On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Asym <[email protected]> wrote: > Fundamental question, is there any difference in the functionality of a > service and an application? >
Yes. Big difference. > I know there is minimum user interaction involved with a service but can a > service also perform read write operations for example to the sdcard? > Yes. It's a Context and can do whatever a Context can do. > Can a service invoke other services or applications? > Yes. Sounds like you need to look over the documentation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
