Service
public
abstract
class
Service
extends ContextWrapper
implements
ComponentCallbacks2
java.lang.Object
android.content.Context
android.content.ContextWrapper
android.app.Service
Known direct subclasses
AbstractInputMethodService, AccessibilityService, AutofillService, CallRedirectionService, CallScreeningService, CameraPrewarmService, CarrierMessagingClientService, CarrierMessagingService, CarrierService, ChooserTargetService, CompanionDeviceService, ConditionProviderService, ConnectionService, ControlsProviderService, DeviceAdminService, and 27 others.
AbstractInputMethodService
AbstractInputMethodService provides a abstract base class for input methods.
AccessibilityService
Accessibility services should only be used to assist users with disabilities in using
Android devices and apps.
AutofillService
An AutofillService is a service used to automatically fill the contents of the screen
on behalf of a given user - for more information about autofill, read
Autofill Framework.
CallRedirectionService
This service can be implemented to interact between Telecom and its implementor
for making outgoing call with optional redirection/cancellation purposes.
CallScreeningService
This service can be implemented by the default dialer (see
TelecomManager#getDefaultDialerPackage()) or a third party app to allow or disallow
incoming calls before they are shown to a user.
CameraPrewarmService
Extend this class to implement a camera prewarm service.
CarrierMessagingClientService
If the default SMS app has a service that extends this class, the system always tries to bind
it so that the process is always running, which allows the app to have a persistent connection
to the server.
CarrierMessagingService
A service that receives calls from the system when new SMS and MMS are
sent or received.
CarrierService
A service that exposes carrier-specific functionality to the system.
ChooserTargetService
This class was deprecated
in API level 30.
For publishing direct share targets, please follow the instructions in
https://developer.android.com/training/sharing/receive.html#providing-direct-share-targets
instead.
CompanionDeviceService
Service to be implemented by apps that manage a companion device.
ConditionProviderService
This class was deprecated
in API level 29.
Instead of using an automatically bound service, use
NotificationManager.setAutomaticZenRuleState(String, Condition) to tell the
system about the state of your rule. In order to maintain a link from
Settings to your rule configuration screens, provide a configuration activity that handles
NotificationManager.ACTION_AUTOMATIC_ZEN_RULE on your
AutomaticZenRule via
AutomaticZenRule.setConfigurationActivity(ComponentName).
ConnectionService
An abstract service that should be implemented by any apps which either:
- Can make phone calls (VoIP or otherwise) and want those calls to be integrated into the
built-in phone app.
ControlsProviderService
Service implementation allowing applications to contribute controls to the
System UI.
DeviceAdminService
Base class for a service that device owner/profile owners can optionally have.
DreamService
Extend this class to implement a custom dream (available to the user as a "Daydream").
HostApduService
HostApduService is a convenience Service class that can be
extended to emulate an NFC card inside an Android
service component.
HostNfcFService
HostNfcFService is a convenience Service class that can be
extended to emulate an NFC-F card inside an Android service component.
InCallService
This service is implemented by an app that wishes to provide functionality for managing
phone calls.
IntentService
This class was deprecated
in API level 30.
IntentService is subject to all the
background execution limits
imposed with Android 8.0 (API level 26). Consider using WorkManager
or JobIntentService, which uses jobs
instead of services when running on Android 8.0 or higher.
JobService
Entry point for the callback from the JobScheduler.
MediaBrowserService
Base class for media browser services.
MediaRoute2ProviderService
Base class for media route provider services.
MediaSession2Service
This API is not generally intended for third party application developers.
MidiDeviceService
A service that implements a virtual MIDI device.
NotificationListenerService
A service that receives calls from the system when new notifications are
posted or removed, or their ranking changed.
OffHostApduService
OffHostApduService is a convenience Service class that can be
extended to describe one or more NFC applications that are residing
off-host, for example on an embedded secure element or a UICC.
PrintService
This is the base class for implementing print services.
QuickAccessWalletService
A QuickAccessWalletService provides a list of WalletCards shown in the Quick
Access Wallet.
RecognitionService
This class provides a base class for recognition service implementations.
RemoteViewsService
The service to be connected to for a remote adapter to request RemoteViews.
SettingInjectorService
Dynamically specifies the summary (subtitle) and enabled status of a preference injected into
the list of app settings displayed by the system settings app
For use only by apps that are included in the system image, for preferences that affect multiple
apps.
SpellCheckerService
SpellCheckerService provides an abstract base class for a spell checker.
TextToSpeechService
Abstract base class for TTS engine implementations.
TileService
A TileService provides the user a tile that can be added to Quick Settings.
TvInputService
The TvInputService class represents a TV input or source such as HDMI or built-in tuner which
provides pass-through video or broadcast TV programs.
VisualVoicemailService
This service is implemented by dialer apps that wishes to handle OMTP or similar visual
voicemails.
VoiceInteractionService
Top-level service of the current global voice interactor, which is providing
support for hotwording, the back-end of a VoiceInteractor, etc.
VoiceInteractionSessionService
An active voice interaction session, initiated by a VoiceInteractionService.
VpnService
VpnService is a base class for applications to extend and build their
own VPN solutions.
VrListenerService
A service that is bound from the system while running in virtual reality (VR) mode.
WallpaperService
A wallpaper service is responsible for showing a live wallpaper behind
applications that would like to sit on top of it.
Known indirect subclasses
InputMethodService
InputMethodService
InputMethodService provides a standard implementation of an InputMethod,
which final implementations can derive from and customize.
A Service is an application component representing either an application's desire
to perform a longer-running operation while not interacting with the user
or to supply functionality for other applications to use. Each service
class must have a corresponding
<service>
declaration in its package's AndroidManifest.xml. Services
can be started with
Context.startService() and
Context.bindService().
Note that services, like other application objects, run in the main
thread of their hosting process. This means that, if your service is going
to do any CPU intensive (such as MP3 playback) or blocking (such as
networking) operations, it should spawn its own thread in which to do that
work. More information on this can be found in
Processes and
Threads. The JobIntentService class is available
as a standard implementation of Service that has its own thread where it
schedules its work to be done.
Topics covered here:
- What is a Service?
- Service Lifecycle
- Permissions
- Process Lifecycle
- Local Service Sample
- Remote Messenger Service Sample
Developer Guides
For a detailed discussion about how to create services, read the
Services developer guide.
What is a Service?
Most confusion about the Service class actually revolves around what
it is not:
- A Service is not a separate process. The Service object itself
does not imply it is running in its own process; unless otherwise specified,
it runs in the same process as the application it is part of.
- A Service is not a thread. It is not a means itself to do work off
of the main thread (to avoid Application Not Responding errors).
Thus a Service itself is actually very simple, providing two main features:
- A facility for the application to tell the system about
something it wants to be doing in the background (even when the user is not
directly interacting with the application). This corresponds to calls to
Context.startService(), which
ask the system to schedule work for the service, to be run until the service
or someone else explicitly stop it.
- A facility for an application to expose some of its functionality to
other applications. This corresponds to calls to
Context.bindService(), which
allows a long-standing connection to be made to the service in order to
interact with it.
When a Service component is actually created, for either of these reasons,
all that the system actually does is instantiate the component
and call its onCreate() and any other appropriate callbacks on the
main thread. It is up to the Service to implement these with the appropriate
behavior, such as creating a secondary thread in which it does its work.
Note that because Service itself is so simple, you can make your
interaction with it as simple or complicated as you want: from treating it
as a local Java object that you make direct method calls on (as illustrated
by Local Service Sample), to providing
a full remoteable interface using AIDL.
Service Lifecycle
There are two reasons that a service can be run by the system. If someone
calls Context.startService() then the system will
retrieve the service (creating it and calling its onCreate() method
if needed) and then call its onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) method with the
arguments supplied by the client. The service will at this point continue
running until Context.stopService() or
stopSelf() is called. Note that multiple calls to
Context.startService() do not nest (though they do result in multiple corresponding
calls to onStartCommand()), so no matter how many times it is started a service
will be stopped once Context.stopService() or stopSelf() is called; however,
services can use their stopSelf(int) method to ensure the service is
not stopped until started intents have been processed.
For started services, there are two additional major modes of operation
they can decide to run in, depending on the value they return from
onStartCommand(): START_STICKY is used for services that are
explicitly started and stopped as needed, while START_NOT_STICKY
or START_REDELIVER_INTENT are used for services that should only
remain running while processing any commands sent to them. See the linked
documentation for more detail on the semantics.
Clients can also use Context.bindService() to
obtain a persistent connection to a service. This likewise creates the
service if it is not already running (calling onCreate() while
doing so), but does not call onStartCommand(). The client will receive the
IBinder object that the service returns from its
onBind(Intent) method, allowing the client to then make calls back
to the service. The service will remain running as long as the connection
is established (whether or not the client retains a reference on the
service's IBinder). Usually the IBinder returned is for a complex
interface that has been written
in aidl.
A service can be both started and have connections bound to it. In such
a case, the system will keep the service running as long as either it is
started or there are one or more connections to it with the
Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE
flag. Once neither
of these situations hold, the service's onDestroy() method is called
and the service is effectively terminated. All cleanup (stopping threads,
unregistering receivers) should be complete upon returning from onDestroy().
Permissions
Global access to a service can be enforced when it is declared in its
manifest's <service>
tag. By doing so, other applications will need to declare a corresponding
<uses-permission>
element in their own manifest to be able to start, stop, or bind to
the service.
As of Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD, when using
Context.startService(Intent), you can
also set Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION and/or Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION on the Intent. This will grant the
Service temporary access to the specific URIs in the Intent. Access will
remain until the Service has called stopSelf(int) for that start
command or a later one, or until the Service has been completely stopped.
This works for granting access to the other apps that have not requested
the permission protecting the Service, or even when the Service is not
exported at all.
In addition, a service can protect individual IPC calls into it with
permissions, by calling the
ContextWrapper.checkCallingPermission(String)
method before executing the implementation of that call.
See the Security and Permissions
document for more information on permissions and security in general.
Process Lifecycle
The Android system will attempt to keep the process hosting a service
around as long as the service has been started or has clients bound to it.
When running low on memory and needing to kill existing processes, the
priority of a process hosting the service will be the higher of the
following possibilities:
If the service is currently executing code in its
onCreate(), onStartCommand(),
or onDestroy() methods, then the hosting process will
be a foreground process to ensure this code can execute without
being killed.
If the service has been started, then its hosting process is considered
to be less important than any processes that are currently visible to the
user on-screen, but more important than any process not visible. Because
only a few processes are generally visible to the user, this means that
the service should not be killed except in low memory conditions. However, since
the user is not directly aware of a background service, in that state it is
considered a valid candidate to kill, and you should be prepared for this to
happen. In particular, long-running services will be increasingly likely to
kill and are guaranteed to be killed (and restarted if appropriate) if they
remain started long enough.
If there are clients bound to the service, then the service's hosting
process is never less important than the most important client. That is,
if one of its clients is visible to the user, then the service itself is
considered to be visible. The way a client's importance impacts the service's
importance can be adjusted through Context#BIND_ABOVE_CLIENT,
Context#BIND_ALLOW_OOM_MANAGEMENT, Context#BIND_WAIVE_PRIORITY,
Context#BIND_IMPORTANT, and Context#BIND_ADJUST_WITH_ACTIVITY.
