How to start long running background task in android service

Question

Having read most of the available documentation on Android services on the developer site and here in stackoverflow, I\'m still confused by several aspects of running a serv

Answer 1

I think you could use a IntentService which you run by setting up a (regular) alarm (AlarmManager.setRepeating) with a PendingIntent in it. You can notify the UI by broadcasting an Intent from the IntentService and receiving it in your UI through a BroadcastReceiver.