Check if service is running on Android?

Question

l want to check if a service is running l wrote this code

public class startServiceOrNo {
public static void startServiceIfItsNotRuning(Class<?> class1, Context context) {
    ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
    for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
        if (class1.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
            Lg.d("servisstart SERVICE ALREADY START" + class1.getName());
            return;
        }
    }
    Lg.d("servisstart SSERVICE NEW SERVIS " + class1.getName());
    context.startService(new Intent(context, class1));
}

and use it startServiceOrNo.startServiceIfItsNotRuning(OfflineChopsMonitor.class,this)

if l check service from one class its work, but if l check same service from different class, its check don't work

what do you want ? do you want to check service is runnning or not ?? — ckpatel, Jul 11 '13 at 08:46
Please check this one http://stackoverflow.com/questions/600207/android-check-if-a-service-is-running — Praveen Sharma, Jul 11 '13 at 09:06

score 36 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 11 '14 at 11:52

1.) In Activity class:

private boolean isMyServiceRunning(Class<?> serviceClass) {
    ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
    for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
        if (serviceClass.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}

2.) In Non-Activity class (BroadcastReceiver):

private boolean isMyServiceRunning(Class<?> serviceClass,Context context) {
        ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager)context. getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
        for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
            if (serviceClass.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
                Log.i("Service already","running");
                return true;
            }
        }
        Log.i("Service not","running");
        return false;
    }

Thanks for dividing in activity and in non-activity. It maid my work easier. — Burak, May 09 '21 at 19:32

score 34 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 11 '13 at 10:36

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Why don't you let the Service itself figure that out?

public class MyService extends Service
{
    private boolean mRunning;

    @Override
    public void onCreate()
    {
        super.onCreate();
        mRunning = false;
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId)
    {
        if (!mRunning) {
            mRunning = true;
            // do something
        }
        return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
    }
}

answered Jul 11 '13 at 10:36

jfs

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But how do you get access to your service object from your intent? – pypmannetjies Apr 02 '14 at 22:27
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How would you use this from other Activities/Fragments to check whether the Service is running? – IgorGanapolsky Mar 03 '15 at 16:24
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@IgorGanapolsky you wouldn't – Tim Oct 09 '15 at 13:04
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Is it not necessary to use a static variable? – JCarlosR Sep 04 '16 at 03:57
Good solution, also relevant for the scenario when the service suddenly crashes (`onDestroy` not being called), so explicitly changing the value back to `false` inside `onDestroy` method is optional. – Eido95 Nov 13 '16 at 15:00
but it is already starting the same service, right ? but you are not doing anything if it is already running. but you start one again anyway, right ? – Adnan Bal Nov 21 '17 at 12:48
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useless answer. what about when service dies? – user155 Apr 26 '19 at 09:21
Upvote. Remember the old school fact, the service which has already been started won't call the oncreate when the startservice is called the next time, therefore, the comment // do something is the safe place here. – Prateek Nov 04 '19 at 09:39
one solution which I found at SO, exclude this deprecated one `getRunningServices` everywhere... – danyapd Jul 20 '20 at 21:28

score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 27 '14 at 14:02

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I use following from inside an activity:

private boolean isMyServiceRunning(Class<?> serviceClass) {
  ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
  for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
    if (serviceClass.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
        return true;
    }
  }
  return false;
}

answered Aug 27 '14 at 14:02

Elton da Costa

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ActivityManager. getRunningServices is deprecated – EdgeDev Jan 31 '19 at 19:59

Kourosh · Answer 4 · 2019-09-17T19:57:54.327

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You can use this method in Kotlin

fun Activity.isServiceRunning(serviceClassName: String): Boolean {
    val manager = getSystemService(ACTIVITY_SERVICE) as ActivityManager
    return manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE).any { it.service.className == serviceClassName }
}

edited Sep 17 '19 at 19:57

answered Sep 17 '19 at 19:52

Kourosh

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 19 '19 at 07:32

check if the service is running or not if my case: OpenVPNService.class is my service class

if (isMyServiceRunning(OpenVPNService.class)) {
                success_txt.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            } else {
                success_txt.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            }





 private boolean isMyServiceRunning(Class<?> serviceClass) {
        ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
        for (ActivityManager.RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) {
            if (serviceClass.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

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