This is true. Also, a good mnemonic for remembering this is ABC - ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED.
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 8:24:58 AM UTC-6, Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Bajrang Asthana > <asthana...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > I want to know how to start service at boot time? > > Register a BroadcastReceiver in the manifest for > ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED, and have the receiver start the service. > > Having an always-running service is an anti-pattern in Android, > > > I am wondering how do > > apps like Easy Battery Saver or Open Advanced Task Killer work? > > Note that apps like Advanced Task Killer are designed to help users > defend themselves against developers who try to have an always-running > service. > > > Is starting service at boot time possible in Android 3.1+ > > Yes, though you will also need an activity on Android 3.1+, and the > user must manually launch that activity before your boot-time > BroadcastReceiver will get control. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 4.4 Available! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
