How to detect app removed from the recent list?

Question

I\'m working on a music app, and I want stop the service when user removes the application from the recent list and not when the first activity is destroyed(because when use

Answer 1

The last answer didn't work for me (I am using API 29). I looked up in the Javadoc of the onTaskRemoved function and saw the following instruction: "If you have set {android:stopWithTask}, then you will not receive this callback; instead, the service will simply be stopped."

So, all I got to do is to remove this line (android:stopWithTask="false") from the manifest and it worked just fine.

This is the updated code in the manifest file:

<service
android:enabled="true"
android:name=".ExitService"
android:exported="false"/>

Answer 2

I want stop the service when user removes the application from the recent list.

Yes, you can either do that using stopWithTask flag as true for Service in Manifest file.

Example:

<service
    android:enabled="true"
    android:name=".MyService"
    android:exported="false"
    android:stopWithTask="true" />

OR

If you need event of application being removed from recent list, and do something before stopping service, you can use this:

<service
    android:enabled="true"
    android:name=".MyService"
    android:exported="false"
    android:stopWithTask="false" />

So your service's method onTaskRemoved will be called. (Remember, it won't be called if you set stopWithTask to true).

public class MyService extends Service {

    @Override
    public void onStartService() {
        //your code
    }

    @Override
    public void onTaskRemoved(Intent rootIntent) {
        System.out.println("onTaskRemoved called");
        super.onTaskRemoved(rootIntent);
        //do something you want
        //stop service
        this.stopSelf();
    }
}

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Im posting this answer, since the chosen as best solution was not working for me.

This is the updated version:

First create this service class:

 public class ExitService extends Service {


    @Nullable
    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void onTaskRemoved(Intent rootIntent) {
        System.out.println("onTaskRemoved called");
        super.onTaskRemoved(rootIntent);
        //do something you want before app closes.
        //stop service
        this.stopSelf();
    }
}

Then, declare this way your service in the manifest label:

<service
            android:enabled="true"
            android:name=".ExitService"
            android:exported="false"
            android:stopWithTask="false" />

Now, just start the service wherever you want to do something before your app closing.

 Intent intent = new Intent(this, ExitService.class);
        startService(intent);