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I get an exception of networking in the main thread. Should I try to do it from a IntentService and can I even start an IntentService from a Service? Is it a good practice?

magiccus
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You should not do network related heavy operation from main thread. You can use AsyncTask/Thread to call api.

You can also use networking library like volley, retrofit etc.

Refer this link : https://developer.android.com/guide/components/processes-and-threads.html#WorkerThreads

Pratik Popat
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  • Hello, thanks for the answers. I wanted to use asyncTask then I've read somewhere that it could give some troubles when you put some networking task in an asyncTask and it was better to use an IntentService. What do you think about that? Is that true? – magiccus Jul 24 '17 at 12:31
  • what kind of issues you are facing with asynctask? – Pratik Popat Jul 25 '17 at 04:32
  • I've not faced any. I've read from a experienced user that it was not safe to use asyncTask for networking. I don't remember really what he said but I think he said it could give troubles when the activity is recreated or the screen rotated. He recommended to use only IntentService for networking operations. – magiccus Jul 29 '17 at 14:54