A started service can use the startForeground(int, android.app.Notification)
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. (It is still theoretically possible for
the service to be killed under extreme memory pressure from the current
foreground application, but in practice this should not be a concern.)
Note this means that most of the time your service is running, it may
be killed by the system if it is under heavy memory pressure. If this
happens, the system will later try to restart the service. An important
consequence of this is that if you implement onStartCommand()
to schedule work to be done asynchronously or in another thread, then you
may want to use START_FLAG_REDELIVERY to have the system
re-deliver an Intent for you so that it does not get lost if your service
is killed while processing it.
Other application components running in the same process as the service
(such as an Activity) can, of course, increase the
importance of the overall
process beyond just the importance of the service itself.
Local Service Sample
One of the most common uses of a Service is as a secondary component
running alongside other parts of an application, in the same process as
the rest of the components. All components of an .apk run in the same
process unless explicitly stated otherwise, so this is a typical situation.
When used in this way, by assuming the
components are in the same process, you can greatly simplify the interaction
between them: clients of the service can simply cast the IBinder they
receive from it to a concrete class published by the service.
An example of this use of a Service is shown here. First is the Service
itself, publishing a custom class when bound:
public class LocalService extends Service {
private NotificationManager mNM;
// Unique Identification Number for the Notification.
// We use it on Notification start, and to cancel it.
private int NOTIFICATION = R.string.local_service_started;
/**
* Class for clients to access. Because we know this service always
* runs in the same process as its clients, we don't need to deal with
* IPC.
*/
public class LocalBinder extends Binder {
LocalService getService() {
return LocalService.this;
}
}
@Override
public void onCreate() {
mNM = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
// Display a notification about us starting. We put an icon in the status bar.
showNotification();
}
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Log.i("LocalService", "Received start id " + startId + ": " + intent);
return START_NOT_STICKY;
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
// Cancel the persistent notification.
mNM.cancel(NOTIFICATION);
// Tell the user we stopped.
Toast.makeText(this, R.string.local_service_stopped, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return mBinder;
}
// This is the object that receives interactions from clients. See
// RemoteService for a more complete example.
private final IBinder mBinder = new LocalBinder();
/**
* Show a notification while this service is running.
*/
private void showNotification() {
// In this sample, we'll use the same text for the ticker and the expanded notification
CharSequence text = getText(R.string.local_service_started);
// The PendingIntent to launch our activity if the user selects this notification
PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0,
new Intent(this, LocalServiceActivities.Controller.class), 0);
// Set the info for the views that show in the notification panel.
Notification notification = new Notification.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.stat_sample) // the status icon
.setTicker(text) // the status text
.setWhen(System.currentTimeMillis()) // the time stamp
.setContentTitle(getText(R.string.local_service_label)) // the label of the entry
.setContentText(text) // the contents of the entry
.setContentIntent(contentIntent) // The intent to send when the entry is clicked
.build();
// Send the notification.
mNM.notify(NOTIFICATION, notification);
}
}
With that done, one can now write client code that directly accesses the
running service, such as:
/**
* Example of binding and unbinding to the local service.
* bind to, receiving an object through which it can communicate with the service.
*
* Note that this is implemented as an inner class only keep the sample
* all together; typically this code would appear in some separate class.
*/
public static class Binding extends Activity {
// Don't attempt to unbind from the service unless the client has received some
// information about the service's state.
private boolean mShouldUnbind;
// To invoke the bound service, first make sure that this value
// is not null.
private LocalService mBoundService;
private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName className, IBinder service) {
// This is called when the connection with the service has been
// established, giving us the service object we can use to
// interact with the service. Because we have bound to a explicit
// service that we know is running in our own process, we can
// cast its IBinder to a concrete class and directly access it.
mBoundService = ((LocalService.LocalBinder)service).getService();
// Tell the user about this for our demo.
Toast.makeText(Binding.this, R.string.local_service_connected,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName className) {
// This is called when the connection with the service has been
// unexpectedly disconnected -- that is, its process crashed.
// Because it is running in our same process, we should never
// see this happen.
mBoundService = null;
Toast.makeText(Binding.this, R.string.local_service_disconnected,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
};
void doBindService() {
// Attempts to establish a connection with the service. We use an
// explicit class name because we want a specific service
// implementation that we know will be running in our own process
// (and thus won't be supporting component replacement by other
// applications).
if (bindService(new Intent(Binding.this, LocalService.class),
mConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE)) {
mShouldUnbind = true;
} else {
Log.e("MY_APP_TAG", "Error: The requested service doesn't " +
"exist, or this client isn't allowed access to it.");
}
}
void doUnbindService() {
if (mShouldUnbind) {
// Release information about the service's state.
unbindService(mConnection);
mShouldUnbind = false;
}
}
@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
doUnbindService();
}
Remote Messenger Service Sample
If you need to be able to write a Service that can perform complicated
communication with clients in remote processes (beyond simply the use of
Context.startService to send
commands to it), then you can use the Messenger class
instead of writing full AIDL files.
An example of a Service that uses Messenger as its client interface
is shown here. First is the Service itself, publishing a Messenger to
an internal Handler when bound:
public class MessengerService extends Service {
/** For showing and hiding our notification. */
NotificationManager mNM;
/** Keeps track of all current registered clients. */
ArrayList<Messenger> mClients = new ArrayList<Messenger>();
/** Holds last value set by a client. */
int mValue = 0;
/**
* Command to the service to register a client, receiving callbacks
* from the service. The Message's replyTo field must be a Messenger of
* the client where callbacks should be sent.
*/
static final int MSG_REGISTER_CLIENT = 1;
/**
* Command to the service to unregister a client, ot stop receiving callbacks
* from the service. The Message's replyTo field must be a Messenger of
* the client as previously given with MSG_REGISTER_CLIENT.
*/
static final int MSG_UNREGISTER_CLIENT = 2;
/**
* Command to service to set a new value. This can be sent to the
* service to supply a new value, and will be sent by the service to
* any registered clients with the new value.
*/
static final int MSG_SET_VALUE = 3;
/**
* Handler of incoming messages from clients.
*/
class IncomingHandler extends Handler {
@Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch (msg.what) {
case MSG_REGISTER_CLIENT:
mClients.add(msg.replyTo);
break;
case MSG_UNREGISTER_CLIENT:
mClients.remove(msg.replyTo);
break;
case MSG_SET_VALUE:
mValue = msg.arg1;
for (int i=mClients.size()-1; i>=0; i--) {
try {
mClients.get(i).send(Message.obtain(null,
MSG_SET_VALUE, mValue, 0));
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// The client is dead. Remove it from the list;
// we are going through the list from back to front
// so this is safe to do inside the loop.
mClients.remove(i);
}
}
break;
default:
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
}
}
/**
* Target we publish for clients to send messages to IncomingHandler.
*/
final Messenger mMessenger = new Messenger(new IncomingHandler());
@Override
public void onCreate() {
mNM = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
// Display a notification about us starting.
showNotification();
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
// Cancel the persistent notification.
mNM.cancel(R.string.remote_service_started);
// Tell the user we stopped.
Toast.makeText(this, R.string.remote_service_stopped, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
/**
* When binding to the service, we return an interface to our messenger
* for sending messages to the service.
*/
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return mMessenger.getBinder();
}
/**
* Show a notification while this service is running.
*/
private void showNotification() {
// In this sample, we'll use the same text for the ticker and the expanded notification
CharSequence text = getText(R.string.remote_service_started);
// The PendingIntent to launch our activity if the user selects this notification
PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0,
new Intent(this, Controller.class), 0);
// Set the info for the views that show in the notification panel.
Notification notification = new Notification.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.stat_sample) // the status icon
.setTicker(text) // the status text
.setWhen(System.currentTimeMillis()) // the time stamp
.setContentTitle(getText(R.string.local_service_label)) // the label of the entry
.setContentText(text) // the contents of the entry
.setContentIntent(contentIntent) // The intent to send when the entry is clicked
.build();
// Send the notification.
// We use a string id because it is a unique number. We use it later to cancel.
mNM.notify(R.string.remote_service_started, notification);
}
}
If we want to make this service run in a remote process (instead of the
standard one for its .apk), we can use android:process in its
manifest tag to specify one:
<service android:name=".app.MessengerService"
android:process=":remote" />
Note that the name "remote" chosen here is arbitrary, and you can use
other names if you want additional processes. The ':' prefix appends the
name to your package's standard process name.
With that done, clients can now bind to the service and send messages
to it. Note that this allows clients to register with it to receive
messages back as well:
/**
* Example of binding and unbinding to the remote service.
* This demonstrates the implementation of a service which the client will
* bind to, interacting with it through an aidl interface.
*
* Note that this is implemented as an inner class only keep the sample
* all together; typically this code would appear in some separate class.
*/
public static class Binding extends Activity {
/** Messenger for communicating with service. */
Messenger mService = null;
/** Flag indicating whether we have called bind on the service. */
boolean mIsBound;
/** Some text view we are using to show state information. */
TextView mCallbackText;
/**
* Handler of incoming messages from service.
*/
class IncomingHandler extends Handler {
@Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch (msg.what) {
case MessengerService.MSG_SET_VALUE:
mCallbackText.setText("Received from service: " + msg.arg1);
break;
default:
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
}
}
/**
* Target we publish for clients to send messages to IncomingHandler.
*/
final Messenger mMessenger = new Messenger(new IncomingHandler());
/**
* Class for interacting with the main interface of the service.
*/
private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName className,
IBinder service) {
// This is called when the connection with the service has been
// established, giving us the service object we can use to
// interact with the service. We are communicating with our
// service through an IDL interface, so get a client-side
// representation of that from the raw service object.
mService = new Messenger(service);
mCallbackText.setText("Attached.");
// We want to monitor the service for as long as we are
// connected to it.
try {
Message msg = Message.obtain(null,
MessengerService.MSG_REGISTER_CLIENT);
msg.replyTo = mMessenger;
mService.send(msg);
// Give it some value as an example.
msg = Message.obtain(null,
MessengerService.MSG_SET_VALUE, this.hashCode(), 0);
mService.send(msg);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// In this case the service has crashed before we could even
// do anything with it; we can count on soon being
// disconnected (and then reconnected if it can be restarted)
// so there is no need to do anything here.
}
// As part of the sample, tell the user what happened.
Toast.makeText(Binding.this, R.string.remote_service_connected,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName className) {
// This is called when the connection with the service has been
// unexpectedly disconnected -- that is, its process crashed.
mService = null;
mCallbackText.setText("Disconnected.");
// As part of the sample, tell the user what happened.
Toast.makeText(Binding.this, R.string.remote_service_disconnected,
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
};
void doBindService() {
// Establish a connection with the service. We use an explicit
// class name because there is no reason to be able to let other
// applications replace our component.
bindService(new Intent(Binding.this,
MessengerService.class), mConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
mIsBound = true;
mCallbackText.setText("Binding.");
}
void doUnbindService() {
if (mIsBound) {
// If we have received the service, and hence registered with
// it, then now is the time to unregister.
if (mService != null) {
try {
Message msg = Message.obtain(null,
MessengerService.MSG_UNREGISTER_CLIENT);
msg.replyTo = mMessenger;
mService.send(msg);
} catch (RemoteException e) {
// There is nothing special we need to do if the service
// has crashed.
