I have try build a android application that use a thread inside a service, the service and the thread run with well, but when i stop and destroy the service, the thread still live, so when i run again the application there are 2 thread in the application, so i wannt to know how i can destroy the thread.
anybody can help me to solve the problem ?
here my service class :
public class MyService extends Service{
Handler handler;
static String toast_msg;
Thread t;
private static final String TAG = "MyService";
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
return null;
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
Toast.makeText(this, "Congrats! MyService Created", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Log.d(TAG, "onCreate");
}
#Override
public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
/* Toast.makeText(this, "My Service Started", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Log.d(TAG, "onStart");
//Note: You can start a new thread and use it for long background processing from here.*/
toast_msg = "Horas";
super.onStart(intent, startId);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), toast_msg, Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
.show();
handler = new Handler() {
public void handleMessage(android.os.Message msg) {
super.handleMessage(msg);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), toast_msg,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
};
t = new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
while (true) {
try {
t.sleep(5000);
// Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Horas",
// Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
handler.sendEmptyMessage(0);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
});
t.start();
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
Toast.makeText(this, "MyService Stopped", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Log.d(TAG, "onDestroy");
//t.interrupt();
handler.removeCallbacks(t);
super.onDestroy();
t.currentThread().interrupt();
}
}
t = new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
while (true) {
try {
if(flag){//here add a flag
return;
}
t.sleep(5000);
// Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Horas",
// Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
handler.sendEmptyMessage(0);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
});
t.start();
public void onDestroy() {
Toast.makeText(this, "MyService Stopped", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Log.d(TAG, "onDestroy");
//t.interrupt();
handler.removeCallbacks(t);
super.onDestroy();
flag = false;//here set flag to false
}
You may want to consider using Service or IntentService instead, as these provide better management of threads, pausing, restarting etc.
See the Android IntentService documentation, or this other StackOverflow question and answer session. There's not much call to be kicking off your own threads these days, as there's better threading/service management features provided by the Android API/SDKs.
These are much more stable, optimised, and (in my opinion) neater and cleaner to use than spinning up a raw thread and trying to manage it yourself, especially if you're not catering for your app suddenly being killed because the battery went flat or the user doing something unexpected.
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In my application I want use service for get request to server.
I should run this service for always and not stop it!
I write below code in service, but just show for 5 time and when receive to 5 step. then not show Toast!
But I want always getData() and show Toast.
Service class :
public class NotifyService extends Service {
private static final String TAG = "HelloService";
private boolean isRunning = false;
#Override
public void onCreate() {
Log.i(TAG, "Service onCreate");
isRunning = true;
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Log.i(TAG, "Service onStartCommand");
//Creating new thread for my service
//Always write your long running tasks in a separate thread, to avoid ANR
new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
//Your logic that service will perform will be placed here
//In this example we are just looping and waits for 5000 milliseconds in each loop.
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
try {
Thread.sleep(5000);
} catch (Exception e) {
}
if (isRunning) {
ExploreSendData sendData = new ExploreSendData();
sendData.setPageIndex(1);
sendData.setPageSize(10);
sendData.setShowFollows(false);
sendData.setShowMovies(true);
sendData.setShowNews(true);
sendData.setShowReplies(false);
sendData.setShowSeries(true);
sendData.setShowSuggestions(false);
InterfaceApi api = ApiClient.getClient().create(InterfaceApi.class);
Call<ExploreResponse> call = api.getExplore(new SharedPrefrencesHandler(NotifyService.this)
.getFromShared(SharedPrefrencesKeys.TOKEN.name()), sendData);
call.enqueue(new Callback<ExploreResponse>() {
#Override
public void onResponse(Call<ExploreResponse> call, Response<ExploreResponse> response) {
if (response.body().getData() != null && response.body().getStatusCode() != 401
&& response.body().getStatusCode() != 402) {
Toast.makeText(NotifyService.this, "Test Show message ever 5second", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
#Override
public void onFailure(Call<ExploreResponse> call, Throwable t) {
}
});
}
}
//Stop service once it finishes its task
stopSelf();
}
}).start();
return Service.START_STICKY;
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
Log.i(TAG, "Service onBind");
return null;
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
isRunning = false;
Log.i(TAG, "Service onDestroy");
}
}
I copy this service code from internet, but just show 5times. I want show always.
