Android start service without starting application?

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Is it possible to start service without starting application? I need to refresh data of my application at-least hourly, how can I do it if user no in my application?

possible duplicate - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2127044/how-to-start-android-service-on-installation but yeah... there's no direct way of starting the service after installation. I haven't tried the solution mentioned there either, so I can't judge. — Kevin D., Jun 08 '12 at 08:34

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 10 '20 at 16:13

you can start your service on boot. You need the following in your AndroidManifest.xml file:

In your <manifest> element:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
In your <application> element (be sure to use a fully-qualified [or relative] class name for your BroadcastReceiver):

In MyBroadcastReceiver.java:

package com.example;

public class MyBroadcastreceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        Intent startServiceIntent = new Intent(context, MyService.class);
        context.startService(startServiceIntent);
    }
}

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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Yes it is possible.

You can read about different methods of doing so here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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answered Jun 08 '12 at 08:41

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