}
}
// Detach our existing connection.
unbindService(mConnection);
mIsBound = false;
mCallbackText.setText("Unbinding.");
}
}
Summary
Constants
int
START_CONTINUATION_MASK
Bits returned by onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) describing how to continue
the service if it is killed.
int
START_FLAG_REDELIVERY
This flag is set in onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) if the Intent is a
re-delivery of a previously delivered intent, because the service
had previously returned START_REDELIVER_INTENT but had been
killed before calling stopSelf(int) for that Intent.
int
START_FLAG_RETRY
This flag is set in onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) if the Intent is a
retry because the original attempt never got to or returned from
onStartCommand(android.content.Intent, int, int).
int
START_NOT_STICKY
Constant to return from onStartCommand(Intent, int, int): if this service's
process is killed while it is started (after returning from
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)), and there are no new start intents to
deliver to it, then take the service out of the started state and
don't recreate until a future explicit call to
Context.startService(Intent).
int
START_REDELIVER_INTENT
Constant to return from onStartCommand(Intent, int, int): if this service's
process is killed while it is started (after returning from
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)), then it will be scheduled for a restart
and the last delivered Intent re-delivered to it again via
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int).
int
START_STICKY
Constant to return from onStartCommand(Intent, int, int): if this service's
process is killed while it is started (after returning from
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)), then leave it in the started state but
don't retain this delivered intent.
int
START_STICKY_COMPATIBILITY
Constant to return from onStartCommand(Intent, int, int): compatibility
version of START_STICKY that does not guarantee that
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) will be called again after being killed.
int
STOP_FOREGROUND_DETACH
Flag for stopForeground(int): if set, the notification previously provided
to startForeground(int, Notification) will be detached from the service.
int
STOP_FOREGROUND_REMOVE
Flag for stopForeground(int): if set, the notification previously provided
to startForeground(int, Notification) will be removed.
Inherited constants
From class
android.content.Context
String
ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
AccessibilityManager for giving the user
feedback for UI events through the registered event listeners.
String
ACCOUNT_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
AccountManager for receiving intents at a
time of your choosing.
String
ACTIVITY_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
ActivityManager for interacting with the global
system state.
String
ALARM_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
AlarmManager for receiving intents at a
time of your choosing.
String
APPWIDGET_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
AppWidgetManager for accessing AppWidgets.
String
APP_OPS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
AppOpsManager for tracking application operations
on the device.
String
APP_SEARCH_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve an
AppSearchManager for
indexing and querying app data managed by the system.
String
AUDIO_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
AudioManager for handling management of volume,
ringer modes and audio routing.
String
BATTERY_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
BatteryManager for managing battery state.
int
BIND_ABOVE_CLIENT
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): indicates that the client application
binding to this service considers the service to be more important than
the app itself.
int
BIND_ADJUST_WITH_ACTIVITY
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): If binding from an activity, allow the
target service's process importance to be raised based on whether the
activity is visible to the user, regardless whether another flag is
used to reduce the amount that the client process's overall importance
is used to impact it.
int
BIND_ALLOW_OOM_MANAGEMENT
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): allow the process hosting the bound
service to go through its normal memory management.
int
BIND_AUTO_CREATE
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): automatically create the service as long
as the binding exists.
int
BIND_DEBUG_UNBIND
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): include debugging help for mismatched
calls to unbind.
int
BIND_EXTERNAL_SERVICE
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): The service being bound is an
isolated,
external service.
int
BIND_IMPORTANT
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): this service is very important to
the client, so should be brought to the foreground process level
when the client is.
int
BIND_INCLUDE_CAPABILITIES
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): If binding from an app that has specific capabilities
due to its foreground state such as an activity or foreground service, then this flag will
allow the bound app to get the same capabilities, as long as it has the required permissions
as well.
int
BIND_NOT_FOREGROUND
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): don't allow this binding to raise
the target service's process to the foreground scheduling priority.
int
BIND_NOT_PERCEPTIBLE
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): If binding from an app that is visible or user-perceptible,
lower the target service's importance to below the perceptible level.
int
BIND_WAIVE_PRIORITY
Flag for bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int): don't impact the scheduling or
memory management priority of the target service's hosting process.
String
BIOMETRIC_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
BiometricManager for handling
biometric and PIN/pattern/password authentication.
String
BLOB_STORE_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a BlobStoreManager for contributing and accessing data blobs
from the blob store maintained by the system.
String
BLUETOOTH_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
BluetoothManager for using Bluetooth.
String
BUGREPORT_SERVICE
Service to capture a bugreport.
String
CAMERA_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
CameraManager for interacting with
camera devices.
String
CAPTIONING_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
CaptioningManager for obtaining
captioning properties and listening for changes in captioning
preferences.
String
CARRIER_CONFIG_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
CarrierConfigManager for reading carrier configuration values.
String
CLIPBOARD_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
ClipboardManager for accessing and modifying
the contents of the global clipboard.
String
COMPANION_DEVICE_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
CompanionDeviceManager for managing companion devices
String
CONNECTIVITY_DIAGNOSTICS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a ConnectivityDiagnosticsManager for performing network connectivity diagnostics
as well as receiving network connectivity information from the system.
String
CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a ConnectivityManager for handling management of
network connections.
String
CONSUMER_IR_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
ConsumerIrManager for transmitting infrared
signals from the device.
int
CONTEXT_IGNORE_SECURITY
Flag for use with createPackageContext(String, int): ignore any security
restrictions on the Context being requested, allowing it to always
be loaded.
int
CONTEXT_INCLUDE_CODE
Flag for use with createPackageContext(String, int): include the application
code with the context.
int
CONTEXT_RESTRICTED
Flag for use with createPackageContext(String, int): a restricted context may
disable specific features.
String
CROSS_PROFILE_APPS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
CrossProfileApps for cross profile operations.
String
DEVICE_POLICY_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
DevicePolicyManager for working with global
device policy management.
String
DISPLAY_HASH_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to access
DisplayHashManager to handle display hashes.
String
DISPLAY_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
DisplayManager for interacting with display devices.
String
DOMAIN_VERIFICATION_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to access
DomainVerificationManager to retrieve approval and
user state for declared web domains.
String
DOWNLOAD_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
DownloadManager for requesting HTTP downloads.
String
DROPBOX_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
DropBoxManager instance for recording
diagnostic logs.
String
EUICC_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
EuiccManager to manage the device eUICC (embedded SIM).
String
FILE_INTEGRITY_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve an
FileIntegrityManager.
String
FINGERPRINT_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
FingerprintManager for handling management
of fingerprints.
String
GAME_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
GameManager.
String
HARDWARE_PROPERTIES_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
HardwarePropertiesManager for accessing the hardware properties service.
String
INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
InputMethodManager for accessing input
methods.
String
INPUT_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
InputManager for interacting with input devices.
String
IPSEC_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
IpSecManager for encrypting Sockets or Networks with
IPSec.
String
JOB_SCHEDULER_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a JobScheduler instance for managing occasional
background tasks.
String
KEYGUARD_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
KeyguardManager for controlling keyguard.
String
LAUNCHER_APPS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
LauncherApps for querying and monitoring launchable apps across
profiles of a user.
String
LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
LayoutInflater for inflating layout resources in this
context.
String
LOCATION_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a LocationManager for controlling location
updates.
String
MEDIA_COMMUNICATION_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
MediaCommunicationManager
for managing MediaSession2.
String
MEDIA_METRICS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
MediaMetricsManager for interacting with media metrics
on the device.
String
MEDIA_PROJECTION_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a MediaProjectionManager instance for managing
media projection sessions.
String
MEDIA_ROUTER_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(Class) to retrieve a
MediaRouter for controlling and managing
routing of media.
String
MEDIA_SESSION_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
MediaSessionManager for managing media Sessions.
String
MIDI_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
MidiManager for accessing the MIDI service.
int
MODE_APPEND
File creation mode: for use with openFileOutput(String, int), if the file
already exists then write data to the end of the existing file
instead of erasing it.
int
MODE_ENABLE_WRITE_AHEAD_LOGGING
Database open flag: when set, the database is opened with write-ahead
logging enabled by default.
int
MODE_MULTI_PROCESS
This constant was deprecated
in API level 23.
MODE_MULTI_PROCESS does not work reliably in
some versions of Android, and furthermore does not provide any
mechanism for reconciling concurrent modifications across
processes. Applications should not attempt to use it. Instead,
they should use an explicit cross-process data management
approach such as ContentProvider.
int
MODE_NO_LOCALIZED_COLLATORS
Database open flag: when set, the database is opened without support for
localized collators.
int
MODE_PRIVATE
File creation mode: the default mode, where the created file can only
be accessed by the calling application (or all applications sharing the
same user ID).
int
MODE_WORLD_READABLE
This constant was deprecated
in API level 17.
Creating world-readable files is very dangerous, and likely
to cause security holes in applications. It is strongly
discouraged; instead, applications should use more formal
mechanism for interactions such as ContentProvider,
BroadcastReceiver, and Service.
There are no guarantees that this access mode will remain on
a file, such as when it goes through a backup and restore.
int
MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE
This constant was deprecated
in API level 17.
Creating world-writable files is very dangerous, and likely
to cause security holes in applications. It is strongly
discouraged; instead, applications should use more formal
mechanism for interactions such as ContentProvider,
BroadcastReceiver, and Service.
There are no guarantees that this access mode will remain on
a file, such as when it goes through a backup and restore.
String
NETWORK_STATS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a NetworkStatsManager for querying network usage stats.
String
NFC_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
NfcManager for using NFC.
String
NOTIFICATION_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
NotificationManager for informing the user of
background events.
String
NSD_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a NsdManager for handling management of network service
discovery
String
PEOPLE_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to access a PeopleManager to interact
with your published conversations.
String
PERFORMANCE_HINT_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
PerformanceHintManager for accessing the performance hinting service.
String
POWER_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
PowerManager for controlling power management,
including "wake locks," which let you keep the device on while
you're running long tasks.
String
PRINT_SERVICE
PrintManager for printing and managing
printers and print tasks.
int
RECEIVER_VISIBLE_TO_INSTANT_APPS
Flag for registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter): The receiver can receive broadcasts from Instant Apps.
String
RESTRICTIONS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
RestrictionsManager for retrieving application restrictions
and requesting permissions for restricted operations.
String
ROLE_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a RoleManager
for managing roles.
String
SEARCH_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a SearchManager for handling searches.
String
SENSOR_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a SensorManager for accessing sensors.
String
SHORTCUT_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
ShortcutManager for accessing the launcher shortcut service.
String
STORAGE_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a StorageManager for accessing system storage
functions.
String
STORAGE_STATS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a StorageStatsManager for accessing system storage
statistics.
String
SYSTEM_HEALTH_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
SystemHealthManager for accessing system health (battery, power,
memory, etc) metrics.
