Background Service in Android

To create a background service, first you need to add the service into your manifest file. Then, create a class that extends service. Finally, in your activity start the service,

1. First add the following service declaration in your application manifest file.
   

   <service android:enabled="true" android:name=".MyService">
   </service>

2. Create a New class MyService that extends Service class
   

   public class MyService extends Service {@Override
       public void onCreate()
       {}
       @Override
       public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId)
       {
           //do something
       }
       @Override
       public IBinder onBind(Intent intent)
       {
           return null;
       }
   }

3. To start the service and stop the service.
   

   public class MyActivity extends Activity {@Override
       public void onCreate()
       {…
           startService(new Intent(this, MyService.class);
           }
   
           @Override
           public void onStop()
           {…
               stopService(new Intent(this, MyService.class));
           }
       }