CODEWITHSUNDEEP
androidservice
Slim C.
Slim C.

Reputation: 1127

Stop Android Service after some time?

I have a background service in my app which is started by Widget. When User Starts service it's going to run until user stop it. And that can drain battery a lot if user forgets to stop it. I want to add some safety to switch. To stop service after some time like 5 or 10 minutes. What is the best way to do this?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1224

Answers (2)

AADProgramming
AADProgramming

Reputation: 6345

You can implement a Handler to stop service after specific delay:

private Handler handler = new Handler() {

    @Override
    public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
        switch (msg.what) {
            case 1: {
                stopSelf();
            }break;
        }
    }
}

And provide your delay below:

handler.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(1, 300000);//add your delay here

Upvotes: 0

Larry Schiefer
Larry Schiefer

Reputation: 15775

Note that unless your Service is actively processing something or holding a wakelock it is not consuming more battery. A Service can be in the "running" state but not doing anything. The Android framework is event driven, so unless you are still executing an onStartCommand() or a background thread you spawned then you are not consuming CPU or battery. That being said, if you do need to kill off your Service after a specific amount of time, use an alarm set via the AlarmManager.

Upvotes: 1

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