> Is it possible to start a service directly from the launcher by
> clicking the application icon?

Services do not have application icons, AFAIK. Only activities do.

> Any clue how to get the icon into the launcher.

Write an activity that, in onCreate(), calls startService(), then finish().

However, if this is an application for the Android Market, users may give
you low ratings, saying your application is broken, if you do not provide
more in an activity than that. Consider making a useful activity to
accompany your service, just so users have a better sense for what it is
they downloaded and what benefit it is providing to them.

-- 
Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)
http://commonsware.com
_The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available!



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