android.os.NetworkOnMainThreadException on service start on android

Question

after trying my brand new service on android i get this:

i guess is something related to the manifest file and permissions, the service is started after the last act

Answer 1

This happens because you are doing a network operation on the main thread, and this is not allowed on Android 3.0 and above. Even though it is in a service, services are run on the UI thread unless you specifically launch them in another thread or create a thread inside it.

You can fix this by running the task in a service off the main UI thread, by using a Thread or an AsyncTask.

Try creating a new thread in onStartCommand(), as suggested by @CommonsWare.