Android Question Service in Android

[nicieri]

Hi,

I have a service that start with my phone (at boot), now is working good.. is a service that make a TCP ping every minute, sending a nothing package.. SendData("").. for test the connection.

Every works good, the problem is that after "some minutes.. (disconnected from B4a USB debbuger) release".. the service stopped..

When I connect again the USB cable for see the Log,.. (looking for some error).. the service start again magically and i see all the log..

 

[lemonisdead]

Hello,
This is because of the energy policy. You should take a look at the PhoneWakeState and the Service.StartForeground

 

[nicieri]

Yes.. i know.. I have this line in my Service_Create

PWS.PartialLock

 

[lemonisdead]

Oh.. I didn't know you had.. Did you use the StartForeground too ?

 

[nicieri]

Nop,... I start my service at boot and with StartServiceAt... in the Service_Start

 

[nicieri]

I understand that it is better this way for battery consumption.

 

[DonManfred]

If you want to care about your battery: Don´t use long running services!

If you need to do even if it drain the batery then you need to aquire a partial lock and use a foregroundservice.

 

[nicieri]

also I have my service like Sticky

#StartCommandReturnValue: android.app.Service.START_STICKY

 

[nicieri]

Thanks DonManfred.. but yes.. is a tracking App.

What is your suggestion?

 

[lemonisdead]

also I have my service like Sticky

You are mixing things: Sticky means that the service is recreated when the system does kill it not that the service won't go to sleep.

Use StartForeGround as suggested

 

[nicieri]

But this will show a notification???... StartForeGround ask me for a notification

 

[Erel]

Sticky services do not show a notification however there is no guarantee that they will actually be kept running. Especially not on newer devices.

 

[nicieri]

Ok, is just the problem... with newer devices.

Thanks Erel.. so.. the only solution is ForeGround..