String
TELECOM_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
TelecomManager to manage telecom-related features
of the device.
String
TELEPHONY_IMS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve an
ImsManager.
String
TELEPHONY_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
TelephonyManager for handling management the
telephony features of the device.
String
TELEPHONY_SUBSCRIPTION_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
SubscriptionManager for handling management the
telephony subscriptions of the device.
String
TEXT_CLASSIFICATION_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
TextClassificationManager for text classification services.
String
TEXT_SERVICES_MANAGER_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
TextServicesManager for accessing
text services.
String
TV_INPUT_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
TvInputManager for interacting with TV inputs
on the device.
String
UI_MODE_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
UiModeManager for controlling UI modes.
String
USAGE_STATS_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a UsageStatsManager for querying device usage stats.
String
USB_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a UsbManager for access to USB devices (as a USB host)
and for controlling this device's behavior as a USB device.
String
USER_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
UserManager for managing users on devices that support multiple users.
String
VIBRATOR_MANAGER_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a VibratorManager
for accessing the device vibrators, interacting with individual ones and playing synchronized
effects on multiple vibrators.
String
VIBRATOR_SERVICE
This constant was deprecated
in API level 31.
Use VibratorManager to retrieve the default system vibrator.
String
VPN_MANAGEMENT_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a VpnManager to
manage profiles for the platform built-in VPN.
String
WALLPAPER_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
com.android.server.WallpaperService for accessing wallpapers.
String
WIFI_AWARE_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
WifiAwareManager for handling management of
Wi-Fi Aware.
String
WIFI_P2P_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a WifiP2pManager for handling management of
Wi-Fi peer-to-peer connections.
String
WIFI_RTT_RANGING_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a WifiRttManager for ranging devices with wifi.
String
WIFI_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a WifiManager for handling management of
Wi-Fi access.
String
WINDOW_SERVICE
Use with getSystemService(java.lang.String) to retrieve a
WindowManager for accessing the system's window
manager.
From interface
android.content.ComponentCallbacks2
int
TRIM_MEMORY_BACKGROUND
Level for onTrimMemory(int): the process has gone on to the
LRU list.
int
TRIM_MEMORY_COMPLETE
Level for onTrimMemory(int): the process is nearing the end
of the background LRU list, and if more memory isn't found soon it will
be killed.
int
TRIM_MEMORY_MODERATE
Level for onTrimMemory(int): the process is around the middle
of the background LRU list; freeing memory can help the system keep
other processes running later in the list for better overall performance.
int
TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_CRITICAL
Level for onTrimMemory(int): the process is not an expendable
background process, but the device is running extremely low on memory
and is about to not be able to keep any background processes running.
int
TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_LOW
Level for onTrimMemory(int): the process is not an expendable
background process, but the device is running low on memory.
int
TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_MODERATE
Level for onTrimMemory(int): the process is not an expendable
background process, but the device is running moderately low on memory.
int
TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN
Level for onTrimMemory(int): the process had been showing
a user interface, and is no longer doing so.
Public constructors
Service()
Public methods
final
Application
getApplication()
Return the application that owns this service.
final
int
getForegroundServiceType()
If the service has become a foreground service by calling
startForeground(int, android.app.Notification)
or startForeground(int, android.app.Notification, int), getForegroundServiceType()
returns the current foreground service type.
abstract
IBinder
onBind(Intent intent)
Return the communication channel to the service.
void
onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig)
Called by the system when the device configuration changes while your
component is running.
void
onCreate()
Called by the system when the service is first created.
void
onDestroy()
Called by the system to notify a Service that it is no longer used and is being removed.
void
onLowMemory()
This is called when the overall system is running low on memory, and
actively running processes should trim their memory usage.
void
onRebind(Intent intent)
Called when new clients have connected to the service, after it had
previously been notified that all had disconnected in its
onUnbind(Intent).
void
onStart(Intent intent, int startId)
This method was deprecated
in API level 15.
Implement onStartCommand(android.content.Intent, int, int) instead.
int
onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId)
Called by the system every time a client explicitly starts the service by calling
Context.startService(Intent), providing the arguments it supplied and a
unique integer token representing the start request.
void
onTaskRemoved(Intent rootIntent)
This is called if the service is currently running and the user has
removed a task that comes from the service's application.
void
onTrimMemory(int level)
Called when the operating system has determined that it is a good
time for a process to trim unneeded memory from its process.
boolean
onUnbind(Intent intent)
Called when all clients have disconnected from a particular interface
published by the service.
final
void
startForeground(int id, Notification notification)
If your service is started (running through Context#startService(Intent)), then
also make this service run in the foreground, supplying the ongoing
notification to be shown to the user while in this state.
final
void
startForeground(int id, Notification notification, int foregroundServiceType)
An overloaded version of startForeground(int, android.app.Notification) with additional
foregroundServiceType parameter.
final
void
stopForeground(int flags)
Remove this service from foreground state, allowing it to be killed if
more memory is needed.
final
void
stopForeground(boolean removeNotification)
Synonym for stopForeground(int).
final
void
stopSelf()
Stop the service, if it was previously started.
final
void
stopSelf(int startId)
Old version of stopSelfResult(int) that doesn't return a result.
final
boolean
stopSelfResult(int startId)
Stop the service if the most recent time it was started was
startId.
Protected methods
void
attachBaseContext(Context newBase)
Set the base context for this ContextWrapper.
void
dump(FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter writer, String[] args)
Print the Service's state into the given stream.
Inherited methods
From class
android.content.ContextWrapper
void
attachBaseContext(Context base)
Set the base context for this ContextWrapper.
boolean
bindIsolatedService(Intent service, int flags, String instanceName, Executor executor, ServiceConnection conn)
Variation of bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int) that, in the specific case of isolated
services, allows the caller to generate multiple instances of a service
from a single component declaration.
boolean
bindService(Intent service, int flags, Executor executor, ServiceConnection conn)
Same as bindService(android.content.Intent, android.content.ServiceConnection, int) with executor to control
ServiceConnection callbacks.
boolean
bindService(Intent service, ServiceConnection conn, int flags)
Connect to an application service, creating it if needed.
int
checkCallingOrSelfPermission(String permission)
Determine whether the calling process of an IPC or you have been
granted a particular permission.
int
checkCallingOrSelfUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Determine whether the calling process of an IPC or you has been granted
permission to access a specific URI.
int[]
checkCallingOrSelfUriPermissions(List<Uri> uris, int modeFlags)
Determine whether the calling process of an IPC or you has been granted
permission to access a list of URIs.
int
checkCallingPermission(String permission)
Determine whether the calling process of an IPC you are handling has been
granted a particular permission.
int
checkCallingUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Determine whether the calling process and user ID has been
granted permission to access a specific URI.
int[]
checkCallingUriPermissions(List<Uri> uris, int modeFlags)
Determine whether the calling process and user ID has been
granted permission to access a list of URIs.
int
checkPermission(String permission, int pid, int uid)
Determine whether the given permission is allowed for a particular
process and user ID running in the system.
int
checkSelfPermission(String permission)
Determine whether you have been granted a particular permission.
int
checkUriPermission(Uri uri, String readPermission, String writePermission, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags)
Check both a Uri and normal permission.
int
checkUriPermission(Uri uri, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags)
Determine whether a particular process and user ID has been granted
permission to access a specific URI.
int[]
checkUriPermissions(List<Uri> uris, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags)
Determine whether a particular process and user ID has been granted
permission to access a list of URIs.
void
clearWallpaper()
This method is deprecated.
Use WallpaperManager.clear() instead.
This method requires the caller to hold the permission
Manifest.permission.SET_WALLPAPER.
Context
createAttributionContext(String attributionTag)
Return a new Context object for the current Context but attribute to a different tag.
Context
createConfigurationContext(Configuration overrideConfiguration)
Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose resources
are adjusted to match the given Configuration.
Context
createContext(ContextParams contextParams)
Creates a context with specific properties and behaviors.
Context
createDeviceProtectedStorageContext()
Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose storage
APIs are backed by device-protected storage.
Context
createDisplayContext(Display display)
Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose resources
are adjusted to match the metrics of the given Display.
Context
createPackageContext(String packageName, int flags)
Return a new Context object for the given application name.
Context
createWindowContext(int type, Bundle options)
Creates a Context for a non-activity window.
Context
createWindowContext(Display display, int type, Bundle options)
Creates a Context for a non-activity window on the given
Display.
String[]
databaseList()
Returns an array of strings naming the private databases associated with
this Context's application package.
boolean
deleteDatabase(String name)
Delete an existing private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's
application package.
boolean
deleteFile(String name)
Delete the given private file associated with this Context's
application package.
boolean
deleteSharedPreferences(String name)
Delete an existing shared preferences file.
void
enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(String permission, String message)
If neither you nor the calling process of an IPC you are
handling has been granted a particular permission, throw a
SecurityException.
void
enforceCallingOrSelfUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags, String message)
If the calling process of an IPC or you has not been
granted permission to access a specific URI, throw SecurityException.
void
enforceCallingPermission(String permission, String message)
If the calling process of an IPC you are handling has not been
granted a particular permission, throw a SecurityException.
void
enforceCallingUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags, String message)
If the calling process and user ID has not been granted
permission to access a specific URI, throw SecurityException.
void
enforcePermission(String permission, int pid, int uid, String message)
If the given permission is not allowed for a particular process
and user ID running in the system, throw a SecurityException.
void
enforceUriPermission(Uri uri, String readPermission, String writePermission, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags, String message)
Enforce both a Uri and normal permission.
void
enforceUriPermission(Uri uri, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags, String message)
If a particular process and user ID has not been granted
permission to access a specific URI, throw SecurityException.
String[]
fileList()
Returns an array of strings naming the private files associated with
this Context's application package.
Context
getApplicationContext()
Return the context of the single, global Application object of the
current process.
ApplicationInfo
getApplicationInfo()
Return the full application info for this context's package.
AssetManager
getAssets()
Returns an AssetManager instance for the application's package.
AttributionSource
getAttributionSource()
Context
getBaseContext()
File
getCacheDir()
Returns the absolute path to the application specific cache directory on
the filesystem.
ClassLoader
getClassLoader()
Return a class loader you can use to retrieve classes in this package.
File
getCodeCacheDir()
Returns the absolute path to the application specific cache directory on
the filesystem designed for storing cached code.
ContentResolver
getContentResolver()
Return a ContentResolver instance for your application's package.
File
getDataDir()
Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem where all
private files belonging to this app are stored.
File
getDatabasePath(String name)
Returns the absolute path on the filesystem where a database created with
openOrCreateDatabase(String, int, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory) is stored.
File
getDir(String name, int mode)
Retrieve, creating if needed, a new directory in which the application
can place its own custom data files.
Display
getDisplay()
Get the display this context is associated with.
File
getExternalCacheDir()
Returns absolute path to application-specific directory on the primary
shared/external storage device where the application can place cache
files it owns.
File[]
getExternalCacheDirs()
Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all
shared/external storage devices where the application can place cache
files it owns.
File
getExternalFilesDir(String type)
Returns the absolute path to the directory on the primary shared/external
storage device where the application can place persistent files it owns.
