IntentService not called if I put bitmap in Bundle and send to the service

Question

I am trying to send a bundle to the service. This is how I am calling the service.

1)    Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
2)    bundle.putParcelable("bitmap", bmp);       //    <--- problem
3)    bundle.putString("type", "SingleImage");

4)    Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),SyncService.class);
5)    intent.putExtra("imageUploadBundle", bundle);
6)    startService(intent);

When I comment line 2 the service gets called . But if I do not comment the line the service doesn't gets called. I want to send a bitmap to the service which I will upload to the server. How can I send a bitmap to the service ? and what is causing this problem ?

Hey I was wrong `android.graphics.BitMap is Parcelable you can send this.` — Pankaj Kumar, Jun 27 '13 at 07:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 27 '13 at 07:54

Try sending its row byte array like this.

ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, stream);
byte[] byteArray = stream.toByteArray();

Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
bundle.putByteArray("bitmap", byteArray);
bundle.putString("type", "SingleImage");

Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),SyncService.class);
intent.putExtra("imageUploadBundle", bundle);
startService(intent);

IntentService not called if I put bitmap in Bundle and send to the service

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