If you bind to it with BIND_AUTO_CREATE, you are saying you want the service to be created as long as you are bound to it.
>From the documentation: A service can be both started and have connections bound to it. In such a case, the system will keep the service running as long as either it is started or there are one or more connections to it with the Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE flag. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Johan Appelgren <[email protected]>wrote: > If I have a simple service that returns START_NOT_STICKY in onStartCommand > and I both start it explicitly (startService) and bind to it (bindService) > in onCreate of my activity the service gets recreated after it has been > killed over and over again. I unbind the service in onPause of my activity. > > Logcat shows that the service is scheduled for restart and is restarted > over and over again. The service is not shown as running after it's been > recreated in Settings -> Apps -> Running. > > 08-08 21:57:25.081 D/ExampleActivity(23715): onPause > 08-08 22:11:44.480 W/ActivityManager( 306): Scheduling restart of crashed > service com.example.service/.MainService in 5000 ms > 08-08 22:11:49.519 I/ActivityManager( 306): Start proc > com.example.strangeservice for service com.example.service/.MainService > 08-08 22:11:49.597 D/ExampleService(24079): onCreate > 08-08 22:27:38.551 I/ActivityManager( 306): No longer want > com.example.service (pid 24079): hidden #16 > 08-08 22:27:38.574 W/ActivityManager( 306): Scheduling restart of crashed > service com.example.service/.MainService in 5000ms > 08-08 22:27:43.629 I/ActivityManager( 306): Start proc > com.example.strangeservice for service com.example.service/.MainService: > pid=24401 uid=10101 gids={1028} > 08-08 22:27:43.785 D/ExampleService(24401): onCreate > 08-08 22:49:59.871 I/ActivityManager( 306): Process com.example.service > (pid 24401) has died. > 08-08 22:49:59.871 W/ActivityManager( 306): Scheduling restart of crashed > service com.example.service/.MainService in 5000ms > 08-08 22:50:04.934 I/ActivityManager( 306): Start proc > com.example.strangeservice for service com.example.service/.MainService: > pid=24857 uid=10101 gids={1028} > 08-08 22:50:05.051 D/ExampleService(24857): onCreate > > I thought START_NOT_STICKY meant that once it gets killed by Android it > wont be restarted unless I explicitly start it again. Or does binding to a > service override that and make the service sticky? > > I've been testing this on a Galaxy Nexus with stock Android 4.1.1. > > -- > 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
