My android app got killed in background even with foreground service. Here is the hole manifest :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<supports-screens
android:anyDensity="true"
android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true" >
</supports-screens>
<application
android:debuggable="true"
android:icon="@drawable/icon"
android:label="TritonHK"
android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar" >
<activity
android:name=".LoginActivity"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service
android:name=".MyService"
android:icon="@drawable/icon"
android:label="TritonHK"
android:process=":my_process" >
</service>
<activity
android:name="Setting"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="MenuScreen"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="TaskSheetList"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="TaskDetails"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="CreditsList"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="SectionsList"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="SuperDashboard"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="InspectionActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="Inbox"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="InspectionDetail"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="StaffListView"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="MultiTaskSheetListView"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="CheckListItemDetails"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="OpenJobs"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="GuestDetails"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="MessageList"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="ImageCollectionActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
<activity
android:name="NewBGMessages"
android:configChanges="orientation"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" >
</activity>
</application>
<!-- Added for 4.1 Android os -->
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.telephony" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" >
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" >
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE" >
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER" >
</uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_TASKS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
and here is the code for service
MLog.w(getClass().getName(), "TritonHK started");
Notification note=new Notification(R.drawable.icon,
"TritonHK is running",
System.currentTimeMillis());
Intent i=new Intent(this, BGMessages.class);
i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP|
Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);
PendingIntent pi=PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0,
i, 0);
note.setLatestEventInfo(this, "TritonHK",
"TritonHK",
pi);
note.flags|=Notification.FLAG_NO_CLEAR;
startForeground(1337, note);
and here is how I am starting my service:
Intent i=new Intent(this, MyService.class);
startService(i);
Here is the logcat just at the time when it was killed:
02-05 10:04:16.676 D/dalvikvm(20458): GC_CONCURRENT freed 2010K, 54% free 3862K/8327K, external 11961K/14009K, paused 13ms+2ms
02-05 10:04:20.576 D/dalvikvm(19610): GC_CONCURRENT freed 511K, 52% free 2973K/6151K, external 2171K/2711K, paused 2ms+2ms
02-05 10:04:28.256 D/dalvikvm(19610): GC_CONCURRENT freed 449K, 52% free 2966K/6151K, external 2112K/2638K, paused 2ms+11ms
02-05 10:04:32.626 D/dalvikvm(20458): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1970K, 54% free 3862K/8327K, external 11961K/14009K, paused 7ms+2ms
02-05 10:04:43.216 D/dalvikvm(19610): GC_CONCURRENT freed 498K, 52% free 2974K/6151K, external 2140K/2672K, paused 2ms+2ms
02-05 10:04:48.266 D/dalvikvm(20458): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1974K, 54% free 3869K/8327K, external 11961K/14009K, paused 3ms+3ms
02-05 10:04:58.746 D/dalvikvm(19610): GC_CONCURRENT freed 510K, 52% free 2973K/6151K, external 2140K/2672K, paused 1ms+2ms
02-05 10:05:00.176 D/kernel ( 120): [40912.899353] max17040 0-0036: batt:100%, 4126 mV
02-05 10:05:03.686 D/dalvikvm(20458): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1979K, 54% free 3862K/8327K, external 11961K/14009K, paused 7ms+3ms
02-05 10:05:13.616 D/dalvikvm(19610): GC_CONCURRENT freed 510K, 52% free 2973K/6151K, external 2202K/2750K, paused 2ms+2ms
02-05 10:05:19.706 D/dalvikvm(20458): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1970K, 54% free 3862K/8327K, external 11961K/14009K, paused 14ms+2ms
02-05 10:05:21.346 D/dalvikvm(19610): GC_CONCURRENT freed 449K, 52% free 2962K/6151K, external 2112K/2638K, paused 2ms+3ms
02-05 10:05:35.526 D/dalvikvm(20458): GC_CONCURRENT freed 2038K, 54% free 3871K/8327K, external 11961K/14009K, paused 1ms+3ms
02-05 10:05:36.676 D/skia (20458): purging 194K from font cache [25 entries]
02-05 10:05:36.936 D/dalvikvm(19610): GC_CONCURRENT freed 498K, 52% free 2974K/6151K, external 2202K/2750K, paused 1ms+5ms
02-05 10:05:44.656 D/dalvikvm( 238): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1828K, 42% free 7427K/12743K, external 6677K/8035K, paused 5ms+20ms
02-05 10:05:46.206 I/ActivityManager( 238): Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10100000 cmp=com.tritonhk.android/.LoginActivity } from pid 238
02-05 10:05:46.266 I/ActivityManager( 238): Start proc com.tritonhk.android for activity com.tritonhk.android/.TaskDetails: pid=20479 uid=10124 gids={1006, 3003, 1015}
02-05 10:05:46.336 W/InputManagerService( 238): Window already focused, ignoring focus gain of: com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodClient$Stub$Proxy@2b4a1708
I am starting the service in onCreate of my first activity.
Please help me in this.
You have 2 separate processes. Your activities are running in one process and your service is running in another. You've told Android that your service is a foreground service which should prevent Android from killing it. However, your activities are running in another process, and when that process goes to the background Android will just kill it off.
To fix this, put your service and your activities into the same process. Then, Android will not kill the process because you've got a foreground service running in it. Of course, there is no guarantee that Android won't kill off your process anyway (if it needs the resources), but the chances are pretty good that if your application isn't a resource hog that it will stay alive.
To put the service and the activities in the same process, remove this line from the <service> description in your manifest:
android:process=":my_process"