On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > A Service is not a separate process. The Service object itself does not > imply it is running in its own process; unless otherwise specified, it runs > in the same process as the application it is part of. > A Service is not a thread. It is not a means itself to do work off of the > main thread (to avoid Application Not Responding errors).
A Service is not a service, by which we mean it is not a Windows service, the sort of thing that is designed to run for long periods of time. A Service is not a floor wax. A Service might be a dessert topping, in Android releases that are desserts (vs. other forms of "tasty treats"). :-) -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books -- 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
