Android service onStartCommand never called
android, android-service
Solution
If you have the same situation I had, my `Service` starts up and runs just fine (`onCreate()` and `onServiceConnected()` are both invoked) but `onStartCommand(Intent,int)` was never called. I found it's because the system started my `Service` instead of me explicitly starting the `Service` in code. According to the docs:
[`onStartCommand(Intent,int)` is] called by the system every time a client explicitly starts the service by calling `startService(Intent)`
So I had to call `startService(new Intent(context, MyService.class))` explicitly in code to get `onStartCommand(Intent,int)` to trigger. Note that doing this will not restart the Service created by the system and it won't create a new instance of that Service either.
Problem
I noticed that `Service.START_STICKY` doesn't work and when I tokk a closer look, I saw the onCreate() is running but onStartCommand is not called. Any ideas why? ``` @Override public void onCreate() { mGlobalData = GlobalData.getInstance(); mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE); if (mTimer == null) mTimer = new Timer(); Log.e(TAG, "onCreate()"); } @Override public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) { int t = START_STICKY; Log.e(TAG, "call me redundant BABY! onStartCommand service"); // We want this service to continue running until it is explicitly // stopped, so return sticky. return t; } ```