Binding a Service to an android.app.Activity vs Binding it to an android.app.Application

Question

Is there any fundamental difference in binding a service to an android.app.Activity vs binding it to an android.app.Application. I want to

Answer 1

answer of @Jere.Jones is not 100% correct. You have one Instance of Application class per Process. So if you run your service in a seperate Process e.g. with

you have two seperate Instances of Appliaction, which means if you need to "hold a state" you must ensure its either not Process crossing, or you have to use IPC to sync these sates.