Here is source code of the Program to Start a Service in a Different Process in Android. The program is successfully compiled and run on a Windows system using Eclipse Ide. The program output is also shown below.
MainActivity.java
package com.example.start_service_diff_process; import android.os.Bundle; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; public class MainActivity extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); Button but_start = (Button) findViewById(R.id.but_Start); but_start.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MyService.class); startService(intent); } }); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu); return true; } }
MyService.java
package com.example.start_service_diff_process; import android.app.Service; import android.content.Context; import android.content.Intent; import android.os.IBinder; import android.os.Vibrator; import android.widget.Toast; public class MyService extends Service { @Override public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub super.onStart(intent, startId); Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service Started in" + " a Different " + "Process", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); stopSelf();//force service to a stop. } @Override public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub return null; } }
Activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity" > <Button android:id="@+id/but_Start" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:layout_centerVertical="true" android:text="Start Service" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/textView1" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:layout_marginTop="56dp" android:text= "Start Service in a Different Process" android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" /> </RelativeLayout>
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.start_service_diff_process" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="17" /> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" > <activity android:name="com.example.start_service_diff_process.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <service android:name=".MyService" android:enabled="true" android:process=":my_process" /> </application> </manifest>
