Android run thread in service every X seconds

Question

I want to create a thread in an Android service that runs every X seconds

I am currently using , but the postdelayed method seems to really lag out my app.

Answer 1

MyService.java

public class MyService extends Service {

    public static final int notify = 5000;  //interval between two services(Here Service run every 5 seconds)
    int count = 0;  //number of times service is display
    private Handler mHandler = new Handler();   //run on another Thread to avoid crash
    private Timer mTimer = null;    //timer handling

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not yet implemented");
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        if (mTimer != null) // Cancel if already existed
            mTimer.cancel();
        else
            mTimer = new Timer();   //recreate new
        mTimer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimeDisplay(), 0, notify);   //Schedule task
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        mTimer.cancel();    //For Cancel Timer
        Toast.makeText(this, "Service is Destroyed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

    //class TimeDisplay for handling task
    class TimeDisplay extends TimerTask {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            // run on another thread
            mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    // display toast
                    Toast.makeText(MyService.this, "Service is running", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
            });

        }

    }
}

MainActivity.java

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        startService(new Intent(this, MyService.class)); //start service which is MyService.java
    }
}

Add following code in AndroidManifest.xml

AndroidManifest.xml