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Asked: 2026-06-03T15:25:01+00:00

I have created an app. Works great, but I want some same functionality as

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I have created an app. Works great, but I want some same functionality as gmail uses:
When I receive a new email, I get a notification. I inspected my phone and saw no services or applications running that look like the gmail-app.

I have investigated the AlarmManager and services, but as soon as I stop the app both don’t work anymore.

Could someone give me a hint how to accomplish this?

Thanks in advance

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  1. Editorial Team

    I inspected my phone and saw no services or applications running that look like the gmail-app.

    Partly, that is because Gmail gets such notifications via broadcast Intents from the OS, via the subsystem we see as C2DM (which is why you do not see a process). Partly, that is because Gmail is part of the firmware and may get some extra benefits as a result, in terms of resisting the normal behaviors that befall an app that is force-stopped.

    Could someone give me a hint how to accomplish this?

    You can’t. Particularly on Android 3.1+, if your app is force-stopped, it will not run again until the user manually runs one of your activities (e.g., from the launcher).

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