 that sometimes threw an IllegalArgumentException. b/119484416

Breaking API Changes

  • Support for Firebase JobDispatcher has been removed because of its impending deprecation. This means that the work-firebase artifact will no longer be updated as we head into beta. We will be looking into adding an alternative in the future.
  • Combined Payload into Result. Result is now a "sealed class" with three concrete implementations, which you can obtain via Result.success() (or Result.success(Data)), Result.failure() (or Result.failure(Data)), and Result.retry(). Your ListenableFutures now result Result instead of Payload. Workers don't have getter and setter methods for output Data.
  • Added Operation.await() and ListenableFuture.await() Kotlin extension methods.
  • Renamed Operation.getException() to Operation.getThrowable().
  • The ContentUriTriggers class and methods referencing it are no longer available for public usage.
  • Removed the rest of the varargs methods in WorkManager, WorkContinuation, and OneTimeWorkRequest to streamline the API. To fix any build problems, you can wrap your existing varargs with Arrays.asList(...). We still include single-argument versions of each method.
  • Removed WorkContinuation.combine(OneTimeWorkRequest, *) variants. They were presenting a confusing API; the existing combine methods are more understandable.

Version 1.0.0-alpha11

November 8, 2018

This release contains many changes that will become stable API at beta. There are breaking API changes in this release; please see the Breaking API Changes section below.

API Changes

  • work-runtime-ktx introduces a new CoroutineWorker.
  • WorkStatus has been renamed to WorkInfo. All corresponding getStatus method variants have been renamed to the corresponding getWorkInfo variants. This is a breaking change.
  • ListenableWorker.onStopped() no longer accepts has a boolean argument representing if the WorkRequest was cancelled. WorkManager no longer makes this distinction. This is a breaking change.
  • androidx.work.test package has been renamed to androidx.work.testing package. This is a breaking change.
  • Setters on Constraints are no longer a part of the public API. This is a breaking change.
  • WorkerParameters.getTriggeredContentUris() and WorkerParameters.getTriggeredContentAuthorities() previously returned arrays. Now these methods return Collections. This is a breaking change.
  • ListenableWorker.onStartWork() is renamed to ListenableWorker.startWork(). This is a breaking change.
  • The constructor for WorkStatus is no longer a part of the public API. This is a breaking change.
  • Configuration.getMaxJobSchedulerID() and Configuration.getMinJobSchedulerID() are renamed to Configuration.getMinJobSchedulerId() and Configuration.getMaxJobSchedulerId() respectively. This is a breaking change.
  • Added a lot of @NonNull annotations to the public API to improve ergonomics of the API.
  • Add WorkManager.enqueueUniqueWork() API to enqueue unique OneTimeWorkRequests without having to create a WorkContinuation.
  • All variants of enqueue and cancel methods on WorkManager now return a new Operation type. This is a breaking change.
  • All variants of enqueue no longer accept varargs for WorkRequests. This is a breaking change. Use Collections instead. You can use Arrays.asList() to modify existing code. We did this to reduce the API surface and method count.
  • Attempting to initialize WorkManager more than once per process will now result in an IllegalStateException. This is a breaking change.

Bug Fixes

  • WorkRequest.Builders in the work-runtime-ktx artifact now use ListenableWorkers. Fixes b/117666259
  • Ensure the next run time for PeriodicWork is in the future. Fixes b/118204399
  • Remove potential disk I/O when using WorkManager on app startup. Fixes b/117796731
  • Fix a race condition in WorkConstraintsTracker. Fixes android-workmanager/issues/56

Breaking API Changes

  • WorkStatus has been renamed to WorkInfo. All corresponding getStatus method variants have been renamed to the corresponding getWorkInfo variants.
  • ListenableWorker.onStopped() no longer accepts has a boolean argument representing if the WorkRequest was cancelled. WorkManager no longer makes this distinction.
  • androidx.work.test package has been renamed to androidx.work.testing package.
  • Setters on Constraints are no longer a part of the public API.
  • WorkerParameters.getTriggeredContentUris() and WorkerParameters.getTriggeredContentAuthorities() previously returned arrays. Now these methods return Collections.
  • ListenableWorker.onStartWork() is renamed to ListenableWorker.startWork().
  • The constructor for WorkStatus is no longer a part of the public API.
  • Configuration.getMaxJobSchedulerID() and Configuration.getMinJobSchedulerID() are renamed to Configuration.getMinJobSchedulerId() and Configuration.getMaxJobSchedulerId() respectively.
  • All variants ofenqueue and cancel methods on WorkManager now return a new Operation type.
  • All variants of enqueue no longer accept varargs for WorkRequests.
  • Attempting to initialize WorkManager more than once per process will now result in an IllegalStateException.

