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How to run CountDownTimer in a Service in Android?

The easiest way is probably to create a broadcast receiver in your activity and have the service send broadcasts to the receiver. Here’s a full listing for a service class with a simplified CountDownTimer. package com.example.cdt; import android.app.Service; import android.content.Intent; import android.os.CountDownTimer; import android.os.IBinder; import android.util.Log; public class BroadcastService extends Service { private final static … Read more

ANDROID: email client receiver email id empty in android-parse

if jsonObject is not null check to see if the parse database you are pulling your data from has the the “email” tag

Restart the service even if app is force-stopped and Keep running service in background even after closing the app How?

I am not sure which ‘Task Manager’ you are referring to as different ones would act differently, so I am basing my answer on the action when the user goes to Settings–>manage Applications and–> force stops the app the way android has given him. Assuming that your service is running as part of the process … Read more

Internet listener Android example

Create one Broadcast Receiver for that and register it in manifest file. First create a new class NetworkStateReceiver and extend BroadcastReceiver. public class NetworkStateReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { Log.d(“app”,”Network connectivity change”); if(intent.getExtras()!=null) { NetworkInfo ni=(NetworkInfo) intent.getExtras().get(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_NETWORK_INFO); if(ni!=null && ni.getState()==NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED) { Log.i(“app”,”Network “+ni.getTypeName()+” connected”); } } if(intent.getExtras().getBoolean(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_NO_CONNECTIVITY,Boolean.FALSE)) { Log.d(“app”,”There’s no … Read more

Background Service getting killed in android

The main problem is that we cannot say Services are not meant to be killed. They are meant to run in background as long as we want it to. Basically, that is not true. System still can terminate the service in low memory and possibly other situations. There are 2 ways to overcome this: If … Read more

Cannot keep android service alive after app is closed

Here is an example of foreground service that I use and that works, it remains active when the app is closed. Of course, it also must be started, and for that task the app must be running at a first glance, or a receiver of a boot event must be set, but this is another … Read more

Download multiple files with a progress bar in ListView Android

This is a working sample, take a look. Launch the app, press back button and then again come back to test the case of launching another Activity and coming back. Make sure to get PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK for your IntentService to ensure that CPU keeps running. import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.List; import java.util.Random; import … Read more

What is the difference between an IntentService and a Service? [duplicate]

Service is a base class of service implementation. Service runs on the application’s main thread which may reduce the application performance. Thus, IntentService, which is a direct subclass of Service is available to make things easier. The IntentService is used to perform a certain task in the background. Once done, the instance of IntentService terminates … Read more

Is there any way to run service continuously?

If you go through THE LINK, you will find: Unfortunately, some devices implement killing the app from the recents menu as a force stop. Stock Android does not do this. When an app is force stopped, it cannot execute jobs, receive alarms or broadcasts, etc. So unfortunately, it’s infeasible for us to address it – … Read more

Android L (API 21) – java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Service Intent must be explicit

Start the service explicitely intent = new Intent(context, Service.class); OR explicitly provide the package in an implicit intent intent = new Intent(“com.example.intent.ACTION”); intent.setPackage(“com.example”)