First of all, it is really very bad pattern to run service forcefully against the user’s willingness.
Anyways, you can restart it by using a BroadcastReceiver
which handles the broadcast sent from onDestroy()
of your service.
StickyService.java
public class StickyService extends Service
{
private static final String TAG = "StickyService";
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Log.e(TAG, "onStartCommand");
return START_STICKY;
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
sendBroadcast(new Intent("YouWillNeverKillMe"));
}
}
RestartServiceReceiver.java
public class RestartServiceReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver
{
private static final String TAG = "RestartServiceReceiver";
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
Log.e(TAG, "onReceive");
context.startService(new Intent(context.getApplicationContext(), StickyService.class));
}
}
Declare the components in manifest file:
<service android:name=".StickyService" >
</service>
<receiver android:name=".RestartServiceReceiver" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="YouWillNeverKillMe" >
</action>
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
Start the StickyService
in a Component (i.e. Application
, Activity
, Fragment
):
startService(new Intent(this, StickyService.class));
OR
sendBroadcast(new Intent("YouWillNeverKillMe"));