Version 1.0.0-alpha10

October 11, 2018

This release supports developer-controlled asynchronous work. There are breaking API changes in this release; please see the Breaking API Changes section below.

We anticipate that WorkManager is entering the final phases of its alpha period. We expect to be API stable in beta, so please take some time to file your feedback on our issue tracker.

API Changes

  • Removed all previously deprecated methods and classes, notably the default Worker constructor. This is a breaking API change.
  • Renamed NonBlockingWorker to ListenableWorker, which is now an unhidden public class and ready for usage.
    • ListenableWorker provides access to one abstract method, ListenableFuture<Payload> onStartWork() which is called on the main thread. It is up to you to start and process work asynchronously. When finished, you should update the ListenableFuture appropriately. Reference implementations of ListenableFutures are provided in the Futures package in alpha02 (see below the WorkManager section).
    • Worker extends ListenableWorker and still operates as before, with an abstract Result doWork() method.
    • Shuffled some methods and members from Worker to ListenableWorker.
    • We shall soon provide reference implementations for ListenableWorkers that use Kotlin coroutines (once the stable versions are released) and RxJava2.
  • The interface WorkerFactory and the concrete implementation DefaultWorkerFactory have been merged into an abstract class called WorkerFactory. The implementation ensures that the default reflection-based behavior is called as a last-ditch effort for any user-created WorkerFactory instances. This is a breaking change.
  • Removed WorkManager.synchronous() and WorkContinuation.synchronous() and all related methods. Added ListenableFuture<Void> as the return type of many methods in the API. This is a breaking API change.
    • You can now synchronously get and observe by using ListenableFutures. For example, WorkManager.enqueue() used to return void; it now returns a ListenableFuture<Void>. You can call ListenableFuture.addListener(Runnable, Executor) or ListenableFuture.get() to run code once the operation is complete.
    • Note that these ListenableFutures do not tell you if the operation succeeded or failed; only that they finished. You will still need to chain WorkManager methods to find out this information.
    • We ignore cancel() calls on these objects, as they are confusing and hard to reason about (are you cancelling the operation or the resulting work?). This is within the Futures contract.
    • To maintain parity with the synchronous getStatus* methods, we have provided ListenableFuture variants, and renamed the existing ones that returned LiveData to explicitly have "LiveData" as part of the name (for example, getStatusesByIdLiveData(UUID)). This is a breaking API change.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the known issue from alpha09 regarding duplicate androidx-annotations.pro files. You may remove the workaround from the previous release notes by deleting exclude 'META-INF/proguard/androidx-annotations.pro' from your gradle file.
  • Added proguard configurations to keep new Worker constructor. b/116296569
  • Fix potential NullPointerException in a race condition where work was REPLACEd. b/116253486 and b/116677275
  • WorkContinuation.combine() now accepts one or more WorkContinuations instead of two or more. b/117266752

Breaking API Changes

  • Removed all previously deprecated methods and classes, notably the default Worker constructor.
  • The interface WorkerFactory and the concrete implementation DefaultWorkerFactory have been merged into an abstract class called WorkerFactory.
  • Removed WorkManager.synchronous() and WorkContinuation.synchronous().
  • WorkManager.getStatus*() methods now return ListenableFutures. WorkManager.getStatus*LiveData() return LiveDatas.

Version 1.0.0-alpha09

September 19, 2018

Known Issue

If you run into the following issue: "More than one file was found with OS independent path 'META-INF/proguard/androidx-annotations.pro'", please put the following in your gradle file as a temporary workaround while we fix the issue in alpha10:

    android {
        packagingOptions {
            exclude 'META-INF/proguard/androidx-annotations.pro'
        }
    }

Bug Fixes

  • Added another fix that was needed for the "100 jobs" error. b/115560696
  • Added some fixes for foreign key constraint errors due to race conditions. b/114705286
  • Delegated ConstraintTrackingWorker.onStopped(boolean) calls to the underlying Worker. b/114125093
  • Enforce correct minimum backoff delay for Firebase JobDispatcher. b/113304626
  • Improved threading guarantees internal to the library.
  • Correct potential issue with deduping of LiveData internally.

