handler.postDelayed is not working in onHandleIntent method of IntentService

Question

final Handler handler = new Handler();
LOG.d(\"delay\");
handler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
    @Override public void run() {
        LOG.d(\"notify!\");
        /         


        

Answer 1

IntentService is not designed for such scenario. You can use a regular Service instead. You can put the handler inside the onStartCommand(). Don't forget to call stopSelf() on the Service instance to shut it down after the handler.postDelayed(){}