How to start android service from another Android app

Question

I\'m having a problem starting a service from another Android app (API 17). However, if I do run \'am\' from the shell, the service starts fine.

# am startse         


        

Answer 1

You should be able to start your service like this:

Intent i = new Intent();
i.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.xxx.yyy", "com.xxx.yyy.SyncService"));
ComponentName c = ctx.startService(i);

You don't need to set ACTION or CATEGORY if you are specifying a specific component. Make sure that your service is properly defined in the manifest.