Breakpoint in service not working

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I am trying to add a breakpoint to a service running on a separate thread. No matter where I place the breakpoint in the service, they are always ignored.

I am sure that the service is running as I see the Log.e in the logcat. My debug mode is also correctly used as any breakpoint in the main thread of the app works.

Am I missing something? Is debug mode not supported for services in a separate thread?

I just updated Eclipse and Android SDK tools to the latest versions today.

I am testing my application on a device.

Are you running the application in the emulator or on the device? — Kai, Nov 26 '12 at 09:36
Look into this [link](http://www.helloandroid.com/tutorials/how-debug-service) — Abhay Kumar, Nov 26 '12 at 09:49
Is your service running in a different process? Have you set `android:process=":something"` in the manifest? — David Wasser, Nov 26 '12 at 09:53
Thanks Abhay Kumar. The android.os.Debug.waitForDebugger() did the trick. Add your answer so I can select it. — Rynardt, Nov 26 '12 at 09:56

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 27 '12 at 12:43

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The android.os.Debug.waitForDebugger() did the trick. Add this before the line of code you want to debug.

answered Nov 27 '12 at 12:43

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Warning - Do not leave this in production code. If you run your service and a debugger genuinely isn't attached, then any code after this line will not execute. – Seb Charrot Jul 10 '14 at 15:28
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Wrap it in a `if (BuildConfig.DEBUG == true)` – Aggressor Dec 30 '15 at 01:41

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '16 at 11:45

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Make sure that you declare the package name in the service tag in the manifest using android:process attribute, for example:

<service android:name=".YourCoolService"
            android:process="your.package.here"/>

answered Dec 21 '16 at 11:45

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lol, there will be the same process not different one than your app – Duna Jun 29 '20 at 21:11

Breakpoint in service not working

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