debug background service in android using intelliJ

Question

I recently switched from eclipse to IntelliJ for android development (due to the better team support w/ projects/modules). However, when I try to debug the a background service, it appears this is not possible to do. Has anyone successfully gotten intelliJ to debug a bg service?

many thanks Ben

Answer 1

There are 2 ways to do it:

1. In the Android Run/Debug configuration disable Deploy application and enable Do not launch Activity.

2. In the toolbar use the Attach debugger to Android process button: