Android: Check if service is running via. bindService
问题 What would be the best way to check if an Android Service is running? I am aware of the ActivityManager API, but it seems like the use of the API is not advised for the scenarios similar to mine (source). I am also aware of the possibility of using global/persistent variables to maintain the state of a service. I have tried to use bindService with flags set to 0 , but I got the same problems as the person on the source link (the only exception was, I was trying the bindService with a local