How can I edit my codes and fix it? Please help me. Thanks
The problem is not in the service, services start and continue living as long as the app is alive and android doesn't kill it. For an infinite loop replace the "for loop" with "While loop". The below loop doesn't end.
while (true) {
......
......
......
}
I am working on below code to run a service in background,but the problem is i am not getting how to run the service indefinitely even though the app is closed,here on press of back my service is stopping.I have read many tutorials but still confused with this.
public class HelloService extends Service {
private static final String TAG = "HelloService";
private boolean isRunning = false;
#Override
public void onCreate() {
Log.i(TAG, "Service onCreate");
isRunning = true;
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Log.i(TAG, "Service onStartCommand");
new Thread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
try {
Thread.sleep(1000);
} catch (Exception e) {
}
if (isRunning) {
Log.i(TAG, "Service running");
}
}
//Stop service once it finishes its task
stopSelf();
}
}).start();
return Service.START_STICKY;
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
Log.i(TAG, "Service onBind");
return null;
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
isRunning = false;
Log.i(TAG, "Service onDestroy");
}
}
On Android there is NO way (at least for a third party app) to have a never ending process running. The system can always kill your service. So you can use a foreground service but the system can kill your service even in this case (even with low probability). In addition, you should consider that the cpu can go to sleep. So you should take a wakelock but in this way you can kill the user battery so it's not a good solution. My suggestion is to always work "on event" for example with a brodacast receiver that starts a intent service, it does some work and then exit. The always running processes are simply a wrong design choices on Android.
One Way is to use while loop but keep a check i.e
while(true) {
if (condition != true) {
Thread.sleep(time);
} else {
break;
}
}
I have a button on which following code is written
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.add(Calendar.SECOND, 10);
Intent intent = new Intent(Formact.this, MyService.class);
MyService.pintent = PendingIntent.getService(Formact.this, 0, intent, 0);
MyService.alarm = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
MyService.alarm.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP,cal.getTimeInMillis(), 5000, MyService.pintent);
now once the services is created it has to destroy on a specific action but after each time it destroy it starts again.
here is my service class
public class MyService extends Service {
public static int counter = 0;
public static PendingIntent pintent;
public static AlarmManager alarm;
Boolean save=false;
public MyService() {
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return new Binder() ;
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
Toast.makeText(this, "Service was Created", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
#Override
public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
counter++;
Toast.makeText(this, " Service Started" + " " + counter, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
SaveForm handler = new SaveForm(getApplicationContext());
handler.setobj(getApplicationContext());
handler.setText(Formact.sendform, Formact.listString);
handler.stratConnection();
String m = "";
int val = 0;
try{
Log.e("val",SaveForm.msg);
if(SaveForm.msg!=null)
{
m=SaveForm.msg.substring(SaveForm.msg.length() - 1);
}
val=Integer.parseInt(m);
Log.e("val",m);
if(val>0)
{
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Data saved", 100);
toast.show();
save=true;
MyService.this.stopSelf();
// alarm.cancel(pintent);
if(alarm!=null)
{
try{
alarm.cancel(pintent);
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Toast toasdst = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Massi", 100);
toasdst.show();
}
alarm=null;
}
}
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Data Not saved", 100);
toast.show();
///responseStr = responseStrr;
}
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
Toast.makeText(this, "Service Destroyed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
super.onDestroy();
if(save)
{
try{
stopSelf();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Toast.makeText(this, "Head Bang", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
super.onDestroy();
}
}
}
}
I had set the alarm.cancle but it throws exception because alarm is already null
I had also tried this
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
try{
// String parameter = intent.getStringExtra("param_name");
if(save){
stopSelf();
}
}catch(Exception ex){
}
return startId;
}
But nothing works service starts again and again.
One more thing if I did not close the application than every thing works perfect the alarm is canceled but when I close the application and expect to run it same it background it start creating again and again.
