How to always run a service in the background?
android, android-service, background-thread
Solution
a service that is always running in the background
This is not possible in any real sense of the term, as you have discovered. It is also bad design.
every 5 min. the service checks the current location of the device and calls a web service
Use `AlarmManager`.
using the AlarmManager the make the 5 min. interval call to a service. But I was not able to make this work.
Here is a sample project showing how to use one, along with the use of `WakefulIntentService` so you stay awake while trying to do the whole Web service thing.
If you have continued problems with it, open up a new question about the specific things you are encountering with `AlarmManager` that are giving you grief.
Problem
I am in the process of creating an app that is similar to the built-in SMS app. What I need: - a service that is always running in the background - every 5 min. the service checks the current location of the device and calls a web service - if certain criteria are met, the service should generate a notification (just like the SMS app) - when the notification is clicked, the user is taken to the app (just like the SMS app) - when the app is installed the service should be started - when the device is rebooted, the service should be started What I have tried: - running a regular service which worked just fine until Android kills the service - using the AlarmManager to make the 5 min. interval call to a service. But I was not able to make this work.