File[]
getExternalFilesDirs(String type)
Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all
shared/external storage devices where the application can place
persistent files it owns.
File[]
getExternalMediaDirs()
This method is deprecated.
These directories still exist and are scanned, but developers
are encouraged to migrate to inserting content into a
MediaStore collection directly, as any app can
contribute new media to MediaStore with no
permissions required, starting in
Build.VERSION_CODES.Q.
File
getFileStreamPath(String name)
Returns the absolute path on the filesystem where a file created with
openFileOutput(String, int) is stored.
File
getFilesDir()
Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem where files
created with openFileOutput(String, int) are stored.
Executor
getMainExecutor()
Return an Executor that will run enqueued tasks on the main
thread associated with this context.
Looper
getMainLooper()
Return the Looper for the main thread of the current process.
File
getNoBackupFilesDir()
Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem similar to
getFilesDir().
File
getObbDir()
Return the primary shared/external storage directory where this
application's OBB files (if there are any) can be found.
File[]
getObbDirs()
Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all
shared/external storage devices where the application's OBB files (if
there are any) can be found.
String
getPackageCodePath()
Return the full path to this context's primary Android package.
PackageManager
getPackageManager()
Return PackageManager instance to find global package information.
String
getPackageName()
Return the name of this application's package.
String
getPackageResourcePath()
Return the full path to this context's primary Android package.
ContextParams
getParams()
Return the set of parameters which this Context was created with, if it
was created via createContext(android.content.ContextParams).
Resources
getResources()
Returns a Resources instance for the application's package.
SharedPreferences
getSharedPreferences(String name, int mode)
Retrieve and hold the contents of the preferences file 'name', returning
a SharedPreferences through which you can retrieve and modify its
values.
Object
getSystemService(String name)
Return the handle to a system-level service by name.
String
getSystemServiceName(Class<?> serviceClass)
Gets the name of the system-level service that is represented by the specified class.
Resources.Theme
getTheme()
Return the Theme object associated with this Context.
Drawable
getWallpaper()
This method is deprecated.
Use WallpaperManager.get() instead.
int
getWallpaperDesiredMinimumHeight()
This method is deprecated.
Use WallpaperManager.getDesiredMinimumHeight() instead.
int
getWallpaperDesiredMinimumWidth()
This method is deprecated.
Use WallpaperManager.getDesiredMinimumWidth() instead.
void
grantUriPermission(String toPackage, Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Grant permission to access a specific Uri to another package, regardless
of whether that package has general permission to access the Uri's
content provider.
boolean
isDeviceProtectedStorage()
Indicates if the storage APIs of this Context are backed by
device-protected storage.
boolean
isRestricted()
Indicates whether this Context is restricted.
boolean
moveDatabaseFrom(Context sourceContext, String name)
Move an existing database file from the given source storage context to
this context.
boolean
moveSharedPreferencesFrom(Context sourceContext, String name)
Move an existing shared preferences file from the given source storage
context to this context.
FileInputStream
openFileInput(String name)
Open a private file associated with this Context's application package
for reading.
FileOutputStream
openFileOutput(String name, int mode)
Open a private file associated with this Context's application package
for writing.
SQLiteDatabase
openOrCreateDatabase(String name, int mode, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory, DatabaseErrorHandler errorHandler)
Open a new private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's
application package.
SQLiteDatabase
openOrCreateDatabase(String name, int mode, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory)
Open a new private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's
application package.
Drawable
peekWallpaper()
This method is deprecated.
Use WallpaperManager.peek() instead.
Intent
registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver, IntentFilter filter)
Register a BroadcastReceiver to be run in the main activity thread.
Intent
registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver, IntentFilter filter, int flags)
Register to receive intent broadcasts, with the receiver optionally being
exposed to Instant Apps.
Intent
registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver, IntentFilter filter, String broadcastPermission, Handler scheduler, int flags)
Register to receive intent broadcasts, to run in the context of
scheduler.
Intent
registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver, IntentFilter filter, String broadcastPermission, Handler scheduler)
Register to receive intent broadcasts, to run in the context of
scheduler.
void
removeStickyBroadcast(Intent intent)
This method is deprecated.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
void
removeStickyBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user)
This method is deprecated.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
void
revokeUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Remove all permissions to access a particular content provider Uri
that were previously added with grantUriPermission(String, Uri, int) or any other mechanism.
void
revokeUriPermission(String targetPackage, Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Remove permissions to access a particular content provider Uri
that were previously added with grantUriPermission(String, Uri, int) for a specific target
package.
void
sendBroadcast(Intent intent, String receiverPermission)
Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing
an optional required permission to be enforced.
void
sendBroadcast(Intent intent)
Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers.
void
sendBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user)
Version of sendBroadcast(android.content.Intent) that allows you to specify the
user the broadcast will be sent to.
void
sendBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user, String receiverPermission)
Version of sendBroadcast(android.content.Intent, java.lang.String) that allows you to specify the
user the broadcast will be sent to.
void
sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent intent, String receiverPermission, String receiverAppOp, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
Version of
sendOrderedBroadcast(android.content.Intent, java.lang.String, android.content.BroadcastReceiver, android.os.Handler, int, java.lang.String, android.os.Bundle) that allows you to specify the App Op to enforce restrictions on which receivers
the broadcast will be sent to.
void
sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent intent, int initialCode, String receiverPermission, String receiverAppOp, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras, Bundle options)
void
sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent intent, String receiverPermission, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
Version of sendBroadcast(android.content.Intent) that allows you to
receive data back from the broadcast.
void
sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent intent, String receiverPermission)
Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, delivering
them one at a time to allow more preferred receivers to consume the
broadcast before it is delivered to less preferred receivers.
void
sendOrderedBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user, String receiverPermission, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
Version of
sendOrderedBroadcast(android.content.Intent, java.lang.String, android.content.BroadcastReceiver, android.os.Handler, int, java.lang.String, android.os.Bundle)
that allows you to specify the
user the broadcast will be sent to.
void
sendStickyBroadcast(Intent intent)
This method is deprecated.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
void
sendStickyBroadcast(Intent intent, Bundle options)
This method is deprecated.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
void
sendStickyBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user)
This method is deprecated.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
void
sendStickyOrderedBroadcast(Intent intent, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
This method is deprecated.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
void
sendStickyOrderedBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
This method is deprecated.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
void
setTheme(int resid)
Set the base theme for this context.
void
setWallpaper(Bitmap bitmap)
This method is deprecated.
Use WallpaperManager.set() instead.
This method requires the caller to hold the permission
Manifest.permission.SET_WALLPAPER.
void
setWallpaper(InputStream data)
This method is deprecated.
Use WallpaperManager.set() instead.
This method requires the caller to hold the permission
Manifest.permission.SET_WALLPAPER.
void
startActivities(Intent[] intents, Bundle options)
Launch multiple new activities.
void
startActivities(Intent[] intents)
Same as startActivities(android.content.Intent[], android.os.Bundle) with no options
specified.
void
startActivity(Intent intent)
Same as startActivity(android.content.Intent, android.os.Bundle) with no options
specified.
void
startActivity(Intent intent, Bundle options)
Launch a new activity.
ComponentName
startForegroundService(Intent service)
Similar to startService(android.content.Intent), but with an implicit promise that the
Service will call startForeground(int, android.app.Notification) once it begins running.
boolean
startInstrumentation(ComponentName className, String profileFile, Bundle arguments)
Start executing an Instrumentation class.
void
startIntentSender(IntentSender intent, Intent fillInIntent, int flagsMask, int flagsValues, int extraFlags)
Same as startIntentSender(android.content.IntentSender, android.content.Intent, int, int, int, android.os.Bundle)
with no options specified.
void
startIntentSender(IntentSender intent, Intent fillInIntent, int flagsMask, int flagsValues, int extraFlags, Bundle options)
Like startActivity(android.content.Intent, android.os.Bundle), but taking a IntentSender
to start.
ComponentName
startService(Intent service)
Request that a given application service be started.
boolean
stopService(Intent name)
Request that a given application service be stopped.
void
unbindService(ServiceConnection conn)
Disconnect from an application service.
void
unregisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver)
Unregister a previously registered BroadcastReceiver.
void
updateServiceGroup(ServiceConnection conn, int group, int importance)
For a service previously bound with bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int) or a related method, change
how the system manages that service's process in relation to other processes.
From class
android.content.Context
boolean
bindIsolatedService(Intent service, int flags, String instanceName, Executor executor, ServiceConnection conn)
Variation of bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int) that, in the specific case of isolated
services, allows the caller to generate multiple instances of a service
from a single component declaration.
boolean
bindService(Intent service, int flags, Executor executor, ServiceConnection conn)
Same as bindService(android.content.Intent, android.content.ServiceConnection, int) with executor to control
ServiceConnection callbacks.
abstract
boolean
bindService(Intent service, ServiceConnection conn, int flags)
Connect to an application service, creating it if needed.
boolean
bindServiceAsUser(Intent service, ServiceConnection conn, int flags, UserHandle user)
Binds to a service in the given user in the same manner as
bindService(android.content.Intent, android.content.ServiceConnection, int).
abstract
int
checkCallingOrSelfPermission(String permission)
Determine whether the calling process of an IPC or you have been
granted a particular permission.
abstract
int
checkCallingOrSelfUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Determine whether the calling process of an IPC or you has been granted
permission to access a specific URI.
int[]
checkCallingOrSelfUriPermissions(List<Uri> uris, int modeFlags)
Determine whether the calling process of an IPC or you has been granted
permission to access a list of URIs.
abstract
int
checkCallingPermission(String permission)
Determine whether the calling process of an IPC you are handling has been
granted a particular permission.
abstract
int
checkCallingUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Determine whether the calling process and user ID has been
granted permission to access a specific URI.
int[]
checkCallingUriPermissions(List<Uri> uris, int modeFlags)
Determine whether the calling process and user ID has been
granted permission to access a list of URIs.
abstract
int
checkPermission(String permission, int pid, int uid)
Determine whether the given permission is allowed for a particular
process and user ID running in the system.
abstract
int
checkSelfPermission(String permission)
Determine whether you have been granted a particular permission.
abstract
int
checkUriPermission(Uri uri, String readPermission, String writePermission, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags)
Check both a Uri and normal permission.
abstract
int
checkUriPermission(Uri uri, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags)
Determine whether a particular process and user ID has been granted
permission to access a specific URI.
int[]
checkUriPermissions(List<Uri> uris, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags)
Determine whether a particular process and user ID has been granted
permission to access a list of URIs.
abstract
void
clearWallpaper()
This method was deprecated
in API level 15.
Use WallpaperManager.clear() instead.
This method requires the caller to hold the permission
Manifest.permission.SET_WALLPAPER.
Context
createAttributionContext(String attributionTag)
Return a new Context object for the current Context but attribute to a different tag.
abstract
Context
createConfigurationContext(Configuration overrideConfiguration)
Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose resources
are adjusted to match the given Configuration.
