Top "Android-service" questions

A Service is an application component representing either an application's desire to perform a longer-running operation while not interacting with the user or to supply functionality for other applications to use.

How to use PendingIntent to communicate from a Service to a client/Activity?

I have been reading the following text on the Android Developers Site, specifically under the Framework Topics -> Services …

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Wake locks android service recurring

I have this application that needs to run a service (background) that beeps periodically. The phone needs to beep the …

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Restart service after force stop

I am developing an application which is used as application locker, an app which is able to protect other installed …

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How to display Toast from a Service after main Activity finishes?

UPDATE: I don't agree that this is a duplicate - because I am seeking for a way to exit the …

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How to monitor SIM state change

I'd like to be able to do some stuff when the SIM state change, i.e. play a sound when …

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MediaPlayer Service Android

I am new to Android. I am creating service for Media Player so that it can continue to play song …

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Using Job Scheduler in Android API <21

I was looking at a scheduling tutorial by Vogella. It mentions the Job Scheduler API that was introduced in API 21 …

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Android Local Service Sample, bindservice(), and ServiceConnection()

I have a question which is related to this question that was asked by @mnish about a year ago. Please …

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Can anybody explain what is difference between unbound and bound service in android

Can anybody explain what is difference between unbound and bound service in android and explain about intent service Thanks

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Using Dagger 2 to inject into service

I have an app which is basically a service that runs all the time and alarms the user when something …

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