Android - Start service on boot

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From everything I ve seen on Stack Exchange and elsewhere  I have everything set up correctly to start an IntentService when Android OS boots  Unfortunately it is not starting on boot  and I m not getting any errors  Maybe the experts can help     Manifest    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt manifest xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android    package  com phx batterylogger    android versionCode  1    android versionName  1 0    android installLocation  internalOnly  gt    lt uses-sdk android minSdkVersion  8    gt   lt uses-permission android name  android permission RECEIVE BOOT COMPLETED    gt   lt uses-permission android name  android permission WRITE EXTERNAL STORAGE    gt   lt uses-permission android name  android permission BATTERY STATS    gt    lt application android icon   drawable icon  android label   string app name  gt       lt service android name   BatteryLogger   gt       lt receiver android name   StartupIntentReceiver  gt             lt intent-filter gt                 lt action android name  android intent action BOOT COMPLETED    gt             lt  intent-filter gt         lt  receiver gt   lt  application gt    lt  manifest gt    BroadcastReceiver for Startup   package com phx batterylogger   import android content BroadcastReceiver  import android content Context  import android content Intent   public class StartupIntentReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver        Override     public void onReceive Context context  Intent intent            Intent serviceIntent   new Intent context  BatteryLogger class           context startService serviceIntent             UPDATE  I tried just about all of the suggestions below  and I added logging such as Log v  BatteryLogger    Got to onReceive  about to start service    to the onReceive handler of the StartupIntentReceiver  and nothing is ever logged  So it isn t even making it to the BroadcastReceiver   I think I m deploying the APK and testing correctly  just running Debug in Eclipse and the console says it successfully installs it to my Xoom tablet at  BatteryLogger bin BatteryLogger apk  Then to test  I reboot the tablet and then look at the logs in DDMS and check the Running Services in the OS settings  Does this all sound correct  or am I missing something  Again  any help is much appreciated

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Following should work  I have verified  May be your problem is somewhere else  Receiver  public class MyReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver        Override     public void onReceive Context context  Intent intent            if  Intent ACTION BOOT COMPLETED equals arg1 getAction                   Log d  quot TAG quot    quot MyReceiver quot                Intent serviceIntent   new Intent context  Test1Service class               context startService serviceIntent                      Service  public class Test1Service extends Service           Called when the activity is first created          Override     public void onCreate             super onCreate            Log d  quot TAG quot    quot Service created  quot                    Override     public int onStartCommand Intent intent  int flags  int startId            Log d  quot TAG quot    quot Service started  quot            return super onStartCommand intent  flags  startId                   Override     public void onStart Intent intent  int startId            super onStart intent  startId           Log d  quot TAG quot    quot Service started  quot               Override     public IBinder onBind Intent arg0            return null           Manifest   lt  xml version  quot 1 0 quot  encoding  quot utf-8 quot   gt   lt manifest xmlns android  quot http   schemas android com apk res android quot        package  quot com test quot        android versionCode  quot 1 quot        android versionName  quot 1 0 quot        android installLocation  quot internalOnly quot  gt       lt uses-sdk android minSdkVersion  quot 8 quot    gt        lt application android icon  quot  drawable icon quot  android label  quot  string app name quot  gt            lt uses-permission android name  quot android permission RECEIVE BOOT COMPLETED quot    gt       lt uses-permission android name  quot android permission WRITE EXTERNAL STORAGE quot    gt       lt uses-permission android name  quot android permission BATTERY STATS quot         gt   lt  --         lt activity android name  quot  MyActivity quot  gt               lt intent-filter gt                     lt action android name  quot android intent action MAIN quot    gt                    lt category android name  quot android intent category LAUNCHER quot  gt  lt  category gt                lt  intent-filter gt          lt  activity gt  -- gt           lt service android name  quot  Test1Service quot                     android label  quot  string app name quot                     gt           lt  service gt           lt receiver android name  quot  MyReceiver quot  gt                 lt intent-filter gt                     lt action android name  quot android intent action BOOT COMPLETED quot    gt                lt  intent-filter gt             lt  receiver gt        lt  application gt   lt  manifest gt

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Just to make searching easier  as mentioned in comments  this is not possible since 3 1 https   stackoverflow com a 19856367 6505257

