Android Service does not start
android, android-service
Solution
You need to add the following permission to your manifest file
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
BOOT_COMPLETED doesn't send a broadcast by default.
Problem
I trying to add a service to my android app but the service wont start at all. I added it to my android manifest so that it starts in its own process and created a broadcastreceiver which should start the service after the BOOT_COMPLETED. Here the part of my manifest ``` <service android:process=":attachServiceBackground" android:name=".AttachService" android:icon="@drawable/camera" android:label="@string/attachServiceName" /> <receiver android:name="AttachmentStartupReceiver" android:process=":attachServiceBackground"> <intent-filter > <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"></action> </intent-filter> </receiver> ``` my service ... just added logging ``` public class AttachService extends Service { private static final String TAG = AttachService.class.getSimpleName(); @Override public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) { return null; } @Override public void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); Log.d(TAG, "onCreate service"); } @Override public void onDestroy() { super.onDestroy(); Log.d(TAG, "onDestroy"); } @Override public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) { Log.d(TAG, "onStartCommand"); return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId); } } ``` And my BroadCastReceiver ``` public class AttachmentStartupReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { Intent attachSvc = new Intent(context, AttachService.class); context.startService(attachSvc); } } ``` I cannot see that the service starts after booting the device, there is no "oncreate service" in the logs and also I looked in the Settings->Applications->Running Services. Does someone know what I made wrong? Thanks