Context
createContext(ContextParams contextParams)
Creates a context with specific properties and behaviors.
abstract
Context
createContextForSplit(String splitName)
Return a new Context object for the given split name.
abstract
Context
createDeviceProtectedStorageContext()
Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose storage
APIs are backed by device-protected storage.
abstract
Context
createDisplayContext(Display display)
Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose resources
are adjusted to match the metrics of the given Display.
abstract
Context
createPackageContext(String packageName, int flags)
Return a new Context object for the given application name.
Context
createWindowContext(int type, Bundle options)
Creates a Context for a non-activity window.
Context
createWindowContext(Display display, int type, Bundle options)
Creates a Context for a non-activity window on the given
Display.
abstract
String[]
databaseList()
Returns an array of strings naming the private databases associated with
this Context's application package.
abstract
boolean
deleteDatabase(String name)
Delete an existing private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's
application package.
abstract
boolean
deleteFile(String name)
Delete the given private file associated with this Context's
application package.
abstract
boolean
deleteSharedPreferences(String name)
Delete an existing shared preferences file.
abstract
void
enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(String permission, String message)
If neither you nor the calling process of an IPC you are
handling has been granted a particular permission, throw a
SecurityException.
abstract
void
enforceCallingOrSelfUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags, String message)
If the calling process of an IPC or you has not been
granted permission to access a specific URI, throw SecurityException.
abstract
void
enforceCallingPermission(String permission, String message)
If the calling process of an IPC you are handling has not been
granted a particular permission, throw a SecurityException.
abstract
void
enforceCallingUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags, String message)
If the calling process and user ID has not been granted
permission to access a specific URI, throw SecurityException.
abstract
void
enforcePermission(String permission, int pid, int uid, String message)
If the given permission is not allowed for a particular process
and user ID running in the system, throw a SecurityException.
abstract
void
enforceUriPermission(Uri uri, String readPermission, String writePermission, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags, String message)
Enforce both a Uri and normal permission.
abstract
void
enforceUriPermission(Uri uri, int pid, int uid, int modeFlags, String message)
If a particular process and user ID has not been granted
permission to access a specific URI, throw SecurityException.
abstract
String[]
fileList()
Returns an array of strings naming the private files associated with
this Context's application package.
abstract
Context
getApplicationContext()
Return the context of the single, global Application object of the
current process.
abstract
ApplicationInfo
getApplicationInfo()
Return the full application info for this context's package.
abstract
AssetManager
getAssets()
Returns an AssetManager instance for the application's package.
AttributionSource
getAttributionSource()
String
getAttributionTag()
Attribution can be used in complex apps to logically separate parts of the app.
abstract
File
getCacheDir()
Returns the absolute path to the application specific cache directory on
the filesystem.
abstract
ClassLoader
getClassLoader()
Return a class loader you can use to retrieve classes in this package.
abstract
File
getCodeCacheDir()
Returns the absolute path to the application specific cache directory on
the filesystem designed for storing cached code.
final
int
getColor(int id)
Returns a color associated with a particular resource ID and styled for
the current theme.
final
ColorStateList
getColorStateList(int id)
Returns a color state list associated with a particular resource ID and
styled for the current theme.
abstract
ContentResolver
getContentResolver()
Return a ContentResolver instance for your application's package.
abstract
File
getDataDir()
Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem where all
private files belonging to this app are stored.
abstract
File
getDatabasePath(String name)
Returns the absolute path on the filesystem where a database created with
openOrCreateDatabase(String, int, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory) is stored.
abstract
File
getDir(String name, int mode)
Retrieve, creating if needed, a new directory in which the application
can place its own custom data files.
Display
getDisplay()
Get the display this context is associated with.
final
Drawable
getDrawable(int id)
Returns a drawable object associated with a particular resource ID and
styled for the current theme.
abstract
File
getExternalCacheDir()
Returns absolute path to application-specific directory on the primary
shared/external storage device where the application can place cache
files it owns.
abstract
File[]
getExternalCacheDirs()
Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all
shared/external storage devices where the application can place cache
files it owns.
abstract
File
getExternalFilesDir(String type)
Returns the absolute path to the directory on the primary shared/external
storage device where the application can place persistent files it owns.
abstract
File[]
getExternalFilesDirs(String type)
Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all
shared/external storage devices where the application can place
persistent files it owns.
abstract
File[]
getExternalMediaDirs()
This method was deprecated
in API level 30.
These directories still exist and are scanned, but developers
are encouraged to migrate to inserting content into a
MediaStore collection directly, as any app can
contribute new media to MediaStore with no
permissions required, starting in
Build.VERSION_CODES.Q.
abstract
File
getFileStreamPath(String name)
Returns the absolute path on the filesystem where a file created with
openFileOutput(String, int) is stored.
abstract
File
getFilesDir()
Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem where files
created with openFileOutput(String, int) are stored.
Executor
getMainExecutor()
Return an Executor that will run enqueued tasks on the main
thread associated with this context.
abstract
Looper
getMainLooper()
Return the Looper for the main thread of the current process.
abstract
File
getNoBackupFilesDir()
Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem similar to
getFilesDir().
abstract
File
getObbDir()
Return the primary shared/external storage directory where this
application's OBB files (if there are any) can be found.
abstract
File[]
getObbDirs()
Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all
shared/external storage devices where the application's OBB files (if
there are any) can be found.
String
getOpPackageName()
Return the package name that should be used for AppOpsManager calls from
this context, so that app ops manager's uid verification will work with the name.
abstract
String
getPackageCodePath()
Return the full path to this context's primary Android package.
abstract
PackageManager
getPackageManager()
Return PackageManager instance to find global package information.
abstract
String
getPackageName()
Return the name of this application's package.
abstract
String
getPackageResourcePath()
Return the full path to this context's primary Android package.
ContextParams
getParams()
Return the set of parameters which this Context was created with, if it
was created via createContext(android.content.ContextParams).
abstract
Resources
getResources()
Returns a Resources instance for the application's package.
abstract
SharedPreferences
getSharedPreferences(String name, int mode)
Retrieve and hold the contents of the preferences file 'name', returning
a SharedPreferences through which you can retrieve and modify its
values.
final
String
getString(int resId, Object... formatArgs)
Returns a localized formatted string from the application's package's
default string table, substituting the format arguments as defined in
Formatter and String.format(String, Object...).
final
String
getString(int resId)
Returns a localized string from the application's package's
default string table.
final
<T>
T
getSystemService(Class<T> serviceClass)
Return the handle to a system-level service by class.
abstract
Object
getSystemService(String name)
Return the handle to a system-level service by name.
abstract
String
getSystemServiceName(Class<?> serviceClass)
Gets the name of the system-level service that is represented by the specified class.
final
CharSequence
getText(int resId)
Return a localized, styled CharSequence from the application's package's
default string table.
abstract
Resources.Theme
getTheme()
Return the Theme object associated with this Context.
abstract
Drawable
getWallpaper()
This method was deprecated
in API level 15.
Use WallpaperManager.get() instead.
abstract
int
getWallpaperDesiredMinimumHeight()
This method was deprecated
in API level 15.
Use WallpaperManager.getDesiredMinimumHeight() instead.
abstract
int
getWallpaperDesiredMinimumWidth()
This method was deprecated
in API level 15.
Use WallpaperManager.getDesiredMinimumWidth() instead.
abstract
void
grantUriPermission(String toPackage, Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Grant permission to access a specific Uri to another package, regardless
of whether that package has general permission to access the Uri's
content provider.
abstract
boolean
isDeviceProtectedStorage()
Indicates if the storage APIs of this Context are backed by
device-protected storage.
boolean
isRestricted()
Indicates whether this Context is restricted.
boolean
isUiContext()
Returns true if the context is a UI context which can access UI components such as
WindowManager, LayoutInflater or
WallpaperManager.
abstract
boolean
moveDatabaseFrom(Context sourceContext, String name)
Move an existing database file from the given source storage context to
this context.
abstract
boolean
moveSharedPreferencesFrom(Context sourceContext, String name)
Move an existing shared preferences file from the given source storage
context to this context.
final
TypedArray
obtainStyledAttributes(AttributeSet set, int[] attrs)
Retrieve styled attribute information in this Context's theme.
final
TypedArray
obtainStyledAttributes(AttributeSet set, int[] attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes)
Retrieve styled attribute information in this Context's theme.
final
TypedArray
obtainStyledAttributes(int resid, int[] attrs)
Retrieve styled attribute information in this Context's theme.
final
TypedArray
obtainStyledAttributes(int[] attrs)
Retrieve styled attribute information in this Context's theme.
abstract
FileInputStream
openFileInput(String name)
Open a private file associated with this Context's application package
for reading.
abstract
FileOutputStream
openFileOutput(String name, int mode)
Open a private file associated with this Context's application package
for writing.
abstract
SQLiteDatabase
openOrCreateDatabase(String name, int mode, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory, DatabaseErrorHandler errorHandler)
Open a new private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's
application package.
abstract
SQLiteDatabase
openOrCreateDatabase(String name, int mode, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory)
Open a new private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's
application package.
abstract
Drawable
peekWallpaper()
This method was deprecated
in API level 15.
Use WallpaperManager.peek() instead.
void
registerComponentCallbacks(ComponentCallbacks callback)
Add a new ComponentCallbacks to the base application of the
Context, which will be called at the same times as the ComponentCallbacks
methods of activities and other components are called.
abstract
Intent
registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver, IntentFilter filter)
Register a BroadcastReceiver to be run in the main activity thread.
abstract
Intent
registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver, IntentFilter filter, int flags)
Register to receive intent broadcasts, with the receiver optionally being
exposed to Instant Apps.
abstract
Intent
registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver, IntentFilter filter, String broadcastPermission, Handler scheduler, int flags)
Register to receive intent broadcasts, to run in the context of
scheduler.
abstract
Intent
registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver, IntentFilter filter, String broadcastPermission, Handler scheduler)
Register to receive intent broadcasts, to run in the context of
scheduler.
abstract
void
removeStickyBroadcast(Intent intent)
This method was deprecated
in API level 21.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
abstract
void
removeStickyBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user)
This method was deprecated
in API level 21.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
abstract
void
revokeUriPermission(Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Remove all permissions to access a particular content provider Uri
that were previously added with grantUriPermission(String, Uri, int) or any other mechanism.
abstract
void
revokeUriPermission(String toPackage, Uri uri, int modeFlags)
Remove permissions to access a particular content provider Uri
that were previously added with grantUriPermission(String, Uri, int) for a specific target
package.
abstract
void
sendBroadcast(Intent intent, String receiverPermission)
Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing
an optional required permission to be enforced.
abstract
void
sendBroadcast(Intent intent)
Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers.
abstract
void
sendBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user)
Version of sendBroadcast(android.content.Intent) that allows you to specify the
user the broadcast will be sent to.
abstract
void
sendBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user, String receiverPermission)
Version of sendBroadcast(android.content.Intent, java.lang.String) that allows you to specify the
user the broadcast will be sent to.
void
sendBroadcastWithMultiplePermissions(Intent intent, String[] receiverPermissions)
Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing
an array of required permissions to be enforced.
void
sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent intent, String receiverPermission, String receiverAppOp, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
Version of
sendOrderedBroadcast(android.content.Intent, java.lang.String, android.content.BroadcastReceiver, android.os.Handler, int, java.lang.String, android.os.Bundle) that allows you to specify the App Op to enforce restrictions on which receivers
the broadcast will be sent to.
abstract
void
sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent intent, String receiverPermission, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
Version of sendBroadcast(android.content.Intent) that allows you to
receive data back from the broadcast.
abstract
void
sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent intent, String receiverPermission)
Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, delivering
them one at a time to allow more preferred receivers to consume the
broadcast before it is delivered to less preferred receivers.
abstract
void
sendOrderedBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user, String receiverPermission, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
Version of
sendOrderedBroadcast(android.content.Intent, java.lang.String, android.content.BroadcastReceiver, android.os.Handler, int, java.lang.String, android.os.Bundle)
that allows you to specify the
user the broadcast will be sent to.
abstract
void
sendStickyBroadcast(Intent intent)
This method was deprecated
in API level 21.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
void
sendStickyBroadcast(Intent intent, Bundle options)
This method was deprecated
in API level 31.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
abstract
void
sendStickyBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user)
This method was deprecated
in API level 21.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
abstract
void
sendStickyOrderedBroadcast(Intent intent, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
This method was deprecated
in API level 21.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
abstract
void
sendStickyOrderedBroadcastAsUser(Intent intent, UserHandle user, BroadcastReceiver resultReceiver, Handler scheduler, int initialCode, String initialData, Bundle initialExtras)
This method was deprecated
in API level 21.
