{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Blog - Silicon Cloud","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog","author_name":"Benjamin Taylor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/author\/benjamintaylor\/","title":"What is the usage of startService in Android?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3Scmr2EXix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-startservice-in-android\/\">What is the usage of startService in Android?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-startservice-in-android\/embed\/#?secret=3Scmr2EXix\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is the usage of startService in Android?&#8221; &#8212; Blog - Silicon Cloud\" data-secret=\"3Scmr2EXix\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The startService() method in Android is used to launch a service. A service started using this method will continue to run in the background until it is stopped either by calling the stopService() method or by the service itself calling stopSelf(). Here is how the startService() method is used: Intent serviceIntent = new Intent(context, MyService.class); [&hellip;]"}