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Michael Harper
Michael Harper

Reputation: 65

onStartCommand not called with startService

I want to start a service from my activity class. The problem is, that onStartCommand never gets called. I placed breakpoint there and it is never hit. My example is really simple and I don't understand why it doesn't work.

MainActivity.java:

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(TestService.class.getName());
        serviceIntent.putExtra("UserID", "123456");
        serviceIntent.setPackage(this.getPackageName());
        startService(serviceIntent);
    }
}

If I remove serviceIntent.setPackage(this.getPackageName()); I get the following error:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Service Intent must be explicit: Intent { act=package.TestService (has extras) }

That's why I added it to get rid of this error. But it still isn't working.

TestService.java:

public class TestService extends Service {
    public TestService() {
    }

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        // TODO: Return the communication channel to the service.
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not yet implemented");
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
    }
}

AndroidManifest.xml:

<application
    ...
    <service
        android:name=".TestService"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:exported="true"></service>
    ...
</application>

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1163

Answers (1)

Nikunj Sorathiya
Nikunj Sorathiya

Reputation: 353

Please try this

Add in Activity class

Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, TestService.class);
serviceIntent.putExtra("UserID", "123456");
startService(serviceIntent);

Upvotes: 3

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