Service won't stop when stopService method is called
android, service
Solution
I am going to guess that your having a method call for `releaseBind()` means that you previously called `bindService()` on this service and that `releaseBind()` is calling `unbindService()`. If my guess is incorrect, please ignore this answer.
A service will shut down after all `bindService()` calls have had their corresponding `unbindService()` calls. If there are no bound clients, then the service will also need `stopService()` if and only if somebody called `startService()` on the service.
So, there are a few possibilities here:
- You still have bound clients (e.g., other activities), in which case you cannot stop the service until they unbind
- Since both `unbindService()` and `stopService()` are asynchronous, something might be going haywire with the timing, in which case you may get better luck if you call `stopService()` from your `ServiceConnection`'s `onServiceDisconnected()` method
Also, bear in mind that the exact timing of the service being destroyed is up to Android and may not be immediate. So, for example, if you are relying upon `onDestroy()` to cause your service to stop some work that is being done, consider using another trigger for that (e.g., activity calling a `stopDoingStuff()` method through the service binder interface).
Problem
I currently have a Service that runs fine when I start it but when I try to stop it using the stopService method its onDestroy method doesn't get called. Here is the code I use to try to stop the Service stop_Scan_Button = (Button)findViewById(R.id.stopScanButton); ``` stop_Scan_Button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){ public void onClick(View v){ Log.d("DEBUGSERVICE", "Stop Button pressed"); Intent service = new Intent(CiceroEngine. CICERO_SERVICE); releaseBind(); Log.d("Stop_Scan_Button", "Service: " + service.toString()); stopService(service); Log.d("Stop_Scan_Button", "Service should stop! "); } }); ``` Am I right in thinking that when stopService is used it calls the onDestroy method of the Service? When I press my stop scan button the `onDestroy()` method in my Service is not called. Is there anything else I am missing that I should put in to stop the service? EDIT: to add `onServiceConnected()` gets called when stopService is run instead of `onServiceDisconnected()`, why would that be happening? EDIT:To add more info regards Binding I call bindService in the onCreate() method and I then have the releaseBind() method unbind the Service. Here is the code for that method: ``` public void releaseBind(){ unbindService(this); } ``` So I presume that the unbinding is not my problem?