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Your Service may be getting shut down before it completes due to the device going to sleep after booting  You need to obtain a wake lock first  Luckily  the Support library gives us a class to do this   public class SimpleWakefulReceiver extends WakefulBroadcastReceiver        Override     public void onReceive Context context  Intent intent               This is the Intent to deliver to our service          Intent service   new Intent context  SimpleWakefulService class               Start the service  keeping the device awake while it is launching          Log i  SimpleWakefulReceiver    Starting service       SystemClock elapsedRealtime             startWakefulService context  service             then  in your Service  make sure to release the wake lock        Override     protected void onHandleIntent Intent intent               At this point SimpleWakefulReceiver is still holding a wake lock            for us   We can do whatever we need to here and then tell it that            it can release the wakelock               Log i  SimpleWakefulReceiver    Completed service       SystemClock elapsedRealtime             SimpleWakefulReceiver completeWakefulIntent intent           Don t forget to add the WAKE LOCK permission    lt uses-permission android name  android permission RECEIVE BOOT COMPLETED    gt   lt uses-permission android name  android permission WAKE LOCK    gt

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I ve had success without the full package  do you know where the call chain is getting interrupted   If you debug with Log   s  at what point does it no longer work   I think it may be in your IntentService  this all looks fine

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Well here is a complete example of an AutoStart Application  AndroidManifest file   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt manifest xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      package  pack saltriver  android versionCode  1  android versionName  1 0  gt        lt uses-permission android name  android permission RECEIVE BOOT COMPLETED    gt        lt application android icon   drawable icon  android label   string app name  gt            lt receiver android name   autostart  gt               lt intent-filter gt                   lt action android name  android intent action BOOT COMPLETED    gt               lt  intent-filter gt           lt  receiver gt            lt activity android name   hello  gt  lt  activity gt           lt service android enabled  true  android name   service    gt       lt  application gt   lt  manifest gt    autostart java  public class autostart extends BroadcastReceiver        public void onReceive Context context  Intent arg1                 Intent intent   new Intent context service class           if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES O                context startForegroundService intent             else               context startService intent                     Log i  Autostart    started              service java  public class service extends Service       private static final String TAG    MyService        Override     public IBinder onBind Intent intent            return null            public void onDestroy             Toast makeText this   My Service Stopped   Toast LENGTH LONG  show            Log d TAG   onDestroy                Override     public void onStart Intent intent  int startid                Intent intents   new Intent getBaseContext   hello class           intents setFlags Intent FLAG ACTIVITY NEW TASK           startActivity intents           Toast makeText this   My Service Started   Toast LENGTH LONG  show            Log d TAG   onStart              hello java - This will pop-up everytime you start the device after executing the Applicaton once   public class hello extends Activity           public void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState                 super onCreate savedInstanceState           setContentView R layout main           Toast makeText getBaseContext     Hello           Toast LENGTH LONG  show

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I have found a way to make your application run well when the device reboots  please follow the steps below to be successful   AndroidManifest file   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt manifest xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  package  pack saltriver  android versionCode  1  android versionName  1 0  gt   lt uses-permission  android name  android permission REQUEST IGNORE BATTERY OPTIMIZATIONS   gt   lt uses-permission android name  android permission RECEIVE BOOT COMPLETED    gt    lt application android icon   drawable icon  android label   string app name  gt    lt activity android name   MainActivity  gt           lt intent-filter gt               lt action android name  android intent action MAIN    gt                lt category android name  android intent category LAUNCHER    gt           lt  intent-filter gt       lt  activity gt       lt receiver android name   UIBootReceiver  android enabled  true       android exported  true  gt           lt intent-filter gt               lt action android name  android intent action BOOT COMPLETED    gt               lt category android name  android intent category DEFAULT    gt           lt  intent-filter gt       lt  receiver gt        lt service android name   class Service    gt   lt  application gt      UIBootReceiver  public class UIBootReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver    private static final String TAG    UIBootReceiver    Override      public void onReceive Context context  Intent arg1                Toast makeText context   started   Toast LENGTH SHORT  show            Intent intent   new Intent context class Service class           context startService intent               This is asking permission to not need to manage battery saving for this app so you can run in the background stably   Declare this code in onCreate    of MainActivity class      Intent myIntent   new Intent        if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES M            myIntent setAction Settings ACTION REQUEST IGNORE BATTERY OPTIMIZATIONS           myIntent setData Uri parse  package         DeviceMovingSpeed this getPackageName                startActivity myIntent

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Looks very similar to mine but I use the full package name  for the receiver    lt receiver android name   StartupIntentReceiver  gt    I have    lt receiver android name  com your package AutoStart  gt

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