Where to call stopService() to ensure a service is

Question

I'm aware many questions regarding how to stop a service have been asked before, but I didn't find one addressing my particular problem.

In my application I have a number of activities that communicate with one central service. For each activity I call bindService() in their onResume() methods and unbindService() in their onPause() methods. The issue I'm having with this is that each time I switch between two activities the service is destroyed and then recreated from scratch.

In order to address this I have considered calling startService() in onCreate(), to ensure the service remains active.

My question is, where should I put the stopService()-Method to ensure it is called when leaving the application? Or alternatively, is there a another way to keep the service running as I switch between two activities, without relying startService()?

Answer 1

See android service startService() and bindService() for a comprehensive answer.

Answer 2

this is how i stop and start the service
check this link for more details.

public void onClick(View src) {
    switch (src.getId()) {
        case R.id.buttonStart:
            Log.d(TAG, "onClick: starting srvice");
            startService(new Intent(this, MyService.class));
            break;
        case R.id.buttonStop:
            Log.d(TAG, "onClick: stopping srvice");
            stopService(new Intent(this, MyService.class));
            break;
    }
}

and in services class:

public class MyService extends Service {
    private static final String TAG = "MyService";


    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        Toast.makeText(this, "My Service Created", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        Log.d(TAG, "onCreate");


    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        Toast.makeText(this, "My Service Stopped", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        Log.d(TAG, "onDestroy");

    }

    @Override
    public void onStart(Intent intent, int startid) {
        Toast.makeText(this, "My Service Started", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        Log.d(TAG, "onStart");

    }
}

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