background-service

Difference between ExecuteAsync and StartAsync methods in BackgroundService .net core

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The default behavior of the BackgroundService is that StartAsync calls ExecuteAsync, see code. It’s a default, the StartAsync is virtual so you could override it. Please note that only StartAsync is public and ExecuteAsync protected (and abstract). So from the outside StartAsync is called If you create a subclass of BackgroundService, you must implement ExecuteAsync … Read more

How to check MIUI autostart permission programmatically?

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For now it’s not possible. As it’s completely depend on their operating system API’s and customisation. Even developers have requested for this on XIOMI’s official forums but there is no response from there side. Till now even i am finding an answer to this question but nothing helped me. For the time being it will … Read more

What is the difference between a background and foreground service?

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Perhaps this will answer your question: A started service can use the startForeground API to put the service in a foreground state, where the system considers it to be something the user is actively aware of and thus not a candidate for killing when low on memory. By default services are background, meaning that if … Read more

How to update LiveData of a ViewModel from background service and Update UI

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I am assuming that you are using android architecture components. Actually it doesn’t matter wherever you are calling service, asynctask or handler to update the data. You can insert the data from the service or from the asynctask using postValue(..) method. Your class would look like this: private void loadUsers() { // do async operation … Read more

Android Starting Service at Boot Time , How to restart service class after device Reboot?

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Your receiver: public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { Intent myIntent = new Intent(context, YourService.class); context.startService(myIntent); } } Your AndroidManifest.xml: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <manifest xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” package=”com.broadcast.receiver.example” android:versionCode=”1″ android:versionName=”1.0″> <application android:icon=”@drawable/icon” android:label=”@string/app_name” android:debuggable=”true”> <activity android:name=”.BR_Example” android:label=”@string/app_name”> <intent-filter> <action android:name=”android.intent.action.MAIN” /> <category android:name=”android.intent.category.LAUNCHER” /> </intent-filter> </activity> <!– Declaring broadcast receiver … Read more

startForeground fail after upgrade to Android 8.1

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After some tinkering for a while with different solutions i found out that one must create a notification channel in Android 8.1 and above. private fun startForeground() { val channelId = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) { createNotificationChannel(“my_service”, “My Background Service”) } else { // If earlier version channel ID is not used // https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/NotificationCompat.Builder.html#NotificationCompat.Builder(android.content.Context) “” … Read more