No, the browser uses startActivity(). The user is clicking on something, something should happen in the UI. Just having a service start in the background would not be expected. You need to implement an activity.
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:18 PM, PostPC Developer <[email protected]>wrote: > I was experimenting on creating a service that can be called in a > browser but unfortunately it doesn't get called at all. Is there > something wrong with this intent-filter I placed for the service? > > <service android:name=".MyService" android:label="@string/app_name" > android:enabled="true"> > <intent-filter> > <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" /> > <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> > <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" /> > <data android:scheme="myService" android:host="www.sample.com"/> > </intent-filter> > </service> > > For the service code, I just extend the IntentService class and place > my logic on the onHandleIntent method. > > This is how I call it in the website: > <html> > <head></head> > <body> > <a href="myService://www.sample.com?Data=my sample data">Call Service</ > a> > </body> > </html> > > That intent-filter works if I placed it on an activity but when it is > a service, it does not work. I will get this error from the LogCat: > tag=Tab > Message=onReceivedError -10 myService://www.sample.com?Data=my sample > data > > Any idea if it is possible to call the service from a browser at all? > > -- > 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 > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- 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