Sticky broadcasts should not be used. They provide no security (anyone
can access them), no protection (anyone can modify them), and many other problems.
The recommended pattern is to use a non-sticky broadcast to report that something
has changed, with another mechanism for apps to retrieve the current value whenever
desired.
abstract
void
setTheme(int resid)
Set the base theme for this context.
abstract
void
setWallpaper(Bitmap bitmap)
This method was deprecated
in API level 15.
Use WallpaperManager.set() instead.
This method requires the caller to hold the permission
Manifest.permission.SET_WALLPAPER.
abstract
void
setWallpaper(InputStream data)
This method was deprecated
in API level 15.
Use WallpaperManager.set() instead.
This method requires the caller to hold the permission
Manifest.permission.SET_WALLPAPER.
abstract
void
startActivities(Intent[] intents, Bundle options)
Launch multiple new activities.
abstract
void
startActivities(Intent[] intents)
Same as startActivities(android.content.Intent[], android.os.Bundle) with no options
specified.
abstract
void
startActivity(Intent intent)
Same as startActivity(android.content.Intent, android.os.Bundle) with no options
specified.
abstract
void
startActivity(Intent intent, Bundle options)
Launch a new activity.
abstract
ComponentName
startForegroundService(Intent service)
Similar to startService(android.content.Intent), but with an implicit promise that the
Service will call startForeground(int, android.app.Notification) once it begins running.
abstract
boolean
startInstrumentation(ComponentName className, String profileFile, Bundle arguments)
Start executing an Instrumentation class.
abstract
void
startIntentSender(IntentSender intent, Intent fillInIntent, int flagsMask, int flagsValues, int extraFlags)
Same as startIntentSender(android.content.IntentSender, android.content.Intent, int, int, int, android.os.Bundle)
with no options specified.
abstract
void
startIntentSender(IntentSender intent, Intent fillInIntent, int flagsMask, int flagsValues, int extraFlags, Bundle options)
Like startActivity(android.content.Intent, android.os.Bundle), but taking a IntentSender
to start.
abstract
ComponentName
startService(Intent service)
Request that a given application service be started.
abstract
boolean
stopService(Intent service)
Request that a given application service be stopped.
abstract
void
unbindService(ServiceConnection conn)
Disconnect from an application service.
void
unregisterComponentCallbacks(ComponentCallbacks callback)
Remove a ComponentCallbacks object that was previously registered
with registerComponentCallbacks(android.content.ComponentCallbacks).
abstract
void
unregisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver receiver)
Unregister a previously registered BroadcastReceiver.
void
updateServiceGroup(ServiceConnection conn, int group, int importance)
For a service previously bound with bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int) or a related method, change
how the system manages that service's process in relation to other processes.
From class
java.lang.Object
Object
clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this object.
boolean
equals(Object obj)
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
void
finalize()
Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection
determines that there are no more references to the object.
final
Class<?>
getClass()
Returns the runtime class of this Object.
int
hashCode()
Returns a hash code value for the object.
final
void
notify()
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's
monitor.
final
void
notifyAll()
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
String
toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.
final
void
wait(long timeout, int nanos)
Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the
notify() method or the
notifyAll() method for this object, or
some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain
amount of real time has elapsed.
final
void
wait(long timeout)
Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the
notify() method or the
notifyAll() method for this object, or a
specified amount of time has elapsed.
final
void
wait()
Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the
notify() method or the
notifyAll() method for this object.
From interface
android.content.ComponentCallbacks2
abstract
void
onTrimMemory(int level)
Called when the operating system has determined that it is a good
time for a process to trim unneeded memory from its process.
From interface
android.content.ComponentCallbacks
abstract
void
onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig)
Called by the system when the device configuration changes while your
component is running.
abstract
void
onLowMemory()
This is called when the overall system is running low on memory, and
actively running processes should trim their memory usage.
Constants
START_CONTINUATION_MASK
Added in API level 5
public static final int START_CONTINUATION_MASK
Bits returned by onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) describing how to continue
the service if it is killed. May be START_STICKY,
START_NOT_STICKY, START_REDELIVER_INTENT,
or START_STICKY_COMPATIBILITY.
Constant Value:
15
(0x0000000f)
START_FLAG_REDELIVERY
Added in API level 5
public static final int START_FLAG_REDELIVERY
This flag is set in onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) if the Intent is a
re-delivery of a previously delivered intent, because the service
had previously returned START_REDELIVER_INTENT but had been
killed before calling stopSelf(int) for that Intent.
Constant Value:
1
(0x00000001)
START_FLAG_RETRY
Added in API level 5
public static final int START_FLAG_RETRY
This flag is set in onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) if the Intent is a
retry because the original attempt never got to or returned from
onStartCommand(android.content.Intent, int, int).
Constant Value:
2
(0x00000002)
START_NOT_STICKY
Added in API level 5
public static final int START_NOT_STICKY
Constant to return from onStartCommand(Intent, int, int): if this service's
process is killed while it is started (after returning from
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)), and there are no new start intents to
deliver to it, then take the service out of the started state and
don't recreate until a future explicit call to
Context.startService(Intent). The
service will not receive a onStartCommand(android.content.Intent, int, int)
call with a null Intent because it will not be restarted if there
are no pending Intents to deliver.
This mode makes sense for things that want to do some work as a
result of being started, but can be stopped when under memory pressure
and will explicit start themselves again later to do more work. An
example of such a service would be one that polls for data from
a server: it could schedule an alarm to poll every N minutes by having
the alarm start its service. When its onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) is
called from the alarm, it schedules a new alarm for N minutes later,
and spawns a thread to do its networking. If its process is killed
while doing that check, the service will not be restarted until the
alarm goes off.
Constant Value:
2
(0x00000002)
START_REDELIVER_INTENT
Added in API level 5
public static final int START_REDELIVER_INTENT
Constant to return from onStartCommand(Intent, int, int): if this service's
process is killed while it is started (after returning from
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)), then it will be scheduled for a restart
and the last delivered Intent re-delivered to it again via
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int). This Intent will remain scheduled for
redelivery until the service calls stopSelf(int) with the
start ID provided to onStartCommand(Intent, int, int). The
service will not receive a onStartCommand(android.content.Intent, int, int)
call with a null Intent because it will only be restarted if
it is not finished processing all Intents sent to it (and any such
pending events will be delivered at the point of restart).
Constant Value:
3
(0x00000003)
START_STICKY
Added in API level 5
public static final int START_STICKY
Constant to return from onStartCommand(Intent, int, int): if this service's
process is killed while it is started (after returning from
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int)), then leave it in the started state but
don't retain this delivered intent. Later the system will try to
re-create the service. Because it is in the started state, it will
guarantee to call onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) after creating the new
service instance; if there are not any pending start commands to be
delivered to the service, it will be called with a null intent
object, so you must take care to check for this.
This mode makes sense for things that will be explicitly started
and stopped to run for arbitrary periods of time, such as a service
performing background music playback.
Since Android version Build.VERSION_CODES#S, apps
targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or above are disallowed
to start a foreground service from the background, but the restriction
doesn't impact restarts of a sticky foreground service. However,
when apps start a sticky foreground service from the background,
the same restriction still applies.
Constant Value:
1
(0x00000001)
START_STICKY_COMPATIBILITY
Added in API level 5
public static final int START_STICKY_COMPATIBILITY
Constant to return from onStartCommand(Intent, int, int): compatibility
version of START_STICKY that does not guarantee that
onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) will be called again after being killed.
Constant Value:
0
(0x00000000)
STOP_FOREGROUND_DETACH
Added in API level 24
public static final int STOP_FOREGROUND_DETACH
Flag for stopForeground(int): if set, the notification previously provided
to startForeground(int, Notification) will be detached from the service. Only makes sense
when STOP_FOREGROUND_REMOVE is not set -- in this case, the notification
will remain shown, but be completely detached from the service and so no longer changed
except through direct calls to the notification manager.
Constant Value:
2
(0x00000002)
STOP_FOREGROUND_REMOVE
Added in API level 24
public static final int STOP_FOREGROUND_REMOVE
Flag for stopForeground(int): if set, the notification previously provided
to startForeground(int, Notification) will be removed. Otherwise it will remain
until a later call (to startForeground(int, android.app.Notification) or
stopForeground(int) removes it, or the service is destroyed.
Constant Value:
1
(0x00000001)
Public constructors
Service
public Service ()
Public methods
getApplication
public final Application getApplication ()
Return the application that owns this service.
Returns
Application
getForegroundServiceType
public final int getForegroundServiceType ()
If the service has become a foreground service by calling
startForeground(int, android.app.Notification)
or startForeground(int, android.app.Notification, int), getForegroundServiceType()
returns the current foreground service type.
If there is no foregroundServiceType specified
in manifest, ServiceInfo#FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_NONE is returned.
If the service is not a foreground service,
ServiceInfo#FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_NONE is returned.
Returns
int
current foreground service type flags.
Value is either 0 or a combination of ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MANIFEST, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_NONE, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_DATA_SYNC, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_PHONE_CALL, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_LOCATION, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CONNECTED_DEVICE, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MEDIA_PROJECTION, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CAMERA, and ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE
onBind
public abstract IBinder onBind (Intent intent)
Return the communication channel to the service. May return null if
clients can not bind to the service. The returned
IBinder is usually for a complex interface
that has been described using
aidl.
Note that unlike other application components, calls on to the
IBinder interface returned here may not happen on the main thread
of the process. More information about the main thread can be found in
Processes and
Threads.
Parameters
intent
Intent: The Intent that was used to bind to this service,
as given to Context.bindService. Note that any extras that were included with
the Intent at that point will not be seen here.
