Start Service after boot

Question

How to start service after booting that run the onCreate() function on mainActivity? i already use broadcastRecivier, i can make the service, but i cannot execute the funtion from main activity.

this is my code broadcastReciver

public class BootStartUpReciver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

        //Start service on Boot
        if(intent.getAction().equals(intent.getAction())){
        Intent service = new Intent(context,TestService.class);
        service.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
        context.startService(service);
        }
        //Start App on Boot Start up
    if(intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED)){
        //if(intent.getAction().equals(intent.getAction())){
        Intent app = new Intent(context,TestService.class);
        app.setClass(context,SatuActivity.class);
        app.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
        context.startService(app);
    }

        }   
    }

Try this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2784441/trying-to-start-a-service-on-boot-on-android?answertab=active#tab-top — San Juan, Oct 24 '17 at 21:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 19 '14 at 17:12

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You cannot call startService() and start an Activity. You would have to call startActivity(). Note that this is not a recommended pattern as most users do not want to see an app every time they boot.

answered Nov 19 '14 at 17:12

Larry Schiefer

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i have change to start activity but i got some crash, and i cannot look logcat, cause it after reboot – lucgu qolfiera Muhammad Nov 19 '14 at 17:17
You can still examine logcat after boot. The logcat buffer is a circular RAM buffer and is rather large. So even after the device boots and you see the "This applications has stopped" dialog, you can still connect logcat. You'll need to look at this to see where your crash is occurring. – Larry Schiefer Nov 20 '14 at 00:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 19 '14 at 17:24

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I think you are starting Activity as a Service.. please change to startActivity()

  Intent app = new Intent(this,MainActivity.class);// pass main activity
  app.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
  this.startActivity(app);

answered Nov 19 '14 at 17:24

Blue_Alien

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i have change it to start activity and change to my main activty, but i got crash after boot – lucgu qolfiera Muhammad Nov 19 '14 at 17:34
can you post your Logcat? – Blue_Alien Nov 19 '14 at 17:35
you can still see the logcat on your Logcat window, it may be large.., bt u can filter with your package, find it... – Blue_Alien Nov 20 '14 at 04:58

Benoist Laforge · Answer 3 · 2014-11-19T17:55:58.570

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Here is the way it works for me :

final Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN, null);

i.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);

final ComponentName cn = new ComponentName(
                    "your.package",
                    "your.package.MainActivity");

i.setComponent(cn);

i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

context.startActivity(i);

edited Nov 19 '14 at 17:55

answered Nov 19 '14 at 17:49

Benoist Laforge

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i use your code, and when my activity open after i compiled it, it doesnt run the function on main activty – lucgu qolfiera Muhammad Nov 19 '14 at 18:03
I misread your question, I don't excatly understand what you are trying to do. – Benoist Laforge Nov 19 '14 at 18:12
You mean that onCreate of MainActivity is not called whereas MainActivity is started? – Benoist Laforge Nov 19 '14 at 18:20
sorry i got missunderstanding about that oncreate mainActivty, the function is running, but when i restart my phone, i got crash after boot – lucgu qolfiera Muhammad Nov 19 '14 at 18:24
Do you have required permissions? android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED – Benoist Laforge Nov 20 '14 at 08:31

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