Starting a service automatically on screen off in android

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I am working on an application that runs a service. This service starts automatically when the system boots or the app is started. My manager asked me to check if it is still running periodically (eg. every 5 minutes) or each time the screen is turned off and then start the service again if not running.

The closest solution I found was this: http://thinkandroid.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/handling-screen-off-and-screen-on-intents/

This restarts the service only if the application is still running, which is unlikely if the user stopped it or killed it with some task manager.

Is it possible to have the service restarted other than boot-up or activity registered receiver? (Thinking about it as a User, I would not really like to have an application running all the time weather I wanted it or not.)

If the user killed your service through a task manager, why do you think it's OK to restart it? — Falmarri, Feb 01 '11 at 15:30
I do not actually... But the service could be kind of important to run for some of our users. — ZoltanT, Feb 01 '11 at 17:50

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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Why do you need a watchdog on the service? If it's to prevent Android from recycling it to reclaim user resources, consider using the startForeground() method as discussed in this question: this requires you to have a notification icon for your service, providing an indication to the user. Listen to your own objection: avoid sneakiness towards the users!

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Feb 01 '11 at 14:24

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I think this solution will be good enough to convince my manager. Wish me luck. Thank you. – ZoltanT Feb 01 '11 at 17:56

Starting a service automatically on screen off in android

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