Question

I am not expert in android and I am looking for an example for an Android application which use a service in which there are real functional methods or in other words what a service could be useful for, when do we need it.Something beyond a simple services example..

Answer 1

I’m sure you’re eager to get some working code, but if you’re new to android a working example of a service will probably raise more questions…

I suggest familiarizing yourself with the types of background processes and determine which you need:

• Brief explanation of Service versus AsyncTask

• Matrix of types of background processes

Here is an example of a Service:

• http://www.vogella.com/articles/AndroidServices/article.html

Here is an example of an AsyncTask

• http://www.vogella.com/articles/AndroidPerformance/article.html#asynctask

• http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/AsyncTask.html

Decide which type of background process you need, try to get it working and if it doesn’t work post the code along with your requirements.