Service vs IntentService in the Android platform

Question

I am seeking an example of something that can be done with an IntentService that cannot be done with a Service (and vice-versa)?

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Answer 1

I'm sure you can find an extensive list of differences by simply googling something such as 'Android IntentService vs Service'

One of the more important differences per example is that IntentService ends itself once it's done.

Some examples (quickly made up) could be;

IntentService: If you want to download a bunch of images at the start of opening your app. It's a one-time process and can clean itself up once everything is downloaded.

Service: A Service which will constantly be used to communicate between your app and back-end with web API calls. Even if it is finished with its current task, you still want it to be around a few minutes later, for more communication.