that means i have to have the super user permissions .
and i have another probelm i am unable to stop this service from other activity this is code i wrote . this is not stopping the service private void StopTheftServiceRunning() { ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(ACTIVITY_SERVICE); for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager .getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) { Log.i("Theft Service ", "running services " + (service.service.getClassName())); if ("com.pssl.thefttracker.TheftTrackerService" .equals(service.service.getClassName())) { try { Log.i("Theft Service ", "inside if "); if (stopService(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), service.service.getClassName().getClass()))) { Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service Stopped ", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } else { Toast .makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Service can't be Stopped ", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } } catch (Exception e) { e.getMessage(); } } else { Log.i("Theft Service ", "inside else "); } } } i am getting the toast mesage in the else statemet of the stopservice . can u help me in getting this done On Jun 10, 11:35 am, Marcin Orlowski <webnet.andr...@gmail.com> wrote: > you cant (unless, perhaps you rooted). > On Jun 10, 2011 7:32 AM, "kampy" <narasimha1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > i am making an mobile theft tracker application which indeed checks > > the sim details on boot up of the device and if the details are same > > the service stops and if not it will start sending messages to the > > phone numbers stored . so i want hide the service from the running > > services list can we make service not visible to the user or can we > > stop permissions to stop the service from there for the user . Plz > > help me i am stuck here i need to complete it . > > > thanks in advance > > > Narasimha > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en