I know this question is asked so many times but i didn't find any solution to keep service alive even if my app get killed.
My application run on all devices but some devices if i kill the app then my service also killed (Device name MI 4 Version ans asus 5.0.3 )
following is my service code where i have started my foreground service
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle("My service started at ")
.setTicker("My service started")
.setContentText("app")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.app)
.setLargeIcon(Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(icon, 128, 128, false))
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.setOngoing(true).build();
startForeground(Constants.FOREGROUND_SERVICE,notification);
}
For this problem, i make many checkpoints for my TestService on various events
i.e.
- NetworkChangeReceiver
- BootReceiver
- onCreate method of MainActivity
Then i have a class called ServiceDetector.java
import android.app.ActivityManager;
import android.content.Context;
import java.util.List;
public class ServiceDetector {
// this method is very important
public boolean isServiceRunning(Context context, Class<?> serviceClass) {
ActivityManager activityManager = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
List<ActivityManager.RunningServiceInfo> services = activityManager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
if (services != null) {
for (int i = 0; i < services.size(); i++) {
if ((serviceClass.getName()).equals(services.get(i).service.getClassName()) && services.get(i).pid != 0) {
return true;
}
}
}
return false;
}
}
Which checks if my service is running, Now if your service is not running then start it again
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
ServiceDetector serviceDetector = new ServiceDetector();
if (!serviceDetector.isServiceRunning(context, TestService.class)) {
Intent startServiceIntent = new Intent(context, TestService.class);
context.startService(startServiceIntent);
} else {
Log.i(Constants.TAG, "Service is already running reboot");
}
}
One workaround you can implement is to restart the service whenever it is removed. ie, using onTaskRemoved callback (link).
@Override
public void onTaskRemoved(Intent rootIntent) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Intent restartService = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
this.getClass());
restartService.setPackage(getPackageName());
PendingIntent restartServicePI = PendingIntent.getService(
getApplicationContext(), 1, restartService,
PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
AlarmManager alarmService = (AlarmManager)getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmService.set(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() +1000, restartServicePI);
}