How to launch service on boot complete android?

Question

I've read some tutorial on launch service on boot. What I've done is:

In manifest:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" >
</uses-permission>

<receiver android:name="my.package.ServiceStartup" >
   <intent-filter>
       <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
   </intent-filter>
</receiver>

CODE:

public class ServiceStartup extends BroadcastReceiver {

    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        Handler h = new Handler();
        h.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
           @Override
           public void run() {
               Intent dialogIntent = new Intent(getBaseContext(), MyActivity.class);
               dialogIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
               getApplication().startActivity(dialogIntent);
           }
        }, 10000);
    }
}

In this way, if i reboot my device and go to setting in active applications, my service is not launched. What can I do? Where I make error? thanks!!

Iliad

@jackTurkey u got any solution becuse same issu i am facing – Intradermal

possible duplicate of Trying to start a service on boot on Android – Zoophilous

Answer 1

You want to start activity or service. In case of service, you will have to call startService(). Like:

getApplication().startService(new Intent(this, MyService.class));

Occiput

i want to start service "ServiceStartup" that after 10 seconds launch an activity.... – Iliad

I assume you are not doing much i during those 10 seconds. Not getting a user input atleast. You may want to call Thread.sleep(10000) and then start the activity. Or else in you onCreate() of activity you will have to wait for 10seconds and then start it there. – Occiput

ok.. but i don't think the problem was there cause in my active application ( on settings ) i don't see my service running – Iliad

because you have not started it yet. You only started the activity. If you want more insight, please paste your actvity code, where you are starting the activity. – Occiput

witch service i have to start in postDelayed? :) – Iliad

the service you want to start. To make sure, are you confused between a service and an activity? – Occiput

i'm not confused.. i want to start activity from my boot service.. u say me to start a service in postdelayed not activity – Iliad

Answer 2

Did you run your app? Refer to this tutorial

If you application is installed on the SD card, then it is not available after the android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED event. Register yourself in this case for the android.intent.action.ACTION_EXTERNAL_APPLICATIONS_AVAILABLE event.

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Also note that as of Android 3.0 the user needs to have started the application at least once before your application can receive android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED events.

Wamsley