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Jesse J
Jesse J

Reputation: 542

Starting up 2 instances of the same service?

I've developed an Android service that I auto-start with the following code :

AndroidManifest.xml :

    <!-- Declare Boot Completed Broadcast Receiver, For Service Auto-Start on Boot -->
    <receiver android:name=".utils.os.ServiceAutoStart">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

ServiceAutoStart.java :

public class ServiceAutoStart extends BroadcastReceiver
{

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent)
    {
        // Start Patch Service On Boot
        context.startService(new Intent(context, PatchService.class));
    }
}

In addition, I have a "Viewer" that starts and binds to the service using startService() and bindService(). For the most part everything works as expected. Recently I noticed that if I immediately open my "Viewer" application as soon an my Android device boot up, I seem to create 2 instance of the service (see image below). I didn't think it was possible to create 2 instances of the same service. What is going on here? Am I misinterpreting what I'm seeing in DDMS?

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Upvotes: 1

Views: 182

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006584

I seem to create 2 instance of the service (see image below)

If you are referring to your semi-redacted list of debuggable processes on the left, they are two separate apps. One is com.XXXX.service and one is com.XXXX.serviceremote.

I didn't think it was possible to create 2 instances of the same service

It's not. They are separate instances of separate services in separate apps.

Upvotes: 1

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