Help please.
1.Do not use onStart(), in docs:
onStart(Intent intent, int startId)
This method was deprecated in API level 5. Implement onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) instead.
Use onStartCommand instead and return START_NOT_STICKY or START_STICKY not startId.
2. It seems that you are starting a connection handler.stratConnection(); if you are binding anything to it using bindService(), then you need to unbind it from the service using unbindService(mConnection). As given in docs:
Disconnect from an application service. You will no longer receive calls as the service is restarted, and the service is now allowed to stop at any time.
If you are not binding anything then return null in onBind().
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
3. Use super.onDestroy() like this:
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
Toast.makeText(this, "Service Destroyed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
super.onDestroy();
/***** No need to put this as it is already going to be destroyed
if(save)
{
try{
stopSelf();
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Toast.makeText(this, "Head Bang", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
super.onDestroy();
}
}
}
*****/
}
4. Cancel the alarm by alarm.cancel(pintent) before calling stopSelf().
if(alarm!=null)
{
try{
alarm.cancel(pintent);
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Toast toasdst = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Massi", 100);
toasdst.show();
}
alarm=null;
}
MyService.this.stopSelf();
5. You are using alarm and pintent without initializing it. It is not initialized in your code.
6. Stop service in your activity by using context.stopService(intent), using the same intent as Intent intent = new Intent(Formact.this, MyService.class);.
As you are storing the data to the server by using
handler.setText(Formact.sendform, Formact.listString);
Simply once the data is saved make
Formact.sendform=null
Formact.listString=null
when these values are null the application will throw a exception catch it in a catch block and use this line to close
MyService.alarm.cancel(MyService.pintent);
MyService.this.stopService();
service will not start again.
For studying the Android service, I wrote a test program that have three button "bind service", "unbind service" and "send echo" on the screen. When clicked, they use bindService(), unbindService() and a Messenger to communicate with the service.
Here is the service codes:
public class MessengerService extends Service {
private final Messenger mMessenger = new Messenger(new TempHandler());
private class TempHandler extends Handler {
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch (msg.what) {
case MSG_SAY_HELLO:
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Hi, there.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
case MSG_SAY_GOODBYE:
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "See you next time.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
case MSG_ECHO:
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Received " + msg.arg1 + " from client.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Messenger replyMessenger = msg.replyTo;
Message replyMsg = Message.obtain(null, MSG_ECHO, msg.arg1, 0);
try {
replyMessenger.send(replyMsg);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
default:
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
}
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service bound", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return mMessenger.getBinder();
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
Log.d("", "Service.onDestroy()...");
super.onDestroy();
}
}
And here is the activity code:
public class MessengerActivity extends Activity {
private Messenger mMessengerService;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity2);
Button bind = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button5);
bind.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
doBindService();
}
});
Button unbind = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button6);
unbind.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
doUnbindService();
}
});
Button echo = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button7);
echo.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
doSendEcho();
}
});
}
private void doBindService() {
Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MessengerService.class);
bindService(intent, mConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
}
private void doUnbindService() {
Message msg = Message.obtain(null, MessengerService.MSG_SAY_GOODBYE);
try {
mMessengerService.send(msg);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
unbindService(mConnection);
}
private void doSendEcho() {
if (mMessengerService != null) {
Message msg = Message.obtain(null, MessengerService.MSG_ECHO, 12345, 0);
msg.replyTo = mMessenger;
try {
mMessengerService.send(msg);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
private final Messenger mMessenger = new Messenger(new TempHandler());
private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
#Override
public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder service) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service is connected.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
mMessengerService = new Messenger(service);
Message msg = Message.obtain(null, MessengerService.MSG_SAY_HELLO);
try {
mMessengerService.send(msg);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
#Override
public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName name) {
mMessengerService = null;
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service is disconnected.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
};
private class TempHandler extends Handler {
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch (msg.what) {
case MessengerService.MSG_ECHO:
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Get the echo message (" + msg.arg1 + ")", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
default:
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
}
}
}
When I click "bind service" and "send echo" button. I can see the service is connected and the message communication is good. And then click "unbind service", I saw the service onDestroy() be called, so I expect the service is stopped and should not respond to the coming message again. But actually is, the service seems still alive and I could get the echo message again when click the "send echo" button. So I'm wondering is there anything I made incorrect? Or maybe I'm not fully understand about the service?