Returns
IBinder
Return an IBinder through which clients can call on to the
service.
onConfigurationChanged
public void onConfigurationChanged (Configuration newConfig)
Called by the system when the device configuration changes while your
component is running. Note that, unlike activities, other components
are never restarted when a configuration changes: they must always deal
with the results of the change, such as by re-retrieving resources.
At the time that this function has been called, your Resources
object will have been updated to return resource values matching the
new configuration.
For more information, read Handling Runtime Changes.
Parameters
newConfig
Configuration: The new device configuration.
This value cannot be null.
onCreate
public void onCreate ()
Called by the system when the service is first created. Do not call this method directly.
onDestroy
public void onDestroy ()
Called by the system to notify a Service that it is no longer used and is being removed. The
service should clean up any resources it holds (threads, registered
receivers, etc) at this point. Upon return, there will be no more calls
in to this Service object and it is effectively dead. Do not call this method directly.
onLowMemory
public void onLowMemory ()
This is called when the overall system is running low on memory, and
actively running processes should trim their memory usage. While
the exact point at which this will be called is not defined, generally
it will happen when all background process have been killed.
That is, before reaching the point of killing processes hosting
service and foreground UI that we would like to avoid killing.
You should implement this method to release
any caches or other unnecessary resources you may be holding on to.
The system will perform a garbage collection for you after returning from this method.
Preferably, you should implement ComponentCallbacks2#onTrimMemory from
ComponentCallbacks2 to incrementally unload your resources based on various
levels of memory demands. That API is available for API level 14 and higher, so you should
only use this onLowMemory() method as a fallback for older versions, which can be
treated the same as ComponentCallbacks2#onTrimMemory with the ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_COMPLETE level.
onRebind
public void onRebind (Intent intent)
Called when new clients have connected to the service, after it had
previously been notified that all had disconnected in its
onUnbind(Intent). This will only be called if the implementation
of onUnbind(Intent) was overridden to return true.
Parameters
intent
Intent: The Intent that was used to bind to this service,
as given to Context.bindService. Note that any extras that were included with
the Intent at that point will not be seen here.
onStart
Added in API level 1
Deprecated in
API level
15
public void onStart (Intent intent,
int startId)
This method was deprecated
in API level 15.
Implement onStartCommand(android.content.Intent, int, int) instead.
Parameters
intent
Intent
startId
int
onStartCommand
public int onStartCommand (Intent intent,
int flags,
int startId)
Called by the system every time a client explicitly starts the service by calling
Context.startService(Intent), providing the arguments it supplied and a
unique integer token representing the start request. Do not call this method directly.
For backwards compatibility, the default implementation calls
onStart(Intent, int) and returns either START_STICKY
or START_STICKY_COMPATIBILITY.
Note that the system calls this on your
service's main thread. A service's main thread is the same
thread where UI operations take place for Activities running in the
same process. You should always avoid stalling the main
thread's event loop. When doing long-running operations,
network calls, or heavy disk I/O, you should kick off a new
thread, or use AsyncTask.
Parameters
intent
Intent: The Intent supplied to Context.startService(Intent),
as given. This may be null if the service is being restarted after
its process has gone away, and it had previously returned anything
except START_STICKY_COMPATIBILITY.
flags
int: Additional data about this start request.
Value is either 0 or a combination of START_FLAG_REDELIVERY, and START_FLAG_RETRY
startId
int: A unique integer representing this specific request to
start. Use with stopSelfResult(int).
Returns
int
The return value indicates what semantics the system should
use for the service's current started state. It may be one of the
constants associated with the START_CONTINUATION_MASK bits.
Value is START_STICKY_COMPATIBILITY, START_STICKY, START_NOT_STICKY, or START_REDELIVER_INTENT
onTaskRemoved
public void onTaskRemoved (Intent rootIntent)
This is called if the service is currently running and the user has
removed a task that comes from the service's application. If you have
set ServiceInfo.FLAG_STOP_WITH_TASK
then you will not receive this callback; instead, the service will simply
be stopped.
Parameters
rootIntent
Intent: The original root Intent that was used to launch
the task that is being removed.
onTrimMemory
public void onTrimMemory (int level)
Called when the operating system has determined that it is a good
time for a process to trim unneeded memory from its process. This will
happen for example when it goes in the background and there is not enough
memory to keep as many background processes running as desired. You
should never compare to exact values of the level, since new intermediate
values may be added -- you will typically want to compare if the value
is greater or equal to a level you are interested in.
To retrieve the processes current trim level at any point, you can
use ActivityManager.getMyMemoryState(RunningAppProcessInfo).
Parameters
level
int: The context of the trim, giving a hint of the amount of
trimming the application may like to perform.
Value is ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_COMPLETE, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_MODERATE, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_BACKGROUND, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_CRITICAL, ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_LOW, or ComponentCallbacks2.TRIM_MEMORY_RUNNING_MODERATE
onUnbind
public boolean onUnbind (Intent intent)
Called when all clients have disconnected from a particular interface
published by the service. The default implementation does nothing and
returns false.
Parameters
intent
Intent: The Intent that was used to bind to this service,
as given to Context.bindService. Note that any extras that were included with
the Intent at that point will not be seen here.
Returns
boolean
Return true if you would like to have the service's
onRebind(Intent) method later called when new clients bind to it.
startForeground
public final void startForeground (int id,
Notification notification)
If your service is started (running through Context#startService(Intent)), then
also make this service run in the foreground, supplying the ongoing
notification to be shown to the user while in this state.
By default started services are background, meaning that their process won't be given
foreground CPU scheduling (unless something else in that process is foreground) and,
if the system needs to kill them to reclaim more memory (such as to display a large page in a
web browser), they can be killed without too much harm. You use
startForeground(int, Notification) if killing your service would be disruptive to the user, such as
if your service is performing background music playback, so the user
would notice if their music stopped playing.
Note that calling this method does not put the service in the started state
itself, even though the name sounds like it. You must always call
ContextWrapper.startService(android.content.Intent) first to tell the system it should keep the service running,
and then use this method to tell it to keep it running harder.
Apps targeting API Build.VERSION_CODES.P or later must request
the permission Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE in order to use
this API.
Apps built with SDK version Build.VERSION_CODES.Q or later can specify
the foreground service types using attribute R.attr.foregroundServiceType in
service element of manifest file. The value of attribute
R.attr.foregroundServiceType can be multiple flags ORed together.
Note:
Beginning with SDK Version Build.VERSION_CODES.S,
apps targeting SDK Version Build.VERSION_CODES.S
or higher are not allowed to start foreground services from the background.
See
Behavior changes: Apps targeting Android 12
for more details.
Parameters
id
int: The identifier for this notification as per
NotificationManager.notify(int, Notification); must not be 0.
notification
Notification: The Notification to be displayed.
Throws
ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException
If the app targeting API is
Build.VERSION_CODES.S or later, and the service is restricted from
becoming foreground service due to background restriction.
startForeground
public final void startForeground (int id,
Notification notification,
int foregroundServiceType)
An overloaded version of startForeground(int, android.app.Notification) with additional
foregroundServiceType parameter.
Apps built with SDK version Build.VERSION_CODES.Q or later can specify
the foreground service types using attribute R.attr.foregroundServiceType in
service element of manifest file. The value of attribute
R.attr.foregroundServiceType can be multiple flags ORed together.
The foregroundServiceType parameter must be a subset flags of what is specified in manifest
attribute R.attr.foregroundServiceType, if not, an IllegalArgumentException is
thrown. Specify foregroundServiceType parameter as
ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MANIFEST to use all flags that
is specified in manifest attribute foregroundServiceType.
Note:
Beginning with SDK Version Build.VERSION_CODES.S,
apps targeting SDK Version Build.VERSION_CODES.S
or higher are not allowed to start foreground services from the background.
See
Behavior changes: Apps targeting Android 12
for more details.
Parameters
id
int: The identifier for this notification as per
NotificationManager.notify(int, Notification); must not be 0.
notification
Notification: The Notification to be displayed.
This value cannot be null.
foregroundServiceType
int: must be a subset flags of manifest attribute
R.attr.foregroundServiceType flags.
Value is either 0 or a combination of ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MANIFEST, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_NONE, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_DATA_SYNC, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_PHONE_CALL, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_LOCATION, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CONNECTED_DEVICE, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MEDIA_PROJECTION, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CAMERA, and ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE
Throws
IllegalArgumentException
if param foregroundServiceType is not subset of manifest
attribute R.attr.foregroundServiceType.
ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException
If the app targeting API is
Build.VERSION_CODES.S or later, and the service is restricted from
becoming foreground service due to background restriction.
See also:
- ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MANIFEST
stopForeground
public final void stopForeground (int flags)
Remove this service from foreground state, allowing it to be killed if
more memory is needed. This does not stop the service from running (for that
you use stopSelf() or related methods), just takes it out of the
foreground state.
Parameters
flags
int: additional behavior options.
Value is either 0 or a combination of STOP_FOREGROUND_REMOVE, and STOP_FOREGROUND_DETACH
See also:
- startForeground(int, Notification)
stopForeground
public final void stopForeground (boolean removeNotification)
Synonym for stopForeground(int).
Parameters
removeNotification
boolean: If true, the STOP_FOREGROUND_REMOVE flag
will be supplied.
See also:
- stopForeground(int)
- startForeground(int, Notification)
stopSelf
public final void stopSelf ()
Stop the service, if it was previously started. This is the same as
calling Context.stopService(Intent) for this particular service.
stopSelf
public final void stopSelf (int startId)
Old version of stopSelfResult(int) that doesn't return a result.
Parameters
startId
int
stopSelfResult
public final boolean stopSelfResult (int startId)
Stop the service if the most recent time it was started was
startId. This is the same as calling Context.stopService(Intent) for this particular service but allows you to
safely avoid stopping if there is a start request from a client that you
haven't yet seen in onStart(Intent, int).
Be careful about ordering of your calls to this function..
If you call this function with the most-recently received ID before
you have called it for previously received IDs, the service will be
immediately stopped anyway. If you may end up processing IDs out
of order (such as by dispatching them on separate threads), then you
are responsible for stopping them in the same order you received them.
Parameters
startId
int: The most recent start identifier received in onStart(Intent, int).
Returns
boolean
Returns true if the startId matches the last start request
and the service will be stopped, else false.
Protected methods
attachBaseContext
protected void attachBaseContext (Context newBase)
Set the base context for this ContextWrapper. All calls will then be
delegated to the base context. Throws
IllegalStateException if a base context has already been set.
Parameters
newBase
Context: The new base context for this wrapper.
dump
protected void dump (FileDescriptor fd,
PrintWriter writer,
String[] args)
Print the Service's state into the given stream. This gets invoked if
you run "adb shell dumpsys activity service <yourservicename>"
(note that for this command to work, the service must be running, and
you must specify a fully-qualified service name).
This is distinct from "dumpsys <servicename>", which only works for
named system services and which invokes the IBinder#dump method
on the IBinder interface registered with ServiceManager.
Parameters
fd
FileDescriptor: The raw file descriptor that the dump is being sent to.
writer
PrintWriter: The PrintWriter to which you should dump your state. This will be
closed for you after you return.
args
String: additional arguments to the dump request.