Keep it up
Simple network monitoring
net.ibbaa.keepitup
About Keep it up
Keep it up checks network services periodically by sending a ping, connecting to a specific port or downloading a site. It can also be used to ensure a connection with a timeout will be kept alive.
<b>Features</b>
- Create multiple separate network tasks
- One task monitors one network service at a specified interval
- A task sends a specified number of pings, performs a specified number of connections attempts or downloads a file or a site
- Successful and unsuccessful attempts are logged
- Downloaded files can automatically be deleted after a successful download or be kept
- Notifications can be sent on failure or when a network service goes down or up
- A network task can be restricted to WiFi connections, i.e. it does not perform any action on mobile networks with potentially limited download data
- The configuration can be exported and imported as a JSON data file
- Intervals can be defined during which all background work is suspended for battery saving
<b>Permissions</b>
- <i>RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED</i> for restarting running networks tasks on device boot
- <i>ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE</i> for checking network accessibility
- <i>INTERNET</i> for accessing the internet
- <i>WAKE_LOCK</i> to keep the device awake while executing a task
- <i>FOREGROUND_SERVICE</i> to start the foreground service for running tasks
- <i>FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC</i> to use the foreground service with data transmission
- <i>FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE</i> to use the foreground for task scheduling (Android 15+)
- <i>USE_EXACT_ALARM</i> to start networks tasks after expiry of intervals (Android 13+)
- <i>SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM</i> to start networks tasks after expiry of intervals (Android 11 and 12)
- <i>POST_NOTIFICATIONS</i> for sending notifications
<b>Note</b>
The app uses exact alarms to trigger network task execution. Power consumption during waiting is as high as for a calendar app waiting for reminders to trigger. During execution the power consumption is higher, of course,