You may want to check out a foreground service if you need a high priority service like playing music, etc.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html#startForeground%28int,%20android.app.Notification%29 This should make it a foreground application and help keep it from being destroyed for needed memory. Steven Studio LFP http://www.studio-lfp.com On Tuesday, October 11, 2011 3:33:53 PM UTC-5, NikolaMKD wrote: > > Will START_STICKY keep my service running even if the phone is locked > or activity is not visible to the user anymore? > > On Oct 11, 10:21 pm, NikolaMKD <nikola.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have to create AIDL for methods from which I'll have access to the > > service. If I have each player feature(play, next, previous) I'm > > starting new service with startService(), when onBind() the object > > that will be returned to be used to control the service will I still > > have the access to the service whenever another call to startService > > is made? > > > > On Oct 11, 9:20 pm, TreKing <treki...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:58 PM, NikolaMKD <nikola.d...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > 3. Is there any rather better approach than this one? Point me > some... > > > > >http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html#Local... > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------- > > > 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 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