Apps Service will alive if a app is ended ?

[Bee Torika]

Hi !

if I start service by Context#startService , will it be independent so the service will be alive even if app is ended ???

I wonder how some apps get msg even if I do not start the app.
Is it 'push service' or 'service is alived and received a msg' ?

if service can be alived, why do we uses 'push service' ?

Thanks

 

[Deleted User]

I've not used services myself, but there's some useful information here

http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/AndroidServices/article.html
http://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/android_services.htm

As I understand it:
A service can run in the background, independently of any other app, even the one that started it.
Services can broadcast messages, and any app wishing to receive the messages must listen.
I think it's also possible to communicate with a service using Intents.

 

[Deleted User]

Actually I'm just try to do this now - I want a service that can run independently of any app. What you need to do is create a 'remote service'.
Some links I found useful:

http://www.survivingwithandroid.com/2014/03/android-remote-service-tutorial-aidl.html

 

[Bee Torika]

Thank you so much
This is so helpful ... your level is really 426