API Changes

  • You can now create your own Worker instances at runtime by specifying a WorkerFactory as part of the WorkManager.Configuration. The fallback factory is DefaultWorkerFactory, which matches behavior of previous versions of WorkManager.
    • The default constructors for Worker and NonBlockingWorker are now marked as deprecated. Please use the new constructor (Worker(Context, WorkerParameters)) and call super(Context, WorkerParameters); future versions of WorkManager will remove the default constructor.
  • We have started using the new ListenableFuture artifact internally (free of Guava dependencies). We will introduce ListenableFutures to the API in upcoming releases. This change will support the eventual unhiding of NonBlockingWorker.
  • Add ability to trigger timed work in TestDriver via TestDriver.setInitialDelayMet(UUID) and TestDriver.setPeriodDelayMet(UUID). b/113360060

Breaking Changes

  • The default Worker and NonBlockingWorker constructors are deprecated. Please migrate to the new constructor ASAP. Future versions will remove the default constructor.

Version 1.0.0-alpha08

August 27, 2018

Bug Fixes

  • Explicitly labelled WorkManager components as direct boot unaware so they don't fire up during direct boot. In the future, we will provide a version of WorkManager that is direct boot-aware. b/112665532
  • Fixed an issue where retried work was not running. b/112604021
  • Fixed periodic work not executing repeatedly (related to the above issue). b/112859683
  • Honored backoff policies when the app process is already running.
  • Corrected exception messages in Data to indicate the limit is 10KB.
  • Lowered maximum value of Configuration.setMaxSchedulerLimit(int) to 50 to account for some latency in JobScheduler processing completion. b/112817355

Version 1.0.0-alpha07

August 16, 2018

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a potential SQL query with negative limits that could return an unbounded number of results.
  • Work that has finished execution now correctly cancels all pending copies of that work in other Schedulers. This led to exceeding the JobScheduler jobs limit. b/111569265
  • Fixed a ConcurrentModificationException in ConstraintTracker. b/112272753
  • Changed return type annotations of Data.getBooleanArray(String) and Data.getIntArray(String) to @Nullable instead of @NonNull. b/112275229

API Changes

  • Worker now extends a new class, NonBlockingWorker. This does not affect any current usage. In the future, NonBlockingWorker will become a fully supported entity for custom threading solutions.
  • Changed return type annotations of Data.getBooleanArray(String) and Data.getIntArray(String) to @Nullable instead of @NonNull. b/112275229
  • Kotlin extensions: deprecated Map.toWorkData() and added a top-level workDataOf(vararg Pair<String, Any?>) to be more consistent with existing APIs.

Version 1.0.0-alpha06

August 1, 2018

Bug Fixes

  • Prevent a database lock when scheduling work. b/111801342
  • Fix a bug which causes PeriodicWork to not run on schedule when in Doze mode. b/111469837
  • Fix a race condition when tracking constraints which causes WorkManager to crash. googlecodelabs/android-workmanager/issues/56
  • Create unique WorkRequests when using WorkRequest.Builder#build(). b/111408337
  • Enable the use of RescheduleReceiver only when there are WorkRequests that need it. b/111765853

Version 1.0.0-alpha05

July 24, 2018

API Changes

  • WorkManager.getInstance() is now annotated with @NonNull instead of @Nullable. Instead, if the singleton isn't properly initialized in cases of manual initialization, the method will throw an IllegalStateException. This is a breaking API change.
  • Added a new API, Configuration.Builder.setMinimumLoggingLevel(int), which can control WorkManager verbosity. By default, WorkManager logs Log.INFO and above.
  • Changed signature of Data.getString() so it no longer takes a default value (it is implicitly null). This is a breaking API change.
  • Marked some methods needed only for internal usage as @hide. This includes the Constraints constructor, Data.toByteArray(), and Data.fromByteArray(byte[]). This is a breaking API change.

Bug Fixes

  • WorkManager no longer executes work during known cases of auto-backup. This could have resulted in a crash. b/110564377
  • Fixed double-scheduling of PeriodicWorkRequests when using JobScheduler. b/110798652
  • Fixed an issue with PeriodicWorkRequests not executing correctly after device doze. b/111469837
  • Fixed an issue with initial delays when using Firebase JobDispatcher. b/111141023
  • Fixed some potential race conditions and timing issues.
  • Correctly freed up BroadcastReceivers that were no longer needed.
  • Optimized rescheduling performance when apps restart after being force closed.
  • Allowed TestScheduler.setAllConstraintsMet(UUID) to be called before or after enqueuing the given WorkRequest. b/111238024

Breaking Changes

  • WorkManager.getInstance() is now annotated with @NonNull instead of @Nullable.
  • Changed signature of Data.getString() so it no longer takes a default value (it is implicitly null).
  • Marked some methods needed only for internal usage as @hide. This includes the Constraints constructor, Data.toByteArray(), and Data.fromByteArray(byte[]).

