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Reputation: 834

Variables of Application class are null when a new Service instance is launched

I have a MainApplication class which extends an Application.
Also I have an AlarmBroadcastReceiver class which extends BroadcastReceiver.
onReceive(context, intent) method of AlarmBroadcastReceiver gets data from intent and starts a service. I run service in a separate thread and this is its declaration in AndroidManifest.xml:

<service android:name="***myPackageName***.AlarmService"
                 android:process=":remote">
</service>

The problem is the following: if I close the application by clicking "Home" button at Android 4.0, opening "Recent apps" and pulling the application to the left when a service is running, and then launch the application again (the service is still running), a new service, which is started when the AlarmBroadcastReceiver receives a new intent, can't get data of MainApplication class (even the static variables of the MainApplication are null). Why?
I can't perform debug, because the debugger is deattached when I close the application...

Upvotes: 0

Views: 216

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006674

Why?

Because you added android:process=":remote", which runs your service in a separate process, with its own separate copy of your Application object.

Simply remove android:process=":remote", as using more than one process is an anti-pattern on Android anyway.

Upvotes: 1

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