Try using startService() to start your service instead of startActivity
().
Yusuf Saib
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On Jul 30, 8:06 am, kolby <kolbys...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm trying to call a service directly, and I'm getting an
> ActivityNotFoundException thrown.
>
> My main class looks like this:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------
> @Override
> public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
> super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
> PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
> try {
> Log.i(TAG,"retrieving services:");
> PackageInfo pinfo = pm.getPackageInfo("test.another",
> PackageManager.GET_ACTIVITIES | PackageManager.GET_SERVICES);
> for (ServiceInfo serv : pinfo.services) {
> Log.i(TAG,"declared service: "+serv.name);
> Log.i(TAG," package name: "+serv.packageName);
> Log.i(TAG," enabled: "+serv.enabled);
> Log.i(TAG," exported: "+serv.exported);
> }
> } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
> // TODO Auto-generated catch block
> e.printStackTrace();
> }
>
> Intent i = new Intent();
> i.setClassName("test.another", "test.another.MyService");
> startActivity(i);
> setContentView(R.layout.main);
> }
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------
>
> My service is empty, minus some log messages:
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------------------------
> public void onCreate() {
> Log.i(T,"created");
> }
>
> public void onStart(Intent i, int code) {
> Log.i(T,"started");
> }
>
> @Override
> public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
> // TODO Auto-generated method stub
> return null;
> }
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------------------------
>
> And the service is declared in the manifest file:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android";
> package="test.another"
> android:versionCode="1"
> android:versionName="1.0">
> <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/
> app_name">
> <activity android:name=".Main"
> android:label="@string/app_name">
> <intent-filter>
> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
> <category
> android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
> </intent-filter>
> </activity>
> <service android:name="MyService"></service>
> </application>
> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />
> </manifest>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------------------------
>
> When I run it in either the emulator or on my phone, I get this log:
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------------------------
> 07-30 10:56:52.676: INFO/main(1686): retrieving services:
> 07-30 10:56:52.686: INFO/main(1686): declared service:
> test.another.MyService
> 07-30 10:56:52.686: INFO/main(1686): package name: test.another
> 07-30 10:56:52.696: INFO/main(1686): enabled: true
> 07-30 10:56:52.696: INFO/main(1686): exported: false
> 07-30 10:56:52.696: INFO/ActivityManager(56): Starting activity:
> Intent { comp={test.another/test.another.MyService} }
> 07-30 10:56:52.716: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(1686): Shutting down VM
> 07-30 10:56:52.716: WARN/dalvikvm(1686): threadid=3: thread exiting
> with uncaught exception (group=0x4000fe70)
> 07-30 10:56:52.716: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): Uncaught handler:
> thread main exiting due to uncaught exception
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: DEBUG/dalvikvm(1622): GC freed 5960 objects /
> 376680 bytes in 423ms
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686):
> java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo
> {test.another/test.another.Main}:
> android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: Unable to find explicit
> activity class {test.another/test.another.MyService}; have you
> declared this activity in your AndroidManifest.xml?
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:
> 2268)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:
> 2284)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.ActivityThread.access$1800(ActivityThread.java:112)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1692)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3948)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run
> (ZygoteInit.java:782)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:540)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): Caused by:
> android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: Unable to find explicit
> activity class {test.another/test.another.MyService}; have you
> declared this activity in your AndroidManifest.xml?
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.Instrumentation.checkStartActivityResult
> (Instrumentation.java:1480)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.Instrumentation.execStartActivity(Instrumentation.java:
> 1454)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.Activity.startActivityForResult(Activity.java:2656)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> test.another.Main.onCreate(Main.java:38)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:
> 1123)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): at
> android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:
> 2231)
> 07-30 10:56:52.746: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1686): ... 11 more
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> I'm at my wits end here, but to make matters worse, I have an old
> project with the same code that works fine. I dumped my development
> environment, re-installed everything, still no dice.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated,
> Michael
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