How to always run a service in the background?

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a service that is always running in
the background

This is not possible in any real sense of the term, as you have discovered. It is also bad design.

every 5 min. the service checks the
current location of the device and
calls a web service

Use AlarmManager.

using the AlarmManager the make the 5
min. interval call to a service. But I
was not able to make this work.

Here is a sample project showing how to use one, along with the use of WakefulIntentService so you stay awake while trying to do the whole Web service thing.

If you have continued problems with it, open up a new question about the specific things you are encountering with AlarmManager that are giving you grief.

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