Hope someone can help, thanks.
A service is "bound" when an application component binds to it by calling bindService(). A bound service offers a client-server interface that allows components to interact with the service, send requests, get results, and even do so across processes with interprocess communication (IPC). A bound service runs only as long as another application component is bound to it.
http://developer.android.com/guide/components/services.html
A service will shut down after all bindService() calls have had their corresponding unbindService() calls. If there are no bound clients, then the service will also need stopService() if and only if somebody called startService() on the service.
Drawing from the below link.
How to check if a service is running on Android?.
private void doSendEcho() {
if(isMyServiceRunning()) // if service is running
{
if (mMessengerService != null) {
Message msg = Message.obtain(null, MessengerService.MSG_ECHO, 12345, 0);
msg.replyTo = mMessenger;
try {
mMessengerService.send(msg);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
private boolean isMyServiceRunning() {
ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
if (MessengerService.class.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
#Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onStop();
// Unbind from the service
unbindService(mConnection);
Log.i("Stopped!",""+isMyServiceRunning());
Log.i("stopped", "Service Stopped");
}
Example:
I tested the below it works fine.
public class MessengerService extends Service {
public static final int MSG_SAY_HELLO =1;
public static final int MSG_SAY_GOODBYE =2;
ArrayList<Messenger> mClients = new ArrayList<Messenger>();
private final Messenger mMessenger = new Messenger(new TempHandler());
private class TempHandler extends Handler {
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch (msg.what) {
case MSG_SAY_HELLO:
mClients.add(msg.replyTo);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Hi, there.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
break;
case MSG_SAY_GOODBYE:
mClients.add(msg.replyTo);
break;
default:
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
}
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service bound", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return mMessenger.getBinder();
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
Log.i("MessengerService", "Service Destroyed...");
super.onDestroy();
}
}
MainAactivity.java
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
boolean mIsBound=false;
Messenger mService = null;
private boolean isMyServiceRunning() {
ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
if (MessengerService.class.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Button bind = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
bind.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
doBindService();
}
});
Button unbind = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button2);
unbind.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
doUnbindService();
}
});
}
class TempHandler extends Handler {
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch (msg.what) {
case MessengerService.MSG_SAY_GOODBYE:
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Received from service: " + msg.arg1,1000).show();
break;
default:
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
}
}
/**
* Target we publish for clients to send messages to IncomingHandler.
*/
final Messenger mMessenger = new Messenger(new TempHandler());
/**
* Class for interacting with the main interface of the service.
*/
private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName className,
IBinder service) {
// This is called when the connection with the service has been
// established, giving us the service object we can use to
// interact with the service. We are communicating with our
// service through an IDL interface, so get a client-side
// representation of that from the raw service object.
mService = new Messenger(service);
// mCallbackText.setText("Attached.");
// We want to monitor the service for as long as we are
// connected to it.
try {
Message msg = Message.obtain(null,
MessengerService.MSG_SAY_HELLO);
msg.replyTo = mMessenger;
mService.send(msg);
// Give it some value as an example.
// msg = Message.obtain(null,
// MessengerService.MSG_E, this.hashCode(), 0);
// mService.send(msg);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// In this case the service has crashed before we could even
// do anything with it; we can count on soon being
// disconnected (and then reconnected if it can be restarted)
// so there is no need to do anything here.
}
// As part of the sample, tell the user what happened.
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "remote_service_connected",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName className) {
// This is called when the connection with the service has been
// unexpectedly disconnected -- that is, its process crashed.
mService = null;
// mCallbackText.setText("Disconnected.");
// As part of the sample, tell the" user what happened.
