Android service error “Unfortunately Service has stopped” but code has no errors LogCat error = FATAL EXCEPTION: main

Question

I am trying to get this Service to open another app upon start up using the URI in the code. My BroadcastReciever and manifest have the correct code so I suspect it is something in this mainActivity.

I am using Eclipse and there are no errors or warning but when run on the phone i get the following error:

Unfortunately anyConnectService has stopped

The LogCat has the following as the first error:

FATAL EXCEPTION MAIN
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate activity ComponentInfo{com.example.anyconnect/com.anyconnectservice,MainActivity}

Please glance at the following code and offer a solution.

Thanks

public abstract class MainActivity extends Service
{
    @override
    public void onCreate()
    {
        super.onCreate();
        Toast.makeText(this, “Service created”,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

        Uri anyConnectUri = Uri.parse(“anyconnect://connect/name= TestVPN”);
        Intent arg0 = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, anyConnectUri);
        this.startActivity(arg0);
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '12 at 15:44

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I guess you should have to set component:

intent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.package.address","com.package.address.MainActivity"));

answered Aug 15 '12 at 15:44

Taras

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 15 '12 at 15:46

You are calling an Activity that can VIEW the content of data you put in the Intent.

But if you do not have any installed applications that listens for a message of type: Intent.ACTION_VIEW, and accepts a Uri, then most probably the application will throw an exception.

From your description: service to open **another app**.
Well, it seems that "another app" can not be found.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 15 '12 at 19:09

Shouldn't that be (no abstract):

public class MainActivity extends Service
{
    @override
    public void onCreate()
    {
        super.onCreate();
        Toast.makeText(this, “Service created”,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

        Uri anyConnectUri = Uri.parse(“anyconnect://connect/name= TestVPN”);
        Intent arg0 = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, anyConnectUri);
        this.startActivity(arg0);
    }
}

Though you might want to change the name of the class to better reflect its use, as this is as services and not an activity.

Android service error “Unfortunately Service has stopped” but code has no errors LogCat error = FATAL EXCEPTION: main

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