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Android: How to start a service on boot completed of MI devices?

In an application, I am trying to implement a service which needs to run every time when device boot process completed.
Application unable to broadcast service only in MI devices.
Manifest.xml
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
BroadcastReceiver
public class SavedLocationBroadcast extends WakefulBroadcastReceiver {
#RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
App.showToast(context,"BROADCAST","SEND");
Intent service = new Intent(App.getContext(), MyLocationService.class);
startWakefulService(App.getContext(), service);
}}
Reciever in manifest
<receiver android:name="com.geolocation.broadcastreciever.SavedLocationBroadcast">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.geolocation.app.ACTION_PULSE_SERVER_ALARM" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Please share your suggestion is anything wrong in implementation.

This is solution for your bug.
What you need to do is that , you need to mention this permission also in your Intent-Filter.
<receiver android:name="com.geolocation.broadcastreciever.SavedLocationBroadcast"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true" >
<intent-filter >
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.REBOOT"/>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Here you need to do one thing also.
Go to "Settings-Apps_open your app info-Manage permisson" in yourdevice
Here check all things here.
Because for some devices it will not work. Ex.Red mi
Try this !

BroadcastReceiever on separate process

I have a BroadcastReceiver which is working, but when I go into recent and swipe the app to get rid of it, the receiver stops working.
So i wanted to add this to the manifest i nhopes to prevent the receiver from dying
<receiver
android:name=".CounterReceiver"
android:enabled="false"
android:process=":counterreceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.example.johnbravado.zionwork.MESSAGE_PROCESSED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Send the receiver to a different process. Now, however, my receiver does not work at all. If I remove the android:process="" line, it goes back to working as expected.
Is this normal behavior or do i need to sendBroadcasta special way for the receiver to hear it since it is ona separate process?
Edit:
Here is the sending system. the sender is coming from a service
#Override
public void onMessageReceived(final MessageEvent messageEvent) {
nodeId = messageEvent.getSourceNodeId();
String incomingPath = messageEvent.getPath();
int incomingReq = Integer.parseInt(new String(messageEvent.getData()));
if(incomingPath.equalsIgnoreCase(MyConstants.MSG_COUNTER_REQ_PATH)) {
Intent broadcastIntent = new Intent();
broadcastIntent.setAction(MyConstants.BROADCAST_ACTION_RESP);
//broadcastIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
broadcastIntent.putExtra(MyConstants.BROADCAST_DATA_REQ, incomingReq);
sendBroadcast(broadcastIntent);
}else if(incomingPath.equalsIgnoreCase(MyConstants.MSG_DEFAULT_PATH)){
}
}
The sending service manifest
<service
android:name=".MyWearableListenerService"
android:enabled="false">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.gms.wearable.DATA_CHANGED" />
<action android:name="com.google.android.gms.wearable.MESSAGE_RECEIVED" />
<data
android:host="*"
android:scheme="wear" />
</intent-filter>
</service>
I know i have enabled=false that is not issue as i set it to true via package manager.

broadcasting of BOOT_COMPLETED intent action does not work properly

I have a receiver class listening on several actions but it can not catch the android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED action. What I am doing wrong? here is my manifest file:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<!--<receiver android:name=".OtherReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>-->
<receiver android:name="com.myApp.AppReceiver" android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED"/>
<action android:name="com.myApp.wifitimer"/>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED" />
<data android:scheme="package" android:path="com.myApp" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
as it can be seen I added the permission again inside the receiver and the name of the receiver gets the full name of the class as this answer suggests.
here is the broadcast receiver class:
#Override
public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
String action1 = arg1.getAction();
if(action1.equals(Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED)) {
Log.d("receiver","action is: boot");
}
if(action1.equals("android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED")) {
Log.d("receiver","action is: package");
}
}
When I run the app the receiver catches the android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED but when I restart the phone the receiver does not catch the BOOT_COMPLETED.
However when I comment in the .OtherReceiver in the Mainfest file it can catch it!
here is the code of this class:
public class OtherReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
String action = arg1.getAction();
if(action.equals(Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED)) {
Log.d("new receiver","action is: boot");
}
}
}
just the same as the other one. So my question is why I need define a separate receiver for the BOOT_COMPLETED action?
Edit: I also tried to send the action via adb according to this, and without any permission I could catch it with the AppReceiver class:
am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED -c android.intent.category.HOME -n com.blubuk/.AppReciever

First, remove android:permission="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" from your <receiver> element.
Second, your <data> portion of your <intent-filter> is applying to all <action> elements within that <intent-filter>, which you do not want. There is no Uri on ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED.
However, rather than creating a separate <receiver> element, you could just create a separate <intent-filter> element on your original <receiver> element. Move your <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" /> to the new <intent-filter> (and perhaps that com.myApp.wifitimer one too), so that they are unaffected by the <data> of your first <intent-filter>.

