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A background service is a computer service that runs "behind the scenes" (i.e. in the background) and without user intervention.

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How to Scan the BLE device in background service without library?

I am trying to connect BLE device with android application. I am getting the device name,Mac Address and rssi value in foreground. I dont know how to scan the device in background and get the details of that particular device like MAC address,rssi…
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Android DownloadManager counterpart for uploads

Is there a counterpart to androids DownloadManager? I want to start uploading files and when the app gets killed, the upload should continue. It should offer similar possibilities like setting headers, progress notification, notification hub…
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Pass data from android service to ContentPage in Xamarin Form based application

I am having one Application based on XamarinForms. One background service I have created in Android project and that service would like to send data to ContentPage(which is in PCL) which is displayed to user. How could I pass data to…
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Phonegap/Cordova platform independent background service

We've been working on a mobile app using Phonegap/Cordova 3.3.0. The problem we have now is that we really need a background service for this app which needs to run without opening the app itself. I've found some services like…
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How to run a background service on demand - not on application startup or on a timer

In a .Net 5 Web API, I would like to run a background task that sends out bulk emails and SMSes. I know I can create a service that inherits from BackgroundService, and then add it to the DI Container in the Startup.ConfigureServices method like…
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My foreground service is killed on some devices like vivo after killing app?

My foreground service is killed on some devices like vivo after killing app, is there any workaround to keep it alive? I am using foreground service like: public class MyService extends IntentService { private final String TAG =…
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App sometimes crashes with "Background start not allowed: service Intent"

I only do Android development part time (which seems challenging considering the many subtleties and low-levelness of the APIs) and have a problem with receiving notifications while my app is in the background. I am targeting Android 8.1. My app…
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Migrating from IntentService to JobIntentService for Android O

Previously I was using IntentService to send data to the server periodically. However, since Android O limiting background task and processes I am moving towards JobIntentService. My Activity code to schedule an alarm Intent intent = new…
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FusedLocationApi Background Location service stops receiving updates randomly

i'm trying to use FusedLocationApi with pending intent to get period location updates so i can send the data to some server for processing. Everything works. However, there are some instances where the broadcast just stops receiving. I would need to…
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Screen capture with background service

I started to work with Lollipop & Media.Projection class to implement a screen sharing app. The demo project from Google is quite good enough for me to understand this new feature of Lollipop. But then I found it's hard to make the screen capture…
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What happens to background service when the app is updated in android?

Let's say I started a repeating background service that was stated on first app launch and on boot. What happens when I provide an update of the app. Will that background service be killed? Will user have to open the app again to register the…
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Background Service in apache cordova app

I need to poll a server in a given interval with on a Apache Cordova app and notify the user if there is relevant information for him/her. I'm not sure if it could be done with webworkers because the event (server poll) also has to happen when the…
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Get the object of a running service

Background: I'm running a background service (independent of the app opened or not) to maintain connection with Tizen-based app on Gear2 (not Android, hence the manual maintenance). Whenever my phone apps (multiple apps) have data to send to send…
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How to use Android AlarmManager with small intervals like 1 minute?

I want to make some external service monitor and be notified on problems as fast as possible. I tried to set up AlarmManager with 1-2 minutes interval, but it looks like it fires randomly every several minutes. Of course, I want to be safe from…
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How to know how many applications are running in the background in android?

I can run an application in background but I want to know how many applications are running in the background. Like in some mobile while pressing the center button a list of currently running applications are displayed. Is this is possible in…
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