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Maarten
Maarten

Reputation: 7308

Start a service from a service

I have a widget that is updated by a service. The service also sets an OnClick event for an ImageButton that is in the widget layout. The way I do this is by setting a PendingIntent that is supposed to open the service.

However, when I click the refresh button, nothing happens. 

public void setRefreshButton(Context context, RemoteViews views) {
    Intent widgetUpdateIntent = new Intent(context, UpdateService.class);
    PendingIntent pendingRefreshIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(
            context, 0, widgetUpdateIntent, 0);
    }
    views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.widget_button_refresh,
            pendingRefreshIntent);
}

I have a log at the first line of onStart() of my service, but that doesn't even show up in LogCat. What am I doing wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 103

Answers (1)

K-ballo
K-ballo

Reputation: 81349

Your PendingIntent attempts to starts an Activity, not a Service. Try with PendingIntent.getService.

Upvotes: 2

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