Replace your Manifest with this and I am sure it will work. Placing android:permission in the receiver tag was incorrect.
<receiver
android:name="com.myApp.AppReceiver"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>

Is service is started automatically

I am new to android .Is service in android is started automatically when the mobile is switch on??if yes that's great.if no can any one explain how can i start the particular service ??

No, service is not started automatically after device boot. but you can register an android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED for Starting Service when Device boot complete as:
AndroidManifest.xml :
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED">
</uses-permission>
<receiver android:name=".BootReceiver" android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
BootReceiver.java :
public class BootReceiver extends IntentReceiver
{
static final String ACTION = "android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED";
public void onReceiveIntent(Context context, Intent intent)
{
if (intent.getAction().equals(ACTION))
{
context.startService(new Intent(context,YourService.class));
}
}
}

In user based application service does not start automatically
you need to add below code
<receiver android:name="com.wallpaper.StartReceiver" xmlns:android="#unknown">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>

you better read something on Broadcast receiver from here
http://www.vogella.com/articles/AndroidBroadcastReceiver/article.html
A broadcast receiver is an Android component which allows to register for system or application events(in your case the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED)
As soon as the Android loads up it broadcast a message that the boot is completed and all the applications that are registered to receivce that event will receive it and you can do your stuff...
It can be done using this code below by adding it to the manifest file
<receiver android:name="some_pagacakge_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
here are some links for it
http://www.grokkingandroid.com/android-tutorial-broadcastreceiver/

you can start your service startService(intent)
To run it on Phone restart
add following permission in manifest file
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
and declared a Broadcast Receiver like
<receiver android:name=".BootReceiver"
android:label="BootReceiver">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"></action>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
and then
public class BootReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
private static final String TAG="BootReceiver";
#Override public void onReceive(Context context,Intent intent){
try{
context.startService(new Intent(context,yourServiceName.class));
Log.i(TAG,"Starting Service yourServiceName");
}catch(Exception e){
Log.e(TAG,e.toString());
}
}
}

Its depends on your requirement what kind of service you want to start and when you want to start that service. if you want to start particular service on startup then you have to register the reciever as Devangi Desai has mentioned and then you need to issue the startService() method.
public class Receiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String intentAction = intent.getAction();
if (intentAction.equals(Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED))
context.startService(new Intent(context,
ConnectionService.class));
}
}
Here ConnectionService.class is class which extends a service and has the implementation of service.

They are not started automatically unless you explicitly define in the manifest that they should be started at boot time. To do this, you need to add the action
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
in your manifest file for your service.
example:
<receiver android:name="MyStartupIntentReceiver" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</receiver>
Please read this official guide for more detailed information about services:
https://developer.android.com/guide/components/services.html

Android: receiving intent sent by system ACTION_PACKAGE_RESTARTED

I am new to android. I get completely stuck in using ACTION_PACKAGE_RESTARTED in my application
I have removed pacakge from my emulator, also added using adb install but get nothing. Start an app. close that one and again start that app. nothing seems work for me. There is no log in logcat.
Is there anything that i'm missing? Please help
public class RestartReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action= intent.getAction();
Log.i("D", "Inside receiver");
}
And here is the manifest file
<application android:icon="#drawable/icon" android:label="#string/app_name">
<receiver android:name=".ReceiverTest">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REMOVED" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.ACTION_PACKAGE_RESTARTED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
</application>

the value specified in the intent filter is incorrect..actual value is
<action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_RESTARTED" />
and this broadcast can be received for other packages only. Restarted application/package doesn't receive this broadcast.

You should add a data specification to the intent-filter:
<data android:scheme="package" />