Android Question Autostart vs Userstart

[LuanKotze]

Hi all,

I would like to know whether the Starter service was started by #StartAtBoot or via the user clicking the app icon. I assume it can somehow be done with "StartingIntent As Intent", perharps something in the StartingIntent.getData tells you if it was auto-started.

I have an option in my app that can disable autostart, and in this case I would like the Starter service not to start my activity or other services.

 

[Erel]

The starter service should never be explicitly started. Move the StartAtBoot to a different service.

 

[LuanKotze]

Thanks as always for the prompt reply Erel. So just to get my ducks in a row, I create a new service lets say "MyAutoStarter" with StartAtBoot. The devices boots and we have:


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[DonManfred]

did you start main from starter service?

 

[LuanKotze]

Currently I have #AutoStart on my starter service, and then call StartActivity(Main) from Starter. Reading the other threads I realize this is wrong and I completely missed the point of the Starter service. As I now understand it, whenever you call StartActivity(Main) or any other Activity, Starter will be run first?

 

[DonManfred]

Currently I have #AutoStart on my starter service

Remove it from the starter. Add it to another service.

and then call StartActivity(Main) from Starter

move this to the other service too

 

[LuanKotze]

Thanks guys. I changed accordingly, this solved a random bug I was getting with terminating my app. In addition I now understand the use of starter.