How Do You Stop a Service from Stopping on Android?

How do you keep a service running on Android?

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1. Create your Service in YourService.java.
2. Create a Broadcast Receiver to respond to your custom defined broadcasts in Restarter.java.
3. Define your MainActivity. java to call the service on app start.
4. Finally register them in your AndroidManifest.xml.

How can I make my Android service unstoppable and run it continuously?

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1. In the service onStartCommand method return START_STICKY. …
2. Start the service in the background using startService(MyService) so that it always stays active regardless of the number of bound clients. …
3. Create the binder. …
4. Define a service connection. …
5. Bind to the service using bindService.