Version 1.0.0-alpha04

June 26, 2018

Bug Fixes

  • PeriodicWorkRequests are now correctly rescheduled when using the AlarmManager based implementation.
  • Fixed a potential ANR when rescheduling all workers after a force stop or a reboot. b/110507716
  • Added nullability annotations to various WorkManager APIs. b/110344065
  • Log uncaught exceptions that occur during Worker execution. b/109900862
  • Allowed destructive database migrations in case you decide to roll back to an older version of WorkManager. b/74633270
  • Fixed a migration crash if creating duplicate implicit tags. This is a very rare issue that occurred only if you used the same implicit tag format yourself.

Version 1.0.0-alpha03

June 19, 2018

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a race condition in the AlarmManager based implementation. b/80346526.

  • Fixed duplicate jobs when using JobScheduler after a device reboot.

  • Jobs with Content URI triggers now persist across reboots. b/80234744

  • Documentation updates. b/109827628, b/109758949, b/80230748

  • Fixed a crash when re-enqueuing a WorkRequest. b/109572353.

  • Fixed Kotlin compiler warnings when using the work-runtime-ktx dependency.

  • WorkManager now uses Room version 1.1.1-rc1.

API Changes

  • Added getStatusesSync(), the synchronous version of WorkContinuation.getStatuses().
  • Worker has the ability to distinguish between user-initiated cancellation and temporary os-requested stopping. Worker.isStopped() returns true if any kind of stop has been requested. Worker.isCancelled() returns true when the work has been explicitly cancelled. b/79632247
  • Add support for JobParameters#getNetwork() on API 28. This is exposed via Worker.getNetwork().
  • Added Configuration.Builder.setMaxSchedulerLimit(int maxSchedulerLimit) so you can enforce how many jobs can be sent to JobScheduler or AlarmManager. This helps prevent WorkManager from taking all your available JobScheduler slots.
  • Added Configuration.setJobSchedulerJobIdRange(int minJobSchedulerId, int maxJobSchedulerId) which helps define a range of JobScheduler job ids safe for WorkManager to use. b/79996760
  • Worker.getRunAttemptCount() returns the current run count for a given Worker. b/79716516
  • WorkManager.enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(String uniqueWorkName, ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy existingPeriodicWorkPolicy, PeriodicWorkRequest periodicWork) allows you to enqueue a unique PeriodicWorkRequests. b/79600647
  • WorkManager.cancelAllWork() cancels all Workers. Libraries that depend on WorkManager can query when this method was called last by using WorkManager.getLastCancelAllTimeMillis() for additional cleanup of internal state.
  • Added WorkManager.pruneWork() to remove completed jobs from the internal database. b/79950952, b/109710758

Behavior Changes

  • Added an implicit tag for all WorkRequests, which is the fully qualified class name for the Worker. This allows the ability to remove WorkRequests without tags or when the id is not available. b/109572351

Breaking Changes

  • Renamed Worker.WorkerResult to Worker.Result.
  • Worker.onStopped now has an additional isCancelled parameter which is set totrue when the Worker has explicitly been cancelled.

Version 1.0.0-alpha02

May 24, 2018

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a NullPointerException on State.isFinished(). b/79550068
  • Fixed an issue which caused Workers to be rescheduled on Application.onCreate(). b/79660657
  • Fixed an issue where you could schedule more work than is allowed by the OS. b/79497378
  • Moved cleanup of wake locks associated with Workers to the background thread.
  • The AlarmManager implementation now correctly cleans up when all pending work is complete.
  • Fixed cleanup SQL queries which affected non-English locales. b/80065360
  • Added support for floats in Data. b/79443878
  • Data.Builder.putAll() now returns an instance of the Builder. b/79699162
  • More javadoc and fixes in documentation. b/79691663

API Changes

  • Workers can react to being stopped. Worker.isStopped() can be used to check if a Worker has been stopped. Worker.onStopped() can be used to perform lightweight cleanup operations.
  • Worker.getTags() API returns a Set of tags associated with the Worker.
  • Added javax.time.Duration overloads for APIs which take a combination of duration and TimeUnits. This is guarded by @RequiresApi(26).
  • WorkManager extensions have moved from the androidx.work.ktx package to the androix.work package. The old extensions are deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
  • Configuration.withExecutor() is deprecated. Use Configuration.setExecutor() instead.

Version 1.0.0-alpha01

May 8, 2018

WorkManager simplifies scheduling and execution of guaranteed, constraint-aware background work. This initial release is 1.0.0-alpha01.