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ahmetvefa53
ahmetvefa53

Reputation: 611

android service startForeGround functionality

is Calling startForeGround mandatory to make a service background service? When I start a service and return START_STICKY on onstartCommand function,it will start again after service kill.(example close app with swiping) I could not understand functionality of startForeGround function.returning START_STICKY is not enough?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 71

Answers (1)

jmarkstar
jmarkstar

Reputation: 1335

startForeGround is no needed if you are going to run a background service, this method is useful when you you want to run a foreground service which probably will show a Notification while it is running. This is a nice way to make a service run for a long time even if the user killed(closed) the app.

Upvotes: 1

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