Question

I have the following code:

Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(this, ServiceClass.class);
startService(serviceIntent);

I have two classes:

1. StartActivity.class
2. ServiceClass.class

I start the service from the StartActivity class, but when I start the service by using the “startService()” method the screen changes and I can’t do anything while the service is working on its content inside the “onCreate()” method.

Isn’t the “service” way meant to be used without UI interference compared to the “Activity” way?

Answer 1

In ServiceClass create a new Thread and execute all the code in it. Start your service from activity as you do now, but the code in Service#onStartCommand needs to be in another thread.