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "remote_service_disconnected",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
};
void doBindService() {
// Establish a connection with the service. We use an explicit
// class name because there is no reason to be able to let other
// applications replace our component.
bindService(new Intent(MainActivity.this,
MessengerService.class), mConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
mIsBound=true;
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Binding",1000).show();
}
void doUnbindService() {
if (mIsBound) {
// If we have received the service, and hence registered with
// it, then now is the time to unregister.
if (mService != null) {
try {
Message msg = Message.obtain(null,
MessengerService.MSG_SAY_GOODBYE);
msg.replyTo = mMessenger;
mService.send(msg);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// There is nothing special we need to do if the service
// has crashed.
}
}
// Detach our existing connection.
unbindService(mConnection);
mIsBound = false;
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "UnBinding"+isMyServiceRunning(),1000).show();
}
}
}
I personally find the terminology/nomenclature to be dissatisfying/misleading.
"onDestroy" and "stopService" might be better understood if they were called "FlagForAndroidOSDestruction" and "FlagForAndroidStopService".
If one downloads/compiles/runs any of the following examples, one can see that even when the OnHandleIntent is finished or stopService has been called, the process and even the service can still hang around! To see this simply launch the example(s) below, and then on your phone/tablet goto
Settings->Apps->Running->Show Running Services
and
Settings->Apps->Running->Show Cached Processes
When you see these, try launching a ton of other apps on the phone and THEN you'll see Android destroying said service & process.
http://developer.android.com/guide/components/services.html#ExtendingIntentService
http://android-er.blogspot.com/2013/03/stop-intentservice.html
How to check all the running services in android?
Yes, this is a conclusion drawn out of the official docs:
A service can be both started and have connections bound to it. In such a case, the system will keep the service running as long as either it is started or there are one or more connections to it with the Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE flag. Once neither of these situations hold, the service's onDestroy() method is called and the service is effectively terminated. All cleanup (stopping threads, unregistering receivers) should be complete upon returning from onDestroy().
From http://developer.android.com/guide/components/services.html :
These two paths are not entirely separate. That is, you can bind to a service that was already started with startService(). For example, a background music service could be started by calling startService() with an Intent that identifies the music to play. Later, possibly when the user wants to exercise some control over the player or get information about the current song, an activity can bind to the service by calling bindService(). In cases like this, stopService() or stopSelf() does not actually stop the service until all clients unbind.
So you have to call unBindService() and after stopService()
This link (Do I need to call both unbindService and stopService for Android services?) says that you need to call stopService before unbindService.
Try that.
Can anyone tell me the way to keep a Service always running or restarting itself when the user close it? I've watched that facebook services restart when i clear memory.
I don't want to make ForegroundServices.
You should create a sticky service. Read more about it here.
You can do this by returning START_STICKY in onStartCommand.
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Log.i("LocalService", "Received start id " + startId + ": " + intent);
// We want this service to continue running until it is explicitly
// stopped, so return sticky.
return START_STICKY;
}
Read also about application:persistent which is "Whether or not the application should remain running at all times". This is more troublesome - System will try not to kill your app which will effect others in the system, you should be careful using it.
I copied this from a service I used in an app I did before.
ITS IMPORTANT TO NOT UPDATE ANY UI. because you have no user interface in services. this applies to Toasts as well.
good luck
public class nasserservice extends Service {
private static long UPDATE_INTERVAL = 1*5*1000; //default
private static Timer timer = new Timer();
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}
#Override
public void onCreate(){
super.onCreate();
_startService();
}
private void _startService()
{
timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(
new TimerTask() {
public void run() {
doServiceWork();
}
}, 1000,UPDATE_INTERVAL);
Log.i(getClass().getSimpleName(), "FileScannerService Timer started....");
}
private void doServiceWork()
{
//do something wotever you want
//like reading file or getting data from network
try {
}
catch (Exception e) {
}
}
private void _shutdownService()
{
if (timer != null) timer.cancel();
Log.i(getClass().getSimpleName(), "Timer stopped...");
}
#Override
public void onDestroy()
{
super.onDestroy();
_shutdownService();
// if (MAIN_ACTIVITY != null) Log.d(getClass().getSimpleName(), "FileScannerService stopped");
}
}